The end of the year review: '02 Camaro SS w/ Zymol Vintage

lbls1 · 12-29-06, 02:55

Since the year is winding down, I thought that this would be the best time to give an evaluation of the wax that I began the year with. This year I used Zymol Vintage with the polish team of Zymol's HD Cleanse, Sonus SFX3 & Paintwork Cleanser, and a hint of Sonus' Acrylic Glanz b4 the first coating of Vintage.

Vintage is a softer compound than some of the other Zymol carnaubas, and in fact I found it slightly easier to apply. Vintage resolved a lot of the red, orange and yellow metallic hues in my paint as opposed to some of the waxes that I used before it.

Here is a run-down of some favorite shots of the year: First is the beginning of the season (April) after the polish and first layerings.

The next set were taken between June and August, with Vintage still performing its duties:

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lbls1 · 12-29-06, 03:03

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This set is between August and September, and arguably these tend to be my favorites this year

This set now shows us between September and November...

This last set I believe was between November to the present..

In all it has been a satisfactory season with this wax. I may experiment perhaps with a different polish team or a different combination of polishes just to see if I can notice a change. Have a Good New Year everyone!

Red96GT · 12-29-06, 03:48

It would look better if it were a mustang.

Looks awesome, I love that paint!

yakky · 12-29-06, 04:22

What did you think of the durability during the hot months? For me weather over 90 plus always ended up reducing the beading fairly quick with any of the Zymols I tried.

Dave1 · 12-29-06, 04:45

That's one sweet looking SS........

Living in NY you need protection, good job and thanks for the pix......

Wise 85 · 12-29-06, 04:48

The car looks great,really nice colour reproduction from Vintage.If your anything like me,i bet you can't wait until next year to start over.

lbls1 · 12-29-06, 04:56

Thanks everyone. Yes it poses some unique challenges living in NY with the weather and driving conditions. That is why I value my daily driving vehicle, as it takes the brunt of the punishment duties away from car1.

Yakky, I did not find that Vintage waned at all during my season; However I should note that this car did not see the elements or did it stay out under the sun for an extended time. My garage, however, does reach extremes of hot and cold during the year (due to white cladding and no insulation or heat!).

Wise, your right. The end of the year and winter hibernation does make you anxious for the warm months and the start of waxing season. You always end up wanting more and/or different.

Dave KG · 12-29-06, 05:26

That car is certainly looking good there - lovely paint finish, a great colour and looking supberb!

Scottwax · 12-29-06, 09:16

Unbelievable how deep your paint looks for the color!

How many total layers did you end up applying?

gmblack3a · 12-29-06, 09:19

Very nice work! Thanks for sharing.

lbls1 · 12-29-06, 09:32

Thanks!! Dave I know you had some experience with Zymol, so your words were encouraging.

Scott, thanks to you too. I ended the season with 10......yes 10 layers of the Zymol (I am a waxaholic, but in fact I was down from my usual 12-15 from last year). You do not, however, really require this much wax with Vintaaaaghe (or to be honest any of the EGZymols) because this compound contains a higher concentration of carnauba. I paid special attention to the amount of wax I deliberately put on this year. I found that this wax didn't need any coaxing, as it went to work immediately. I spaced out the layerings very slowly, so in fact I allowed ample time for the previous layers to dry b4 adding more. I didn't have the residual hazing that's common with adding too much wax too soon, but you could also thank my Sonus QD and some washings in between for that.

calgarydetail · 12-29-06, 09:59

The car looks good, as the year goes on, the car looks better, very nice. I am impressed. So you applied 10 coats, thats not bad.
Just out of curoisity, do you use Vintage on your daily driver (since you have an unlimted amount).
Also with the 10 waxes how much of the jar did you use, i wonder as i am looking at getting vintage and wonder about a few things.
Thankx for the info