WTB: any zymol EG

matrix_808 · 08-26-07, 12:06

does anyone have a sample of any of the zymol EGZ that they wouldn't mind letting me try? i have been reading good things about it and want to give it a try, but hoping someone has a sample they would sell before i spend another 100+ on another wax. not looking for vintage or royale, but any of the other EGZ, like titanium, glasur, or concours.

send me a pm with asking price and amount.

THanks.

kapinnn · 08-26-07, 02:05

I am in on this too... even Vintage... let me know as well!

matrix_808 · 08-26-07, 02:29

no ones going to sell you vintage so i wouldnt even try.

Accumulator · 08-26-07, 11:51

Too bad they don't offer the sampler packs any more...I know how selling Vintage is a

and all that...but some people would be serious prospects for such EGs *if they could try them* and *IMO* a lot of the people who are able to afford such stuff are too financially aware to blindly spend that kind of money on a wax just to see if they like it; they didn't get financially secure by being stupid or by blindly trusting the opinions of others

Heh heh, though I will say that I'd put a *LOT* of stock in the opinions of certain Zymol fanatics here at Autopia

Sheesh, what'd be wrong with being able to buy ~$500 worth of Vintage to see if you like it

kapinnn · 08-27-07, 10:32

Exactly my point. If it's worth the $1500 I'm willing to pay for it. Heck, it's for my car anyway. I won't however be spending money on every one of their waxes until i find something i like. I tried some of their under $100 waxes and was not impressed.

calgarydetail · 08-27-07, 10:41

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Originally Posted by kapinnn

Exactly my point. If it's worth the $1500 I'm willing to pay for it. Heck, it's for my car anyway. I won't however be spending money on every one of their waxes until i find something i like. I tried some of their under $100 waxes and was not impressed.

Perhaps you should give concours a shot. I have heard it is similar (not the same) in looks to vintage. It is applied in a similar fashion so its probley the closet you will get without getting the real thing. Althout itis 200 bucks for one jar it could be looked at as. If i like the 200 buck one awsoe I will use it and perhaps buy vintage. If I dont like it then well its 200 not 2000 so you only spend 10% of what you were going to spend... so i would say try concours... it is an awsoe wax. Much nicer then the hand crafted line

kapinnn · 08-27-07, 10:56

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Originally Posted by calgarydetail

Perhaps you should give concours a shot. I have heard it is similar (not the same) in looks to vintage. It is applied in a similar fashion so its probley the closet you will get without getting the real thing. Althout itis 200 bucks for one jar it could be looked at as. If i like the 200 buck one awsoe I will use it and perhaps buy vintage. If I dont like it then well its 200 not 2000 so you only spend 10% of what you were going to spend... so i would say try concours... it is an awsoe wax. Much nicer then the hand crafted line

$175 on their site for concours. Anywhere else to get it? I'm giving Blackfire a shot before I get this Concours. I bought it a couple of months ago but have not tested it. I usually use Victoria wax for my car.

calgarydetail · 08-27-07, 11:33

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Originally Posted by kapinnn

$175 on their site for concours. Anywhere else to get it? I'm giving Blackfire a shot before I get this Concours. I bought it a couple of months ago but have not tested it. I usually use Victoria wax for my car.

vw is great, and will be hard to beat. Its my goto wax.

As for concours. You can get it from alot of sites online however i belive they have to sell for the sae price as zymol so itsnot easy to get it any cheaper.

Mikeyc · 08-27-07, 12:10

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Originally Posted by kapinnn

$175 on their site for concours. Anywhere else to get it? I'm giving Blackfire a shot before I get this Concours. I bought it a couple of months ago but have not tested it. I usually use Victoria wax for my car.

I don't know if they still do it, but around x-mas time Zymol used to always put Concours on sale for maybe $99-$120.

I will say that since I started using Zymol about 10 years ago their prices have pretty much doubled.

Accumulator · 08-27-07, 03:35

kapinnn- It'll be interesting to see what you think of BF. I used it for a while on the S8 and was able to do side-by-side comparisons with my wife's identically painted A8 that had different LSPs on it.

I do wonder how EGs would compare with the UPP I'm currently using on the S8, but there's no way I'll ever know

calgarydetail- Wonder if this is a decent analogy: why try Councours to see if you'll like Vintage; it'd be like trying Roederer's Brut Premier to see if you'd like the taste of their Cristal. The two champagnes are utterly different, although they do share certain "house characteristics"...I'd expect the same to be true about those two waxes. (And FWIW, no I don't especially like Roederer's champagnes

).

kapinnn · 08-28-07, 08:22

Lol, nice champagne analogy. So I put a thread on Car Detailing about a possible purchase of Concours. I'm thinking about getting it along with some other goodies from ocdgarage. roughly $175 shipped for concours, OP, OC, OHC, and ONR. not bad eh?

calgarydetail · 08-28-07, 09:50

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

kapinnn- It'll be interesting to see what you think of BF. I used it for a while on the S8 and was able to do side-by-side comparisons with my wife's identically painted A8 that had different LSPs on it.

I do wonder how EGs would compare with the UPP I'm currently using on the S8, but there's no way I'll ever know

calgarydetail- Wonder if this is a decent analogy: why try Councours to see if you'll like Vintage; it'd be like trying Roederer's Brut Premier to see if you'd like the taste of their Cristal. The two champagnes are utterly different, although they do share certain "house characteristics"...I'd expect the same to be true about those two waxes. (And FWIW, no I don't especially like Roederer's champagnes

).

i was simply saying tryin another one of there products to see how the "family" is. Some people hate applying the wax with there palms and dont like the look witha foam applicator. For these people it would seem a waste to buy vintage.

As well there have been a couple posts on this and other forums that compare concours to vintage, saying they are similar in application, apperance,and durability. Its as close as you can get without spending the big bucks.

I get what you are saying... makes me want a glass of champagne and a nice salad..anyway.. i get your point however 2g is alot to drop in blind faith so why not try the next best thinga s its 1/10th the price. It then gives you an idea of what zymol offers