newbie question

[bluetosman]

hi everyone i am new here, i just bought PC xmt intermediate swirl removal from autogeek .net and also watched introduction PC video. i have Porsche with basalt black my question is after i used XMT product can i used Zymol Concours for final polish with PC and how. please help.

thanks in advance.

[Accumulator]

bluetosman- Welcome to Autopia!



Sorry, I`m not familiar with the XMT so I dunno if it`ll leave things ready-to-wax or not. I`ll take a wild guess and say that your Porsche would probably benefit from a follow-up using a milder product.



AFAIK the Zymol Concours needs to be applied with your bare hands so your bodyheat can soften it properly, so no, that`s not a product you oughta apply via PC.

[bluetosman]

thank you for your post

[jedovaty]

AFAIK the Zymol Concours needs to be applied with your bare hands so your bodyheat can soften it properly, so no, that`s not a product you oughta apply via PC.



I`m sure you`ve seen the threads where people heated their pads up in the oven/microwave and used it to apply concourse with machine. :) If that really works like they say, it`d be so much faster, but then.. that takes the fun out of running one`s hands on those wonderful curves... :D



By the way, if the OP decides to apply concourse by hand, make sure to apply to a clean surface with clean hands, otherwise, you`re going to introduce marring. Believe me, I know this well :hairpull

[Accumulator]

I`m sure you`ve seen the threads where people heated their pads up in the oven/microwave and used it to apply concourse with machine. :) If that really works like they say, it`d be so much faster..



Yeah..but *just IMO* it sounds like a hassle and the pads won`t maintain a constant temperature (and won`t get into tight spots).




.. if the OP decides to apply concourse by hand, make sure to apply to a clean surface with clean hands, otherwise, you`re going to introduce marring. ..



I`d wear latex gloves myself, even though, just for the [heck] of it, I applied some 476S via bare hands...it was easy to do some tight spots on the Denali XL with a dab on my fingertip. No, it`s not some big deal hassle..there, I actually admitted that :D And 476S isn`t as touchy-feely nice as some Zymol stuff either!

[jedovaty]

I dunno if i`d do 476 by hand.. the strong "industrial" scent made me dizzy and nauseous. I use the stuff on my wheels, and boy did I get light headed. Wonder what would happen if absorbed through the skin :eek:

[bluetosman]

so what products you guys recommended for complete details on my car use with PC

[Accumulator]

I dunno if i`d do 476 by hand.. the strong "industrial" scent made me dizzy and nauseous. I use the stuff on my wheels, and boy did I get light headed. Wonder what would happen if absorbed through the skin :eek:



Huh, I never noticed anything like that (and I`m using pre-VOC 476S). But if you`re even *remotely* concerned about such a thing I sure would err on the side of caution!



bluetosman- Some Porsches have very hard paint, others have very *soft* paint, and some are medium! Makes it tough to recommend products. I haven`t had a Porsche for a while myself...



For work by PC I always recommend 1Z brand polishes. The Paint Polish is a medium-strength product and the Metallic Polish with Wax is a *VERY* mild one. Both leave wax behind.



I would get both the Paint Polish and the Metallic Polish with Wax and *I* would use Collinite brand wax unless you already have the Zymol Concours (in which case I`d use that). Sources for 1Z: Welcome to Exceldetail.com! (http://www.exceldetail.com/) or Aloha & Welcome to Our Oasis for All Your Auto Detailing, Auto Detailing Supplies, Auto Detailing Equipment, Auto Detailing Products, & Auto Detailing Accessories for all your Automobile Detailing (http://www.pakshak.com/index.html) .



There is no way for me to overstate how user-friendly the 1Z line of polishes are. Nothing else I`ve used (and that`s a quite extensive list going back decades) even comes *close*. While other people might prefer other products that work great for them (and yeah, I use a lot of other different polishes for certain things too), IMO it really is a case of "if you have to ask, the answer is 1Z".