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...



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 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

 

[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

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! 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 .



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".