The Guz
Mike
With all this talk about Zymol lately I went ahead and picked some up at my local auto parts store in the local shopping center I get my hair cut at.
I haven't used Zymol in forever.
We are all familiar with the teal blue bottle it comes in.
The directions are a little lack luster. There is no mention about a dilution ratio.
One thing I noticed right away is that it is a thin consistency compared to the other soaps I typically use such as Meguiar's D110 Hyperwash. Almost like CarPro Reset. Zymol is teal blue in color. It smells great. I can definitely smell the coconut. Made it a joy to use it.
In regards to dilution I used about 2.5 ounces in 2 gallons of water. Here's the soap in the measuring cup I use.
Quick video of me dunking my finger into the measuring cup to show the consistency of the soap.
[video=vimeo;135775356]http://vimeo.com/135775356[/video]
I used a stream of water to activate the suds. Good suds.
As I was setting up I said what the heck let me try it in a foam gun. I put 3 ounces in an Adams foam gun. Decent foam but it didn't stick too long. I could have used another ounce or two to get it to stick longer on the paint. Here's my dad's car all foamed up.
For my wash media I used a Lake Country wash wedge which I have a love hate relationship with.
All cleaned up and ready to go for the week.
There was still plenty of suds in the bucket after the wash. I took this after I had dried the car.
The thing I noticed about the Lake Country wash wedge is that after a handful of washes it's starting to delaminate from the handle. Other than that it's a good wash media for when the car is not that dirty. For me it doesn't work that well with contaminants that are a little stickier on the paint such as bee droppings. But for light dirt it's great. Thus the love hate relationship with it.
Overall a good soap. It does what it's supposed to do and that is to clean. It smells great. I would like it if it was a tad thicker.
Zymol Auto Wash 48 oz.
I haven't used Zymol in forever.
We are all familiar with the teal blue bottle it comes in.
The directions are a little lack luster. There is no mention about a dilution ratio.
One thing I noticed right away is that it is a thin consistency compared to the other soaps I typically use such as Meguiar's D110 Hyperwash. Almost like CarPro Reset. Zymol is teal blue in color. It smells great. I can definitely smell the coconut. Made it a joy to use it.
In regards to dilution I used about 2.5 ounces in 2 gallons of water. Here's the soap in the measuring cup I use.
Quick video of me dunking my finger into the measuring cup to show the consistency of the soap.
[video=vimeo;135775356]http://vimeo.com/135775356[/video]
I used a stream of water to activate the suds. Good suds.
As I was setting up I said what the heck let me try it in a foam gun. I put 3 ounces in an Adams foam gun. Decent foam but it didn't stick too long. I could have used another ounce or two to get it to stick longer on the paint. Here's my dad's car all foamed up.
For my wash media I used a Lake Country wash wedge which I have a love hate relationship with.
All cleaned up and ready to go for the week.
There was still plenty of suds in the bucket after the wash. I took this after I had dried the car.
The thing I noticed about the Lake Country wash wedge is that after a handful of washes it's starting to delaminate from the handle. Other than that it's a good wash media for when the car is not that dirty. For me it doesn't work that well with contaminants that are a little stickier on the paint such as bee droppings. But for light dirt it's great. Thus the love hate relationship with it.
Overall a good soap. It does what it's supposed to do and that is to clean. It smells great. I would like it if it was a tad thicker.
Zymol Auto Wash 48 oz.
