StoicDude said:
Last time I used it , I used it with the applicator (Zymol's suggestion when I e-mailed them) and it was way too much product usage and a pain to get clean.
The jars that the wax comes in are not glass, they are plastic and very fragile.
Yes, although Zymol touts the usage of bare hand application (for giggles and grins I tried it once, myself)....when pressed on the matter they'll tell you an applicator works just as well. And....though not quite as sensitive to it as KSG...it does need to be applied a bit less thick than one might with other waxes. (I wouldn't say it needs to be KSG thin....just not as thick as one applies something like Souveran or the like.)
That said, there is still a certain amount of elbow grease required to buff it out. Moreso than many other waxes. The first time I used it I was not at all impressed. In fact, when I finished there wasn't much of what I'd call a shine at all. I was pretty upset that I'd spent an entire day on the project and would now have to spend another to remove and replace it with something else.
Imagine my surprise later that night, when I went out to the garage just before heading to bed, I found that it had cured into a very wet looking glossy finish that was better than anything I'd ever hoped for. I was absolutely amazed as I'd not had any prior experience at that time with waxes requiring curing times.
After it cures, it should be lightly buffed out a second time. But this is easily done and reuires little effort beyond the time spent. More like a quick QD'ing ...only without the spritz.
It was that first exposure to it (indeed, the experience that I just mentioned is the one single coat seen on the VehiCROSS in those pics) that sold me on Zymol. It takes a little more effort and one really should let it sit and cure for several hours. But the results really are top-drawer and they will last significantly longer than the more locally favourite quick-disappearing waxes like Souveran (a good wax to be sure....just not one that hangs about for any length of time.)
Personally, I have a garage.....so I make no promises on expected results if applied outside in cold weather. I suspect that curing time will go somewhat upwards...but that should be all. But, I've not tried it under those conditions.
As for the canisters.... I guess I never really expected them to be glass in the first place. But, I can see how someone might be visually misled into thinking they would be.
One thing I might mention. I have found that Zymol lasts longer in the cannister if kept cool. In fact, I keep all my waxes in a large ZipLoc in the bottome drawer of the refridgerator. Kept in this manner, I have had cannisters of titanium and concours last for two years....as that is how long it takes me to empty an entire cannister. The last bit was just as good as the first and I suspect they would keep for years longer...had I not used them up.
....BH
