Thoughts: Zymol Video

I think it's all pomp.


 


The listing of natural oils used is helpful how? Is he sharing his favorite recipe for a fruity tasting dish?


 


Quadaxial woven? Now, I can rest easy. Knowing my towel is quadaxial woven gives me real peace of mind.


 


He talks about bringing the paint to the surface we are about to see. There is a build up to how great the paint will look and then doesn't show it at all. -what was shown for 10 seconds does not count as showing off the paint.


 


Of course his products are marketed towards car owners and not professionals. They are designed for ease of use, not permanent repair. With that said, it's a dog and pony show.
 
I'm certain that what he did would indeed make that old-school ss black lacquer look a lot better (at least for a while).  IMO there's nothing at all wrong with that kind of approach on an older car with paint that needs to be preserved in the most gentle way possible.  That said....


 


I'm no Zymol-hater, but yeah, just another dog-and-pony show to sell product to ignorant but well-intentioned enthusiasts.  I *am* pretty :rolleyes: about him saying that the HD Cleans "acts somewhat like an abrasive" though, and IMO that givee a lot of insight into how he views his intended audience; we Autopians are not in his target demographic.


 


BUT, being no Zymol-hater and feeling the flamethrowers getting warmed up, I'll remind everyone that some very well-respected Autopians have used certain  Zymol Estate Glazes with complete satisfaction.  And HD Cleans is no worse (as a product of its type) than Pinnacle's Paintwork Cleansing Lotion or P21s GEPC or other OK paint cleaner/glazes.  Take the price point out of the equation (as "expensive" is utterly subjective) and it's "hey, knock yourself out, no problem, to each his own" in my view. 
 
Great comments guys. It's certainly does get you all revved up with special marketing lingo, but certainly lacks in follow through. I can see a novice eating it up, but an experienced pro or enthusiast will just kinda  :rolleyes: .
 
I felt that HD Cleanse was similar to Meguiars #7 or Hand glaze from 3 M. See how long it took him to wipe off the wax on the fender, at that rate it would take forever to do the whole car.
 
Nuting gets the gurls all worked up then a ZYMOL video... Drinking game: Take a shot every time somebody uses the phrase 'Dog and Pony show'.
 
On the HDC vs. M07/IHG...they *are* quite different.  The M07/IHG are functionally nonabrasive and don't really do any appreciable cleaning unless you use an aggressive application medium. 


And those leave a lot more "feed the paint"-stuff (e.g. Meg's TSO) behind.


 


The Pinnacle and P21s products I mentioned are the ones most directly comparable to HDC and I actually like the Pinnacle PCL (really *disliked* the P21s GEPC for some reason, tossed it out after trying it on the Jag's ss lacquer).


 


And yeah, the way anything Zymol tends to get people worked up is why I chimed in with some sorta-sympathetic comments :lol:
 
Whether you like or dislike the video we call all learn something from him. Putting opinions aside he presents his product very well. I have seen various videos from others in our profession that just do not resonate. I think too often we are trying to appeal to ourselves and other professional detailers rather than our target audience. I too have been guilty of this same thing. A perfect example is my company name.
 
Pretty clear that video is aimed squarely at guys in their late 50s through their 70s; ones that grew up in the Blue Corral and Simoniz era of detailing. Basically the same process they're used to using from back in their prime (for sake of earning acceptance), but made "modern" with some fancy-sounding lingo to make the products seem new and advanced.


 
RaskyR1 said:
Carbanuba....lol
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Isn't that the same thing Suggs says?
 
C. Charles Hahn...Heh heh, I'm kinda near to that demographic myself!  Sure remember Blue Corral (my mother warned me off Simoniz).
 
Heh heh heh...oh, speaking of Zymol, I'm *still* using that tiny jar of "Detail" (relabeled as "Interior Wood Wax by BHMA) that I bought back in the mid-'80s!  The one whose lid cracked twenty-some years ago and "should've gone bad".
 
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