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Old 07-16-2002, 12:46 AM
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Also, allow yourself about 4 hours and make sure that you order some elbow grease with your kit - You'll need it!
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I've set aside the whole of Saturday to pamper the car - I'll make sure I eat my Shredded Wheat in the morning!
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How many washes would a starter kit last?
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Originally posted by tnt
How many washes would a starter kit last?
TNT, I found that the HD-Cleanse and Wax that supplied in the Zymol Starter Pack will last for a very long time because you only need to apply them every few months (Wax prehaps a tad more often). The leather treat should be applies quite frequently, but I found that I'm only using a small amount and it should also last a long time. However, I'm going through the car wash stuff very quickly and have just re-ordered some more.

Tif's the real expert on this - Any comments?

Old 07-16-2002, 02:30 AM
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lol, thanks James

I reckon that the HD Cleanse will last you at least 2 years (4 cleansings), the Treat about 6 to 8 months depending on how addicted you get, maybe longer with Black seats actually. The wax... after you get used to how little you need to apply (very thin coat) about 18 months or so, again maybe longer if you wax less frequently.

The car wash is the only thing you need to buy in regularly but a big bottle has lasted me a long time now and is at least half full still A little goes a long way with Zymol
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Nice one - It's worth it!
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I noticed that they do a Titanium wax. Iwas wondering of this was an idea as a per winter treatment
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Originally posted by JohnB
I noticed that they do a Titanium wax. Iwas wondering of this was an idea as a per winter treatment
I've been using Titanium - happy with it. But not having used the others have no base of comparison.

2 cars - jar looks like lasting 8-9 months.

The thing that attracted me was the statement on their website saying 'highly resistant to stone-chips'.

Some of us will believe anything

On the other hand - I don't have many stone chips - xcpt on the windscreen!
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They've got a nice bit of Market Research on the Zymol site.

Covers all the main areas, and also :

Whats the reason for buying ?

Errrrrr Highly recommended and car covered in sh*te !

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