IAtegeler
08-01-2013, 05:22 PM
Son1c was awesome enough to send me a sample of some wax. Thanks Drew! so I figured I best get to writing a review and my thoughts on the product.
First impressions: When I opened the container of wax I was overtaken by the smell of some fruity candy like starburst. The smell was great and it had a redish pink color. The wax consistancy was fairly solid. Very similar to my pot of lusso Oro.
Prep and test subject: The test subject was to be a 2011 Chevy Malibu in Mocha brown. This car is a daily driver and is not fully corrected. I started with a good washing of the enitre vehicle then pulled it inside to dry and wipe down with IPA to ensure a clean surface.
http://imageshack.us/a/img404/2164/sd1i.jpg
Application: I decided to apply the wax with a small yellow foam applicator and removal with a chemical guys plush towel.
http://imageshack.us/a/img96/2618/dg0y.jpg
I rubbed the aplicator around on the wax to soften it and load up my aplicator. It did take a few spins to get some wax on the aplicator but after that it was one small dip in the pot to re charge it. I did feel like it was not spreading easily right away however after doing a panel or so it became much easier. And holy cow does a TINY BIT go a lonnggggg ways!
http://imageshack.us/a/img853/7374/7pag.jpg
This is the pot before I started waxing
http://imageshack.us/a/img832/3162/q9rf.jpg
Thin layer applyed to the hood of the car
http://imageshack.us/a/img24/7762/i31f.jpg
And this is after doing the hood! as you can see I used very little product
Removal: I applied the wax to several differnt panels (hood, trunk, rear quarter, front fender) When Applying and removing I did some wet on wet off and did some of letting it haze before removal. Overall I found the wax to work great as a wet on and wet off product. Removal was a breeze and left nothing behind. just a clean shiny surface!
http://imageshack.us/a/img19/5922/5u01.jpg
but does it bead water? You bet it does! It beads like crazy! I sprayed some water on the hood and watched it bead up. and with another spray of water it all rolled right off the hood. It sheeted water extremly well. The surface may not have felt super slick but boy was water rolling off of it. Check these beading shots out.
http://imageshack.us/a/img191/4629/pvoe.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/2052/bfhh.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img24/3026/78v2.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/5184/qyqf.jpg
Yep works great on the tails too
Overall impression: I felt like this was a very solid wax overall. It was easy to apply and easy to remove and that is a huge plus to me. The shine that it left on the car was a deep warm look on this mocha brwon with some metallic flake in it. The wax helped show that flake off a bit more as well. The beading and sheeting was some of the best I have had to date this was the most impressive part to me. I would only ike to see aplication be a tad easier. I would gladly buy a pot of this version any day:dblthumb2:
http://imageshack.us/a/img826/1420/rabz.jpg
I will leave you with these few aafter shots.
http://imageshack.us/a/img593/6747/h2cr.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img706/6800/sjsb.jpg
Thanks for taking the time to read!
First impressions: When I opened the container of wax I was overtaken by the smell of some fruity candy like starburst. The smell was great and it had a redish pink color. The wax consistancy was fairly solid. Very similar to my pot of lusso Oro.
Prep and test subject: The test subject was to be a 2011 Chevy Malibu in Mocha brown. This car is a daily driver and is not fully corrected. I started with a good washing of the enitre vehicle then pulled it inside to dry and wipe down with IPA to ensure a clean surface.
http://imageshack.us/a/img404/2164/sd1i.jpg
Application: I decided to apply the wax with a small yellow foam applicator and removal with a chemical guys plush towel.
http://imageshack.us/a/img96/2618/dg0y.jpg
I rubbed the aplicator around on the wax to soften it and load up my aplicator. It did take a few spins to get some wax on the aplicator but after that it was one small dip in the pot to re charge it. I did feel like it was not spreading easily right away however after doing a panel or so it became much easier. And holy cow does a TINY BIT go a lonnggggg ways!
http://imageshack.us/a/img853/7374/7pag.jpg
This is the pot before I started waxing
http://imageshack.us/a/img832/3162/q9rf.jpg
Thin layer applyed to the hood of the car
http://imageshack.us/a/img24/7762/i31f.jpg
And this is after doing the hood! as you can see I used very little product
Removal: I applied the wax to several differnt panels (hood, trunk, rear quarter, front fender) When Applying and removing I did some wet on wet off and did some of letting it haze before removal. Overall I found the wax to work great as a wet on and wet off product. Removal was a breeze and left nothing behind. just a clean shiny surface!
http://imageshack.us/a/img19/5922/5u01.jpg
but does it bead water? You bet it does! It beads like crazy! I sprayed some water on the hood and watched it bead up. and with another spray of water it all rolled right off the hood. It sheeted water extremly well. The surface may not have felt super slick but boy was water rolling off of it. Check these beading shots out.
http://imageshack.us/a/img191/4629/pvoe.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img4/2052/bfhh.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img24/3026/78v2.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img22/5184/qyqf.jpg
Yep works great on the tails too
Overall impression: I felt like this was a very solid wax overall. It was easy to apply and easy to remove and that is a huge plus to me. The shine that it left on the car was a deep warm look on this mocha brwon with some metallic flake in it. The wax helped show that flake off a bit more as well. The beading and sheeting was some of the best I have had to date this was the most impressive part to me. I would only ike to see aplication be a tad easier. I would gladly buy a pot of this version any day:dblthumb2:
http://imageshack.us/a/img826/1420/rabz.jpg
I will leave you with these few aafter shots.
http://imageshack.us/a/img593/6747/h2cr.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img706/6800/sjsb.jpg
Thanks for taking the time to read!