Chemical Guys Black?????

I dont get these "Waxes" that say are for certain color cars well if they have a clearcoat. If the color is under the clearcoat nothing will touch that paint to change it. Unless thoses waxes have some type of coloring to them but again its not affecting the paint under the clearcoat.
 
Reflectiveauto said:
I dont get these "Waxes" that say are for certain color cars well if they have a clearcoat. If the color is under the clearcoat nothing will touch that paint to change it. Unless thoses waxes have some type of coloring to them but again its not affecting the paint under the clearcoat.
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Waxes have an affect on how the color looks. Some will add warmth to the color while others will alter the tint slightly. It really applies to all waxes and sealants I've used. While they may have clear coat it's the base color that you really see. I think the waxes affect how the light is absorbed or reflected in the paint which alters the look

If you have several waxes do a side by side comparison. When I used to do car shows I could use a different wax and it would alter the color slightly. If I still had my old computer I could post a pic where I did a side by side with two different waxes. One darkened the red while the other seemed make it look a little brighter. It was really noticeable under florescent lighting.
 
Rocket said:
Waxes have an affect on how the color looks. Some will add warmth to the color while others will alter the tint slightly. It really applies to all waxes and sealants I've used. While they may have clear coat it's the base color that you really see. I think the waxes affect how the light is absorbed or reflected in the paint which alters the look

If you have several waxes do a side by side comparison. When I used to do car shows I could use a different wax and it would alter the color slightly. If I still had my old computer I could post a pic where I did a side by side with two different waxes. One darkened the red while the other seemed make it look a little brighter. It was really noticeable under florescent lighting.
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It must have something to do with the Nano Reflective Light Spectrum (C x R + 2 X )
 
I think a good test would be to take some of this, find a panel with some flawless paint and one with micro scratches. Apply some wax and see what they look like under the microscope on the car.
 
Its been proven that "waxes" that say they are designed for certain colored cars work the same on different colored cars since they dont mix with the paint. I just dont buy into this marketing ploy. Ive never used CG products but I know they make nice products.
 
Addicted2Bling said:
Eh, 75 dollars.... I think I might wait to see how much Meguiars Black is going to cost first
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Two different types of products...

Meguiar's BLACK Wax is an AIO/Cleaner Wax.

Chemical Guys BLACK Wax is a finishing wax - no cleaners or abrasives.

I'd recommend picking up both. ;)
 
Reflectiveauto said:
Its been proven that "waxes" that say they are designed for certain colored cars work the same on different colored cars since they dont mix with the paint. I just dont buy into this marketing ploy. Ive never used CG products but I know they make nice products.
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Who has it been proven by? And please don't say some people on some forum did this or did that. Show me a link or a post.


Here is a post to what Dodo Juice had to say on the subject:

thedodo said:
the dyes can have an outcome as you have said, but we did mention that this was also due to the oils. when we started manufacturing what we called colour-charged waxes 5 years ago - we had seen results from aligning the raw ingredient colours with the colour of the paint, and the subtle enhancements.

it actually goes a lot deeper than this though, as the actual wavelength of the colour of light reflected is what causes the eye to perceive depth and wetness. this is why it is not possible on light colours - as more of the full spectrum of light is reflected, the eye does not log a change in the wavelength from ambient sun light and the reflected light (sunlight is actuall white light not yellow but due to atmospherics - i could go on). as the colour reflecting the light becomes darker, all the rest of the light spectrum is absorbed and only the colour seen is reflected. {breaks out a prism and plays with rainbows....where was i}

as the darker colours reflect different wavelengths then the full spectrum of white light, the eye perceives a difference and this is qualified in human terms as depth and wetness.

i have never tested or even seen this wax so i will and can not comment on what it would look like on non-black cars. however, if it uses much the same colour-charging chemistry we do - it can be used on any colour car, but would loose its dark (black paint) enhancement.

p.s. if it has some 'black-fillers' then it could potentially leave black swirls on non-black cars. now that might look seriously spidermanmobile.....
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link: Chemical Guys BLACK Wax - In Stock! - Page 2 - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum
 
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