Boutique Waxes: A Christmas Gift

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akimel

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Greetings, friends. I am the happy owner of a black Honda S2000. My family knows how much I adore her. They also know that I would never, under present economic conditions, go out and buy an expensive wax/sealant. I am a happy Meguiar's man. My family has therefore made it known that they desire to give me an expensive wax for Christmas and have asked me which one I would like.



I have arbitrarily set a limit of $100. As much as I adore my S2000, I cannot justify spending more on her, even if I'm not the one spending the money. After reading through this forum and others, I have narrowed my candidates to the following. Which one on my list do you prefer for a black car? Do you prefer one I have overlooked? Durability is not a decisive concern. Waxes are listed in alphabetical order:



Blackfire Midnight Sun Carnauba



Chemical Guys 5050



Pinnacle Souveran



P21S 100% Carnauba



Victoria Concours Red



Zymol Carbon Wax

Less expensive waxes I am also considering are:



Adam's Buttery Wax



Poorboy's Natty's Paste Wax (Red or Blue?)



Thanks for your help!



Al



P.S. Swissvax Crystal Rock was just outside my price range. ;)



P.P.S. I also posted this post on another forum. I hope that is acceptable. I welcome as many opinions as I can gather. Thanks.
 
Souveran will most likely give you the best results on your black car, but durability is not that great and its also at the top of the price range that you want them spending. I love my Nattys Blue Paste Wax. its very affordable and has given me great results and so far decent durability on my Daily Driven Black Mustang.
 
Swissvax Onyx is another option at about $79. I'm familiar with it's bigger brothers and if it's anything like them, it will be well worth the money.
 
I'm not into waxes that cost more than a house payment so the wax that has recently really impressed me is Victoria Concours Red. Souveran is a very, very nice looking wax that I also love, but the Vics beats it out in durability.



I was on the fence about the Vic's for a few years before I finally tossed a small jar into my basket when ordering some other items. I was immediately impressed and when my current jar runs out I will definitely be buying it again.



On your less expensive picks Natty's Blue is a very good looking wax for the price and I hear a lot of good things about Natty's Red but when I went to use it last month I couldn't find the jar :o . Also as someone mentioned you might want to add Collinite 915 to that list of inexpensive waxes. For fun you might want to check out the wax test by member Dave KG:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/109920-wax-test-looks-full-results.html
 
I would say that the Souveran Paste is your best choice. I have tried a few of the others and Souveran is my choice. The swissvax is out of my price range. AG has a sale on kits right now. Look at the Sizzling Shine Kit. To me waxes are a personal choice,but some actually perform better than others on certain colors.
 
Pinnacle Souveran would be my choice if your only concern is looks. :woohoo:



Chem Guys 5050 has good looks and durability along with Victoria Red.



Nattys Blue is a nice surprise for an inexpensive wax.





And as was mentioned above, Collinite 915 is a wax worth considering. :secret

915 is starting to become one of my go to waxes. :)
 
eLrEyNaDa said:
Swissvax concorso is awesome on my nissan black and it give a great durability
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That wax is like $225.



Since you did say you want a Boutique wax; so durability should be very very low on your want list. I would choose Souveran. Or hell, bought like 5-8 cans of Natty's Blue.
 
Either BLACKFIRE or P21s100% are great opitions at that price.



I would even second a vote for #915 from Collonite.
 
To be honest, you could choose pretty much any wax from your list and it would look great providing you get the paintwork preparation stages correct - this was demonstrated by myself some time ago (with hte help of some friends :) ) on identi9cally prepared identical cars and nobody could really tell the cars apart on looks...



To that end, I would personally recommend not basing your choiceon looks but rather durability as the purpose of the wax is to protect and not really to add tothe looks (despite what some manufacturers will claim). You may see a very subtle nuance here and there on cerain colours under certain preparation conditions. Ie - a good wax maymake a difference where the preparation isn't quite perfect. However, personally from your list I would be voting for the Collinite 915 owing to its durability plus the way it makes water bead tightly and sheet quickly (the latter good for easy washing).



Or, you could base your choice on how special the wax makes you feel - sounds a bit daft, but I enjoy waxing my car so leaving performance to the side for the moment I do really enjoy the process and get satisfaction out of my freshly waxed car - some waxes make you enjoy this, Victoria Red is one and another for me is the home brewed Rubbish Boys Original Edition that we can get here in the UK and I beleive is imported to America to - worth a look, as its a quirky and fun wax that does reward you at the end of applying it :)
 
I'd suggest a $100 gift certificate from Meguiar's would make a great Christmas gift. Since you already like their products you would have the ability to pick and choose exactly what you need/want from their entire line-up.



Well, that would be my favorite gift if Santa's Helper is listening. :)
 
jfelbab said:
I'd suggest a $100 gift certificate from Meguiar's would make a great Christmas gift. Since you already like their products you would have the ability to pick and choose exactly what you need/want from their entire line-up.



Well, that would be my favorite gift if Santa's Helper is listening. :)
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Not a bad idea, but I have more than sufficient Meguiar's products to do my personal detailing, as my diminished bank account can attest. :)



But there is a part of me that would like to see how my car would look dressed in one of the more expensive waxes. Perhaps, as Dave suggests above, I (along with most people) would not be able to tell a difference between, say, Souveran and M26: if the car is prepped properly, it will look indistinguishably great with both waxes. But I still would like to experience and confirm, or disconfirm, this myself personally. I probably would not spend the $100 for a single tin of wax, but I'll accept it as a gift. Does that make sense?



Cheers,

Al
 
For black - Souveran is great, and it's a wax everyone should try at least once. I also like Lusso Oro and CG 5050. Thanks to WeekendWarrior - I tried a sample of Dodo wax, must be great since I ordered the 8 sample pack!
 
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