Durable, long-lasting carnauba?

That may be true generally, but BLITZ WAX has lasted me up to 6 1/2 months on certain paints. Though I love S100, too, for it's shine and durability, BLITZ rules for me.
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6.5 months? On a garage-kept queen under a tarp at a constant and dry 60 degrees Fahrenheit, right? I too like carnaubas, but donâ€â„¢t mislead this guy into thinking heâ€â„¢ll get anything more than 3-4 months on a daily driven machine. The only way youâ€â„¢ll see 6 month durability from Blitz is by waxing every other month and frequent use of a QD.
 
Accumulator said:
I've had great durability with both Meg's #16 and Collinite 476S. I dunno about doing "wipe downs", though, sounds like a prescription for marring.
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My trunk kit is a 36 oz. spray bottle of water, a bottle of QD, a cotton towel, and a blue microfiber cloth. Say I get somewhere and the car's dusty. Mist with water, towel off, hit with QD, wipe with MF. The Porsches are small and I've had lots of practice so this is a 5 minute job. During a Chicago winter, my cars always look like I just teleported to work (I use a sponge on the tires).



Emanuel
 
I'll toss in my vote for Collinite. I'm recently converted and I tend to throw Insulator Wax on everything now. I still love #16 and enjoy the crazy beading, but 845 is much slicker and very easy to apply and remove.
 
termigator said:
Try #26. It will last just as long as if not longer than #16 (According to GuruReports) and I think it will give more depth on a black car. You can also pick it up at any Autozone. Like you mentioned before, #16 has been discontinued and it is starting to get harder to find it.
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I know what Guru Reports says but #16 will definitely outlast #26. Not that #26 is a slouch but based on several years of regular use of #26 and a couple years of #16, if durability is your primary concern I'd go with #16.



On black paint though, you may prefer #26 because it will be a bit deeper in appearance.



I have only tried Collinite's Insulator Wax but it is definitely some durable stuff.



A couple other options if you prefer the carnauba look but want more durability, try Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant or Poorboy's EX w/carnauba
 
epbrown01 said:
My trunk kit ... I've had lots of practice so .. my cars always look like I just teleported to work (I use a sponge on the tires).
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Ok, as long as you have a regimen that's working for you.



Oh, cool collection of '83 Porsches!
 
epbrown01 said:
My trunk kit is a 36 oz. spray bottle of water, a bottle of QD, a cotton towel, and a blue microfiber cloth. Say I get somewhere and the car's dusty. Mist with water, towel off, hit with QD, wipe with MF. The Porsches are small and I've had lots of practice so this is a 5 minute job. During a Chicago winter, my cars always look like I just teleported to work (I use a sponge on the tires).
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Emanuel, what Accumulator was suggesting is, that if there's a significant amount of contamination on the paint 'wiping down' could introduce scratches/swirls to the finish. Even removing *dust* with a spray of water alone and removed with a cotton towel will marr your paint. Water doesn't have enough lubrication and cotton doesn't have enough plushness to isolate the dust/dirt particles from the paint.



At the very least, use a dedicated QD and a MF towel.



Even better, leave it until you get home and wash the car. :xyxthumbs
 
Long lasting carnauba wax plain and simple there is a couple Meg #16, 3M Show paste & Ardex Flint wax

But remember on a BLACK vehicle carnauba wax WILL break down quicker because of heat attraction to dark color vehicle a key area of concern is the hood roof and trunklid.
 
Alfisti said:
Emanuel, what Accumulator was suggesting is, that if there's a significant amount of contamination on the paint 'wiping down' could introduce scratches/swirls to the finish.
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All of the Porsches are Guards Red and look fine, so I've never really noticed scratches and swirls. I know black is more intolerant, so I'll definitely change my regimen if I notice trouble.



Emanuel
 
thinksnow said:
I'll toss in my vote for Collinite. I'm recently converted and I tend to throw Insulator Wax on everything now. I still love #16 and enjoy the crazy beading, but 845 is much slicker and very easy to apply and remove.
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Yeah to that. Insulator Wax is my go to LSP now. Easy on and off, very slick, very durable, looks great on my metalic silver, and does not stain trim.





Thinksnow, you over paid for Insulator wax. That site you linked is selling it for about $15.00. Carquest sells it for $9.99. No better value in detailing products IMO than IW for $9.99.
 
would S100 topped over NXT & IW give me a great reflection with depth on black paint or is putting 3 waxes on top of each other not a good idea ( ineffective bonding) of 3 different waxes??



please help
 
Thinksnow, you over paid for Insulator wax. That site you linked is selling it for about $15.00. Carquest sells it for $9.99. No better value in detailing products IMO than IW for $9.99.
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Arrgghhh! Actually, I did check Carquest as there is one less than a mile from my house, but they carried a lot of LG products and the manager had not heard of Collinite. Live and learn, I guess.



I did find out that they sell AMSoil, so the visit wasn't a total loss:)
 
mystickid said:
would S100 topped over NXT & IW give me a great reflection with depth on black paint or is putting 3 waxes on top of each other not a good idea ( ineffective bonding) of 3 different waxes??



please help
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I truly don't think the "bonding" is so much an issue as carnaubas don't bond. Your primary problem with that plan will be the solvents in S100 doing their best to break up the IW. Granted, IW is very tough so it shouldn't make too much of a difference.



S100 won't "deepen" as much as you might think--it's a great wax and really easy to apply and remove, but it tends to make the paint more reflective.



It NEVER hurts to play around, so if you want to go this route and already have those products, follow the NXT with IW (after 24 hours). Then, after another 24 hours, try the spit shine method with your S100. Let us know of the results.
 
Accumulator said:
Better stock up on the IW if you like it, or at least find out something about the upcoming, reformulated version ;)
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What's up with this? Is this another VOC compliance thing?



Do you know if any of the reformulated version is out? i.e. if I order some now, can I be (relatively) sure of getting the original? I have one bottle as an experiment, and like it pretty well.



Dang. Just bought five tins of #16 ..... I'm gonna look like a warehouse here ....
 
mystickid said:
would S100 topped over NXT & IW give me a great reflection with depth on black paint or is putting 3 waxes on top of each other not a good idea ( ineffective bonding) of 3 different waxes??



please help
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This is what 2 layers of Carnauba Moose, 1 layer of #16 and 2 layers of Optimum Car Wax look like over my (well prepped) black paint.



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