First pots in the US: Swissvax Insignis

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P1et

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Just took delivery of the first three pots in the US of the brand new Swissvax Insignis, thought I'd share a picture...



One of them is mine, the other two are spoken for.



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I'll try and take some better pictures shortly...
 
tdekany said:
What is it?
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This is the latest Swissvax wax co-developed by Scandic Shine in Norway. According to the certificate, 52% wax by volume.



Cannot wait to try it...
 
P1et said:
This is the latest Swissvax wax co-developed by Scandic Shine in Norway. According to the certificate, 52% wax by volume.



Cannot wait to try it...
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Have you tried Paul's wax yet? What do you think of it?
 
tdekany said:
Have you tried Paul's wax yet? What do you think of it?
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No, I have never had the pleasure of trying his wax. A bit rich for my blood to be quite honest.



This is only my second Swissvax wax, I also have Saphir which I've been quite impressed with.
 
yakky said:
Looking forward to see how it stands up to the reigning champ, PS.
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Pinnacle Souveran?



jdoria said:
What does this one cost?

Im done with my Mystery and getting low on Concorso.
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I believe retail is $375. A this point, it does have to come from Norway.
 
nice. my buddy will be all over this. He is a swissvax freak! He has Paul Dalton's Crystal Rock. As mentioned before though it's a little rich for my blood too
 
wow.....what makes this so much bettter than regular ole $20 waxes? a little off the wall crazy to this a certain wax could pssibly be $300 better lol.
 
The Enforcer said:
wow.....what makes this so much bettter than regular ole $20 waxes? a little off the wall crazy to this a certain wax could pssibly be $300 better lol.
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The carnuba content is higher in these type of Luxury Waxes thus = you pay more.



Not sure if there is a benefit to having something like Crystal Rock though vs something like CG 50/50 or something like that.
 
vtec92civic said:
The carnuba content is higher in these type of Luxury Waxes thus = you pay more.



Not sure if there is a benefit to having something like Crystal Rock though vs something like CG 50/50 or something like that.
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Ok I have to step in here.... This is where all the hype v. actuality needs to come into play. This is a two parter. The first is I'd like to see concrete proof of this claim (should be an easy one) and 2nd does high nuba content mean better protection? Will the $1100 wax (CR) last longer and outperform the $20-$30 tub (DP's MAXWAX or Danase's Classic wax even) the realistic answer is no. Not even a little bit. In fact most of the time the higher priced waxes protect even less. (Umm supernatural anyone) Do they give more sheen or shine?? Well compared to some maybe... But have you seen the shine and sheen on wet diamond with polycharger? (yea it's a sealant I know) I bet it would blow this and CR out of the water. and that's still at just a fraction of the cost. these high end waxes are pure hype. they always have been they always will be. They don't out protect they don't outshine they don't do anything special. There's is no such thing as a "Luxory nuba made specifically for a ferrari's special needs paint" it's 100% pure marketing. And in the words of the great Todd Helme (and I can't beleive I'm quoting the guy but he's 100% spot on here) the LSP makes very little to no difference in the looks of a properly detailed and "jeweled" paint. So don't go broke over simple hyped up wax.
 
Jakerooni said:
Ok I have to step in here.... This is where all the hype v. actuality needs to come into play. This is a two parter. The first is I'd like to see concrete proof of this claim (should be an easy one) and 2nd does high nuba content mean better protection? Will the $1100 wax (CR) last longer and outperform the $20-$30 tub (DP's MAXWAX or Danase's Classic wax even) the realistic answer is no. Not even a little bit. In fact most of the time the higher priced waxes protect even less. (Umm supernatural anyone) Do they give more sheen or shine?? Well compared to some maybe... But have you seen the shine and sheen on wet diamond with polycharger? (yea it's a sealant I know) I bet it would blow this and CR out of the water. and that's still at just a fraction of the cost. these high end waxes are pure hype. they always have been they always will be. They don't out protect they don't outshine they don't do anything special. There's is no such thing as a "Luxory nuba made specifically for a ferrari's special needs paint" it's 100% pure marketing. And in the words of the great Todd Helme (and I can't beleive I'm quoting the guy but he's 100% spot on here) the LSP makes very little to no difference in the looks of a properly detailed and "jeweled" paint. So don't go broke over simple hyped up wax.
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Couldn't have said it better Jake, but I still use Concorso.:buffing::LOLOL
 
Once of those pots is mine and I am very excited to try it out on my GTI. I am hoping I will get time over xmax break to do a full detail to show the full potential of the wax but do not know how much time I will have. I will be putting a few layers on once I get it.



Yeah its a high end wax, and other wax's can protect but you only live once so might as well try it plus as of now only 3 pots in the US.
 
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