Review: 3D Caranuba Wax

ec90

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I jumped on the opportunity to review products for 3D when it was offered. I got this in on Friday and decided to wash the car today. I found a few RIDS and polished them out leaving the paint needing a new LSP. Seemed like a good place to give this stuff a shot.



Beginning out here it is in the container.







Now this is going to be an honest review, so even though it was free I'll try to be unbiased and fair as possible. I did not like this container it's airtight yes but extremely difficult to open and requires a screwdriver to open but when you do it dug into the wax and caused quite a bit of wax to break. Now the size is awesome it'll fit 3" and 4" pads, I didn't try but I could almost fit a 5.5" pad into it. I went with applying it by hand.







Just a foam applicator. Probably had a bit too much on and it went on thicker than I would've liked, my fault, but I learned for next time. I worked the chunks into the applicator more evenly before applying.



Started out with the hood in a basic cross-hatch pattern.







It did wipe off extremely easy, although I did use it as a wipe on wipe off product. I couldn't find any specific instructions on the can on whether to let it sit for any amount of time. But application was easy and straightforward.



You can see the metallic flake







Overall the wax seems pretty good overall, the container was probably the main thing I didn't like a simple twist on cap with an O ring would have been better. But the size allows for easy application by machine.



Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for reading.







Next time I wash the car I'll take pictures of beading and sheeting if it rains here (desert).
 
Nice honest review! I appreciate it and will certainly bring up your concerns with them about the packaging.



PLEASE, keep\ us posted on how this lasts. I would have loved a side by side with another wax to compare. :)
 
David Fermani said:
Nice honest review! I appreciate it and will certainly bring up your concerns with them about the packaging.



PLEASE, keep\ us posted on how this lasts. I would have loved a side by side with another wax to compare. :)



Will do, I think the container size is great but a screw on lid with an O-ring would be just as effective, if this isn't the case feel free to critique me. I do have Wolfgang Fuzion on the other side of the hood and unfortunately there's stripes so I figured doing a 50/50 where the hood slopes down wouldn't show true sheeting differences. But I'm getting ready to do a paint correction on our Jetta and should be able to split the hood real well on that one.
 
That sounds like a plan!



Your comments about the container is well received and will certainly be brought to their attention. They are ALL about improving not only their product, but their entire scope of business and really enjoy listening to their customers.
 
David Fermani said:
That sounds like a plan!



Your comments about the container is well received and will certainly be brought to their attention. They are ALL about improving not only their product, but their entire scope of business and really enjoy listening to their customers.



That's awesome to hear. It's always good to see a business that truly wants to improve and take critiques and put them into effect.
 
And that's the whole premise behind this offer. Give people a chance to try new products, give their HONEST feedback and improve wherever they can. Win-Win! :xyxthumbs



And btw, if making a product better only involves packaging and maybe a little better consistency that's easy. Making a product perform great is the most tasking challenge and from this review it appears that they are on par.
 
Since this is an old school type container, it wasn't a negative for me. Used to Meguiar's #16 and FK1 #1000.



Durability is pretty good. It leaves a glossy finish behind.
 
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