** Wax Sample Review Thread **

Obi Dan Karnubi said:
Amazing pics Valleyrider car looks great. How did you find the wax overall, did you like the finish? How has it on the wheels are they still showing protection.

RSTARK again great review and lovely gloss and flake pop! How did you find the wax overall?

Brandt - No problems mate looking forward to the review
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Overall I liked the look of the wax on the car when it was first applied, added some nice gloss. It rained here about 3 days after I applied the wax and I could see some pretty good beading on the car. It rained again today and unfortunately it looks like the wax has completely worn off or barely there as the water beads are very loose and appear as though there is no protection.

The loose water beading could be a little dirt on the car but the beading is very similar and uniform in its nonuniformity across car surface of the car.

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One more thing that I noticed is on the trim. I applied the wax to the trim to see how it would look and hold up. I portion of the trim is exposed to the sun and the rest of it is covered by the hood of the car. The part exposed to the sun did not look good after the first rain 3 days after application and today you can tell there is no wax left on the trim. I would not recommend this wax as an LSP on trim that is exposed to the elements but when in use it does not stain trim or turn it white.

The portion of plastic that is protected under the hood still beads up plenty good and looks great.

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This wax seems like a good one to put on a day before a cars and coffee or those times when I'm bored and just want to get out and wax the car, or maybe before a car show (if I ever enter one). It looks great, smells great, just wish it had a few less oils so it only takes a single wipe to get off instead of two. Also since it only lasted about a week I'm going to make sure I put some type of sealant or coating on before the next application.

And the wheels, completely worn off now but dont have any pictures to show for it.
 
Valleyrider: Is that beading after a wash or before? Im shocked if its only lasted a week, if possible could you wash and dry the car then mist some water to check beading/sheeting.

Ron: Is those pics before washing, still signs off protection which is good. Again once washed and dried if you could check beading for me that will be great.

Thanks guys
 
Obi Dan Karnubi said:
Valleyrider: Is that beading after a wash or before? Im shocked if its only lasted a week, if possible could you wash and dry the car then mist some water to check beading/sheeting.

Ron: Is those pics before washing, still signs off protection which is good. Again once washed and dried if you could check beading for me that will be great.

Thanks guys
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That photo was taken during the rain we were having, it stopped raining for a little bit and that is what I came out to the car looking like.

I'll try to wash it tomorrow if it is not raining and see how well it beads and sheets once clean again.
 
Right ok thanks mate, it may look like its diminished but maybe the contact angels of the bonnet are causing it to look like that? Whats it looking like on other panels?

Thanks for the feedback. Could also be the high oil content thats effecting it.
 
Obi Dan Karnubi said:
Right ok thanks mate, it may look like its diminished but maybe the contact angels of the bonnet are causing it to look like that? Whats it looking like on other panels?

Thanks for the feedback. Could also be the high oil content thats effecting it.
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Side panels ran like it had nothing on it.

It's been sunny, 80's, HIGH pollen, then very heavy rains since it was done
 
Hosed the car off with a pressure washer and carefully dried with microfiber, did not use soap as the only soaps I have contain carnuba or some other coating booster (PBL - which is what the car will be coated with eventually) and I did not want to induce added error into the experiment.

And an update on the trim - as you can see in the beading picture the trim is looking bad so I do not recommend getting this wax on plastic trim pieces that are exposed to the sun. The trim under the hood that does not see the sun looks great still though.

Unfortunately water beading is all over the place showing no protection and sheeting is none existent as demonstrated in the video (pardon the terrible phone quality of it).

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0_DnyOevmI]#3 test wax sheeting - YouTube[/ame]
 
Thanks Valleyrider shame its not lasted long i had high hopes for that one and had it on my car for 4.5 months, altho it was a tweaked version with a polymer, its not a million miles off where it should be just needs some more time developing it but got some more ingredients coming so hopefully they will improve it more and add some much needed strength. Thankyou for taking the time to test my wax and the great pictures. Hopefully soon once everyone has given me their reviews i can pick a winner for their fully built custom wax!

Dan
 
I'm going to reapply it again hopefully tomorrow if it doesn't rain. I'm thinking I'll apply by hand this time instead of using the machine and see if it makes a difference in longevity.
 
Yesterday I finally had time and nice enough weather to wash the car and put the second coat of the P2 Test Wax on there. Once again, I have to say that I really enjoy using this stuff. It is so easy on and as long as you don’t leave it on the panel for longer than about 10 minutes it comes off very easily. I really love how this was brings out the metallic flake in my black paint.













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Now some shots that I personally liked







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I will get some water beading shots saturday or sunday. car now has two coats of wax applied about a month apart. but I have only driven the car probably five or six times in the last month. It usually just sits in the garage and comes out late at night when I get bored. It has only seen three days of sunlight in the past month so I would say the original coat of p2 most likely had not faded yet.
 
I decided after washing my wife's car today that I would try out the red wax to see if it reacted or looked differently in her car. Her car is coated with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Coating so I will not be able to perform a longevity test on her car as the PBL will bead on its own.

Here is the wax curing on her paint for 10 minutes. Still very easy to apply and it spreads out a very long distance.

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This is after the first wipe down to remove the wax

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This was after the second wipe down, you can still see in the photo that a third wipe down was required.

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It took three separate wipe downs to remove the wax from the paint coated with PBL and because of that I only applied one coating as it was too much effort for a minimal change in appearance.

The paint did exhibit a bit more gloss than before which was a positive point with this wax but it took more effort than I am willing to put forth for the change it provided. Had it been a single wipe removal of wax I continue with it but 3 wipes on this coated surface was too much. On my Porsche it only required 2 wipes to remove so it may be the coating on the car causing the additional effort needed.

While the car looks very glossy with the wax I think since it has a very glossy coating a wax with depth would be more appropriate for this car as it would bring out the flake more. I still like the way it looks on the Porsche but not how it looks or reacts on the Camry.

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Thanks for your reviews guys.

Brandt, glad you loved the wax and it really gave that metallic flake some bling! Great gloss aswell. Think oils need to be reduced slightly but working on another version next week. Great review and some really good pictures.

Valleyrider thanks again for another great review and again oil content is the big isue with the wax and again it is currently being re developed as removal has to be perfect. Again great pictures and review.

I have Zekes review from Mint my Car he finally got his pot just waiting on some pics and ill post it in here as he emailed it to me.

The guys missing there waxes have the natural one on the way via XxBoostinxX when he recieves my parcel

Thanks

ODK
 
Thanks for sending out the wax! Its fun to experiment with something new and see it how it works.

I'm getting an itch to try it on my exhaust tips which may turn out to be a horrible idea but it'll always clean off if it reacts poorly.
 
Hey Dan for what its worth I applied the p2 wax to one rear quarter panel that was hot and in direct sunlight and let it sit for about 3 mins and it cured and wiped off just fine. A little tackier but It was expected.

I drove the car around last night and I looked at it today and it did not have the normal slight dirt accumulation that I would usually have after one night of driving it when it was coated in some of the other nubas I have previously used.

If you recall my original post about a month ago I also drove through fog and the vehicle did not show but one or two water droplets afterwards when everyone else was having to wipe down their vehicles again before the car show. So if this is a trait of the wax, which it looks like...I very much enjoy it and would encourage you to keep developing that aspect of the wax.
 
So I my curiosity got the best of me and I waxed my exhaust tips today, they needed to be cleaned anyway.

They turned out very nice with a great shine.

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I'm still learning all this detailing stuff so I don't know any of the unspoken rules of detailing do's and don'ts so if it seems like something might be a good idea I try it and find out if it works or not.
 
Thats the great part about all these products available to us. You can experiment and figure out what works best for You.
Man I need to get some of those little ramps.
 
Hopefully some samples will get to those who didnt recieve theirs soon! Keep the reviews coming and feel free to add us as a friend on Facebook - ODK Waxes. Feel free to post your pictures on there too. As soon as we have had everyones revews a winner for the custom wax will be chosen
 
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