A uk version of the wax test!

[finerdetails]

review number 4!

Test start date 30.6.08. Reviews taken at 26.7.08, 1.9.08, 8.10.08 and today 1.11.08.

So today it was washed with Activo:







thanks to the number of sealants, I have had to go and invest in a long handled mop



Over the months I've watched these waxes moving and doing their work, and I was kinda hoping we'd be slowing down with numbers by now, the weather has become harder, so I'm finding time and effort more difficult. But, on with the show!

Drop outs? no, we are still seeing protection from those remianing, although I have seen an increase in the number of waxes which must be watched very carefully at the next review. These include:

NXT Paste wax
Victoria Concours
Nattys white
Nattys Blue
Z Royale
Z Glasur
Z Carbon
Swissvax Onyx
Swissvax Saphir.

All wxes now stand at four months durability.

some beading pics:





I have watched the Nattys and Onyx from last month when they entered my watch list and they have deteriorated slightly, but are still protected for now.

[akimel]

I'm confused. At the two month (9/7) report NXT was said to have failed. Here I see it is on the watch list. Did it disappear and reappear?

[finerdetails]

NXt liquid failed, NXT paste is still on for now

[akimel]

Originally Posted by finerdetails

NXt liquid failed, NXT paste is still on for now

Thanks for the clarification. It makes sense that the paste would last longer than the liquid.

[Gears]

This is simply a durability test that proves what?
The things that I take into considering when rating a wax are, appearance, ease of application, cost and last of all is durability.
I appreciate the effort you put into this test . Or maybe I'm just in the mood to shake things up.

[TH0001]

Crazy test... The most I ever got out of NXT was about 4 weeks, maybe 6 (when I tested it against others it made it about 3 weeks). I have never gotten less then 4 months from 476s, ever.

[RDAutosport]

Originally Posted by Gears

Who cares?
This is simply a durability test that proves what?
The things that I take into considering when rating a wax are, appearance, ease of application, cost and last of all is durability.

Well, apparently you care somewhat, you list durability as one of the items you take into consideration but less so than some other qualities. If you didn't care about durability, you wouldn't have listed it at all.

And, based on the many threads I have read on this board, apparently a whole lot of people are interested in durability of their LSP as people are always talking about durability as their primary goal, talking about layering to increase durability, poly charging, mixing and matching products to increase durability, etc.

Regards,

Rich

[RDAutosport]

Originally Posted by TH0001

Crazy test... The most I ever got out of NXT was about 4 weeks, maybe 6 (when I tested it against others it made it about 3 weeks). I have never gotten less then 4 months from 476s, ever.

Well, 476s hasn't been kicked out yet if you read the thread and it has made it to the four month mark.

Regards,

Rich

[wannafbody]

Originally Posted by TH0001

Crazy test... The most I ever got out of NXT was about 4 weeks, maybe 6 (when I tested it against others it made it about 3 weeks). I have never gotten less then 4 months from 476s, ever.

My experience has been that products on the side panels tend to bead longer than on flat horizontal panels.

[skylolow]

Originally Posted by TH0001

Crazy test... The most I ever got out of NXT was about 4 weeks, maybe 6 (when I tested it against others it made it about 3 weeks). I have never gotten less then 4 months from 476s, ever.

I agree with you. Seems like anytime I've ever used NXT on my cars I was reapplying wax the next month. Though not a bad short term wax for the money.

[John Styrnol]

Thanks for the update.

[zzzzdoc]

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