A uk version of the wax test!

[finerdetails]

Its taken some time in the making, and waiting for time allowance and the right day of weather hasn't helped things either.

What I would like to start by doing, is to start by thanking those persons who have helped me in this mission.

Jon - Epoch
Alex - Serious Performance
Ben - Rubbish Boys
Dom - Dodo
Mike - mickeystman
Rob - Gleam machine
Brian - Drive n Shine
Dom - Meguiars

What these guys help me to do was put together the following for this test:

Swissvax Divine
Swissvax Mystery
Swissvax Best of Show
Swissvax Concourso
Swissvax Saphir
Swissvax Onyx
***** Royale
***** Vintage
***** Glasur
***** Carbon
Collinite 845IW
Collinite 915
Collinite 476s
Nattys Blue
Nattys White
Rubbish Boys Orginal
Rubbish Boys Dodo Juice
Dodo Super Natural
Dodo Blue Velvet
Dodo Purple Haze
Dodo Rainforest Rub
Vic Concours (red)
Autoglym High Definition Wax
Finish Klare Pink Wax
Espuma Revive
Autosmart Cherry Glaze
Meguiars NXT









First job was to get the horsbox washed with Activo:









Next job was to clean and prep the paint, using Duraseal and an MF pad. ALL done by hand!



Once the prep was done it was time to start marking out some test beds:











Each wax applied with a clean foam pad. Each wax left for 30mins to cure. Each wax removed with a clean MF cloth.

Tape removed and glue lines left:





I have deliberately left the tape gaps and lines to help differentiate the areas for each wax. I aim to be checking the durability at the start of each month. I may even take a DW NW member on each occasion as witness.

And final full scale shots:





Not a bad afternoon's graft!

Best subscribe to this thread so you dont misss the updates!

PS: Just on prcess of collecting sealants for the other side too, going to be 30+ sealants applied!

update added to main thread and here to help record date of review:

Update 26.7.08

Well I finally got round to getting back and checking up on progress. Not the best day with the heat, but at least it wasn't doing the massive big fat rain we have had sooo much of since I applied all the waxes.

The waxes have now been in place for one month. Pics of dusty Horsebox:







I firstly gave the area a rinse with the P/W before spraying a layer of Ph Neutral Snowfoam over for washing:



Then rinsed off and checked the various sections as I did:





A reminder of what is where:



So any has happened?

Both Autosmart Cherry Glaze and the Espuma Revive have all but failed. There is some evidence of some remianing protection, but not enough that I could tell a customer their car had wax on it. We have our first two drop outs. This, if I am being honest, is exactly what I expected to see and thus confirms the progress to date and planned approach of comparing on the same panel area.

The rest of the waxes are all much of a muchness, and will need more time to see how they perform. This is with the exception of three waxes which displayed a lessening level and I feel will be shown up at the next update end of August time.

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.

12.1.09

OK guys, time has pasted, we have seen one of the coldest and longest periods of weather since 1986, apparently.....

Review, 12th January 2009:

The last review was start of Nov, and today was a huge task just to wash the horsebox, I used over 175 litres!

Test orignally started 30th June 2008. Reviews took place at 26th July, 1st Spet, 8th Oct and 1st Nov 2008.

After 6 and 1/2 months, the following waxes are still protecting the paintwork:

Autoglym Hi Def
Collinite 915 Marque D'Elegance
Nattys White & Blue
RaceGlaze 55
Swissvax Divine, Mystery, BoS and Concourso
Victoria Concours
Zymol Vintage and Glasur

So there you have it, my final list of what lasted over six months in very extreme conditions too.

I am sorry to say I shall not be conducting any further reviews, the time is no longer available. Due to the amopunt of failures and the appearance of the horsebox there is also now a need to get it all stripped back and restored to its previous glory.

Thank you to everyone who has followed this, and I hope it has proved as useful to you, as it has to me.

[cushdrive]

Subscribed

[Jscort98]

Subscribed too. Should be very interesting.

[skylolow]

Oh boy............this is like the mother load of wax testing. Good luck and please don't go M.I.A. on us after one update. I'd almost recommend checking it and reporting it every two weeks. That way if one fails basically after two weeks you'll know and not wonder if it failed a week ago or 3 to 4 weeks ago.

Also how would you describe the quality of paint on that vehicle compared to a car? Is the finish similar? Are the graphics all painted on or are they stickers?

Excellent study you got going can't wait to see the results. Major props to you.

[kwiker]

Oh wow, i wish i had those samples. Actually, just a sample of royale & vintage would make me a very happy guy.

[wannafbody]

I'd think flat horizontal surfaces would be best for testing. The sides of vehicles always bead better than hoods and trunks.

[Bigpikle]

Originally Posted by wannafbody

I'd think flat horizontal surfaces would be best for testing. The sides of vehicles always bead better than hoods and trunks.

but at least all areas are at the same advantage/disadvantage t each other, unlike car tests where we have sides, tops, hoods etc

[RitcheyRch]

Looking forward to some results.

[JonP]

Subscribed

[Strokin04]

Subscribed and glad to see Collinite in the mix against the big money waxes.

[detaildoc]

Subscribed!

[skylolow]

Originally Posted by Strokin04

Subscribed and glad to see Collinite in the mix against the big money waxes.

Tough for any company to beat out Collinite on durablity. I'm not sure what they put in that stuff but its like a shield. Even people who use many of the highest of the high end products will still say Collinite is king on durablity. Collinite may not bring out the brightest in colors, most depth, or wettest look. But for $$ to durablity I think its just about unbeatable. Excellent waxes.