Greetings all, this is my first post on Autopia.
Like many people, I was recently intrigued by the absurd cost of the high end Zymol waxes. I have used a number of different products in the past including Mothers, Zaino, Zymol, etc. so I began to wonder what in the world could cause these Zymol formulations to be so expensive. I mean, it's car wax, not rocket science.
So I looked a little deeper, and the main factor that I can see as a differentiator in these products is Carnauba content... I believe getting as high as 80% for the ultra-expensive versions.
So I thought to myself, why not get some real carnauba from a distributor and play with some formulations myself? I'm a bit of a hands-on type of guy.
So I have a shipment of rock hard 100% pure #1 Brazilian Carnauba wax on the way as we speak. Obviously pure Carnauba has the consistency of concrete, and it will require heating to its melting point (86deg Celsius) and mixture with some kind of solvent to produce a usable wax product.
Obviously as it dries, largely pure Carnauba will become quite hard, so I will be doing small sections and probably using an orbital buffer to even the wax, then hand buff for shine.
Does anyone know what kind of solvent can be mixed with pure Carnauba that will produce a hard paste result that can be applied to paint, yet is safe for the finish on an automobile?
I've done a little research, and the average solvents used in the furniture polishing industry where Carnauba is prevalent seem to be far too caustic... things like paint thinner (gack!), napthla, turpentine, mineral spirits, etc etc.
Yes, I know... I'm a freak. Any thoughts on this project or advice for me?
-Porter
LOL, let me see if this stuff works well... if it does, I may start a side business selling the finished product for cheap. If it doesn't, I'll release the details for all and sundry so someone else can improve on it and build the better mousetrap. 
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