wannafbody
12-09-2006, 11:33 AM
I wonder if the process of bleaching carnauba doesn`t weaken it. PS is reknown for poor durability and other carnaubas tend to fair better. Opinions?
Setec Astronomy
12-09-2006, 11:55 AM
They don`t bleach it, they refine it, don`t you listen to them? And maybe the lack of durability has less to do with the type of carnauba, than with the amount, or the salad oil or suntan lotion or whatever else is in there.
lbls1
12-09-2006, 12:47 PM
"Bleaching" is a popular belief of producing a "white" wax, but it will change the molecular composition of the wax. There are several ways to refine a carnauba extract into white, in which one of the ways that`s generally accepted is a form of bleaching the wax. Let me find this link.
Edit: See this link- post #74
http://autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/79070-products-red-360-ferrari-save-me-buying-1100-zymol-vintage-7.html#post803713
I did a little research on this topic since it was a long standing debate about the origin of white carnauba wax.