Have you tried Carnauba Lately?

Dan

Dan

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I've been on a sealant binge for a few years now. The last time I really used a Carnauba was in 09, and that was CG50/50. It really has been a long time. I always forget how great a car looks with a pure carnauba wax. I just did my VW, 1/2 with Pinnacle Souveran, 1/2 with Natty's Blue. I love the depth, the glow and just the outstanding looks.



So how long has it been for you?
 
I'm still old school when it comes to my non daily drivers. I just reapplied in June. I love souveran and P21s--there's really no difference in looks between them to me but I am interested in maybe going with Opti Seal soon
 
July when I detailed my Accord I topped it with Navi Wax Ultimate, I like using a carnauba but most of the time on top of a sealant like DG 501 just personal preference for me
 
Since my garage queen was sold earlier this year, I'm 100% sealant and believe this will be the course for me for the near term. I just don't have the time to be re-doing cars as often as I'd like. And, frankly, I'd rather be driving these vehicles than fiddling in the garage all the time.



I'm always on a quest for a great 1-step product cuz I can rarely catch the wife's car for an all-day session. I only get an hour here or an hour there. I was mentioning to Accumulator that I picked up a small amount of Meg's D151. That product gives an amazing result for minimal time invested. Seems about right for a "quickee" clean-up...assuming I can catch the car standing still.
 
i have some show cars here and there during the summer period so i use megs gold class carnauba about once a month for them. none during the winter. (except mine. i put a layer every 2-3 months)
 
RG55 about a month ago. I over applied it and left it more than I should so I have excess product (that only I notice) all over.



I alternate between RG55 and S100 for my nubas. So far they have been on top of FK1000P.



Next week my semiannual TLC session is coming up (hence why i didnt panic from overapplying RG55). I will use Opti-seal instead of FK. Still not sure if I will nube-it as with FK. I will probably research and post a relevant question as not to hijack this post.
 
tom p. said:
I'm always on a quest for a great 1-step product cuz I can rarely catch the wife's car for an all-day session. I only get an hour here or an hour there. I was mentioning to Accumulator that I picked up a small amount of Meg's D151. That product gives an amazing result for minimal time invested. Seems about right for a "quickee" clean-up...assuming I can catch the car standing still.
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I have the same issue, and hence love for AIO's.
 
loodi said:
i have some show cars here and there during the summer period so i use megs gold class carnauba about once a month for them. none during the winter. (except mine. i put a layer every 2-3 months)
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I have one word for you "spray wax"

It will make you life easier
 
over a year for me. Put a coat of Soveran on my black car for a show last year, looked great for the show, attracted a crap ton of dust afterwords and was pretty much gone a couple weeks later.



Since starting to use Blackfire Wet Diamnd I have a hard time going back to caranuba's, my opinion is that the blackfire is basically there as far as replicating the soft, deep looks of a caranumba in a synthetic that's much easier to use. Sure durability is a bit of a compromise compared to other synthetics but doesn't matter to me.
 
Clear-coated, non-metallic black daily driver gets wax almost year round. Luckily, I am able to wash it at least once a month...otherwise, I would use a sealant.



Since spring, I have been on a Trade Secret kick.
 
Gave up on car_nauba after 30 years of use. 5 years ago bot a PC. Polished my car with Menzerna. Used Klasse for the first time. Liked it. Tried Zaino Z-2. Liked it even more. Used up my Blitz wax on my door jams. When I finished my wax jar, I sold all my Zymol, P21, Harly, Pinnacle, PRO and said Auf Wiedersehen. Now I'm into coatings. I just cannot see myself going back to wax again. Don't have the time nor the $$$ to play around with that wax from Brazil.
 
Souveran, P21S - topped off with EF QD (nuba based- forgetting it's name) goes on the garage queen all the time. There is a glow from the oils you just can't get with sealants.
 
Put #16 on my garage queen this week actually. I still love the look of carnauba on darker colors. Daily driver gets a sealant.
 
I'll still use Souveran on the Jag if...uhm, I mean *WHEN* I get it out of mothballs. Over SRP it's simply *exactly* how I want that paint to look.



Do Collinite waxes count as "carnaubas"? I did 845 on the RX-7 before I sold it and I have the "Collinite sandwich" on the '93 Audi. Regulars here will remember my use of 476S on my pal's '60 Jag showcar.



Does Meguiar's #16 count? I'm still using that on my wife's A8.
 
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