Review 303 Automotive Quick Wax

The Guz

Mike
This is not available on Autopia yet.

I received this as part of the Autogeek 303 giveaway.

Front of the bottle

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Rear of the bottle.

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I decided to put this quick wax against other quick waxes that I have. What I did was use the factory hood that I have off my Grand Prix. It was my test panel as I was also toying around with the new Rupes LHR15 Mark II that I just received.

I polished the hood with some Ameridepth polish to remove anything I had on it. Followed that up with a couple of IPA wipedowns. Taped off sections of the hood.

You can see which products I used and which sections they were applied to.

This is not a longevity test but rather a performance test to see how each product behaves.

From left to right we have

-HD Express
-303 Quick Wax
-Meguiar's D156
-Blackfire Spray Wax

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I applied each one with 3 sprays of product onto a microfiber and applied it onto the section. Buffed each one after application.

HD Express is the thickest product in terms of consistency. 303 has a consistency of in the middle between D156 and Blackfire.

303 has a nice scent to it. As I was applying 303 to it's section, I noticed that it had a rainbow effect onto the paint as it was flashing. None of the other products exhibited that behavior. It also took the longest to flash. I did not find it difficult to buff off.

In terms of slickness, 303 was not slick at all. I had another microfiber on hand to see how slick each area was. The towel dragged on the 303 area. With the bare hand I felt no slickness to it. Felt like unprotected paint.

In terms of slickness I would rate these the following (starting with the slickest first):

1. D156
2. HD Express
3: Blackfire
4. 303

HD Express and Blackfire were so close in terms of slickness.

All the above was done on Saturday. I left the hood outside as there was rain on Sunday. I wanted to see how 303 performed with water on it.

Here are the panels starting from left to right:

HD Express

Nice beading and sheeting.

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303

Beading doesn't look as nice and sheeting was ok.

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D156

Nice beading and sheeting.

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Blackfire

Nice beading and sheeting

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Overall I was not impressed with this product. It does not have any slickness to it at all. It's beading and sheeting is not that impressive to me. I had no issues buffing it off in that small area. Scent was good.

I don't like to say it but I would not recommend this.
 
Great review Guz. I liked the comparison of the other brands. I tried HD Express and didn't care for it that much. Out of the 4 D156 is my go to spray wax and have not found another that can compare to it. Blackfire is a close second. D156 is just so easy to use and I have never had any issue with streaking.

I ordered a bunch of the new 303 products. The 303 Spray Wax was one that I passed on.
 
Another excellent review, Guz. Hard to believe 303 Quick Wax would be this disappointing. Compared to the waxes on either side of the tape lines, 303 looks more like your LSP free "control" surface:

303 - Beading doesn't look as nice and sheeting was ok.

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I'll be passing on this one too.
 
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