Son1c Home Brew Carnauba Wax - ProtoWax -> Picture Heavy

Dan said:
Good stuff. I've always wanted to do it but just never have the time. TOWGT turned me on to some great formulary books that can be found on Google books. They are a bit old school but have some interesting stuff.
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Care to share the link? :biggrin:
 
Update 15



Research and Design never ceases..



A lot is going on with this, some I can't talk about yet, but please stay tuned :D



I applied ProtoWax 36 to a panel and let it sit for an hour, no problems buff off, let it sit for a day, no real issues buffing off, 2 days later no real issues buffing off, let it bake in the sun, day 3 it's still buffing off better than some waxes do right after application!



This was a huge goal for me, I want to create an extremely user friendly wax, so anyone can use it and achieve top quality results.



I've personally used waxes where I've felt yeah that's a nice shine.. but it's not worth the work..



Couple more ingredients inbound



I'm sending out two samples that once the users use a couple times / they feel as if they've gotten a feel and opinion of the wax I would like them to send it onto the next tester so that should be rolling in a week or two.





Some recent testing and tuning











 
Update 16



Currently brewing the highest nuba content wax yet.. fingers crossed..



ProtoWax 27 Durability Update ( Two Weeks )

Washed with eco touch Waterless Wash

27



Control





As you can see the 27 was still beading well, and the control was lacking (unwaxed only thing on there was what eco touch WW left behind)



At the conclusion of this test 27 was stripped for further in house testing

Lime Prime followed with IPA wipedown







Some recent productions that I have extremely high hopes for

 
Guitarist302008 said:
so no updates for us yet man?
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I have a lot to compile and update --- should have it up by tonight thanks for the interest!



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Update 17



Although coverage has slowed down, I've been pouring all of my spare time into this, I've had a few samples spread out and JSou has been offering immense input, I've gotten feedback from 10+ over the last week and am reentering the Waxatory soon with some new alterations



I am proud to announce this wax works in direct sunlight on steaming panels



I have some plans for a larger scale of sample send out as well, so stay tuned for that



Believe this or not but it's advanced so far I've created two recipes in my sleep! lol



I've had plans for a hard wax, however based on a lot of recent feedback I'll be trying some alterations of ProtoWax 38 which was my first successful soft paste wax



Enough talk, check out some recent results! All vehicles are sporting Son1c Wax ProtoWax --

Sonic Blue Mustang ProtoWax 43

Black Mustang ProtoWax 43

Elantra ProtoWax 36 37 38

Eclipse ProtoWax 36 37 38

Burgundy ProtoWax 36 37 38

The differences between 36-38 are essentially variations of the wax consistency as opposed to performance, Users applied all three to give me feedback on each of them vs the others on texture, smell, color, application, buff off, etc





























































 
Update 17.5



Natural Rainfall Beading and Sheeting







Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 Rainfall Beading and Sheeting - YouTube



Durability update on ProtoWax 31 -> Almost a month later it's still going strong -> you'll notice a huge drop off in the distance of the photo -> that is the tape line for the 50/50 of the wax



Original







1 Month later -> also keep in mind this is 13 ProtoWax versions old!

Natural Rainfall Beading and Sheeting





A couple more shots of ProtoWax 43 in action









The Great Wall of Carnauba anyone?





ProtoWax 43 applied by brandon and brian





User submitted photo of Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 beading, we are also testing it's performance on glass as a Rain-X type product -> this is not a main goal but why not use the product for all that it's worth!



and paint





I have more media but I will follow up on that with Update 18
 
Update 18



Due to recent feedback I went back and revitalized an older brew, and attempted to improve upon that strand as well, well I'll let the pictures speak for themselves and will update on durability as it proceeds..



Wax Finger Print if you will..



















































I was ecstatic with these results, applied on steaming hot panels in direct sunlight, let cure for ~ 5 minutes ~80-90 degrees kind of humid, depth enhanced, flakes are popping almost out of the paint, reflective, yet still maintaining a warm glow -> I've been aiming to create a high quality carnauba that performs very well in every category as opposed to just a few, tight uniform beads, sheets very well, will be pouring some more to sample out
 
Update 19



Research and Design never ceases



Tweaked 38 a bit after recent positive feedback on it largest pour to date



Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 R

















Some natural beads from blue 38 application





 
Update 19.75



I've poured ~10 more sample pots, slight variations between the colors (aside from the colors) but unless you've used the others doubtful you could tell the differences









User submitted photo! Stay tuned for his full vehicle applications coming soon :D

 
Update 20



Been grinding away in the Waxatory, starting to play around with a couple label designs, pretty sure I have the container I'll be using as well



Papasmurf has been getting some hands on time with Son1c Wax ProtoWax

First Son1c Wax DA application



Buffed off







His pictures speak for themselves :D



Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 Z brewed and cooling





Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 R has just hit Florida!





Son1c Wax ProtoWax 46 !

Cooling





Any input on containers everyone would like to see?
 
Update 21



First Son1c Wax ProtoWax Commercial



Son1c Wax ProtoWax Commercial - YouTube



Shipped out the rest of the samples (2 pending )





Some more coverage by Caleb -- Son1c Wax on another Sonic Blue!







Detailing Collective of Northern Virginia restored this vehicle and then we applied a fresh coat of Son1c Wax!



Son1c Wax ProtoWax 38 Zs applied via bare hands











Applied a bit heavy :D but that's no worry with Son1c Wax !



















 
Update 22



Son1c Wax Home Brew Hand Poured Carnauba Wax ProtoWax 46









This one is a good bit different from my other waxes, hopefully onto something with it!



I've received a couple new ingredients and several new solvents and I must say I get more excited over these than new detailing supplies now! haha



Tester submitted photos!







 
Update 23



Few more sample pots went out yesterday



Layered Sherbet Delight



Another sample has made it's way to it's destination!



Containers ordered!

 
Update 24



Finally broken through with my production method , took maybe 100 productions to get it where I wanted granted I wasn't chasing this the entire time and overlooked how important it was

Ecstatic honestly -> Sinking issue solved and texture + consistency improved





Also nailed a new smell concoction and am pretty happy playing around with some new ingredients and solvents



Been dedicating a lot of time to figuring out the label and designing it, one does not realize how much goes into something most view as so simple ( "Car Wax" )
 
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