[DeTomaso] Wanted - scientific car wax results

[Mike Drew]

If I have time to wash and wax a car, I have time to drive it and add to the road dust instead!!! :)

Mike

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On Apr 6, 2014, at 14:28, "doug351c" <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:

> I too remember using a mid-priced Meguiars product 8 years ago or so I
> dearly loved and they no longer make.  It had a mid percentage of carnuba in
> it but not so much that it was difficult to remove.  Don't be so sure that
> the product that Charlie likes so well is still available.
> 
> What's the Meguiar's wax number you're looking for Charlie?
> 
> Doug Braun
> blue 73L #5505
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of Julian
> Kift
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 12:53 PM
> To: Charles McCall; De Tomaso List
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wanted - scientific car wax results
> 
> 
> Charlie,
> I think your e-mail speaks to the fact you already have the answer! It's
> what you have been using the past 20 years and been perfectly happy with,
> but unfortunately run out of. The question you need to ask is can someone in
> the US send me some of my favorite Meguiars!
> And yes I can do that, but I'm heading out to Canada for 2 weeks here in a
> couple hours, so it will be later in the month.
> I actually use the Harley wax that Johnny now sells and have not had any
> issues with it.
> Julian
> 
> From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 20:04:04 +0200
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Wanted - scientific car wax results
> 
> Hi all
> 
> What now seems like a billion years ago, but was probably 20-25 years ago,
> Consumer Reports did a full and impartial test of car waxes.
> 
> 
> 
> They bought a dozen varieties and followed the instructions. The results
> were classified based on categories such as "durability after 30 trips
> through the car wash", "ease of application/removal", "gloss to the
> untrained eye", "amount of powder produced" and I forget what else. The
> winner was some exotic was that cost $80 a bottle, while the second place
> wax, which was a mere 1 point behind, was a Meguir's product that I have
> faithfully used for the past 20 years as a result of that study.
> 
> 
> 
> It is easy to apply, it is easy to remove. It doesn't leave powder
> everywhere. It leaves a nice shine and leaves the paint extremely slippery.
> I don't have to apply it very often, as water beads up heavily for quite
> some time after application. I have happily used the product for years,
> confident that it is the best bang for the buck, based on an impartial and
> scientific study. For me, this adds more value that anecdotal evidence such
> as someone saying "I use wax X and it works well". Unless you compare X to Y
> under the same conditions, how can you not know if Y works even better?
> 
> 
> 
> Anyway, over here in Spain I've run out of my favorite Meguirs. So I used a
> 100% Carnuba that I got for Christmas on the daily driver BMW, and am
> horrified. It's the same brand that Johnny Woods uses on his Pantera (and
> actually sells) so if you've ever seen his car then you know that it makes
> things shiny. But it is a huuuuuge pain to remove. It requires a tremendous
> amount of force and scrubbing millimeter by millimeter to get the stuff off.
> I have wax powder everywhere - all the seams, it seems like the whole car is
> covered in a fine powder. I'd guess it took at least 3-4 times longer than
> the Meguir's due to the difficulty of removal - you really need to scrub
> hard to get the stuff off.
> 
> 
> 
> All that time trying to get the damn stuff off made it clear to me that I
> need to buy more wax. But if I want to buy the best possible miracle wax, is
> anyone aware of a study where they compare the various brands back-to-back
> to determine which one is really the "best"? The study I saw recommended
> some products if your goal was Pebble Beach as the product worked well but
> lasted 24 hours, other products if you planned to wax the car once in its
> lifetime, and another for "regular" waxing every few months. By rating the
> various characteristics - durability, ease of application, price, ease of
> removal, gloss, whatever, you could pick the best product for your use.
> 
> Anyone still subscribe to Consumer Reports? Anyone know of another impartial
> study? Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
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