Gary Knox

I've used quite a few different ones - most all of the well known ones listed above. Based on Afshin's recommendation, I bought some of the Pinnacle Souvrain Carnuba. It makes my black german car, and my red italian car look "awesome" compared to the others I've used. The red Alfa received a first place at a regional concours this year with the Souvrain - second place last year with one of the other waxes!!

Thanks Afshin for a great recommendation (but, it's expensive!!!).

Gary

Bill Ball

Frenzy site says it has "silicon" in it, not silicone. That bothers me even more.

Hold On

Bill, did you use the special black applicator?? That could be your problem..

BTW. Are you still joining us for 3rd coast ride? Kevin

Bill Ball

Thank you. I'll try it again.

I want to try some of that "silicon" Frenzy wax too. That should do a nice job on any scratches if they used a fine grade beach sand.

Yep, I'm planning on going. We can set up a meeting spot in the 3rd Coast thread.

77tony

Why wax clearcoat? In Councours events they actually do not wax. Wax over over & over and see what you-get-blur. No wax-the lazy mans way.

Maleficio

I wax the crap out my hood and fender fronts. I hope the layer of wax will help protect the paint from road debris. The fender fronts are in pretty bad shape from flying rocks.

Bill Ball

I used to just finish my cars with 3M Finesse-It 2, which is just a fine aluminum oxide finishing polish that dissolves as you buff. With that stuff I found that waxing just dulled the appearance. The problem with Finesse-It and my 928 is that the 928 paint from the 80's is so hard Finesse-It is too mild to polish the paint. For most later, softer paints this stuff is awfully good.

ALKada

I've tried http://www.swissvax.com/ before and had great results. The only issue I had with Swissvax was the cost. I had to sell my first born child to get it but it was worth the mirror finish and easy application.

Daniel Dudley

I did not see that anywhere Bill. I only saw wax and polymers.

Can you give us a link ?

Bill Ball

Isn't this the stuff you guys are talking about?
http://hammerheadboatworks.com/waxing_frenzy_.html

First sentence in the paragraph on the right side:
"Contains #1 grade Brazilian ivory carnauba wax (the most refined carnauba in the world), silicon, and polymers not found in any other wax in the United States. The silicon bonds itself to your surface, prolonging protection."
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Are they making computer chips or wax????????

928 obsession

I use Turtle Wax ICE on my car easy application, removal and a great long lasting shine. Plus there's no white residue left behind.

86'928S MeteorGrey

After reading more, I'm still unsure on the TW black kit. Reviews were saying 4 to 6 hours with a lunch break to wax their car! I thought th 2 hours it took with conventional was too long. The concensus was the TW black was good for filling in white spots (front end chips) but takes too long to go through all three steps to apply per the directions.

Think I'm going to try some of the Pinnacle Souveran Carnauba next time. I also noticed a lot of endorsements for Zaino around the web... But when I checked out the company website there were so many different products that I got confuzled and cowered away...

I guess there is more to research...

Marine Blue

Zaino is a good product but you have to like the way it looks. It gives a "saran wrap" appearance which looks really good on some colors and completely hides others. Personally I like the natural look of carnauba on metallics, black and various shades of red. The synthetics like Zaino look good on lighter silver cars, white and other paints which don't have pretty metallic flakes (hondas, toyotas etc).

Another reason I always go back to carnauba is that a high end carnauba can truly be layered if applied properly. When layered it will protect the paint from bugs, dirt and other contaminants and it will make future cleaning much easier. It's also easy to apply and remove and the good stuff doesn't whiten trim or leave white residue in paint chips/scratches.

S4ordie

Are there any carnuba waxes that also contain some sort of UV protectant? Sun is brutal here. Not as bad as Hawaii but almost.

Valentine911

Zaino products...excellent but a tad pricey...