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Last Step Process/Protection In order to protect all your hard work and to keep your vehicle looking like new it’s important to know how to use a wax/sealant properly. Do you have a question about a wax or sealant? Do you have a unique way of applying wax? Feel free to post here.

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Old 03-15-2008, 10:48 AM
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It's all so damn confusing, I usually ignore all those claims and just use the wax that is a fine balance between easy to use (apply and remove) with fantastic looks.
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there is white caranuba, but it is not natural it requires bleaching and a couple other refining methods. but it will be a perfect white.

Expensive too the point of not being viable for car care products See-http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f38/white-carnauba-wax-2041.html

upper 30s is the highest you can have of wax by volume. or it is a rock!


Percentage of wax content- most carnaubas advertised with 50% or more Carnauba wax content is truly advertising a weight, not a volume. 30% by volume is about 50% by weight is about the maximum content (approx 35% Carnauba by volume makes it almost impossible to add/remove) that’s why you never can truly assess the amount of Carnauba in a manufactured wax unless the manufacturer specifically lists its content percentage by weight or volume. When making a comparison ensure you compare like with like i.e. % volume or % weight -

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I'm not chemist, nor do I want to be a chemist so I'm with agentf1. I just use it and if I like it I'll keep using, I have to admit though I love putting the high end products to the test and so far I've been pleased with all my purchases...they have not disapointed me. But it would be nice to understand these marketing "theories" but at th end of the day untill you use it only then can you say if it's worth it or not...but that's just my take
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I'm not chemist, nor do I want to be a chemist so I'm with agentf1. I just use it and if I like it I'll keep using, I have to admit though I love putting the high end products to the test and so far I've been pleased with all my purchases...they have not disapointed me. But it would be nice to understand these marketing "theories" but at th end of the day untill you use it only then can you say if it's worth it or not...but that's just my take
and it's a good take. if you're happy with the result that's all that matters.
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Old 03-16-2008, 03:58 AM
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so pauls wax says its a staggering 76 percent pure carnuba wax. we really dont know what swissvax means by that. now does it have more then souveran? souveran i heard has like 30 percent. crap im so confused.

With all these questions from you about pauls wax I better be seeing a picture of a pot delivered to your house soon
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I'm not chemist, nor do I want to be a chemist so I'm with agentf1. I just use it and if I like it I'll keep using, I have to admit though I love putting the high end products to the test and so far I've been pleased with all my purchases...they have not disapointed me. But it would be nice to understand these marketing "theories" but at th end of the day untill you use it only then can you say if it's worth it or not...but that's just my take
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With all these questions from you about pauls wax I better be seeing a picture of a pot delivered to your house soon
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