Anyone try a hybrid wax?

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Not sure if I will try a sealent yet. Any input on a hybrid wax?
I seem to be on a never ending search for a durable, great looking LSP
 
Bobbykart said:
Not sure if I will try a sealent yet. Any input on a hybrid wax?
I seem to be on a never ending search for a durable, great looking LSP
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most waxes today are hybrids, you've probably alreayd used one!

And there's lots of durable hybrid lsp's, good ol' nuba wont last as long so you need elements of a polymer sealant. Try BlackICE or Fuzion, great hybrids and will last until your death :)
 
swanicyouth said:
Where did you get this information?


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From Collinite website themselves under FAQ. States clearly all 3(845/476/915) contain copious amounts of wax-both rare Brazilian carnauba and premium synthetic polymers.
 
Zubair said:
Collinites all use carnauba and synthetic polymers.
Zubair said:
From Collinite website themselves under FAQ. States clearly all 3(845/476/915) contain copious amounts of wax-both rare Brazilian carnauba and premium synthetic polymers.
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Don't these Waxes usually go by the name of "Finishing Waxes"?

Bob
 
By finishing wax do you mean pure wax? 915 has far more carnauba content than the other two and is their show car wax so I assume its their finishing wax?
 
Bobbykart said:
Not sure if I will try a sealent yet. Any input on a hybrid wax?
I seem to be on a never ending search for a durable, great looking LSP
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Synergy, BlackICE and Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid are Hybrid waxes and IMO they are awesome for protection, however, a dedicated carnauba wax has a better wet look and better depth. Again, this is my opinion.

I have the hybrid waxes and I always go back to the carnauba waxes. Pinnacle Souveran, Dodo Juice Supernatural, Blackfire, and there are many others that are more of a carnauba wax.

Some will have different fillers or other types of colors and waxes (bees wax), etc. These are not "dedicated" hybrids like the ones I mentioned above.

Again, this is my opinion and to me a carnauba wax blows away a "hybrid" wax anyday...that is my opinion. Some may disagree, but that is me.
 
I've always liked Meguiar's #26 Hi Tech Yellow Wax. It's a hybrid, but not known for it's longevity.
 
Zubair said:
By finishing wax do you mean pure wax? 915 has far more carnauba content than the other two and is their show car wax so I assume its their finishing wax?
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A Wax that has no ingredients that are meant to abrade/clean.

Bob
 
Zubair said:
From Collinite website themselves under FAQ. States clearly all 3(845/476/915) contain copious amounts of wax-both rare Brazilian carnauba and premium synthetic polymers.
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So can anyone identify a product which contains a hybrid wax, rather than one which uses simply a blend of polymers and waxes?!
 
I have Synergy and although I love it I have been using PoorBoys Nattys Red carnauba lately. Both are great. The Synergy has crazy beading characteristics.
 
PiPUK said:
So can anyone identify a product which contains a hybrid wax, rather than one which uses simply a blend of polymers and waxes?!
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A mixture of polymers and canauba are what hybrids are, if not what are you referring to?
 
Zubair said:
A mixture of polymers and canauba are what hybrids are, if not what are you referring to?
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This is what many so called hybrids are. This is new marketing terminology for a class of product which has been available for probably more than 20 years. However, there are new products out there which basically use a single component, not a blend, which has characteristic of both wax and polymer. In fact, such products can outperform both. Unfortunately, the overuse of the 'hybrid' term means that the consumer has no idea if the product is just a variant on decades old methodologies or something which is genuinely a technical advancement.
 
PiPUK said:
This is what many so called hybrids are. This is new marketing terminology for a class of product which has been available for probably more than 20 years. However, there are new products out there which basically use a single component, not a blend, which has characteristic of both wax and polymer. In fact, such products can outperform both. Unfortunately, the overuse of the 'hybrid' term means that the consumer has no idea if the product is just a variant on decades old methodologies or something which is genuinely a technical advancement.
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Firstly, thanks for your ongoing contribution to this forum - I always value your posts....

Are you able to explain what the different characteristics between a wax and a polymer are?
 
I guess the key difference is going to be that a normal wax does not bond, whereas polymers do. Polymers are liquids, waxes are solids (at least at room temperature). So, a hybrid wax will be a bit like carnauba but with durability exceeding that of most polymer sealants. It will also have contact angles exceeding that of most examples of either (i.e. it will bead like crazy).
 
PiPUK said:
I guess the key difference is going to be that a normal wax does not bond, whereas polymers do. Polymers are liquids, waxes are solids (at least at room temperature). So, a hybrid wax will be a bit like carnauba but with durability exceeding that of most polymer sealants. It will also have contact angles exceeding that of most examples of either (i.e. it will bead like crazy).
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You have just described Collinite
 
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