Dodo Waxes Color Changing Testing

Great read Meghan! Thanks for sharing! :props:
 
I actually saw that when they did it. They posted it over on facebook and gave it a read. Great read most definitely!
 
IMO...Good read. An entirely unbiased point of view?...but, nothing personal (I appreciate being updated on anything car care), thanks for sharing this article Megan.

Just for discussion sake:

I was under the impression that most modern auto paint's top finishes were of a clear nature, that is an alleged unpigmented clear-coat. If one adds pigmented wax,(1,2,6, or more layers) to the clear-coat paint the effect on this unpigmented clear would then surely be "unnatural", occluded, or otherwise obscured. As it has pointed out that wax just "sits" on top of the clear-coat, these effects, however 'subtle' to the "eye of the beholder" would, it seems, become more "unnatural" as the pigmented wax starts to fail/diminish/streak/wear away. IMO...Same analogy goes for most waxes.

That is why, unless otherwise requested, I now use LSPs that, IMO, imparts the most clear/shiniest/mirror-like results I can find (sealants, coatings).

Just my dollar two ninety-eight. :)

Bob
 
Very interesting read. Definitely something to think about.

I think the dark lines of buildup around the tape edges is a bit distracting, I may use some photoshop fu' tonight to make some clearer side by side comparisons without the dark lines.
 
FUNX725 said:
IMO...Good read. An entirely unbiased point of view?...but, nothing personal (I appreciate being updated on anything car care), thanks for sharing this article Megan.

Just for discussion sake:

I was under the impression that most modern auto paint's top finishes were of a clear nature, that is an alleged unpigmented clear-coat. If one adds pigmented wax,(1,2,6, or more layers) to the clear-coat paint the effect on this unpigmented clear would then surely be "unnatural", occluded, or otherwise obscured. As it has pointed out that wax just "sits" on top of the clear-coat, these effects, however 'subtle' to the "eye of the beholder" would, it seems, become more "unnatural" as the pigmented wax starts to fail/diminish/streak/wear away. IMO...Same analogy goes for most waxes.

That is why, unless otherwise requested, I now use LSPs that, IMO, imparts the most clear/shiniest/mirror-like results I can find (sealants, coatings).

Just my dollar two ninety-eight. :)

Bob
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You definitely raise some good points.

Honestly, I'm not sure that these results "help" Dodo in terms of selling more of their colored waxes. Applying a wax that does not let the true color of the paint clearly shine through probably isn't something that too many of us want.
 
Rob T said:
Applying a wax that does not let the true color of the paint clearly shine through probably isn't something that too many of us want.
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Hence, why I use with supernatural hybrid which has no color at all. Great LSP!

P.S. You're alive!
 
hmm I have a unused jar of Purple Haze...maybe I should was the car with it tomorrow. Wonder how much different of a look it will give compared to souveran
 
OK, I wanted to submit this as a conversation starter, I am not making any conclusions, or defending the methods I used, just providing another data point. I am trying to head Mike's advice that the quickest way to start a flame war is to discuss religion, politics, or waxes ... and that's not what I want to do. After putting this together my thought is that this effect is probably subtle enough that you would need to see it in person to make an educated conclusion.

Why I did this: I felt that the dark border in the pictures may have been causing a bit of an optical illusion that made the results appear to be more dramatic than they actually were.

What I did: I took 10 minutes tops to take the 4-6 pass pictures in the link posted, then selected a portion inside of the coated areas and areas under the tape, the put them side by side without the tape lines. I then used the color comparison tool in CS5 with a 5x5 selection area to compare the sections. This is basically how I selected the areas:
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I then put all of the spliced sections together like this:
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The color comparison tool: the #1,#2,#3,#4 correspond to the cross marks, and the resulting information (5x5pixel average) is displayed to the right. The unlabeled color information is where the cursor was located (not pictured) which was the far right sample in each case.
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I think most have seen some color shift or enhancement using certain products. I often think of the original NXT that I noted a color shift/change on almost all colors. Maybe its in the makeup or coloring of product, but it was notable.
 
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