Does carnauba have a cure time?

[itsgn]

I have the opinion that carnauba waxes don't "cure" in the sense that polymer components do. I always thought wax simply hardens. I guess some would call that curing but polymer chains crosslink over a period of time and I equate that with "curing".

Exactly. (That's why I also put the word "curing" - when referring to waxes - always in quotation marks.)

 

[DavidAl]

Thank you all for your responses. I learned something from just about every post in this thread. Thanks again.


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[pickles]

Sorry but you are wrong. I can give many examples of a carnauba wax that is a wax on wax off wax. Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax is a perfect example. I can name many others too.

Pinnacle Souveran Paste Carnauba Wax is Brilliant on Red- Awesome on Black! Souver?n? is hand poured, one container at a time, and boxed with an

If you allow anything from Bouncers or Auto Finesse to dry it'll be a workout to get it off. Those are WOWO waxes.

 

[acuRAS82]

So, what I said is true for natural carnauba wax only - and if a product contains other stuff, that for ex. uses polymer technology (which works completely different, than simple solvent-based compounds), then obviously what I said does not or at least might not apply to that particular product.

Also, the fact that a product contains some carnauba, does not mean that it's actually carnauba that's working its magic in there, or that it has any measurable effect on the outcome of how the product works; or that a significant amount of carnauba is left back cured on the surface after its been wiped off. See again marketing! Ie. some manufacturers might add some - possibly negligible - amount of carnauba to their products just for the very sake of being able to say that there's "carnauba" in it, or that it's in some way "natural", solely because of the positive feelings associated with these words, without these ingredients actually doing anything in the product or being determining in how these products achieve their results.

So would you say Souveran does not have its carnauba acting as a significant factor for its final look? And if you take this too literally, it’s going to confuse people. I’m sure many, if not all current carnauba waxes contain some amount of polymers. What is the point of giving responses about carnauba waxes not being WOWO if no real carnauba-only waxes exist?