Circa40
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- Jul 29, 2012
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First, I would like to thank Nick and AGO to give me this opportunity to test this wax.
Second, I want to apologize not doing this review earlier - I got bitten by the flu bug pretty hard this year.
Third, I do understand that the weather here in Southern California is not optimum to test this wax, but it is what it is. Today is a balmy 62F :laughing: with no rain forecasted in the near future. This is pretty normal weather here with maybe an inch or two throughout winter.
With this rare opportunity, I chose this Mercedes C300 because its the only dark vehicle that we own and its in pretty good shape with minimal swirls. This vehicle is a daily driver that gets garaged at night.
Since Fortify was labeled as a “winter wax” I felt it is fitting that I compare it to Collinite 845 - the norm for a lot of people as far as durability.
AGO's description:
Bouncer’s Fortify Wax, winter wax
I did not take any before pictures because it was pretty clean to begin with - my apologies.
Preparation
My goal here is to remove a much prior LSP as I can.
-Foam with CG CW&G 100% at the max dilution setting.
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-Wash with 3oz/gal of CW&G
-Clay with fine clay mitt
-Decon with AF Iron Out - Im glad I bought the small bottle to try out. Never buying AF stuff again :/
Paint Prep
-Light polish with Menzerna 85rd with the Flex 3401 and a couple of LC crimson pads.
-I wiped everything off with Eraser then just to be sure I went over the paint with a wax remover.
Fortify
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Taped off the hood and did a 50/50 with 845 (pass side). In all I waxed the entire vehicle with 1 layer Fortify - with the exception of 1/2 hood.
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Finished pictures
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Impressions
I judge LSP by 3 categories: feel, application and durability. I do not judge LSP by appearance. Maybe just my eyes but I can't tell the difference between LSP, at least from the ones I tried in the past.
Appearance 10/10
Looks like any other wax out there IMO. It looks great to me, just like the way it did right after I polished it :laughing:
Feel/slickness 5/10
So far this is the weak point of this wax. It is not very slick at all.
Application 7.5/10
One word describes the application - THIN
I learned the hard way that this wax can be very difficult to work with if applied too thick. I adjusted my application method that it was much easier to wipe off when applied razor thin. Each swipe of the wax was enough to apply to about two panels.
Durability ?/10
This will be an ongoing review. I will post more pictures in about 2 weeks.
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Second, I want to apologize not doing this review earlier - I got bitten by the flu bug pretty hard this year.
Third, I do understand that the weather here in Southern California is not optimum to test this wax, but it is what it is. Today is a balmy 62F :laughing: with no rain forecasted in the near future. This is pretty normal weather here with maybe an inch or two throughout winter.
With this rare opportunity, I chose this Mercedes C300 because its the only dark vehicle that we own and its in pretty good shape with minimal swirls. This vehicle is a daily driver that gets garaged at night.
Since Fortify was labeled as a “winter wax” I felt it is fitting that I compare it to Collinite 845 - the norm for a lot of people as far as durability.
AGO's description:
Bouncer’s Fortify Wax, winter wax
I did not take any before pictures because it was pretty clean to begin with - my apologies.
Preparation
My goal here is to remove a much prior LSP as I can.
-Foam with CG CW&G 100% at the max dilution setting.
Uploaded with ImageShack.com-Wash with 3oz/gal of CW&G
-Clay with fine clay mitt
-Decon with AF Iron Out - Im glad I bought the small bottle to try out. Never buying AF stuff again :/
Paint Prep
-Light polish with Menzerna 85rd with the Flex 3401 and a couple of LC crimson pads.
-I wiped everything off with Eraser then just to be sure I went over the paint with a wax remover.
Fortify
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I judge LSP by 3 categories: feel, application and durability. I do not judge LSP by appearance. Maybe just my eyes but I can't tell the difference between LSP, at least from the ones I tried in the past.
Appearance 10/10
Looks like any other wax out there IMO. It looks great to me, just like the way it did right after I polished it :laughing:
Feel/slickness 5/10
So far this is the weak point of this wax. It is not very slick at all.
Application 7.5/10
One word describes the application - THIN
I learned the hard way that this wax can be very difficult to work with if applied too thick. I adjusted my application method that it was much easier to wipe off when applied razor thin. Each swipe of the wax was enough to apply to about two panels.
Durability ?/10
This will be an ongoing review. I will post more pictures in about 2 weeks.
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