Mckee's 360 vs. Britemax Max Shine High Gloss Liquid Polymer Wax

[Eldorado2k]

Hey guys, I had the chance to try out a couple new products this past weekend. 1st one was the Britemax Max Shine High Gloss Liquid Polymer Wax [quite a long name eh] that I've had sitting on my shelf for a couple of months and figured it was about time I checked it out... It's a combination formula of Brazilian Carnauba Wax/Montan Wax/Polymers. The other product was Mckee's 37 360 AIO

I sent a sample out last week of McKee's

Thanks Cruz!

This will be a longevity test. I know that this isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison, but I don't care, I'm testing them anyways. Lol.

Both products were applied onto smooth clayed paint using the G21 w/Boss Yellow Foam Polishing Pad on speed 4. 1st I applied the Britemax and let it set to haze while I applied the Mckee's...

I wiped off the Mckee's side 1st, immediately after finishing the entire drivers side from front to back [allowing it to haze for just a bit]
The thin layer that remained after polishing was easy to wipe off. Very nice user experience + looking good.

Then it was time to wipe off the Britemax after giving it plenty of time to dry to a haze... Oh boy, if I thought the 360 was easy to wipe off, this was on a whole nother level... Super easy to wipe off, like hot butter! And the paint was so smooth!

The directions say to apply with a buffer moving slowly while applying moderate pressure, so that's what I did. This stuff is a pleasure to work with.

Here you can see the difference they both made as far as cleaning the paint. [via the tape line]

I'll update the longevity results/beading/water behavior in the coming weeks to see how they stack up.
FYI: This truck parks outdoors.

Thanks for reading.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Looks like a fun test, looking forward to you posting your results.

This will be a longevity test.

I know that this isn't exactly an apples to apples comparison, but I don't care, I'm testing them anyways. Lol.

The BriteMax product is a non-cleaning sealant.

The McKee's product is a cleaner/wax or more specifically a cleaner/sealant. Or as some like to call them, an AIO.

My guess is the only visual indicator you'll see after a week or two will be better water beading on one side, probably the BriteMax side.


Fun test never the less...

 

[GSKR]

Britemax is some good product period.Tried 4 different products from them and very happy.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Update: So I actually got the paint wet for the 1st time and washed the truck last Tuesday, which was 17 days since I applied both products 50/50 on the truck. To be honest I didn't post the update because the results on both products were underwhelming... I actually took quite a few pictures, but these are the only 2 I still have saved on my phone now.

This picture was taken immediately after a gentle wash using the BriteMax PureMax Shampoo@2000:1

Unfortunately, nothing exciting going on after 17 days. No beading on either side after rinsing it with the nozzle on "shower" setting. BriteMax side completely flatline, Mckee's 360 shows a little life in the form of very slow sheeting. [the results were very similar during the pre wash rinse]

I set the nozzle to "cone" setting [which is sort of like mist" and was able to forcefeed some beading on the Mckee's side. I'm guessing this is equivalent to beading from a spray bottle.

Only reason I decided to go ahead and revisit this is because a few people are requesting updates on this and other products in other threads right now, so I figured I'd provide my current findings.

I'll try and re test it again in the next couple days, because I owe you guys more pictures.

FYI: It had not rained at all within those 1st 17 days. And it's only rained once very briefly within the past week.

 

[MattPersman]

Wow for a company (mckees) touting all this longevity for 360 sure didn't live up to it


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