Non-enthusiast style torture and longevity test

[Don M]

Having decided that I really like CG Spray Wax, I figured I would "test" it the way a non-enthusiast would, just to see how well it holds up.

It is advertised as being good for use as a 1) Drying Aid, 2) A Booster Wax, and as a 3) Stand Alone Product.

It is as a stand alone that I intend to test the Spray Wax. My wife occasionally complains that I don't "wash & take care of her car like I do mine." Well I have a small sedan and she has a huge 2003 Ford Explorer (I need a ladder to clean the windshield). In other words it's a pain. So, trying to be nice I washed her truck and then it came to me that I could try the CGSW on her truck to see what it will do since her car is rarely taken care of.

I could tell (without even doing the baggie test) that the truck needed clayed desperately and a follow up with a good polishing, but a non enthusiast would not do these things so I just applied the spay wax using a damp cloth as the applicator and a dry mf to remove it. It went on as well as could be expected with the surface as rough as it was. Through the microfiber, I could feel the slickness of the spray wax, but I could also feel the contamination stuck to the paint.

I'm going to try and keep track of the performance and see if I can determine how long the wax holds up with no paint prep or correction and minimal washing or upkeep.

 

[DetailKitty]

Interesting test. :xyxthumbs:

 

[Mask]

CG spray wax?
This test sound cool

 

[Don M]

Yes, this stuff

California Gold Spray Wax

 

[Ryan509]

I thought CG was chemical guys to be honest.haha. Didn't realize you meant mothers. Again interesting test. I love mothers for a Quick detailer after my washes

 

[glfnaz]

I thought CG was chemical guys to be honest.haha. Didn't realize you meant mothers. Again interesting test. I love mothers for a Quick detailer after my washes

I did too! But anyway, I like this test and will be following.
:xyxthumbs:

 

[Don M]

I thought CG was chemical guys to be honest.haha. Didn't realize you meant mothers. Again interesting test. I love mothers for a Quick detailer after my washes

I figured, it wasn't until after I posted it that I realized that "CG" is typically used to stand for Chemical Guys so that's why I posted the pic of the Mother's bottle.

 

[FUNX650]

Is: "Claying", Before Waxing, Overblown?
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Scenario I:
-The vehicle gets washed;
-No claying occurs;
-Application of an LSP;

Vehicle's done.
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Scenario II:
-Vehicle gets washed;
-No claying occurs;
-Paint correction performed;
-Application of an LSP;

Vehicle's done.
___________________________________________

Those were the ways I did it until Clay was invented
in Japan in the late 1980s, (originally intended for
paint overspray removal at the factory), and then
eventually became available in the USA.
(And now: its usage has morphed beyond factory use)


All that means is, that:
I waxed a lot of vehicles in the 35+ years before
Clay was ever invented..and they still looked good!


@OP...
-Thanks for this test...brought back a few memories.
-Your test subject vehicle is going to fare well
with your using your choice of Wax, IMO.


Bob

 

[Don M]

First update on Mother's Spray Wax

I was planning on waiting a week, then washing the Explorer to see how well the Mother's Spray Wax was holding up, but Mother Nature beat me to it with a torrential downpour while I was driving home from the grocery store.

The rain started while I was still loading the groceries into the SUV, so I took a few minutes after I got back into the car to observe the beading on the hood and the side glass, which I had also treated with the spray wax. The windows beaded OK, not as good as RainX would have, but much better than untreated glass, making visibility much clearer. The rain on the hood was beading up nicely and rolling off fairly quickly as the water drops became bigger. After watching this for several minutes, I started the drive home (about 3 miles). As I drove, the water started rolling back on the hood. Not as well as a fully prepped and waxed surface, but respectably nonetheless. Of course the rain stopped about halfway home and the Explorer was able to "blow dry" itself during the remainder of the trip home, which meant no beading pictures. The only water left on the car was on the sides from road splash and you could tell from the patterns of the water that there was wax (or sealant since Calif Gold doesn't contain carnauba) on the car making the water bead up even through the dirt thrown up on the sides.

All in all, not a bad first showing for a spray wax on an unprepped car.