Old school waxes...pics and stories, this should bring back memories!

[HeavyD]

Heavy D , you have some great old stuff. I remember most of them.

Thank You Larry. Its another obsession of mine,I feel its very important to keep ties with what was, in order to keep up with what is now.LOL Ill get some more pics up soon of the other stuff.Sorry guys about the double pics,not very good at this.LOL

Darren

 

[Larry A]

Back in the '70s I bought a can of Excalibur...paid the princely sum of $5.00 for it...and that was expensive back then. At least I got an employee's discount since I worked at the store selling it.

It's a true paste wax...it took elbow grease and effort to use it. It gave an amazing appearance and look to the car afterwards...but it only lasted a few weeks before water stopped beading up on it...and that was on a garaged car. After it was used up I never bought it again...that orange wasn't worth the squeeze.

Here's some old stuff I have, and still sealed up...

In the 1950s I was a kid and worked in a gas station. We did a lot of car with Lustur Seal. It was great stuff.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

The #9 was part of the #2 & #9 combo just introduced for clear coat paints around the time I went to work for Meguiar's.

If you shake the M26 up and it looks to be an almost florescent or chrome yellow, (very brilliant or brite yellow like a chrome yellow Corvette), let me know, that would a be a very rare find and I can tell you why it's a brite yellow.

Boy that original #2 was fantastic for paint transfers. I think I got my first bottles of 2, 9, and 26 all at the same time probably in 1988 or so, but I don't think the 26 was anything other than the cream color. Will you share why it was (rarely) a bright yellow?

 

[Klasse Act]

I bet that stuff is worth a fortune to someone on the Stude forums:dblthumb2:

Thanks to everyone who's chimed in on this thread, its been great reading, now we need some old photo's of you guys out there using the stuff, that would be cool!

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Thanks to everyone who's chimed in on this thread, its been great reading, now we need some old photo's of you guys out there using the stuff, that would be cool!

I was going to say that there weren't cameras back then, but I guess when there were no cameras there weren't any cars, either.

 

[Klasse Act]

I was going to say that there weren't cameras back then, but I guess when there were no cameras there weren't any cars, either.

I bet someone's got those pics with the mon/year in the corner where everyone has red eyes, LOL and the pics actually have that reddish tint. Come on guys, bring it!

 

[KyleGates]

Top this one.....
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[Klasse Act]

Top this one.....
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I would "top" with just about anything on the market honestly:buffing:

Good find for sure!!!

 

[Klasse Act]

Bump for more pics! Think it would be funny to see some old photo's of someone using a product on their vintage ride, well, vintage now anyways!

 

[Largebore]

Simoniz..

Just curious, aside from the arm numbing job of application, how would Simoniz rate in terms of shine, protection and longevity against todays super waxes ?

 

[HeavyD]

Simoniz..

Just curious, aside from the arm numbing job of application, how would Simoniz rate in terms of shine, protection and longevity against todays super waxes ?

Just because some of it is OlSkool doesnt mean it doesnt work,Collinite 915 FTW
I have a Simoniz distibution plant right around the corner from my house. Its what all the local dealerships around here serve up as lifetime protection plans for new cars. I have used a few items,I cant say I was blown out of the water with them. But hell they have a wicked marketing thing,kinda like Meguires without all the online hype.LOL

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Just because some of it is OlSkool doesnt mean it doesnt work,Collinite 915 FTW
I have a Simoniz distibution plant right around the corner from my house. Its what all the local dealerships around here serve up as lifetime protection plans for new cars. I have used a few items,I cant say I was blown out of the water with them.

The other posters are talking about classic Simoniz paste that they don't make anymore. I've never used it, but it apparently was not as user-friendly as heavy waxes like M16 or 476S, which I'm sure you can imagine made it legendary for its removal difficulty when it was put on thick (no forums to help you with thin-is-in back then).

 

[Larry A]

The other posters are talking about classic Simoniz paste that they don't make anymore. I've never used it, but it apparently was not as user-friendly as heavy waxes like M16 or 476S, which I'm sure you can imagine made it legendary for its removal difficulty when it was put on thick (no forums to help you with thin-is-in back then).

The old school Simonize wasent to bad if you put it on a small area , I mean no larger then 2 Ft, amnd wipe off fast.

 

[BillE]

Let me see if I can turn back the hands of time about Simonize.

IF the surface was clean, the stuff was an easy job. Apply thin (yes, even back in the dark ages-thin was in), let flash, wipe (rub) off.

The problem was that we didn't really know what a 'clean' surface was. We would wash, dry, slap on the wax. THEN is was RUB off.

Simonize had a 'paint cleaner' (green can) that when used, did help to remove the oxidation (remember, we're talking SS paint). But like so many back then, we'd just slap it on and hopefully RUB it off.

Using the cleaner with a rotary was a game changer. The problem with a rotary (then) was a lack of pads other than wool (actually the whole sheep on a plate). Yes, there were liquid products (DuPont, Meguiar's...), but the average man in the garage really wasn't aware of them.

All this changed in about 1955 or so when Simonize introduced "Vista." This was the first AIO out there. That was a dream come true.

Bill

 

[Larry A]

Let me see if I can turn back the hands of time about Simonize.

IF the surface was clean, the stuff was an easy job. Apply thin (yes, even back in the dark ages-thin was in), let flash, wipe (rub) off.

The problem was that we didn't really know what a 'clean' surface was. We would wash, dry, slap on the wax. THEN is was RUB off.

Simonize had a 'paint cleaner' (green can) that when used, did help to remove the oxidation (remember, we're talking SS paint). But like so many back then, we'd just slap it on and hopefully RUB it off.

Using the cleaner with a rotary was a game changer. The problem with a rotary (then) was a lack of pads other than wool (actually the whole sheep on a plate). Yes, there were liquid products (DuPont, Meguiar's...), but the average man in the garage really wasn't aware of them.

All this changed in about 1955 or so when Simonize introduced "Vista." This was the first AIO out there. That was a dream come true.

Bill

Actually Johnson J-Wax was the first paste cleaner wax . Vista was the second. Vista was a very popular wax.

 

[BillE]

Actually Johnson J-Wax was the first paste cleaner wax . Vista was the second. Vista was a very popular wax.

Really? I'm not doubting you at all. But, it sure wouldn't surprise me.

I did figure out that Vista was introduced in '58 (thank you GOOGLE)

Thanx for the clairification...

Bill

 

[Klasse Act]

Bill and Larry, thank you for this info, its what I was looking for in this post for sure, good job and please keep it up, we're all learning from this!

 

[02CAMSS]

Eagle 1 Wet look!!! I thought that stuff was better than sliced bread!! Anyone have a pic?

 

[BillE]

I wish I could remember the products that we used in a 'shop'.

I do know they came in gallon cans, and we'd pour that into a coffee can (or the like) and slather it on the surface with a paint brush. Didn't worry about picking up a bead and attack. Those 'sheep on a plate' bonnets just absorbed everything...LOL.

The Meg product we did use was #7...yup, same as today. But that would/could get confusing, All of DuPont's products were "7" also.

Maybe Mike P will see this and chime in with some of his history...

Bill

 

[Flannigan]

Some of my small collection. I have a couple old polishers that I'm cleaning up right now as well. Enjoy.