Review: Natty's Blue Paste Wax

I love this wax! my only gripe about it is getting it out of the container lol. My wax is about a 1 1/2-2 years old. Half of the jar is gone. I usually use a popsicle stick or something similar, but the wax just chunks off. Trying to smear it onto my DA pad it's just a clump. What would you guys recommend? Can't get it to go on smooth anymore. Maybe the wax has gone bad from sitting for 2 years?
 
Prolly some of the solvents evaporated in the wax and its a bit harder. This does not mean the wax is "bad". The Natty's container ain't real good - it doesn't give a super tight seal IMHO.

I don't like to wax by DA, but if I did I would GENTLY heat the outside of the container with a hair dryer or hot water - just until the wax cake brakes free from the container.

Once the wax is loose in the container, I would just rub the top of the wax cake on the pad evenly like your putting deodorant on it. I think this would work better than the "smear a chunk on the pad" method.
 
Thank you for such a great review! One of the best here in a while. The pictures are incredible.
 
I don't like to wax by DA, but if I did I would GENTLY heat the outside of the container with a hair dryer or hot water -
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My experience with this wax is that it has turned to soup. It has lost the creamy consistency that made it so nice to work with. This stuff definitely has a short shelf life. Now, to be fair, it did stay out in the garage during the summer and that may have something to do with the product's deterioration.

At present, I have the wax in the refrigerator but it may have to be put in the freezer to harden it up enough that I can work with it again.

I e-mailed Poor Boys to see what they say. If they respond I'll put the response in this thread.

BTW, I agree with all those who think the container is awful.
 
Great review Steve!

One thing I will add is that the beading and sheeting characteristics are not up to par with some of the more expensive waxes I've tried (ie Bouncer's Capture the Rapture and Blackfire Montan Hybrid Wax), but I agree on the ease of application and everything else.
 
tenblade2001 said:
great review! any update on durability?
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The car is a garage queen, so it was somewhat hard to judge. The beading never fell off, but I topped it up every 2 months or so. One thing I find with all these conventional wax type products is that they seem to last forever on horizontal panels (non FL weather), but are subject to degradation on horizontal panels from road sludge if your driving in the rain.

This car never sees rain, so the wax would last a long time. But one thing I look at in a product like this is usability. If it's a PIA to use or re-apply I'm not going to like it. NB has a very high usability. You can hand wax a car in like a 1/2 hr.

Still say this wax is a good as anything out there that costs way more.


ihaveacamaro said:
Great review Steve!

One thing I will add is that the beading and sheeting characteristics are not up to par with some of the more expensive waxes I've tried (ie Bouncer's Capture the Rapture and Blackfire Montan Hybrid Wax), but I agree on the ease of application and everything else.
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Roshan, it's funny how we all have different experiences and opinions of the same products. I hated Black Ice, although it did bead water pretty well. I didn't like the application (didn't spread far) or the shoe polish like texture (think Kiwi black shoe polish). It looked average at best - no real gloss/glow to notice. It wasn't slick, and didn't give the paint the "glass" feeling like Collinite.

CTR is an awesome looking wax (one of the best), but durability and hydrophobics were lacking for me. It's also a bit finicky to work with on black because it's somewhat smeary. I just think Nattys did everything pretty well with a high ease of use.
 
Thanks for a great review Swanic,

I have PB Natty's Red and BH. Both are pretty good. I'm surprised that you can put it on engine parts and it looks that good. I gotta try that.
 
swanicyouth said:
Roshan, it's funny how we all have different experiences and opinions of the same products.
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:iagree:

We just value different things, that's all.

For me, as long as I can make the wax work and it's not terribly difficult, I'll take whichever has the best sheeting characteristic. That to me is the most important. With your garage queen, I feel your priority isn't about what can withstand weather the longest and keep it clean the longest, but more what's best looking wise and ease of application wise :props:

Interesting what you say about CTR and hydrophobics though. Care to elaborate how it disappointed you?

When I did my testing out of 7 waxes in my Just Half A Test videos, it was 2nd best only behind Blackfire Montan in terms of hydrophobics and way better than PB Natty Blue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obWSKyVlGbU&index=4&list=PLd_iT7Fs2q-Y5eqZk_KfNs7epDTBF7VZr
 
I'm sort of with Steve on all of this. Whatever the "wax" it needs to KISS for both putting it on and taking it off. The only wax I'm willing to wrestle with is AF Spirit. For me here in the heat of South Florida, I need to spread AFSpirit super thin via machine and wipe it off one panel at a time. BUT....it just makes white paint look incredibly rich. I would also say Synergy is worth the extra effort as well....just don't get on it on any plastic trim or bra material.

In the super easy category I really enjoy Fusion, AF Illusion, Pinnacle Signature Series II and DDJ Light Fantastic. I didn't like Midnight Sun because it darkens the paint to much and Sonax Premium Class was way to much work-to many quality waxes out there to fight with something.
 
I've used Natty's and it's an OK wax but the best results I've gotten has been with a 3 coat base of Collinite 476S followed by a coat of Collinite No. 915 Marque D'Elegance. That beat Natty's handily for depth of shine and clarity IMSHO and with a much longer service life to boot.

Put 476S or 915 on thinly enough as one should and it's every bit as easy to buff as Natty's.

I was also a bit disappointed when Natty's unexpectedly and surprisingly turned to soup.
 
Great Review, Starting to look at poorboys products more seriously after this review. Might have to try this on my Metallic Black MINI as I haven't found a wax to really pop the metallic yet.
 
ice.berg said:
Great Review, Starting to look at poorboys products more seriously after this review. Might have to try this on my Metallic Black MINI as I haven't found a wax to really pop the metallic yet.
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Have you tried a prewax cleaner like P21?
 
I bought whole line up of chemical guys stuff, and there 50/50 wax, and it never was as good or made me as happy as the poorboys stuff i started off with. And i thought i was upgrading when i spent a #### load of money on the wax, soaps, V7 etc... PB blue wax, and detailer were so much better!

Funny how when the less known and cheaper stuff is actually better then the overhyped expensive stuff!
 
tenblade2001 said:
Have you tried a prewax cleaner like P21?
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This gets back the point that Mike, Nick and all the other AG Guru's constantly preach about - shine/gloss is all about the prep. Any of the top shelf LSPs will look great on a car that has been polished & prepped properly. And frankly I've come to believe that it's more about the user experience than anything else when it comes to preferring one LSP over another. They all look great when applied correctly.
 
addysdaddy said:
This gets back the point that Mike, Nick and all the other AG Guru's constantly preach about - shine/gloss is all about the prep. Any of the top shelf LSPs will look great on a car that has been polished & prepped properly. And frankly I've come to believe that it's more about the user experience than anything else when it comes to preferring one LSP over another. They all look great when applied correctly.
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Prolly.

But what makes a top shelf LSP? User experience...Easy application. Beads pretty well. Smells pretty good. Something you can't by at Walmart or Autozone and feels a bit "special"...

Nattys has all that for 20 bucks.
 
swanicyouth said:
Prolly.

But what makes a top shelf LSP? User experience...Easy application. Beads pretty well. Smells pretty good. Something you can't by at Walmart or Autozone and feels a bit "special"...

Nattys has all that for 20 bucks.
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All true....let me attempt to give it a little context. After reading & researching the forum I think one can gain an "consensus" as to whether a LSP (or any detailing product) is good or not-which makes it widely used rather than "top shelf." I submit Collinite #845 as my example. Epic threads with hundreds of users shouting it's praise. This to me places #845 product squarely on the "top shelf." Pinnacle Souveran is a bit tricker to define because the consensus is that it's a dust magnet and doesn't last - but it looks gorgeous and is easy to work with. So what's more important to you the end user? And I think it's worth noting those characteristics might change depending on what car your detailing. A garage queen needs something different than a DD.

Personally speaking, easy on/off is critical so regardless of anything else if it's a chore to work with, it doesn't make my "top shelf" and I have no interest. For you, it could be longevity. Different strokes for.....
 
Applied a layer last week and must say it goes on and off real smooth .A moist foam applicator will ensure that the applicator does not grab the paint during application.I observed that the applicator required couple of misting with QD before completing the whole car.Used UWWP as QD. Purposely applied in bright sunlight and hot surface and it did not crib. Left a high shine, smooth surface.

It rained yesterday and the beading is lovely.

Will be applying 2 more layers coming weekend.:buffing:
 
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