luv a shine
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I am using 476 for my high end wax . Would it benefit my to get dodo juice supernatural ???? How do they stack up???
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ArkayoDeetayo
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First off, col 476 is not a high end wax.
If you do step up to dodo it'll be a step towards the high end direction and definitely look better than what you are using now
If you do step up to dodo it'll be a step towards the high end direction and definitely look better than what you are using now
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It's the prep work that produces 95% of the shine. Wax is really just for protection and that last 5%.
I used Meguair's M105/205, show car glaze, and topped it with 476 on this. Looks outstanding. But I agree, it's not "high end". Durable yeah. P21S 100% Carnauba is high end. Pinnacle Souvrean concourse paste wax is high end.
WickedLou9
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This was the same process, topped with P21S instead of 476
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For looks, durability, ease of use, and the cache of using a "premium" wax I would reccomend Zymol Glasur, Midnight Sun, or Fuzion. All of those are great and are reasonably priced. For a "premium" wax that may not last as long, try P21S 100% or Souveran. Of course, using these as a "topper" over a good sealant like BFWD or Powerlock will boost durability and possibly looks. While Dodo SN is a great wax, some have found that it "sweats" or "ghosts"; possibly contributed to by a humid day or high carnuba content on a dark car. If I was detailing for a living, this is the last issue I would want to have to deal with.
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What are you using for a "low end" wax?
luv a shine
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alot of my customers haven't heard of collinite,so i want a wax/selant thats more common and also considerd "plush".
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Interesting thread!
Who is to say what is or isn't a high end wax tho.............Think that comes down to personal opinion. So keep that in mind............
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Dodo SN may get the edge on looks if you have "the eye", but 476 will easily beat it on durability.
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I may have went off topic, but I was curious. No offense intended.
This from a detailer that has better part of a gallon of AM Strawberry Wet Wax way in the back.
EDIT: as a matter of fact, I've pretty much given up on traditional carnauba waxes anyway.
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i will not spend more than $100 on a tub or bottle of wax.sealant. i love the beading and duribly of 476 . but alot of my customers get freaked out when they dont know the wax.
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ArkayoDeetayo
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So if I was at your house and asked to see your "high end wax" would you show me your newly acquired Black Label and CG E-Zyme, or would you show me your Turtle Wax and Meguiars Gold Class Paste?
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Then why not just take a minute and educate them? Time well spent and most will appreciate you taking the time to clue them in. I try to break it down for them into 3 little snippets of info.
1. What it is.
2. What it does.
And the most important
3. Why it's good for them.
Besides how many of then do you think will freak when you tell them you just put a coat of DoDo on there vehicle :laughing:
Dr Oldz
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1) Depends what you consider high end!
2) I do have Rain Dance somewhere for you tho!
swanicyouth
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Sure. You apply the wax and buff it off to what you think is perfect. Later you come back and there is a "haze" of wax, usually on the horizontal surfaces. At that point it requires to be buffed again. Humidity and heat play a role in this, also some high carnuba waxes are just prone to it.
I could see this being a real nuisance if your a detailer who perfects a car and goes to present it to the customer and there is fog on the hood. I've noticed this myself on my black BMW hood after waxing with certain waxes, usually on the hood, but sometimes includes the trunk. Sometimes just the heat of running the engine will make the hood fog up on a humid day freshly after waxing.
That's why I believe Swissvax and /or Zymol (I forget which one - maybe both) recommend rebuffing it again after it sits a few hours. Another trick is spraying it down with ice cold distilled water. The theory of what cause it is, after the fresh wax sits on the surface, the oils in the wax mixture come to the surface ( this is sometimes called "outgassing", although I believe it's technically incorrect) causing a "haze" or "fog" look, more noticeable on dark colors.
Actually, Zymol Glasur (along with Supernatural and Swissvax) are known to do this. However, I found with Glasur its only an issue if you over apply it. Apply it thin and your fine.
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476 will do everything a crazy posh wax will do. I will just educate my customers.