Crystal Noir Wax

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject : Crystal Noir Wax

Crystal Noir? That sounds mysterious ... what is it?
Well, Dodo Juice cook up this special brew for a certain customer and he sells it on under his name - Crystal Clean. I'm guessing after his daughter, Crystal. Anyway, this wax is very high in Montan Wax which makes it like Purple Haze high on crack Shocked

No, really, this stuff is like Kiwi brand shoe polish.

So, without further ado let's have a look at this wax ...

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1672.jpg

Now that's black Shocked

Let's poke a finger into it and see how it melts:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1673.jpg

It's a hard wax, somewhere between Purple Haze and Banana Armour in terms of solidity, but more like Purple Haze for the melting under body temperature.

On a pad?

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1675.jpg

Yep! That's black, alright Exclamation

Let's try it out ... I can think of no better candidate:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1678.jpg

... 50/50 with 3M tape:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1679.jpg

... and applied:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1681.jpg

... buffed and tape removed:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1683.jpg

Wow! Now that's quite a 50/50 Very Happy

If I get chance, I'll pop down to my nearest NCP and take some multi-story glamour shots Rolling Eyes

Oh ... hang on ... CAR WAX!!! Doh! Trust me not to read the label Rolling Eyes

Okay, then ... before ...

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1669.jpg

... prepared with Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1670.jpg

... one coat on:

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1676.jpg

Actually, the smear I have on the pad above is the amount I used on the car. It spreads VERY WELL indeed, much like Purple Haze. I evened it up afterwards into nice long stripes down the boot and left it to cure. The above picture is curing.

Buffed? Mmmmm ... that's dark!

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1684.jpg

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1686.jpg

It looked good after one coat and the darkening effects were certainly very present. After about half an hour curing (which gave me time to play with the residue on my old shoes), it came up really nice.

A good hour later, I buffed again and could see the pattern of my initial long stripes present after some further "outgassing".

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1689.jpg

Final shot?

http://www.pjgh.co.uk/gallery_albums/crystal_noir/DSCF1690.jpg

I think a coat of Banana Armour on top would do it a world of good. As I said, it is between a soft and hard wax ... well, Dodo Jucie soft and hard wax, anyway. I'll no doubt pop something over the top tomorrow.

Fun? Yes.
Better than Purple Haze? Not sure.
Use again? Yes.
Buy again? No.

Wash Mitt Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 281 Location: Slough

Great write up as usual.

Krusty just pm'd me...can he have his shoes back Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject :

You know what they say about big shoes, mate Laughing

You think they're long?

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject :

You have big feet Wink

Nice review but I will stick with the Purple haze. Do they do the Crystal Noir in a full size pot and how much is it Question

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject :

It's £21.50 for that size, making it abundantly more expensive than Supernatural Shocked

I don't think a full size pot exists.

Check out http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Crystal-Cleans-Dodo-Juice-Crystal-Noir-Wax-30ml-FREE_W0QQitemZ260431011997QQ

... for more info. It's from't Yorkshire, too Wink

Oh, from Dodo Juice themselves:
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=1586694&postcount=5

Wash Mitt Joined: 10 Sep 2008 Posts: 281 Location: Slough

Blimey, you wont fall over in a strong wind Very Happy

I have some banana armour waiting for me in the shed, had a prod and a sniff but yet to use it.
Looking forward to it if you think it adds something to that.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject :

We get some pretty high winds up here ... call it evolution ... adapting to nature Laughing

Dodo Juice Banana Armour, eh? Nice wax. I got a tip about "charging it", but rubbing warm fingers over the top before running a foam pad around the surface. That seems to work really well. It's a pig by bare hand.

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject :

Actually, there's a potentially excellent 50/50 on those shoes, too. With feet that long, you can tell I'm too tall to reach down and polish them Embarassed

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:30 am Post subject :

Thanks for taking the plunge and purchasing a pot, I was considering purchasing it, but for me it’s a bit too expensive for just 30ml.

I shall be eagerly awaiting some multi-story glamour shots as well as some nice beading pics Laughing

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:33 am Post subject :

lol I can't believe were debating the size of a shoe on a car cleaning forum Laughing

For the record, they don’t look that big mate. I’m guessing a size 11?

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject :

Nice one - was just reading about this over on DW.

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject :

Yeah, size 11 - without sounding too ghey, I have a thing for pointy shoes Embarassed

Must be the old Goth still in there somewhere Laughing

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:10 am Post subject :

I hope you did the other half of the shoes Paul Laughing

Very strange to use a wax so dark, but it looks great in the pics.

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Hey "newbie", nice to have you back Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject :

Yeah, welcome to CYC Tony@Cherished Very Happy

The wax is curiously dark, but it spread really well and buffed off nicely without too much "sweating". I could just see shadows of the application the following day, but that buffed off easily. It's a wax I'd certainly use again, but I doubt I'd buy it against, say, Purple Haze.

I think once the product is buffed, the actual colour does remain. Other darkening waxes, like Meg's #26, do so by polarising the light through clever polymers, I think. This was does actually darken, but oddly not reduce gloss.

It is very much like shoe polish, though Laughing