GIZTO29 wrote:
... it can be had for £20 on ebay! I got mine from a nissan dealers called 2005holdscroft and it came within 2 days ...
You pointed me to this seller a while ago and I kept it in my wish list for a later date ... luckily, they still had some stock in at that price when I wanted a tub to complete my review of the HD Cleanser. Mine arrived the very next day!
There's some heavy rain expected tomorrow, so I'll be able to see beading after a good few hours of curing. I didn't want to hose fresh water over just for beading shots today. I can gather them later.
I am more familiar with Chemical Guys Pete's 53 given that I have used it in a number of conditions, from high summer sun to early spring crispness ... and rain. I think that has a very definite depth that is hard to describe unless the person you're describing it to has used Swissvax Best of Show and seen what that does to fine paintwork. I will certainly continue to use this wax, probably on my own cars but certainly on others that I look after and look forward to seeing it in other seasons.
It is very definitely a mark up from the £15-£20 waxes, like Chemical Guys XXX Hardcore Paste Wax, Collinite 476S, 915, the Nattys waxes that I've used (white and blue), Meg's #16, 26 and 3M Show Car Paste Wax. Of all those waxes, I think the 3M wax comes the closest with what I have described as "a classy gloss".
The wax is much more akin to Chemical Guys Pete's 53 and perhaps 50/50 for removal. I think it is outclassed by the Dodo Juice waxes and Pinnacle Souveran and certainly Swissvax Best of Show (to cite the more posh waxes that I have used).
It is a good mid-range wax and used after their HD Cleanser, represents a really good system for maintaining a well kept car. I cannot emphasise the ease of removal enough. Application was not the easiest, but certainly in no way difficult.
It's made it into my wax bag, which holds a very select group of waxes. It may even make it into my 'detailing' bag, which holds all the polishes, pads, tape and associated paraphernalia in one place for me to grab and dash to any one of the cars that I look after. At the moment the 3M wax is in that bag and only for special cars do I pop another wax in, specifically selected for the job.
Yes, I am very impressed.