Ricey Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I hope I'm not offending anyone but - to me - car detailing is pointless and so very geeky. Car detailings one of those things though.......you can look at an undetailed car and not really be stirred to make the comment 'by the ruddy hell! That cars not been detailed! '................its only after you see the car after being detailed do you realise what a sack of @*!# it looked in the first place. I suppose if you cared to explain why its pointless I might understand a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 car detailing is pointless But could make all the difference come for sale time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 And the fact that 100% carnauba wax is infact so hard and brittle that it's completely useless as a wax, it needs the softening and bonding agents to make it work as a car wax. If you use Dodo Juice Supernatural then you'll know as Dodo Juice explain all this on their website...Why is carnauba so good as a car wax? Carnauba wax is the hardest wax in the world, harder than concrete in its pure form. It is secreted by the rainforest palms to protect their leaves when exposed to aggressive levels of sun and rain - so your car is in good hands. Carnauba wax is also highly glossy, giving your car a stunning 'wet look' shine. In fact, carnauba is so shiny and so harmless that it is used by the food industry as a coating - if you've eaten a polished apple you've probably feasted on some carnauba wax already. Why is carnauba wax mixed with other ingredients? Carnauba wax is as hard as concrete in its pure form, and could never be applied without having been softened or dissolved (to form a paste or solution) first. That's why all those '100% Carnauba' claims have to be taken with a pinch of dodo poo. It's also important to realise that carnauba is just one part of a good car wax. The quantity and quality of other ingredients, like beeswax, lubricating oils and drying oils, are also critical. OK, so how much carnauba is actually in Dodo Juice? It depends on the individual wax, but Dodo Juice waxes generally have between 25%-35% carnauba content when measured without any jiggery-pokery. In our experience, the highest concentration of carnauba in a car wax that can be applied straight from a tin at room temperature is around 40%. If a manufacturer is claiming a lot more, then it is likely they are simply *calculating* a lot more. You can get Carol Vorderman to take the true percentage, divide by the number of days in the year and then multiply by the square root of your hamster's age to come up with a pleasing figure. Or you can measure carnauba by dry volume (instead of the more usual wet volume), by solids content, by overall wax content or by residual content. Basically any way you want. But it doesn't necessarily mean the wax is better. There's only one way of finding that out, and that's by slapping it on some paintwork. Needless to say, we don't state carnauba percentages on our products because they are too confusing and generally mislead the public. We'll take our chances without relying on any dubious marketing techniques. You can see an experiment we did with carnauba measurement here. Pic of 100% carnuba or caranuba I can bring a piece to the Wales meet,but you won't put it anywhere near your car. viewtopic.php?f=22&t=35432&start=15&hilit=carnuba What Dodo say is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyCee Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 the guy used a 'sponge' on the roller..... big no no surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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