Biggest Wax Test Ever

[wisejason]

Excellent test. I'm not a great fan of waxying the car constantly so I'll defo be buy a wax from that list.

 

[Carr20vt]

Nice one Ian.

 

[farz020589]

that was a great test. i use nattys blue so im well chufed with that result.

 

[Adam R]

Ian.

as a breif for the wax test could you give us a personal opinion on the waxes that lasted the best / price and ease of use ?

might help us novice 'wannabe' detailers out

 

[air121005]

great test!

has made for interesting reading, good work!!

to give an indication of value for money, can you give prices of how much the waxes that lasted cost (per pot / quantity)

Autoglym Hi Def
Collinite 915 Marque D'Elegance
Nattys White & Blue
RaceGlaze 55
Swissvax Divine, Mystery, BoS and Concourso
Victoria Concours
Zymol Vintage and Glasur

 

[stevei'D]

Brilliant,

Thanks for this great test, its been a great help to me and I'm sure others on here. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated by myself. Now i'm off to order some wax, roll on a nice clear weekend!

Ta
Steve

 

[warren_cox]

fascinating test, and very well conducted. Will be getting some Autoglym Hi Def wax this weekend.

 

[Ibiza Dan]

What a legend!
Great wax test!
Thanks very much

 

[FinerDetails]

great test!

has made for interesting reading, good work!!

to give an indication of value for money, can you give prices of how much the waxes that lasted cost (per pot / quantity)

Autoglym Hi Def
Collinite 915 Marque D'Elegance
Nattys White & Blue
RaceGlaze 55
Swissvax Divine, Mystery, BoS and Concourso
Victoria Concours
Zymol Vintage and Glasur

AG HD - £25-30
Collinite 915 - £25
Nattys £15-£18
Raceglaze £55-60
SV Divine £1500, Mystery £335 , BoS and Concourso £135
Vic Concours - £20-25
Z Vintage £2500, Glasur £100

all prices are approximates.

 

[Czechboy]

Updates?

 

[LEE69]

I am sorry to say I shall not be conducting any further reviews, the time is no longer available. Due to the amopunt of failures and the appearance of the horsebox there is also now a need to get it all stripped back and restored to its previous glory.

Thank you to everyone who has followed this, and I hope it has proved as useful to you, as it has to me.

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[Czechboy]

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oops, sorry, completely forgotten he finished it,lol . Oh well, seems that my £30 Vic Concours did as well as some a LOT more expensive stuff so well chuffed.

Great test

 

[h7 cya]

Its all about the nattys blue great value for money and great results.. love the poor boy range too.

 

[Jim H]

Holy Thread revival Batman!

I'm surprised at some of the results, every-bodies favourite Colly failed and surprisingly the £8K Zymol Royal failed to finish, however the other Zymol products were still going. Having said that you do get a free refill for life. I am now even more temped to buy a solid wax, either HD Wax or one of the Collinite waxes.

Great test anyway.

Does anyone have a link to the sealant test on DW mentioned earlier in the thread?

 

[jamiebennett81]

oops, sorry, completely forgotten he finished it,lol . Oh well, seems that my £30 Vic Concours did as well as some a LOT more expensive stuff so well chuffed.

Great test

+1, very impressed with my wax, I always said it was one of the better ones

 

[Mark300zx]

Fabtastic test, out of the cheaper waxes, was there any you preffered using?

 

[F2 Ed]

wow, think i'll **** off the dodo and get some natty white paste

 

[CH1]

OK guys, time has pasted, we have seen one of the coldest and longest periods of weather since 1986, apparently.....

Review, 12th January 2009:

The last review was start of Nov, and today was a huge task just to wash the horsebox, I used over 175 litres!

Test orignally started 30th June 2008. Reviews took place at 26th July, 1st Spet, 8th Oct and 1st Nov 2008.

After 6 and 1/2 months, the following waxes are still protecting the paintwork:

Autoglym Hi Def
Collinite 915 Marque D'Elegance
Nattys White & Blue
RaceGlaze 55
Swissvax Divine, Mystery, BoS and Concourso
Victoria Concours
Zymol Vintage and Glasur

So there you have it, my final list of what lasted over six months in very extreme conditions too.

I am sorry to say I shall not be conducting any further reviews, the time is no longer available. Due to the amopunt of failures and the appearance of the horsebox there is also now a need to get it all stripped back and restored to its previous glory.

Thank you to everyone who has followed this, and I hope it has proved as useful to you, as it has to me.

Just found this thread, 2 years later,lol.

Thanks for conducting the test.

I'm pleased with the results as the first bit of detailing I did on my car back in 2006 was using Natty's Blue and do you know what I still have big tub of it left (shows I often I wax my car over the last 4 years) and its the wax is still looking in pristine condition, only cost around 10 quid at the time as well! Impressive.

 

[Brooktop]

What a fascinating read! A motoring editor recommended Autoglym HD wax to me after he had done a similar test. I bought some a few weeks ago and it is quite impressive.

Can I ask what's recommended to use inbetween waxes? As well as 'normal' car shampoo (is it better to get one without wax in?) I sometimes finish with Turtle Wax Ice Polish. I realise it's not offering much protection but at least it makes it shiny for a few days.

I also use PermaClear ProDryCare Waterless Wash & Wax which gives it a shine and protection.

I take it neither of these will diminish the protection of the HD wax?

 

[tommy_a]

AG HD - £25-30
Collinite 915 - £25
Nattys £15-£18
Raceglaze £55-60
SV Divine £1500, Mystery £335 , BoS and Concourso £135
Vic Concours - £20-25
Z Vintage £2500, Glasur £100

all prices are approximates.

i dont know if im reading it right, but is that £2500 for a wax ?? does it apply itself ??