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Has anyone heard of or used this stuff before?
I was detailing a truck today when a guy stopped by asking about my services. Went to his house and he wants me to wax an F150 that he had painted last summer (by the way, he has a 65 Mustang Convertible red/white in great shape that I might get to work on soon).
He told me that he would supply the wax. Of course I asked why/what did he use? He said, "I noticed you use Meguiar's, but I use only Malm's. It's a little more expensive but it's better."
I don't think I've heard of Malm's before, but I checked out the website earlier. malms dot com
They say it's concentrated so a whole car can be waxed with less than an ounce of product - a very thin layer. Of course a thin layer is all you need of any decent wax, but wouldn't you have to use the same amount of wax (give or take a small variance) regardless of what you use?
The guy said he uses it b/c it contains absolutely no abrasives, as does the site, but it claims to leave a swirl free finish. If you start with no swirls and you use the right process, you should finish with no swirls regardless of wax...right? But if you start with swirls, how can you finish with no swirls unless it is purely fillers? They do sell a polish for removing swirls, but it seems they're claiming no swirls from just the wax.
They also boast about water beading capability and quality of the carnauba that it contains, amongst other things. Anyway, I guess I'll use it this week on his truck...might do my own side-by-side with 21
Jonathan
I was detailing a truck today when a guy stopped by asking about my services. Went to his house and he wants me to wax an F150 that he had painted last summer (by the way, he has a 65 Mustang Convertible red/white in great shape that I might get to work on soon).
He told me that he would supply the wax. Of course I asked why/what did he use? He said, "I noticed you use Meguiar's, but I use only Malm's. It's a little more expensive but it's better."
I don't think I've heard of Malm's before, but I checked out the website earlier. malms dot com
They say it's concentrated so a whole car can be waxed with less than an ounce of product - a very thin layer. Of course a thin layer is all you need of any decent wax, but wouldn't you have to use the same amount of wax (give or take a small variance) regardless of what you use?
The guy said he uses it b/c it contains absolutely no abrasives, as does the site, but it claims to leave a swirl free finish. If you start with no swirls and you use the right process, you should finish with no swirls regardless of wax...right? But if you start with swirls, how can you finish with no swirls unless it is purely fillers? They do sell a polish for removing swirls, but it seems they're claiming no swirls from just the wax.
They also boast about water beading capability and quality of the carnauba that it contains, amongst other things. Anyway, I guess I'll use it this week on his truck...might do my own side-by-side with 21
Jonathan
Should be a interesting comparision. I agree with you unless its full of fillers how can swirls in the paint magically vanish using a carnuba based wax.
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