Carnauba v.s Synthetic

[TrufflePig]

Is there anywhere that gives you more information about these two types of waxes.

i.e.

the main differences?

the main benefits between the two?

i found one thread but it was a dead thread where a member posted some info but never came back to back it up.

can anyone answer those. just seeking more in depeth education.

thanks

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

Carnauba wax is a natural wax and an ingredient in some waxes, no wax is ever 100% Carnauba as it must be blended with other ingredients to make it spreadable and in a form you can actually use. It adds gloss and protection


Synthetic ingredients are man-made ingredients whereby man can control the quality.

Most companies wont' share much more information than this as it's all proprietary.

[TrufflePig]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

main benefits?

so we can't geto much more in depth besides the basic information we already know/can find?

[Thejoyofdriving]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

First of all, i am not trying to advertise another brand, i am just trying to give facts and evidence for my answer. Carnauba wax give better gloss. Probably the best car care company in the world(zymol) use only carnauba waxes. Also the top detailers in the world use there waxes so i assume the company and the people that buy their rather expensive products know what their doing, considering their top of line wax costs over 7,000$. So i would believe that carnuaba gives better gloss. but im not sure about protection. Their 7,000$ wax, when cured, is harder than concrete. It lasts about 6 months.

[TrufflePig]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

six months eh.

what if you drive through a construction site everyday?

sounds like the detailer my brother got quoted from and the guy said he'll guarantee the job for get this 10 YEARS!!!

[Mayur]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

six months eh.

what if you drive through a construction site everyday?

sounds like the detailer my brother got quoted from and the guy said he'll guarantee the job for get this 10 YEARS!!!

lol yup. There is this one local detailer that charges $50 extra if you have a darker car which I find plain stupid. The process is still the same so why more? Then I got to thinking that he wasnt a real detailer. He also claims that his wax lasts 6 months as well. Again hard to believe.

[Thejoyofdriving]

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Its a 7,000$ wax, i would hope i could last for 6 months. Now of course it depends on the conditions.

[Ryan L.]

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First of all, i am not trying to advertise another brand, i am just trying to give facts and evidence for my answer. Carnauba wax give better gloss. Probably the best car care company in the world(zymol) use only carnauba waxes. Also the top detailers in the world use there waxes so i assume the company and the people that buy their rather expensive products know what their doing, considering their top of line wax costs over 7,000$. So i would believe that carnuaba gives better gloss. but im not sure about protection. Their 7,000$ wax, when cured, is harder than concrete. It lasts about 6 months.

Where did you find this information other than the "Worlds Best Carwasher Video"????

[Ryan L.]

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Its a 7,000$ wax, i would hope i could last for 6 months. Now of course it depends on the conditions.

You said the it lasted 6 months in your previous post, why are you saying "hope" now....doesn't back up your argument very well...

[Thejoyofdriving]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

Well i havent researched it to tell you the truth. To me that video is plenty credible. And its not like they were advertising for zymol either, they didnt show any lables to my knowledge, and i also dont remember them mentioning zymol. The reason i know it was zymol, is because i havent been able to find any thing else close to the products he was using. There is no doubt in my mind that he was using mostly zymol products. I used "hope" as a figure of speech.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

First of all, i am not trying to advertise another brand, i am just trying to give facts and evidence for my answer. Carnauba wax give better gloss. Probably the best car care company in the world(zymol) use only carnauba waxes. Also the top detailers in the world use there waxes so i assume the company and the people that buy their rather expensive products know what their doing, considering their top of line wax costs over 7,000$. So i would believe that carnuaba gives better gloss. but im not sure about protection. Their 7,000$ wax, when cured, is harder than concrete. It lasts about 6 months.

Well i havent researched it to tell you the truth. To me that video is plenty credible. And its not like they were advertising for zymol either, they didnt show any lables to my knowledge, and i also dont remember them mentioning zymol. The reason i know it was zymol, is because i havent been able to find any thing else close to the products he was using. There is no doubt in my mind that he was using mostly zymol products.

So in your first post you say "i am just trying to give facts and evidence for my answer" then say something straight from an online movie and then I question your evidence and you back up and say "Well i havent researched it to tell you the truth."

WOW!!

[Thejoyofdriving]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

why research it, it looks plenty credible.

[JSM]

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Carnauba wax give better gloss.

Looking at the amount of products available today, this is not necessarily true anymore.

Without question, it is the preparation step that helps to give the maximum amount of shine, gloss, and surface reflection.

From my experience, polishing the surface with any one of Meguiar's rich polishes followed by an LSP such as NXT or #21 will give a surface gloss that can beat a carnauba wax any day of the week. Not to mention, it will last longer, too!

[onnfire]

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I have also seen this video, as it seems to be posted on autopia every month. The reason for this guys detail costing so much is a lack of mobile detailers in england. No one is going to trust their million dollar car to a detailer that has just begun working. If you watch the video, he doesnt do anything that great. He washes the car, clays it, uses a rotary on it, and applies Zymol Royale. In the video, the cars dont look as good as the job superior shine does on his cars. And he even uses a wax that costs 6980 dollars less. It is not in the last step product, it is in the paint preperation.

[Thejoyofdriving]

Re: Carnauba v.s Synthetic

zymol offers paint prep products