Jofs Carnauba Wax Car Polish

Jofs Carnauba Wax Car Polish

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stubbsy996

Original Poster:

782 posts

214 months

Tuesday 1st August 2006
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Anyone tried this on their car?
500ml bottle £5.90 on eBay.
Feedback seems good.
Be interested to hear of results?
Can't afford Zymol treatment !!

polarexpress

6,777 posts

228 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Do an eBay search for P21s. Best VFM carnauba out there imo...

pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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polarexpress said:
Do an eBay search for P21s. Best VFM carnauba out there imo...


P21 is good stuff but for wax I have found better. Just as easy to use but has better shine and wetness. buy some Chemical guys XXX wax for around £12 or even better Chemical guys 5050 wax at around £20 its far better than Zymol titanium in my opinion in fact its bloody great.

If your jusrt after a simple all in one product Mquires NXT wax/polish is quite good. Halfrauds sell it Im sure it will be better than that stuff off ebay.


If you meant JEFFS Werkstatt Prime Carnauba instead of Jofs then yes that stuff is excellent
A guy on here sells something called Rejex which is also supposed to be very good.

O god have I just opened up the wax.polish debate again





Edited by pesty on Wednesday 2nd August 01:20

CivPilot

6,235 posts

241 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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pesty said:

P21 is good stuff but for wax I have found better. Just as easy to use but has better shine and wetness. buy some Chemical guys XXX wax for around £12 or even better Chemical guys 5050 wax at around £20 its far better than Zymol titanium in my opinion in fact its bloody great.

If your jusrt after a simple all in one product Mquires NXT wax/polish is quite good. Halfrauds sell it Im sure it will be better than that stuff off ebay.


If you meant JEFFS Werkstatt Prime Carnauba instead of Jofs then yes that stuff is excellent
A guy on here sells something called Rejex which is also supposed to be very good.

O god have I just opened up the wax.polish debate again


So Pesty, where do you get this "chemical guys" stuff? Used Zymol titanium on my car and was Very impressed.

warmfuzzies

3,989 posts

254 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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verysideways

10,240 posts

273 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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What's the point of putting Carnauba wax in a polish? I don't get it.

I use a clay bar, then Meguair's 3 step for cleansing the paint and polishing (first two steps) and then i use Harly Wax (which is carnauba in a tub) for the finish. It's easy to put on, easy to take off, and makes the car look amazing for months!

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/WOODS-AUTOMO

No association etc., just a very happy (repeat) customer.

domster

8,431 posts

271 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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verysideways said:
What's the point of putting Carnauba wax in a polish? I don't get it.


'Cleaner waxes', which contain both a polish and a wax element are for people lazier than yourself, Pete. The solvent the wax is dissolved in acts as a mild degreaser to remove contaminants, a small amount of kaolin (chalk dust, basically) acts as a mild abrasive and polish to shift more stubborn contaminants and remove the smallest scratches, and then when the solvent dries and has been buffed off, a small amount of carnauba is left behind to protect the finish afterwards.

Needless to say, the carnauba content of cleaner waxes is necessarily smaller than with a dedicated wax. However, the results can be really quite impressive for an all-in-one application, when using some products. And instead of doing the car twice (pre-wax cleanser, then a wax layer) you just do one pass with the cleaner wax.


stig

11,818 posts

285 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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verysideways said:
What's the point of putting Carnauba wax in a polish? I don't get it.

I use a clay bar, then Meguair's 3 step for cleansing the paint and polishing (first two steps) and then i use Harly Wax (which is carnauba in a tub) for the finish. It's easy to put on, easy to take off, and makes the car look amazing for months!

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/WOODS-AUTOMO

No association etc., just a very happy (repeat) customer.


Similar to me. I use Auto Glym Resin Polish, then Hi Gloss, then Harly Wax. Comes up lovely

pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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CivPilot said:
pesty said:

P21 is good stuff but for wax I have found better. Just as easy to use but has better shine and wetness. buy some Chemical guys XXX wax for around £12 or even better Chemical guys 5050 wax at around £20 its far better than Zymol titanium in my opinion in fact its bloody great.

If your jusrt after a simple all in one product Mquires NXT wax/polish is quite good. Halfrauds sell it Im sure it will be better than that stuff off ebay.


If you meant JEFFS Werkstatt Prime Carnauba instead of Jofs then yes that stuff is excellent
A guy on here sells something called Rejex which is also supposed to be very good.

O god have I just opened up the wax.polish debate again


So Pesty, where do you get this "chemical guys" stuff? Used Zymol titanium on my car and was Very impressed.



I bought it from here

www.carwashnwax.com/
but there are other places. I have titanium and it used to make the red integra look fantastic using it with HD clense. however on my current car just didnt seem to work as well. Possibly the car needed more preparation beofre applying the wax being older paint etc.

My car recently had a good going over and some fresh paint in places and I have been researching and experimenting in order to keep it in as good a condition as I can.

IMO this 5050 wax and the XXX for that mater is fantastic value Titanium is around £60 and for me has had just as good if not better results at a fraction of the price hence the "far" as in value. Im not saying titanium is bad in fact its great stuff. Just for me the extra wedge does not seem to get better results
XXX seems to be comparable to harly wax

Remember your results may vary as preparation is the key.

These picstures were taken after washing the car with no preparation at all before appying the wax because I didnt have the time. The pictures dont do it justice it looked great when Id finised
At the moment I
wash with lambswool mit
Prepare with Carlack 68 nano
then the 5050
Sorry for teh long post but car detailing seems to be becoming my new hobby








Edited by pesty on Wednesday 2nd August 13:17

pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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verysideways said:
What's the point of putting Carnauba wax in a polish? I don't get it.

I use a clay bar, then Meguair's 3 step for cleansing the paint and polishing (first two steps) and then i use Harly Wax (which is carnauba in a tub) for the finish. It's easy to put on, easy to take off, and makes the car look amazing for months!

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/WOODS-AUTOMO

No association etc., just a very happy (repeat) customer.


Cheers Ive been looking for someone who sells 3M imperial hand glaze for ages.

CivPilot

6,235 posts

241 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Cheers Pesty,

Looked at the site and should be making a small purchase today. One further question though, how big is the tin? It doesnt say on the site.

ps. Porsche looks nice indeed.

pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Thanks,

Love those new Honda civics. the 5050 is a 12 oz tin for £25. Get a good/ glaze or polish for a first step prepeation and Im sure you will be happy.
Others wax's to concider are

pinicle soverign
haley wax
nattties Blue
and of course zymol and swissol.

CivPilot

6,235 posts

241 months

Wednesday 2nd August 2006
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Cheers, I mostly use Meg's NTX these days so sure that 5050 will go over it nicely. Thinking of grabbing some of the 3m stuff from ebay to do before the next polish.

Thanks for the weblink to the 5050