the inner mad scientist

Discussion in 'Last Steps: Waxes, Sealants, and Coatings' started by invaderzim, Jan 28, 2012.

  1. invaderzim

    invaderzim Jedi Nuba

    inspired by both a thread on another board where two guys mixed up some swissvax products and the description of the new CG Lava wax as being loaded with fillers I grabbed a bunch of my old products and poured them together and heated it up on the stove.

    I mixed in a bit of Souveran, glasure, Victoriawax chaos, coli 845, wolfgang dgps, black fire dgps, surf city garage barrier reef and then some Wet Glaze 2.0, some obsessive detail wet shine glaze, some vanilla moose glaze and then spritzed a bit of blackfire deep gloss spray and some CG V7.

    Heated them till everything solid melted and then let cool. Ended up with a gross colored mess but I love the end result on the car. It goes on smooth and thin, I let it sit for about 20 minutes till it passes the finger drag test and then it wipes off easily. The finish doesn't feel as slick as a sealant, more of a carnuba feel.

    Unfortunately, even though it is science 101 to document all the steps of an experiment I don't have a clue how much of each I added or even if I forgot something that I added to the mix. But it was fun.
    the mess:
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    the result:
    madsci.jpg
     
  2. boredstudent3

    boredstudent3 Wax on..Wax off

    lol...i'm not sure what to say...good job? kinda cool?

    keep it up...? :gidiup:

    rawk on!
     
  3. Kaban

    Kaban Welcome to Detailing

    looks like mold.... or something else that rotted. but looks nice on the car :)
     
  4. invaderzim

    invaderzim Jedi Nuba

    the mix does look about as nasty as it could and doesn't smell like anything good either. that's why I was surprised at the result. As it was cooling I dabbed a paper towel in it and tried some on the dishwasher and it worked pretty well so I was hopeful. Now I guess I'll have to wait and see if the fillers are just on the surface and won't last long or if it will hold up for awhile.

    I've cleaned the paint up the best I can but there are still a fair amount of defects and there just isn't enough paint left to continue correcting. I've read on forums for these cars where people had to have the yellow ones repainted after 4 years or so because it just didn't hold up. We are at over 10 years so I'm pretty happy that I can get it looking this good.
    That's why the description of the CG Lava wax as being loaded with fillers got me thinking about mixing some glazes with a scoop from each of other waxes I don't use much anymore and then throw in a bit of some long lasting ones.
    In the container it smells mostly like Coli 845 but as I apply it the WG DGPS smell comes out.

    Figured it was the lazy mans version of ordering a bunch of raw ingredients :)
     
  5. chemgys99

    chemgys99 DB Forum Supporter

    :shead:
     
  6. rfinkle2

    rfinkle2 DB Forum Supporter

    I'm guilty of mixing different spray waxes all the time. LOL.
     
  7. teak

    teak Birth of a Detailer

    Interesting.
     
  8. piginapoke

    piginapoke Obsessive Detailer

    You inspired me.
    2012-01-30 12.48.36.jpg
     

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  9. Kilo6_one

    Kilo6_one DB Forum Supporter

    should have put that in a swissvax jar and made some mad cash!
     
  10. rfinkle2

    rfinkle2 DB Forum Supporter

    Oh man! Who is going to be the first to catch their kitchen on fire?
     
  11. Gale Force

    Gale Force Obsessive Detailer

    Is there a prize for being the first?
     
  12. bryansbestwax

    bryansbestwax DB Forum Supporter

    I made 60 pots of wax, and my house still stands.
     
  13. cu2mike

    cu2mike DB Forum Supporter

    Maybe I'll try to fuse all my Victoria wax together to make "Super Vic", lol
     
  14. piginapoke

    piginapoke Obsessive Detailer

    It smells like Mystery, oh who am I kidding I have never even seen a Swssvax product in person, lol
     
  15. piginapoke

    piginapoke Obsessive Detailer

    2012-01-31 17.21.00.jpg
    Some of my home brew in action, well as much action as a wax can have.
     
  16. Jumbo Jet

    Jumbo Jet Jedi Nuba

    I would love to see a full picture or two of your 240 please. I love those cars.
     
  17. Red Orc

    Red Orc Birth of a Detailer

    I did that with with shampoos.
    I mixed Chemical Guts Glossworkz Maxi Suds Optimum Car Soap Meguiars Gold Class Blackfire shampoo Poorboy's Super Slick & Suds Dodo Juice Born to Be Mild Meguiars Ultimate Wash & Wax Prima Mystique & Meguiars NXT shampoo. The mix smells great washes great and leaves a great shine behind.
     
  18. invaderzim

    invaderzim Jedi Nuba

    http://240z.me/

    They are fun and just quick enough to get me into a little trouble :)
     
  19. invaderzim

    invaderzim Jedi Nuba

    How's it work?

    The gross creation I made actually held up pretty well. I got a bottle of DG Aquawax and just had to try it so I can't say how my original creation will hold up for any longer since it has AW on top of it. But it seemed to keep the fillers in place. Usually after a couple weeks the paint starts looking a bit tired again and it hadn't even before I put the AW on it
     
  20. piginapoke

    piginapoke Obsessive Detailer

    It is actually still beading water and looks just as good as the panel next to it with two coats of AGHD, my truck sets in the sun and rain and now pollen of NC. It has a nice shine, but my paint is almost swirl free.
     

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