Rubbishboys OE?

I 'll use any excuse to get new product!! I am glad I'm not the only one.I'm really looking foreward to this wax.

 

They carry the Juiced Edition not the Original Edition. The Juiced Edition is made by Dodo and the Original Edition is only made by Ben. The Juiced edition is a decent wax but not even close to the same level as Origianl Edition.

It looks phenomenal on Blacks, dark blues, and reds. Gives a depth and warmth to it that will knock your socks off. Here are a couple of reds:




And a dark blue:

Great purchase and can't wait for you to use it and post up some pics!

 

Update: Just ordered mine. :headbang: :gidiup:

 

RBOE will make a Silverstone Honda S2000 look like it's been painted about three different shades of silver, but in a good way. :lol: At the last meet I went to, a guy asked me if I'd had my car painted, because it looked like it was "a different color than all the other Silverstone cars here."

JL's seen the car in person a number of times now, he seems to like it.

 

Damn that looks good Karl. I especially like those first 2 shots. :yikes:

 

How are you guys applying RBOE? I was doing it on a black s2000 that I did for a detail seminar I held (just a small one for some s2ki guys) and MY GOD what a PAIN in the ass it was to apply. Not only getting it on the applicator pad, but then transfering to the paint. I dunno if maybe the paint needed to be clayed (we didn't clay it--but it wasn't terribly bad, but maybe enough so the applicator pad was grabbing on the paint) but it was a nightmare to apply. Removal was just as easy as concorso.. the look was astonishing.

Any insight on application process? And it's harder than a ROCK inside the tub!!

 

Aaron, Ben's got instructions on his website. Here's how I do it - mostly by his directions.

1. Take a spoon and scrape some wax off the top of the pot. It will be sort of granular looking.

2. Take this wax that you've scraped up and put it in the palm of your off hand. Rub the wax around in your palm with your main hand - this introduces some heat into the wax, which frees up the oils and softens it up.

3. Rub your hands together.

4. Spread the wax, very thinly, onto the vehicle.

5. Wait about 30 minutes and buff off. If needed, use some QD to finish the job.

Sounds like you were trying to do it the "normal way," by rubbing an applicator on the top of the wax? If so, that won't work. The heat is very important. JL has a technique that he likes using a hair dryer to heat up the wax scrapings, which he puts in the lid.

Your patience will be rewarded!

 

You're right it is very hard, but it softens up nicely with some friction or heat. So as Karl says you need to get it going first. When applying by applicator you can't beat JL's heated applicator method, it works superbly. Alternatively a microfibre with a bit of bite rubbed around the top of the jar will get it loosend up and then you can dive in with your applicator, or scratch the top of the wax with a finger nail and work that with you applicator.

It will spread much easier once you have got it going and it's juices flowing. Promise.

 

Thanks Ben! What's the method of heating the applicator pad up? I did that with the applicator pad, and it did nothing but make the actual applicator pad sticky . But maybe I was doing something wrong? what's the exact method JL is using?

Thanks for the help, guys!

Aaron

 

This is one of the waxes that I've had on my list for a long time now. I didn't relize that you have to go through all of this to apply it. I don't know what to think now...:shrug:

 

Me too. I was so excited to use it.. but after all this trouble to apply it.. it's back on the back burner until I hear more about the hair dryer method. I'm still on the search for a comparable if not better shine, than Swissvax Concorso for the same price, or cheaper. But I refuse to buy Zymol. Why? :shrug:

 

I think the same about Zymol too...If I get mixed up with a top self wax it's going to Swiss Vax...The next after this was Super Natural...:thumb:

 

It's really not that bad. If I were to guess, I'd say the application process adds about another ten minutes, tops, to your LSP routine.

And it really is worth the little bit of extra effort - see the pictures JL and I posted of the look this stuff will deliver. It's usually pretty tough to capture something like this on film, but the pictures give you an idea. It looks even better in person.

 

How does it compare to Supernatural?

 

Ha! here's some pictures of BOTH, since I already had RBOE, and got SN a few weeks ago.

First up, RBOE:







Now, SN:

 

So in your opinion, which is better?

 

SN gives a wetter look than RBOE. I need to apply it again to another vehicle before I give a statement of which one I like better. I like that SN is really easy to apply/remove. And I REALLY like the look it gives. But I've never tried either on a darker colored vehicle.

Durability has never been a selling point for me, as I normally can't wait a month before applying another coat of wax.

I don't think SN is doubly better than RBOE. But it does have an ever so slight advantage for my light colored car.

 

Thank you so much. I appreciate you taking the time to explain and share your feelings on this matter. I'm going to see if i can get a sample from one of the forums I belong to. I'm old now and don't know if I can take the extra strain...:giggle:

 

I've been thinking about this, and think that maybe I underestimated the amount of extra time it takes to apply and remove RBOE versus LSPs that behave in a more "conventional" way.

- The scraping up of shavings off the top of the wax, IMO, doesn't take much longer than getting a film of wax onto an applicator
- The rubbing of the wax between your hands to warm it up, yes, that adds some time to the process.
- I actually think applying with one's bare hands takes no more time than using an applicator. It may even be faster. But, you'll end up going back into the pot to free up more wax
- The cure time of about 30 minutes is, I believe, about normal. Something like certain zymol waxes, which need to be removed while still wet, will definitely take less time

I just got a pot of Bilt Hamber Auto Balm from Ben, and will be trying it for the first time soon. I know it's got its own "unusual" steps for application and removal. I think it'll be pretty fast once I get the hang of it, but I don't know for sure yet.

So I guess RBOE takes a little more effort to apply than something really easy, like maybe zymol Carbon (the only zymol I've used so far), Jetseal, or AJT. I look at RBOE as my "special" wax - for picky customers, or for my own car. Those are times when I'll take a little extra time to get the look that, so far, only RBOE gets me.

 

I really like RBOE. Supernatural is also very nice, but when it comes to your own garage queen, I want that special wax, even if it requires special application...