Guys, what do you know about this?
10-22-2006, 09:37 PM
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Guys, what do you know about this?
http://item.express.ebay.com/Vehicle-Parts...cmdZExpressItem
I know this isnt 100% pure caranauba. I am trying to get that. Is it possible to get 100% pure carnauba, with nothing else is it...literally, just pure wax?
I know this isnt 100% pure caranauba. I am trying to get that. Is it possible to get 100% pure carnauba, with nothing else is it...literally, just pure wax?
10-22-2006, 09:51 PM
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I'm fairly sure you can't get 100%... since it would be like a solid brick. Did a search on google and according to griots:
"You've seen other waxes advertised as "100% carnauba wax," but unless you are buying it in brick or chip form, it's just plain false advertising. Truth is, the maximum amount of carnauba that you can put in a paste wax is about 30%. We've put the maximum amount of the highest grade carnauba in Griot's Garage Carnauba Wax."
"You've seen other waxes advertised as "100% carnauba wax," but unless you are buying it in brick or chip form, it's just plain false advertising. Truth is, the maximum amount of carnauba that you can put in a paste wax is about 30%. We've put the maximum amount of the highest grade carnauba in Griot's Garage Carnauba Wax."
10-22-2006, 09:57 PM
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Found more info at autogeek.net
"Carnauba is rock hard in its natural form. When the leaves of the Tree of Life are harvested, the wax flakes off as the leaves dry out, or they are put into a machine that removes the wax. It comes off in hard flakes. Car Wax makers have to blend the wax with oils, petroleum distillates, or a solvent called naptha (commonly used to thin wood varnishes and paints) in order to make the wax workable. The very best carnauba-based car wax is only about 1/3 natural carnauba. It's probably for the best since the price gets higher and higher as the concentration of carnauba rises. When a product advertises pure carnauba car wax・or 100% carnauba car wax・ they are referring to the purity of the carnauba that is in the product, not the product as a whole. One example is Mother's California Gold Pure Carnauba Paste Wax.
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"Carnauba is rock hard in its natural form. When the leaves of the Tree of Life are harvested, the wax flakes off as the leaves dry out, or they are put into a machine that removes the wax. It comes off in hard flakes. Car Wax makers have to blend the wax with oils, petroleum distillates, or a solvent called naptha (commonly used to thin wood varnishes and paints) in order to make the wax workable. The very best carnauba-based car wax is only about 1/3 natural carnauba. It's probably for the best since the price gets higher and higher as the concentration of carnauba rises. When a product advertises pure carnauba car wax・or 100% carnauba car wax・ they are referring to the purity of the carnauba that is in the product, not the product as a whole. One example is Mother's California Gold Pure Carnauba Paste Wax.
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http://www.autogeek.net/qude101.html
10-23-2006, 04:54 AM
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A bit of misleading advertising.... just like Zymol (had to throw that in for MikeyC 
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Pure carnauba with no solvents is hard as a brick. I purchased some on ebay one time. Not much you can do with it.
)Pure carnauba with no solvents is hard as a brick. I purchased some on ebay one time. Not much you can do with it.
10-23-2006, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,Oct 23 2006, 08:54 AM
A bit of misleading advertising.... just like Zymol (had to throw that in for MikeyC )
Pure carnauba with no solvents is hard as a brick. I purchased some on ebay one time. Not much you can do with it.
)Pure carnauba with no solvents is hard as a brick. I purchased some on ebay one time. Not much you can do with it.
Once again, I will say I care not what a company advertises or how much hype surrounds a new product. I only care for the restults achieved. The only way to really know if a product is good is to try it for yourself.
10-23-2006, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeyC,Oct 23 2006, 09:03 AM
Actually, for some reason when you buy directly from Zymol they send you a little plastic pouch with carnauba flakes in it.
Once again, I will say I care not what a company advertises or how much hype surrounds a new product. I only care for the restults achieved. The only way to really know if a product is good is to try it for yourself.
Once again, I will say I care not what a company advertises or how much hype surrounds a new product. I only care for the restults achieved. The only way to really know if a product is good is to try it for yourself.
10-23-2006, 06:20 AM
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[QUOTE=MikeyC,Oct 23 2006, 10:03 AM] Actually, for some reason when you buy directly from Zymol they send you a little plastic pouch with carnauba flakes in it.
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