I have been wanting to do a formal comparison on the durability of these synthetic waxes. I had been using Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection, Finish Kare Hi-Temp Paste Wax and Meguiar's Ultimate Paste Wax for quite some time. Fusso 12 Months Wax is kind of a new addition. I bought it a few months ago but never really used it. Generally, I already have an idea on the durability of these waxes except for the one from Fusso. However; just to be fair; I decided to test all of them on a same test panel on a same car with the same orientation to get an unbiased result.
I gave my wife's daily drive a full wash, clay, compound, and polish treatment last week. The rear hood was "reserved" as a test panel. This panel was finished off with Meguiar's Ultimate Polish prior to applying the waxes. I did not use an IPA to wipe the panels as all of the waxes are oil based and there is no need for the panel to be stripped of the oils.
I did not tape up the panel as this is still my wife's daily drive and I do not want any part of the panel to go unprotected. I did not want to surprise my wife with a zebra crossing pattern! However, individual applicator pads are used for each wax. There could be some "cross contamination" so take this with a pinch of salt.
The plan is to see durability of these waxes. The car will still go through regular washes except that I would not be using any spray wax on this test panel.
There was some overlapping in the application...
Fast forward a week (today) it rained when I was about to do some inspection... Haha!
The car has yet to be washed. It seems that the entire test area is still beading water quite well.
Some closer shots below.
There entire surface is still slick to the touch. Let see how it will be in another few months time. I will be posting updates from time to time.
That's it for today.
Happy detailing.
Update:
Week 2 results
Week 5 results
Month 2 results
Month 3 results
thumbs up bro.
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