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Originally Posted by TheIvoryG
George you've got my interest...but they almost have too many choices. I like how they break down by color, but then there is some generals too? Can you compare this to some of your other products? Say how its different than P21s and Natty's?
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I agree that there is a lot of different "base range" Dodo Juice waxes, and one of the reasons is because there is no dubious marketing behind them.
With in the base range of waxes, there is eight selections split into two categories. Hard Wax and Soft Wax. This is a matter of texture (and to a much lesser degree content). Unlike some compaines whose claim is that the wax has to be "melted on by hand", Dodo Juice is pretty honest. Soft waxes have slightly more oil and can be applied by hand (as in rubbed into the paint with your bare hands). The Hard Waxes have a firmer texture and work well when using an applicator (because they apply so thinnly).
The softer waxes may produce a slightly wetter look because of the added oil content, harder waxes may be slightly more durable, but over all your preference should guide the decision. Hand applied love and a great feel, or sterile and precise... The same great results either ways!
In these two categories, there are 4 different wax types.
The Base Wax (Rain Forrest Rub or Hard Candy)- This is the base forumulation of all the base range waxes. These waxes look amazing on all colors are really bring out the depth and clarity in metallic flake paints.
It features a very high carnuaba content.
The Warm Waxes (Orange Crush and Banana Armour)- If you look at the dubious marketing schemes some other brands you will see that they offer an "Italian" wax, designed for exotics such as Lamborghini and Ferrari paint. The only problem is that Ferrari has used 3 different paint manufacturers in the last 10 years and currently uses PPG Cermaclear (used first on GERMAN paint systems such as Mercedes Benz). So if I have a new Ferrari do I want an Italian wax even though I have German designed paint made by an American company? What if I have a Lamborghini (which uses an Audi based paint system)? Should I get Italian wax or German wax? How about if I have a Alfa/Fiat/Maserati....
The point is there is no such thing as Italian paint and no wax that be formulated for it. It is a global market and where the paint is made, sprayed, or mixed makes no difference. However what color are MOST Italian cars? Red, followed by yellow.
By changing the oil content of the wax slightly, you can optimize a wax range to give a slightly more color range to certain hues. The only difference is that Dodo Juice seems to be honest about this and doesn't charge more because you might use your wax on something with a Prancing Horse on the badge(speaking of which, what if you used Italian wax on a Ford Mustang?).
Light Colored Car Range (Diamond White and Light Fantastic)-
Again similar to companies that offer waxes for GERMAN cars (which are mostly silver), Dodo Juice offers a wax that will slightly compliment the color range of lighter hues (though still look deep and wet on any color). Because the oils and ingredients increase the clairty of the paint, light colored waxes tend to increase or "pop" metal flake.
Dark Colored Waxes (Purple Haze and Blue Velvet)-
Deep colored oils are added to increase the depth and jetting of the reflections. The same priniciples as other compaines, just a more honest and slightly less romantic explanation (with out the varying price hikes).
Super Natural is a price is no object, extremely high carnauba content wax with all the exotic ingredients and careful blending required to compete (and beat IMO) waxes that cost 80x's more. And by cost I mean the price the consumer pays, as Super Natural is equal to any wax in terms of refinement, content, and precision, it just doesnt have 1000% mark up (maybe it should?).