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Which Dodo juice?
- Thread starter BenadetH
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RB Clio 182
Blue velvet is a hard wax, the result – a deep blue hard wax that gives a deep, deep shine: Blue Velvet.
Purple haze is as soft as silk, and gives outstanding results on darker coloured cars thanks to the addition of black montan wax (often used in shoe polish).
So either of these will be fine depending what sort of out come you are looking for!
Purple haze is as soft as silk, and gives outstanding results on darker coloured cars thanks to the addition of black montan wax (often used in shoe polish).
So either of these will be fine depending what sort of out come you are looking for!
Ph1 172
I asked a Dodo Juice rep what the difference was between their soft and hard wax... basically... the only difference is that you can apply the soft wax by hand. with your actual fingers and not an applicator.
Ive always used purple haze on dark cars, im a big fan of dodo juice... i got my last tub off ebay for £28 and the results are amazing.
It can even do this to a rusty old Rover!
Ive always used purple haze on dark cars, im a big fan of dodo juice... i got my last tub off ebay for £28 and the results are amazing.
It can even do this to a rusty old Rover!
You won't notice any difference between the "colours". The charged waxes are a bit more of a marketing ploy, although some will swear blind that they need a new wax everytime they change colour of cars.
Personally, Super Natural is the only wax I would use from Dodo... purely down to personal taste and experience. Although the soft wax, Blue Velvet, was immense fun, when applying by hand. I'll dig out the thread for you later on, or search the user name "Needster" for her Racing Blue 197.
Personally, Super Natural is the only wax I would use from Dodo... purely down to personal taste and experience. Although the soft wax, Blue Velvet, was immense fun, when applying by hand. I'll dig out the thread for you later on, or search the user name "Needster" for her Racing Blue 197.
Todd, is your car a flat colour, or metallic?
In that case you want a product, wax or sealant, that has a high Carnauba content. So a carnauba wax will look great, or a carnauba spray, such as the Jeffs spray I linked you to in the PM/Thread.
I have always used Super Natural wax
All those that don't use SN, are gay...
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Yes.
In my eyes, a sealant protects better, purely due to longevity. However, they won't necessarily look better. But I tell you what, you have to have a keen eye to spot the difference.
All the work is in the prep stages anyway, the LSP is just the icing on the cake. Super Natural is a great looking, long lasting wax, so is well worth a purchase.
But you always use SN (Super Natural?).
Its rare I enter this section of the forum
But yeah.. I use SN shampoo and the SN wax
Ha, I think Luke used to come in here on your behalf, did he not!
A good 1-2 layers on a medium sized car I would suggest. Remember thin layers are the key.
Get a sample of Purple Haze and if your using it on your own car correctly you'll see 3-4 layers easily. My tubs not half empty and i've done 4 layers. 2 on my car and a layer on another 2 cars.
Lovely stuff. It is all in the prep first, I urge you to buy a pre-wax cleanser of some kind, by hand or machine doesn't matter. It'll help your wax sit for longer and look better.
Lime Prime is a very good one to try as is Lusso Revitalising Creme.
A smaple pot will do a lot more than 2 layers! Unless you JD and slap it on thick!
Lovely stuff. It is all in the prep first, I urge you to buy a pre-wax cleanser of some kind, by hand or machine doesn't matter. It'll help your wax sit for longer and look better.
Lime Prime is a very good one to try as is Lusso Revitalising Creme.
A smaple pot will do a lot more than 2 layers! Unless you JD and slap it on thick!
Depends entirely on the type of wax. And also what Shampoo you use..preferably one that wont strip your wax off.
Ha
Edit..Also PH neutral shampoo is a bit of an odd one. As IMO it depends on the ph of the water out of your tap..some areas are higher then others. Still it doesnt stop me using PH balanced stuff. I keep thinking og getting some litmus paper actually but canny be arse.
Ha
Edit..Also PH neutral shampoo is a bit of an odd one. As IMO it depends on the ph of the water out of your tap..some areas are higher then others. Still it doesnt stop me using PH balanced stuff. I keep thinking og getting some litmus paper actually but canny be arse.
Get a sample of Purple Haze and if your using it on your own car correctly you'll see 3-4 layers easily. My tubs not half empty and i've done 4 layers. 2 on my car and a layer on another 2 cars.
Lovely stuff. It is all in the prep first, I urge you to buy a pre-wax cleanser of some kind, by hand or machine doesn't matter. It'll help your wax sit for longer and look better.
Lime Prime is a very good one to try as is Lusso Revitalising Creme.
A smaple pot will do a lot more than 2 layers! Unless you JD and slap it on thick!
My bloody lime prime is still sitting on top of the fridge haunting me
Haven't had a chance to use it since I got it in October so if you get a 30ml tub and you can get approx 6 layers out of it then will last roughly 3 months? 2 layers a month sound about right. but a 250 ml tub of some is 3 times the price, thats 8 times more wax so it seems silly buying the small one in that case, so in theory the 250ml tub could last 2 years?
IMO you wouldn't need 2 layers a month. 1 layer a month would be ample...Maybe im just lazy but thats what I did with Blue Velvet on my Monaco. Or were you saying 2 layers of wax put on say at the beginning of the month?? In theory it would help protection having 2 on and "may" last longer. Im dubious though I found it made naff all difference other then using more product.
The only time I would do it more then once a month was if I was experimenting with polish on panels (which obviously ment I stripped wax off)
The only time I would do it more then once a month was if I was experimenting with polish on panels (which obviously ment I stripped wax off)
yea i ment 2 layers at once, so you make sure you cover it all, if 1 layer a month is the case it will last a bloody long time and justify the cost
i may get this, anyone used it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dodo-Juice-Ha...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e60aefa5a
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dodo-Juice-Ha...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e60aefa5a
sidey
ClioSport Club Member
cup'd arctic 182
Maybe, but that could be 2 years of a product you don't like!
I'm going to get a 4th coat from a 'panel pot' of SN, not sure i'm going to go back to it tbh, i feel it gives an impressive warm glow but kills the flake in my arctic pant. Last time i used it from some angles i almost had an RB! Think i'm going to look into synthetic sealants /finishing products when the weather improves.
I'm going to get a 4th coat from a 'panel pot' of SN, not sure i'm going to go back to it tbh, i feel it gives an impressive warm glow but kills the flake in my arctic pant. Last time i used it from some angles i almost had an RB! Think i'm going to look into synthetic sealants /finishing products when the weather improves.
Thats just my view..I wasted loads of my pot of Blue Velvet as when I first got it I was waxing probably once every other week.
I then accidently left it for a month or so and beading/protection was still there.
So maybe its lazyness but I found it better to have just one coat Putting 2 on does nothing more then waste products, likewise putting lots of wax on is just as wastefull and achieves nada! IMO. I used a panel pot of rubbish boys (dodo) on mine and used hardly any..and my car is a lot bigger then the Clio!
I then accidently left it for a month or so and beading/protection was still there.
So maybe its lazyness but I found it better to have just one coat Putting 2 on does nothing more then waste products, likewise putting lots of wax on is just as wastefull and achieves nada! IMO. I used a panel pot of rubbish boys (dodo) on mine and used hardly any..and my car is a lot bigger then the Clio!
Yes I noticed that too. Jeffs Werkstatt (sp) used to bring my Monaco out with some cracking flake popping! Blue Velvet seemed to dull it ever so slightly In fact likewise on the silver beast now..jeffs on that brings out some nice flakes..whereas wax it seems a bit duller The . Maybe thats the idea of wax and it didn't bother me "that" much...just an observation.
