Well I am trying to take a page out of Rubbish Boys and produce my own wax. I found a raw wax supplier near by and have most of the other ingredients at an art supply store. I have 200 grams of various waxes, and some organic coconut oil. Time to start experimenting
Cool! Best of luck ... let's hope you can get something stable to work. Maybe start with a higher ratio of beeswax to carnauba (say, 50/50 for the wax content) and a good squirt of coconut oil to keep it slick, flowing, not dry out too quickly and spread well ... refine the recipe if that's successful.
Acutally the wax, if sold, which is unlikely will be named after my business not tag name. If it does pan out, ( I have done a tonne of research) than there may be some lucky people to try it, however very limited as you are in Europe and i am in Canada.
Well 'Rubbish Boys' came from his DW name, didn't it? I seem to remember him saying that he wished he'd picked a better name. If you have an intention, best start out with a name you want to use :thumb:
If it does turn out to be blatant advertising, the rules are simple - a free panel pot of the first commercial release to everyone who replies in this thread LOL
Which philosopher was it who said (paraphrase), "what people believe to be true becomes true in its consequences"? Hey ... might as well make it a 9 fl oz tub, eh? Rules is rules, afterall :lol:
Best of luck with the experiments, mate! Nice to hear of someone having a go at making their own detailing products. Has been very well documented on here in the last year or so that it can be done and very sucessfully :thumb:
He mentioned on another forum that its current formulation is too "waxy." That is, it doesn't spread very well. He has now acquired a scale and is planning on a more precisely measured attempt.
The first was hard as a rock, think I will use it as a hockey puck this winter. The second was very good, feels like a wax should. A lot more oil and solvent in it than I would have fist thought. I actually used the second attempt on the fender of my truck, smooth as glass, now we are getting somehwhere. I will continue once I receive my scale, but I have a very good idea of the formulation. more to come
I would have thought it was impossible to produce a wax that can rival a cheap wax on the market in terms of both looks and durability. It looks like you are doing well however - thanks for keeping up updated.
It must be very satisfying appying your own wax and seeing it work - well done :thumb:
The point is about the process not to rival anyone. Even if I made really really good wax I am in no position to market it. Be sides R&D, marketing is usually a lions share of the costs associated with a product. Its for fun and to continue on where Rubbishboy left off.
Very best of luck mate, I think it's a great idea/experiment and I really hope it works well for you.
Marketing: Ref- Dragon's Den, anyone remember Regae Regae sauce.....?
Well people like Dodo started out this way didn't they?
Keep going I say
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