Most Expensive Car In The World 2011
The point of this article is to discuss whether or not expensive car waxes that you see often see on TV are better than that can of paste our fathers have been using for the last 20 years.
Point 1: Law of Diminishing Returns
Waxes can generally be divided into price points. First we have the value waxes costing less than 10 dollars. Next are the "top of the line" consumer waxes hovering at around 20 dollars. Around the $50 dollar mark are waxes whose brand names are only familiar to those who detail their cars.
Waxes can cost well beyond 200 dollars. Generally speaking the most expensive waxes do not offer a linear scale of quality. In other words a 200 dollar tin can of high end wax will not give a gloss that is 20x better than one costing 7 dollars.
Concluding this point people will generally not notice any difference between a $20 USD wax and that $100 USD high end wax you have been saving for.
Point 2: "Boutique Waxes" Do Not Last Long
Expensive car waxes generally cater to people who prepare their cars for exhibitions. Once in a while a serious car restorer might apply his most expensive wax during special occasions like weddings or impressing dates.
Some detailers know for a fact that these "boutique waxes" will not hold its gloss and shine for long. In fact a lot of car waxes that offer the wettest look for your car's paint will attract dust like crazy. It is a common lament among novice detailers that as early as the third washing high end car waxes get stripped off.
Budget waxes on the other hand are designed more to protect than to reflect. So they do their job well and there are brands that do last for as much as 6 months. Half a year's protection for around 5 bucks is as good as it gets.
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