With all the hype over waxes, I have been looking for some objective evidence on which wax does best. The two I have seen on the web were OK but very subjective. I just found a wax test report on 46 waxes including 6 synthetics, Zaino being one of them. I think this is being done by the same people that had a web site called The Wax Test. The published the test under the title of Guru Reports which is modeled after the Consumer Reports, ie they do not accept any advertising.
They have produced a pretty good report that goes into how they did the applications and tests. The later being most subjective but not completely. The beading test being very objective. The test lasted eight weeks. Given that most waxes were gone by the sixth week, their test period was acceptable. They tested everything from Lemon Pledge (for real) to Zaino. Lemon Pledge did the worse.
The top five are.....
5) Pinnacle Souveran Carnauba Carnauba
4) Armor All Protective Barrier Carnauba
3) Klasse All-In-One & Sealant Glaze Synthetic
2) P21S Concours-look Carnauba Carnauba
and the winner is..
1) Zaino Synthetic
The difference between 5th and 1st is about about 1 point on a 4 point scale.
The Armor All is one of the cheaper waxes. One of the waxes cost $180 for 8 oz and finshed (pun intented) way down in the pack. The remaining 4 synthetics were very average in performance as well.
I would scan the report and post it BUT it is copywrited
They have produced a pretty good report that goes into how they did the applications and tests. The later being most subjective but not completely. The beading test being very objective. The test lasted eight weeks. Given that most waxes were gone by the sixth week, their test period was acceptable. They tested everything from Lemon Pledge (for real) to Zaino. Lemon Pledge did the worse.
The top five are.....
5) Pinnacle Souveran Carnauba Carnauba
4) Armor All Protective Barrier Carnauba
3) Klasse All-In-One & Sealant Glaze Synthetic
2) P21S Concours-look Carnauba Carnauba
and the winner is..
1) Zaino Synthetic
The difference between 5th and 1st is about about 1 point on a 4 point scale.
The Armor All is one of the cheaper waxes. One of the waxes cost $180 for 8 oz and finshed (pun intented) way down in the pack. The remaining 4 synthetics were very average in performance as well.
I would scan the report and post it BUT it is copywrited