"Spring has sprung, the grass is green.
I wonder where why I've lost my sheen.
My Bullet's red, its chrome is buf.
But the polish doesn't shine enough."
Solution?
My friend Juampe from Jerez recommended I get this Dodo Juice brand Purple Haze wax. It's made with carnauba wax, a natural wax from a palm tree, copernicia prunifera, that grows only in northern Brazil.
Pretty amazing stuff, it's used in everything from lipstick and cosmetics to candy coatings (think M&M's) and chewing gum, from semiconductor molds to surfboard polish.
Elsewhere on the web some erudite chemists explained about polymere lengths and how they affect the paint on your bike. Synthetic waxes tend to be too short and can get into the paint itself and eventually bring it up, they said.
My biker friend JoseAngel and I rode out to Boadilla del Monte, to the industrial park where CarCareEurope has their warehouse in Spain, to buy a jar of Dodo Juice. It's rather expensive at 37.50€ per 250 ml jar, but supposed to be worth it. I'll find out and let you know if it eevr stops raining here in Madrid!
Carnauba Polish is processed from a highly specialized wax called Carnauba Wax. This wax is also called as Brazil Wax and processed from the leaves of palm oil trees which are an edible oil producing tree. Along with Carnauba Wax other minor ingredients are also used in processing Carnauba Polish.
ReplyDeleteCarnauba Polish is processed from a highly specialized wax called Carnauba Wax. This wax is also called as Brazil Wax and processed from the leaves of palm oil trees which are an edible oil producing tree. Along with Carnauba Wax other minor ingredients are also used in processing Carnauba Polish.
ReplyDeleteCarnauba Polish is famous for several qualities and properties and used extensively for polishing car bodies all over the world. This particular polish gets this distinguished quality because of Carnauba Wax. This Wax consists of fatty acid esters in a major form. Other important ingredients are fatty alcohols, acids and hydrocarbons in a minor percentage. Carnauba Wax has very high melting point in the family of waxes because of the high melting point.
A finishing cream wax that contains detergent resistant polymers. Provides a long lasting protection, easy on and off, covers light scratches. Can be used on all paints for an outstanding gloss.CarnaubaCreme Wax is formulated with both natural carnauba and silicone resins. This special blend will provide both lustrous gloss and long-lasting protection. The high level of carnauba resin helps produce a hard, durable finish that resists harsh detergents for months.
The very low chalk residues are quick to buff up to a luxurious high gloss finish.