P21S 12701W 100% Carnauba Wax

I have been detailing cars as a hobby for about 20 years now. 10 years ago I discovered P21S and it has been my wax of choice ever since. For vehicles that are worth the hassle I will go through an initial process to perfect the paint as much as possible. CLEAN - CLAY - BUFF, wash with strong Dawn mixture to strip everything off - Then SEAL with something like Zaino or Optimum Gloss Coat - and finally WAX. From that point forward I will only apply P21S wax periodically. Supposedly without the hardeners this wax will not last as long as others with the hardeners in them BUT my experience has been the opposite. I use this on a daily driver that gets washed once a week (with the P21S wash) and through the harsh winters and summers in Iowa I can go 6-9 months and still get nice beading when washed. It's also a good wax for everyday vehicles because I doesn't leave the white residue on plastics, rock chips, rubber, etc. It goes on easily and wipes off clean with little pressure. Not being loaded with the cleaners, dyes, and junk like 99% of the waxes you'll find at the local parts stores means this won't leave white all over the plastics and rubber. In fact, you could apply this to those things and it will wipe clear - though I recommend using other products to protect those things. It's a great all-around wax and though its initial expense can be considered "expensive" A single jar of this will do ~20 vehicles and its shelf life is forever - unlike the liquid waxes which seem to turn to slime & oil if it sits around for very long. It's hard for me to know exactly how many cars a can will do because it gets picked up and used around the dealership constantly. Everyone likes how easy it is to use!

I have used the concours p21s and thought it was well worth the money, but was skeptical of this being that much better. I decided for the twenty dollar difference to just go ahead and give it a try. This wax compared to the concours has a noticable difference in thickness when spreading, but was just as simple to remove. Another review said difficult to remove, don't let that review discourage you as it almost did me. You have to apply to a cool surface in the shade as with about any wax. This wax comes off with ease and did not use a machine to bring out a deep gloss and shine. As far as the shine compared to the concours, I feel there is a slight difference in depth of shine but it definitely has a heavier coating of wax that seems more durable, for me the twenty dollar difference is worth it. I also had no problems with residue on black trim, but not all rubber or plastic trims are the same. All in all this for me is a great wax that applies and removes with ease and leaves a deep glossy shine.

Completely dried out, flaky crumbling pieces fell out along with the entire content of the container. This is one of the best wax you can get but I guess it has a shelf life. What surprises me the most is for this price you would think it would come in a sealed Packaging to keep it from drying out. Maybe you will have better luck but I returned mine. Update! called customer support never called me back. I have some pictures that I wanted to show what the tub of wax look like when I took it out of the box. The tub is a two-piece that came unglued somehow. I guess they use a two-piece tub to make it look like you're getting more other than that I'm not sure why. It was stored in the box upside down and when I pulled it out it separated. The wax inside was rattling and when I opened it up I just fell apart. If I didn't catch it it would have fallen onto the floor. I put it all on a black microfiber towel basically to show you what I received. I wish they would have contacted me to find out why this being my second one are coming like this. It's a great wax but you just can't use it like this.

I'm NOT using this for my car, as most would. I needed a very high quality carnuba wax to polish chrome in the bathroom (shower head, handles, spout, and sink faucet). When installing the plumbing for my sink, the manufacturer (Kingston Brass) for my faucet recommended in the instructions polishing the chrome every few weeks with carnuba wax to keep the chrome in good shape ( protect the finish from stuff in your water, and general wear and tear). Not only that, things really shine anyway with a good waxing. A few months back, I tried using the bar form of carnuba wax, and found that to be a completely impossible task (working in tight spaces with the bar form was just not a doable task, nomatter how I did it ( using a rag and rubbing some off on the rag and then onto fixures was no good). I wanted something that was really pure carnuba wax, but easy to use that wouldn't damage my chrome in the longrun (prettymuch all waxes have other stuff in it, which concerns me) . This stuff is really simple to use (and pure). Using the included polishing sponge thing - just rub it around in the wax, and it melts a bit and picks up on the sponge. Then, coat my chrome fixtures with it, and wipe clean after a few minutes. Couldn't be easier. This is a great product (although pretty darn expensive). But, I would expect that I can use this forever, as I don't need that much of it. So, it's worth the money to me.

Let me start off with saying that I am using this wax for waxing pinball machine playfields. It does hold up better than other waxes that I have used. Lasted longer than other pinball waxes. Finish still looks as good as just applying (been over 6 months). It applies nice and easy, a little goes a long way. The included applicator is okay, but didn’t work for my needs. I am removing 1 star as the container case separated. It does not affect the proper closing of the product.

I held off on trying P21S for years... Truly, the first time I heard about it was in 2004 or so. I avoided it because I never could just click the "add to cart" when it came to an expensive car wax. Well, I finally went ahead and did it and I am glad I did. This is a top-shelf product all the way around! As someone who owns black cars, I have to have the so-called "wet look" constantly! This requires much paint babying to maintain, but I like that. For me, detailing the paint is like meditation! And because this product goes on and comes off so darn easily, it makes the meditative moments much more serene! However, this is a pure carnauba wax so the durability is not nearly the same as synthetic waxes, so you'll be spending much time meditating. To protect the paint, your best bet is to use a paint sealant before you put this product on (I'd recommend Poor Boy's EX-P). For the record, I have a 2012 "obsidian black" Infiniti. It's a non-metallic black.

I used this on my volcanic red GMC Sierra. This stuff is easy to apply and remove. In my opinion I really feel that it made the paint seem vibrant and gave it that deep wet look. I did apply it and remove by hand so I was extremely impressed. I feel that it may be even better when applied and removed with an orbital buffer. This stuff beads water very well.

Product was pictured with two applicator sponges. Box calls out contents as 6.2oz jar with applicator. There is no applicator included with the product.