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Colored Car Wax:
Fact or Fiction

Colored car wax has been around for many years and is a concept that a select few car care manufacturers use to exploit the ignorance of car owners and car enthusiasts alike! Even beginners should find it "curious" that only a select few companies market these products labeled as colored car wax. Experience has shown me that it is a concept that most people find valid with casual observation. To this day I still get many customers of my professional auto detailing business inquiring about the effectiveness of color car wax. We will examine the facts and the myths behind this concept.

What is color car wax?

Does it work?

Expert Recommendations.

Question and Answers

Q - What exactly is colored car wax?

A- The simple answer: car wax that has been formulated with color additives designed to be used in correlation with specific car paint colors.

Q - What is the concept behind colored car wax?

A- By nature the purpose of wax (not polish but wax) is to create a flat reflective surface on your cars paint. It does this by filling in micro scratches and flaws of the paint surface, thereby creating a flat and uniformed reflective surface for artificial and natural sun light. While the colored car wax seems like a logical concept, it still remains as a psychological one; this is what I refer to as the "power of suggestion". With casual observation the concept seems perfectly sensible; "If a traditional car wax can improve the appearance of my cars paint, just think how much better my car will look by using a colored car wax!"

Q - Does it work?

A- Firstly we must remember that the type of scratches we are referring to here are microscopic in size, and therefore it is understandable and realistic to see how traditional waxes can "fill" these micro scratches. Normal human vision would not be able to discern the difference between the use of a traditional car wax to cover these microscopic scratches, and that of a colored car wax that was used to cover or hide the same microscopic scratches. For this reason, some of the manufacturers of these color car waxes have included a color wax stick for those very deep and wide scratches; but this is a temporary fix at best! Traditionally, most people would opt for some car touch-up paint to fill in these bigger and deeper scratches. It is no mystery that the industry has responded with what seems like an effective and easier fix The fact that many people are faced with these forms of deeper scratches, and therefore the whole colored car wax theory then seems to be a rational alternative.

Q - Why is there only a few select colors available?

A- I don't have a specific answer to this but it does lead me to wonder that if the concept was truly a viable solution to the problem, then why would a colored car wax not be made for the full spectrum of colors; eg. white, tan, blue, red, black, etc., etc.

Q - Why do only a few manufacturers make these types of colored auto waxes?

A- Once again, I think this is very telling as to the validity of this strategy. If it was as effective as we have been lead to believe, why is every manufacturer of car care products not offering a complete line of these colored car waxes?

Turtle Wax Color Cure

One of the few examples of the color car wax theory is the Turtle wax color cure. The sample just above is one of very few versions of color car wax products available. If you are interested in very temporary results for whatever reasons, then by all means, track down some of the Turtle Wax color cure and knock yourself out, but if you are looking for more permanent and superior finished result, see my professional recommendations following.

Expert Recommendations

As we have learned, traditional car waxes by nature will cover, hide, and improve the overall look and shine to any car. My page of best rated car waxes will not only help you become and informed consumer, but will help in your decision process. Any of these car wax products will work for the superficial and micro scratching any car owner will be dealing with, but use the following options below if the situation calls for some added level of car paint scratch and chip problem solving.

Car Paint Road Rash

Many people will seek out colored car wax products as an alternative to the dreaded road rash that any car will be faced with after a few thousand miles of freeway driving. Once again, it does seem like a simple and easy fix to an annoying problem. But professionally speaking, there does exist a much more viable and permanent solution; the Dr. Colorchip fix!

Dr. Colorchip Road Rash Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit

Darren's Recommendations

For 95% of you out there reading this, the following tips will provide a solution that will deliver better results than you ever thought possible!

Use detailing clay on entire car paint surface to remove contaminates and prepare the paint surface for wax.
Use Dr. Colorchip Road Rash Complete Paint Chip Repair Kit to repair those annoying road rash chips on all forward facing paint surfaces and any other deeper car paint scratches your car may have.
Use your choice in a quality paste wax to hide the superficial and micro scratches of your car's paint, while enhancing the overall beauty and shine to your car's paint.

So quit delaying now that you know more about color car wax than 99% of all people out there, and go apply some of my professional tips to bring your car to a new level of beauty and appreciation!

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