I try and use quite a spread of detailing supplies for the care and feeding of my cars, but was curious if any of you have tried any of Malm's carnuaba product?

EDIT: Oh darn it. It did not occur to me to search the forum and see if this had been answered. My apologies if it has.

EDIT2: Ok, there was a general carnuaba thread which mentioned Malm's. Does not appear to be a popular option here. So, I will go ahead and order it to compare it to the other solutions I have in the garage.

 

You mean Prima.

 

Hehe, I knew you would be along. Prima is good stuff.

I just like to try other stuff that I have not tried before. As it is expensive, I was hoping someone else might have already tried it and had some thoughts. I have thrown away more detailing product in the last 40 years than most folks have driven miles. There has been some real carp marketed as good stuff, which was only good for filling the trash can.

 

How about some Griots Garage carnuaba deodorant stick? As silly as it appears, I think its a great idea...

 

I am almost frightended to ask what you would do with a 'carnuaba deoderant stick'.

I have used Griots and like many of their products. I use a number of products (Meguiar's, Griot's, Prima, Klasse, Pinnacle...), depending on the time of year, weather, and paint. But I have never tried Malm's.

 

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....1005&SKU=11085

Yeah, weather and time of year have alot to do with it.

 

I actually lost my Axe deodorant last night, and I was about to run out to Rita's, so I gave myself a little spritz of Hydro (swear to god!)

 

You and Kenchan i swear....

 

Ok, that's just wrong. ROFL! But dang funneh!

Ok S_Curvz, I had a brain fart. I forgot about the carnuaba stick from Griot's. I take it you have no opinion about Malm's? Guess I am going to have to bite the bullet and do a comparo. If any of you care, I will document it.

 

I used Malms pretty exclusively in the mid-1980s as it was advertised a lot in Porsche mags (used on a 944). Since then I forgot about it. However, of late I bought some. Do a search on autopia.org and there are a few comments there. Malms web advertising is pretty dated.

I can tell you this. For the last few years I have used Pinnacle Sourveign pretty exclusively. Malms is very concentrated. You have to put it on JUST as it says. One capful will do the entire car. I put it on my CS in Oct. Six months later its still beading just about as good as the day I put it on. I just this weekend put it on my SUV. It does give a good shine but I think not as good as the Sourveign. However, it lasts MUCH longer than the sourveign and beads just as good six months later. ... Since I have the rest of the bottle, I intend to use it on the SUV exclusively now.

If you do not put it on very thinly, its a beatch to buff out.

Malms is now advertising a paste wax for like $125 I can't find anyone who bought it or can compare it to Zymol Glasur.

So the conclusion? If you want a carnauba that lasts six months (YMMV) ... try a "small" bottle of Malms. But remember to put it on very very thinly and its is hard to buff off. On the other hand, something like sourveign is far easy to put on and buff off but doesnt last anywhere near as long as the Malms.

 

Good info chows. Thanks! Sounds like when Malm's says apply it to a cool surface, out of the sun, they mean it.

I'll give it a shot.

 

Wow - I forgot about Malms - Like Chows, I used it in the 1980's and early 90's and he is right - a little goes a long, long way, and it did seem to last a long time. Now, for a trip further down memory lane, anyone remember or ever use "Blue Coral" 2-step or "Classic" carnauba? I still remember doing the Blue Coral dual steps on my '80 civic and having sore forearms for days - but it sure did shine.

 

Blue Coral was VERY popular in the 1950s/60s. I can remember my grandfather using Blue Coral (but it was a bit more expensive) on his Caddy

 

I tried Blue Coral, and thought it was ok. It did not like the red paint on my then 68 Falcon Sataion wagon.

Dunt(tm) laugh. It was outfitted with 289, 3 duece Weber setup, 4 speed top loader (close ratio gear set for racing, wide ratio for streetable use), Hooker headers, Ford Cross Boss intake manifold, Crane roller cam, Mallory ignition, TRW Forged Pistions, and 3:90:1 Detroit locker rear end. The front suspension came from a Shelby Mustang of the same vintage (they are interchangeable). Inner rear wheel wells was opened up to allow for some monster rubber.

It was a fun car. It gave my 67 Mustang fits in a race.