simoniz Original Wax

[Alfatronics]

hi fellow Alfa Heads,

like me im sure your all love your alfa to bits and want her to shine better than any thing else on the road!

now my question is whos used this: Simoniz Original Wax | Products | Auto Express

apparently its the best thing out there, even better than the AutoGlym HD Wax which is £40-50!! which is a bit of a silly price if u ask me for that money AutoGimp better come to my house and wash and wax my car for me and bring me a pizza!

so...

whose tested?
review would be nice
what car did u try it on & do you have pics?
what colour is the car?
i have a silver GT i need to know if it works brilliantly on silver

thanks guys

[Singularity]

I'll stick with my colly 476 thanks.

[Squadrone Rosso]

It reviewed well in a recent Autoexpress test.

I like HD but then again I tend to favour AG products, plus you'll get it for c£25 max if you shop around

[bigjim]

silver suits sealants better so i'd use finish kare fk1000p
or if you wanted to splash the cash.
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[gtlewi]

The Simoniz is great value for the finish and durability you get but is quite tough to work with I've used it on my wifes (soon to be sold)Graphite Grey MiTo and it gave it a reasonably crisp finish. You could also look at a sealant such as AG EGP for the same kind of money, will match the Original Waxes durability and would work very well on a silver GT

[JM93]

Ive got some of this stuff, avoid at all costs! It is such a pain to remove, even when spread thinly and evenly on the paintwork.

Think i'm gonna invest in some Colly 476s for the winter.


James

[springbok]

Originally Posted by Alfatronics

apparently its the best thing out there

Says who?

Seriously though, there are loads of better products, it depends how much you are prepared to spend and how much effort you want to put in.

Its 80% technique and 20% product.

[Clovis]

Hi,

I have never used the Simoniz but AG HD wax can be had on Amazon for about £25. I could not bring myself to spend £40 and it would have been frowned upon by Domestic Higher Management! I bought some a few months ago and it seems genuine. You don't need to use much and it is easy to apply and polish off.

[Alfatronics]

hi guys,

this has been helpful,
but...

i hear (even on other threads on here) that all auto glym is average at best...

and your right Clovis £40 is a stupid amount to pay when a full valet cost like £40-60!

basically can Simoniz be beaten for £8?

im not sure it can as some of showed me a £70 option lol
does look good i must admit!

lol

[m0bzy]

I have been using Simonize hard wax for more years than I care to think about,in fact I still have a tin marked 7/6d !! It disappeared off the market for a while but now its back and as good as ever,yes its hard work but well worth the effort,I find it outlasts most of the more modern polishes,and I have tried a few.
Trick is to apply with a damp cloth or sponge,and do a little at a time.

[symon]

Simoniz wax is good stuff, but can be hard work to apply.

I am currently using Turtlewax platinum wax, which is a liquid.

Not keen on Autoglym stuff personally.

[Mr_Caine]

A spray tin of Mr Sheen will give you a nice slick shine like, £2, well cheap, spend the £6 you save down the pub. Why waste wonga on Autoglymn when you've got Mr. Sheen. Poundland will sell you wax for, well a quid like. Best thing out there since slice bread.

[Singularity]

Originally Posted by Mr_Caine

A spray tin of Mr Sheen will give you a nice slick shine like, £2, well cheap, spend the £6 you save down the pub. Why waste wonga on Autoglymn when you've got Mr. Sheen. Poundland will sell you wax for, well a quid like. Best thing out there since slice bread.

[JohnMartyn]

The way they conducted the test was to measure the effect over a period of time coupled with the price of the product.Application is easy enough - just rub a foam pad in the tin and wipe over the paint.It's a promising product and we'll see how it fairs.

[Alfatronics]

hi guys,

i bought and used this product and i can confirm it is the real deal! its like a hundred times better then the "nxt Gen Neo Wax" i last used, maybe even 200 times better!!........
however.... it is solid to get off.. trust me onlu apply small areas at a time and quickly wipe off with a cloth in one hand and buff with the other hand, you dont have time to do one and then the other do them both together!

now that my car is all nice and gleaming... in true alfa style my turbo has gone, leaving me with a bill of around a grand or more to fix it!!

[Ralf S.]

I bought some of this for nostalgia, since I used to use Simo' on my first ever car back in the dim and distant time when dinosaurs ruled the earth (Aye! twin-choke 36mm Webbers and all.. )

It's easy to apply... but requires a lot of effort to remove and that really is the only down-side. It lasts a long time on the paint and gives a good and deep shine.

I used it on my Francia Blue 145 and on the Younger Mrs S.'s Cinquecento... and it isn't too shabby. In terms of finish and effect it's as good as Poorboys Natty Blue wax, which any fule knoes is better than anything else in the whole universe ever (and just £13 a pot).

The Natty Blue wax would get my vote though.. since it's way easier to buff off and that more than halves the application time... so I'm more likely to wash and wax the car if I have a spare hour or two. Simo' is more of a labour and so for me it's just less convenient.

But if you like to get close and personal with your paint, it ticks the boxes and it's worth a punt.


Ralf S.

[Singularity]

I'm a bit wary of products that need a lot of effort to remove as you can cause damage trying to remove it!

Just used fk1000p on my GT, very impressed! Very easy to use/remove and about £18 for a mahoosive tin Can't comment on durability personally, but it's meant to last ages!

[Captain Slow]

I love my HD Wax, but I like AG products

[mathwonk]

I have been using simoniz since 1957, starting with my 1948 cadillac, up through my 2003 BMW, and now my 2007 infiniti. The old cadillac needed it more often but more recently I normally waxed my cars twice a year and that was adequate to protect the finish.

I will not swear it is as shiny, and certainly not as easy to use, as products with more synthetics such as acrylics. But as far as a traditional wax product goes, this gives the toughest finish I have found.

The complaint that it is hard to remove is of course because of its virtue in having high cornauba content. Thats why it leaves a tough finish. That does make it crucial however to remove quickly and therefore to only polish a small area at a time. I eventually began to just wipe on and immediately wipe off for greater ease. It still takes hours and hours to do the job once.

I only stopped using it recently because of difficulty obtaining it and arthritis making it hard to put so much elbow grease into a wax job.

A decade or so ago I wrote the company and even though it was not available in store they sent me some anyway which lasted quite a while, although I foolishly gave one can away.


i will remark however that one review I read recently by a long time user said that the carnauba content of the new stuff does not appear to be as high as the old stuff.

[Flatcap]

I'm just on with giving the cars a good waxing ready for the bad weather...

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Anyways...bizarrely enough I bought some of this from Halfrauds on Saturday morning as they had a tin on the shelf. First time I've seen it there, so I figured for £7.99, what the heck!! I had the wife's car still to do so I thought I'd test it out.

My honest appraisal, and I've used some of the best (or most expensive, at least) waxes available; it's pretty good.

I'm a big Collinite fan, both 476s and 915, for durability they take some beating. But I'm led to believe that for the money, the Simoniz is very good. A friend of mine uses it and likes it very much.

Initial comments on it are, there's no fancy smell to it, very much like 476s. It's quite a hard wax by comparison, probably because it doesn't contain any beeswax. It's essential you apply it to small areas, that's for sure. I applied it with a damp cellulose sponge, or decorators sponge. You can get the cellulose sponge's from Halfrauds for about £3. I usually buy a couple at a time and cut it in to three separate pieces, just the right size. Apply and then briskly buff with a microfibre. It is true that it's not the easiest to work. But if you've ever used 476s, you'll know that isn't either. The 915 is the easier of the two, but I've had some tough days with 476s.

The overall result is a pretty decent glossy shine. It's rained this afternoon and the beading is very pleasing. I'd expect a tough wax to give good durability, they usually do, but I'll report back once it's been driven and washed a few times.

Overall conclusion: not the easiest to work with. If it's your first step in to using a paste wax, it would be a tough learning curve, it's no Chemical Guys XXX, that's for sure. Good glossy shine, hard to the touch, so no stickyness. Water beading looks impressive, but durability to be confirmed over time. I'd certainly say for £7.99 it's a little bit of a hidden gem, even for all the hard work applying and buffing. If the durability proves to be impressive, it's a winner for the money.

You can get some waxes that are not much more expensive, like Chemical Guys XXX that I've already mentioned. Arguably one of the easiest 'on and off' waxes there is. Really does give a good, wet looking gloss, to properly prepared paint. But durability wise? You'll be waxing the car every month. Which during the winter, isn't always an enjoyable task.

I'm a big believing in not knocking something until I've tried it. On this occasion I was pleasantly surprised. Give it a try guys, you too may be surprised.

Daz.

[SLM3CFC]

Nice heads up, been lurking on the detailing forum and never came across this product. Everyone seems to rave about colli 845.
Im hoping to do a winter detail in the next few weeks when all the kit arrives and may well give this wax a go