Duragloss Aqua Wax VS Mothers FX Spray Wax

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Anthony A

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I have been hearing rave reviews about Aqua Wax and decided to pick some up at Carquest on my last trip into the US. I have been using Mothers FX Spray Wax and it's a great product so I thought I would do a head to head comparison on the hood of my car. The car currently has a 2 week old layer of Collinite Insulator Wax and is in great shape. No marring or need of a pre wax cleaner.

I split the hood in 3. Passenger side gets Aqua Wax. Drivers gets Mothers FX Spray Wax and center stays as is with the 2 week old IW. I used the spray waxes on a dry surface although both can be used on a wet surface. I simply sprayed the area and spread with a PakShak White Ultra Fine MF. I used the non plush side to spread the product than the plush side to buff off. I did this with both spray waxes and used a fresh MF for each one so there was no cross contamination.

The results so far,
Both sprayed a nice even wide covering spay pattern. They were both easy as could be to spread and buff off. No difference in these areas at all. No streaking or residue just a very easy buff off. When I finished and stood back to take a look I could not tell any difference in appearance from the two spray waxes or the part I left untouched. This is a metallic silver paint and it is in very good shape so I didn't expect to see huge difference. Next I checked slickness. The Mothers had the slight edge over the Aqua Wax in this department. Nothing huge but it was noticeable. Both spray waxes had more slickness than the untreated center that had 2 week old IW but not much more.

I obviously can't comment on durability yet but I will report back as I start to see what happens in that department. Also I hear Aqua wax looks better after it has had some time to set up so I will look for this.

Now I'm not blown away with the Aqua Wax like most people I have been seeing posting on some forums but I'm comparing it to a great product in Mother FX Spray Wax. IMO you can't go wrong with either product but if you can't find the Aqua Wax you won't be missing much by using Mothers FX instead. In fact Mothers FX IMO is a little better as of now based on the slickness. I will have to see how this holds up over the next few weeks and some washes.
 
Nice reveiw on both products. I think once AW has sometime to cure is when you might notice a difference. My wifes car had no wax when i used the AW and i wasn't impressed,then the next day the car had a nice glow
somewhat wet. This wasn't only me others had commented on the car,
and too her as well. Now on my well maintain paint there was an obvious difference. Anthony please let us know in a day or so if you have come to the same conclusion..
 
joe.p said:
Anthony please let us know in a day or so if you have come to the same conclusion..
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I will update this thread as I start to notice things like that and how long the slickness lasts, beading, durability, dust attraction, etc.
 
IMO, there is a noteworthy difference in the type of products you are comparing. I have both the aquawax and fx, and in the ease of use department, I think that aquawax is spread much easier, and doesn't have to haze before buffed.
Mothers is a good product, but is much like a liquid wax in a spray bottle, whereas aquawax is a clear, QDish product.

I would say that it is much easier / faster to apply the aqua wax than the fx.
 
Anthony A I am glad that you took the time to review this product. I purchased the Aquawax from car Quest yesterday. My company sent me home early so I went to the store. Decided to use an old customer as a test for how it looked.

I used the product on a 2003 Ford F-150 that was purple and really dirty. Did an S&W wipedown and then proceeded to use the Aquawax. I thought that your review paralleled my experience. Although I did not take the time to use another product to compare it to.

There is one thing of note that I would like to mention. I thought that the sprayer that the Duragloss Aquawax has on the bottle was an excellent sprayer. Three pumps and every panel was covered with a nice amount of product. I have some bottles that do not spray with such consistency. I thought that this was worth noting.

It definitely was easy on and easy off. Without any streaking and it did make the paint look good.

Thanks Al-53 for the good heads up on a really nice product. I also used it on the Black truck. Of course it was not needed but it is always nice to have a clean shiny truck.
 
Kirk..your welcome

I do not hype products..but Duragloss line just blew me away....We have been getting 2-4 days of rain a week since end of April or first week of May...and parts of my truck still have AW on it from May 1st..and it still is beading and glossy as day one..not as slick as then...but protecting..it is my little test on those panels....

The hood and roof get a wipe down of Fast Clean and shine to get water spots off..and the truck does get washed once a week...

for the money this product line has proven to me to last longer and perform better than products I have tried costing 2-3 times as much ..I'm sold and also my wallet is..

I think once I do the whole truck with the system...it will prove better..only the hood was done so far...just to see what the look is like..and it was outstanding to me....a deep wet shine...

Al
 
I've used both, but for me to compare them would not be fair, seeing that I never really gave Mothers FX a chance other than on my wheels after weekly washing. I never even tried it on the paint.

But Aqua Wax, that I have tried. I'm actually out of my bottle already. It adds some definate protection. How do I know. Well because I had UPP on one car which for some reason never beaded (beading is not a sign of protection but does tell me when somethign that tends to bead is still there). It would always sheet water off like crazy and stay super slick. Well I tried using AquaWax as a booster 3 weeks ago and as many S.Floridians know, we no longer have many rainless days. Now the car beads and beads. Glossier than ever, but the fact that it beads on a surface that wasn't beading before shows me its there... In a way I don't like the beading, due to water spots, but the fact that I only boosted it once 3 weeks ago and its beading like collinite really speaks for itself.
 
rfinkle2 said:
IMO, there is a noteworthy difference in the type of products you are comparing. I have both the aquawax and fx, and in the ease of use department, I think that aquawax is spread much easier, and doesn't have to haze before buffed.
Mothers is a good product, but is much like a liquid wax in a spray bottle, whereas aquawax is a clear, QDish product.

I would say that it is much easier / faster to apply the aqua wax than the fx.
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You need to get your facts correct. Mothers FX does not need to haze. It is a spray on and immediately buff off product just like Aqua Wax. You may be thinking about Mothers Reflections which is a product you need to let haze. Here is a link on the proper use of FX Spray Wax.
http://www.autogeek.net/mo20224.html


Here is the link to Reflections Spray Wax. Note the difference in how to apply and how/when to buff off.
http://www.autogeek.net/mo10224.html
 
cwcad said:
There is one thing of note that I would like to mention. I thought that the sprayer that the DUragloss Aquawax has on the bottle was an excellent sprayer. Three pumps and every panel was covered with a nice amount of product. I have some bottles that do not spray with such consistency. I thouhgt that this was worth noting.
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I agree with you and I made specific mention of that fact in my first post.:)
 
AL-53 said:
Kirk..your welcome

I do not hype products..but Duragloss line just blew me away....We have been getting 2-4 days of rain a week since end of April or first week of May...and parts of my truck still have AW on it from May 1st..and it still is beading and glossy as day one..not as slick as then...but protecting..it is my little test on those panels....

The hood and roof get a wipe down of Fast Clean and shine to get water spots off..and the truck does get washed once a week...

for the money this product line has proven to me to last longer and perform better than products I have tried costing 2-3 times as much ..I'm sold and also my wallet is..

I think once I do the whole truck with the system...it will prove better..only the hood was done so far...just to see what the look is like..and it was outstanding to me....a deep wet shine...

Al
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I am in agreement with you about Duragloss line of products. They make the best carwash I have used and I have tried many.
 
Anthony... this is why i don't post on these sites anymore. Regardless of what autogeek's site sais, or mothers website for that matter, using the fx spraywax is more difficult than wipe on / wipe off like the aquawax.

Forget I even posted. I was just trying to give a heads up to people who have used either / neither as to how much easier it is to use aquawax.

sorry to hurt your feelings.
 
I use both AW and Mothers FX Spray religiously.

The FX Spray is to be used while car is wet as you dry. THERE IS NO NEED TO LET IT HAZE. It is beyond easy to use. It applies and removes just like Eagle One WAUD. Zero issues and effortless removal. Much easier than Reflections. I have to politely disagree with rfinkle2 - removal of FX is basically mindless; just gently wipe it dry like your QD'ing your car.

I use FX if I want to apply something as I dry. I love the look. It's a top notch product.

I use AW when I am cleaning up a detail as the last step or to apply to a dry car after I wash it. I do not use it while the car is wet unlike the FX. Also VERY easy to use, like the FX. Just like QD'ing.

The AW for me is more wet looking specifically when it matures - something I have observed on cars that have it on and remain garaged for a day or so. It also is more durable.

Both are wonderful products. For me it boils down to what I need it for, or my mood - AW for final cleanup (in lieu of a QD) or FX while drying after a wash.

I took advantage of the AutoGeek sale and bought a gallon of DP Spray Wax Booster as I love spray products to top my carnauba applications. I'll compare to AW.
 
rfinkle2 said:
Anthony... this is why i don't post on these sites anymore. Regardless of what autogeek's site sais, or mothers website for that matter, using the fx spraywax is more difficult than wipe on / wipe off like the aquawax.

Forget I even posted. I was just trying to give a heads up to people who have used either / neither as to how much easier it is to use aquawax.

sorry to hurt your feelings.
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No need to get all worked up. My experience with FX is just totally opposite of yours. As Splichy said using FX is "mindless" it's so easy to use. It does not require a hazing period maybe thats why you had a problem with it. In my side by side test they were both ridiculously easy to remove.
 
Spilchy said:
I use both AW and Mothers FX Spray religiously.

The FX Spray is to be used while car is wet as you dry. THERE IS NO NEED TO LET IT HAZE. It is beyond easy to use. It applies and removes just like Eagle One WAUD. Zero issues and effortless removal. Much easier than Reflections. I have to politely disagree with rfinkle2 - removal of FX is basically mindless; just gently wipe it dry like your QD'ing your car.
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Spilchy FX Spray Wax is made to be used on a wet or dry surface. Says so right on the bottle. It has also been well discussed on the Mothers Wax Forum. I used it on a dry surface in my test and have been using it that way prior to the test and I have no issues at all with it.

Besides the slightly better slickness to the FX it is a tie right now between it and Aqua Wax. I looked at the car today and both sides look great but equal. Slickness was unchanged and very little dust attraction. It is supposed to rain on and off here for a few days so I can check out the beading see how they hold up.
 
Anthony...

i stand corrected. The FX is a clearish liquid, it was the reflections that I was speaking of. I WAS COMPLETELY off when I responded to your post.

- to correct myself, the reflections is more like liquid wax in a spray bottle, and needs to haze, whereas the FX, as ANTHONY and SPILCHY were speaking of is much more like aquawax.

AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES...
 
Just wondering about your thoughts on the new product the TPP. I would think that the #111 would be a better product for layering since it has no cleaners. And, Have any of you used and noticed a hugh difference using the bonding agent with any of these sealants?
 
BlackSunshine said:
Just wondering about your thoughts on the new product the TPP. I would think that the #111 would be a better product for layering since it has no cleaners. And, Have any of you used and noticed a hugh difference using the bonding agent with any of these sealants?
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as said in another post..the cleaners are not strong enough to clean off fresh layer of LSP...it will remove what ever grime your shampoo did not get..or any decaying LSP that is near its lifes end..It is layerable...the cleaner will not remove previous layer...it just sets up a clean surface for product to bond to...

Al
 
I used the Duragloss Shampoo Sunday and as of date it was absolutely
the best shampoo i've used . I liked the Cherrie smell and the lubricty
was the slickest todate.
 
Would not steer you wrong Joe....I have been testing the sealant and Aquawax for 8 weeks now...I will post later on results...We have had 33 days of rain since last week of April close to first week on May....I have applied AW to my truck..ONCE...only ONCE...the hood was done with the sealant and AW..ONCE..5 weeks ago...with a ton of rain also...some days 2 inches...

I have just done washes using Duragloss shampoo ...when it is not raining...

but have not applied AW since first time.....

Al
 
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