“Durability claims” are promises about how long a coating or wax will keep protecting your car. The host is saying the industry started caring more about those promises than about the actual wax experience.
“Torture testing” means testing a product in really tough conditions to see if it still works. The host is using it to explain why durability became the big focus.
The host is saying companies started pushing complicated routines—adding more layers and more steps—to claim better results. They’re arguing that this complexity became more about marketing than about the core job of protecting the paint.
“More advanced chemistry” is a way of saying the product formulas are supposedly newer and better. The host thinks the industry leaned on that idea instead of focusing on what wax (and detailing) should be like.
“Buzzwords” are hype-y marketing terms that don’t necessarily tell you what’s actually better. The host is saying detailing products started using more of this kind of language to sell longevity.
A ceramic coating is a protective layer you apply to a car’s paint to help it resist dirt and water. The host is pointing out that ceramic coatings are often marketed with very long “years of protection” claims.
The host is talking about how ceramic coatings are often marketed as lasting several years. They’re saying people struggle to believe wax could be reimagined to protect for longer than the usual ceramic “timeline.”
Topic
10 years ago
The host is saying they talked about this topic about a decade earlier. It’s mainly there to give context, not to explain a car or product feature.
A “$1,000 detail” means a very expensive car cleaning job. The host is using it to show how hard it used to be to charge that much when services were simpler, like shampooing and waxing.
Paste wax is a classic type of car wax that comes in a thicker form. You rub it on, let it haze, and then buff it off—if you don’t, it can leave chalky white marks.
Turtle Wax is a well-known car-care brand that sells products like wax. In this segment, it’s brought up as an example of a paste wax that’s easier to use and lasts longer than older versions.
Synthetic sealants are protective coatings for your car’s paint made from polymers. They’re designed to last longer and be more consistent than traditional wax.
The “ceramic craze” is the period when lots of people started buying ceramic-type car protection products. Some shoppers didn’t really understand what “ceramic” meant, so they felt unsure about it.
A hybrid ceramic wax is a car-cleaning product that’s meant to act like wax, but with “ceramic” ingredients added in. The goal is usually to make it look shinier and last longer than regular wax.
The host is saying “hybrid ceramic” can be more of a marketing label than a clearly defined product type. Different brands may use the term differently, so the real-world results can vary.
In detailing, “ceramic products” are products that use ceramic-type ingredients to protect your car’s paint. They’re typically marketed to last longer and stay glossy more than normal wax.
The host’s point is that wax doesn’t need to last for years to be worthwhile. If you’re using it for looks and you’re willing to reapply, that can be totally fine.
Liquid sealants are coatings you apply to your car’s paint to help protect it. The host’s argument is that they’re not as long-lasting or easy as ceramic sprays.
Spray ceramic is a spray-on protective coating for your car’s paint. The host says it lasts much longer than wax, roughly a few months, with similar effort.
A “daily driver” is the car you use most days for normal driving. The point here is that people want protection that’s quick and easy because they’re using the car all the time.
A “dog car” is a slang term for a car you don’t baby—you just drive it. The host is saying the owner still wants it to look good, but they don’t treat it like a showpiece.
“Ceramic coated” means someone applied a ceramic protection product to the paint. It forms a tougher layer than wax, helping the car stay cleaner longer and making water roll off more easily.
Concept
pride and joy
“Pride and joy” means the car someone loves most and takes extra care of. The host is saying this car isn’t treated that way, but the owner still wants it to look good.
Term
gloss box
“Gloss box” sounds like a specific product or maintenance step the host uses to keep the car looking shiny. They’re saying it may help maintain the gloss and support the ceramic coating underneath.
“Water behavior” means how water acts on the car’s paint. A good coating makes water bead up and roll off, which can help reduce water spots and make cleaning easier.
“Water based” means the spray product is made with water as the main carrier. The host is saying that a few years ago, this kind of easy-to-use spray ceramic wasn’t widely available.
Adams Polishes is a car detailing brand that makes products to protect and enhance paint. Here they’re mentioned for a ceramic spray coating that was strong enough to react with its container.
303 Aerospace is a brand that makes products used to protect car surfaces. In this episode, it’s brought up as making a paint sealant—something meant to last longer on paint than basic wax.
A micro-emulsion is a type of liquid mixture where the product stays evenly blended instead of separating. That matters in detailing because it helps the coating go on smoothly and consistently.
Carnauba is a natural wax ingredient used in many classic car wax products. The host is saying that simply using “better” carnauba wasn’t the key improvement people wanted.
Slickness is how smooth and slippery the paint feels after applying protection. The host is saying people want that same easy-to-clean, water-beading feel that wax gives.
“Water beating” means water doesn’t just run off—it forms little droplets on the paint. If you see beads, it usually means the car has a protective layer that helps repel water.
“Wax and Relax” sounds like a spray-on product for car paint protection. The key point is that it’s meant to make the car look better right away, with water beading and shine.
“Tuffa Shell” is another car paint protection product name mentioned in the comparison. The host is basically saying it’s not the same kind of product as “Wax and Relax.”
“Gloss Boss” is another product name brought up for comparison. The host is saying “Wax and Relax” isn’t trying to be the same type of long-lasting coating.
A foam cannon is a tool on your pressure washer that makes lots of soapy foam. If a wax or cleaner clogs it, you won’t get good foam and the process gets annoying.
Kosh Kemi is a car detailing brand that makes products for washing and protecting your car. Here, the host is talking about what people say about one of their products.
Water beading means water forms little droplets on the paint instead of running flat. It’s a sign the surface has some protective layer on it.
Term
contact ankle
This likely means “contact angle,” which is how water sits on the paint. If the droplet forms a more “beady” shape, it usually means the surface repels water better.
“Toughest Shell” is a spray-on product meant to last a long time. In this segment, it’s described as the more durable protection option.
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One thing I'm really learning is how much people still love to actually wax their car
and I think it's been a sediment that's been around for a long time, even through this
whole ceramic craze, but people really still love waxing their car.
They love the gloss, the slickness, the water beating and the feeling that they just did
something really good for their car and that it's protected because waxing is very nostalgic.
It has a lot of memories.
It has memories of waxing your car in the garage with grandpa or with your dad or maybe
it was where your passion for cars started.
I think this is something that the detailing industry got wrong.
We tried to kill off wax.
We tried to evolve wax in the wrong way by making things more complicated and there was
full blown marketing campaigns for ceramic coatings that were even talked about around
the slogan, wax is dead and even I myself had podcasts about why would you ever wax
your car because in the modern era of car detailing with ceramic sprays being so easy
to use, I thought, well, why would you wax your car?
There's no point.
The point that I was missing that I've had a full circle moment on is that you have a
different mentality when you're waxing a car than you do ceramic coating a car.
I don't think wax is bad.
I don't think wax is dead and I think we just kind of, I know I did, I guess I'll speak
for myself, I kind of misunderstood and didn't fully understand what people actually loved
about waxing their car.
It really is the feeling of nostalgia of washing the car, adding some protection, gloss,
slickness, some people or a lot of people are intimidated by even the word ceramic,
they're intimidated by clay barring, they're intimidated by a lot of this.
But I think what happened was we as an industry started chasing something different instead
of making waxing more enjoyable, we started chasing durability claims and I had a hand
in that, I did a lot of torture testing where I pretty much put durability on a pedestal
which I think is very, very important.
I don't think we did anything wrong at all as an industry.
I think we just kind of missed sight of some stuff of wax.
And so, but because we put durability on this pedestal, everybody started chasing longer
durability, more advanced chemistry, more layers, more steps, more complexity, more
claims, more buzzwords, more made up technology, and shoot you just go to SEMA or just look
around the internet and everyone's promoting their nine year ceramic coating or their lifetime
ceramic coating, wax is dead by our lifetime ceramic coating, which to be honest, running
the detailed business, people don't even, can't even wrap their head around that.
That's kind of where my evolutionary thought kind of started going back to wax, reimagining
what wax could look like because people can't wrap their head around more than three to
five years of protection, ceramic protection, right?
And so, and again, I am a huge fan.
I put ceramic on my car all the time.
All my cars get wipe on ceramic coated, maintenance with the ceramic spray.
I personally love ceramics.
I think it not only did we get better products, better liquids in the bottle, but we actually
created a path for detailers to have significant businesses or actual businesses.
I think for a long time and I bring it up all the time when I talked to Jason Rose on
this very podcast, 10 years ago, he talked about his first $1,000 detail and back at
the time, you know, it's incredibly difficult to get to a thousand dollar number when you're
just shampooing, claying, waxing, right?
Maybe a little less hard today, but 10 years ago when Jason was telling the story and then
it was 15, 20 years before that.
So, you know, 30 years ago, it's very difficult to get to that $1,000 number for a detail
because I didn't do a lot, right?
And so, but when you add in ceramics, a thousand dollar detail, a $2,000 detail becomes totally
commonplace.
So ceramics gave a whole new avenue, path for detailers as a business to actually
finally start making some money, which is why detailers loved it.
I think it was awesome.
I just think, and again, I'll use myself for an example.
I just always thought, well, why would you want to wax your car then?
But even fighting against that, why would you want to do that?
I still have endless amounts of people that want to wax their car, right?
The problem is, is that, you know, growing up, you wash your car, you dried it, you put
some wax on it, you look back, there was something satisfying about it.
And in fact, this is where my whole journey started with car detailing because I had a
the nicest car on the block consistently.
And I worked at a restaurant at the time and I was just kind of fiddle farting with my
own car washing it.
And he came into the restaurant one night and I said, John, you know, what is the secret?
What do you do to keep your car looking so good?
And his answer was, I wash it, I think weekly or every other week, whatever.
Obviously he garaged it and he said, and every three to four months put a really good coat
of wax on it, like a really good coat of wax.
And I remember even asking back then, like, well, what does that mean?
What is a really good coat of like, it's like, really rub it in, in there,
but wax your car.
And that's kind of what put me onto the journey.
But I remember it's like, you go get paste wax and it's like a total nightmare to apply.
You know, used to dry white residues, you have white residue and all the cracks, total
nightmare to apply, total nightmare to buff it off, got to make sure you don't get it
on the trim, right?
Never do it in direct sun, right?
And I think for a lot of people, I mean, you really only have to wax the car a couple
times before you're completely over it.
And then you factor in that the durability is very, very little with that, you know,
my neighbor said every three or four months, but the reality is, is that you're probably
getting like a month worth of durability out of a hardcore paste wax, maybe more now, but
whatever, right?
And so the industry as a whole tried to solve this issue of like, okay, wax is difficult
and it doesn't last long.
We need more durability and we need a little something easier, right?
So we started to make what paste wax a little easier.
We even saw that in kind of modern times with turtle wax coming out with a paste wax again.
That was very easy to apply, a little bit more durable, but before that, then we had liquid
waxes, right?
Then we had synthetic sealants, which are still kind of hanging around, then of course
a ceramic craze, the hybrid ceramic craze, and the hybrid ceramic craze came out of
people not understanding slash being intimidated by the ceramic word.
And so the legacy brands, because their audience wasn't understanding the ceramic craze and
the kind of modern ceramic era, they coined this term again, made up technology, hybrid
ceramic, right?
And then even if you look at McGuire's like they released their first ceramic product
was the hybrid ceramic wax, right?
And because they're using a familiar term to bring their old school audience into a
new technology being ceramic, but they included the buzzword wax on there for their core customer
to understand thus the whole made up category of the hybrid ceramic, right?
And so, and these products are phenomenal compared to what, you know, again, there's
a lot of nuance between products.
There's a lot of, you know, if you're in the weeds, you understand stuff differently than
people that aren't in the weeds, but for the most part, as a general statement, these hybrid
products, ceramic products are a significant upgrade from a paste wax, right?
They lasted longer, they some of them make the paint look shiny, but again, that became
a point of contention of like people thinking that it doesn't look like a wax surface, definitely
more premium, which is what brands liked more ceramic, more durable, higher price point.
And again, nothing wrong with durability, durability matters, but I think this is kind
of where we miss the point is that people wanted an easier wax, right?
But they didn't necessarily need a ceramic, right?
Wax doesn't have to last forever because it's not about durability with a wax.
And this is where kind of my mindset has kind of come full circle on this, that wax doesn't
need to be a five year, a lifetime, even a three month or a four month, because a lot
of the things that people are waxing are show cars and just kind of cars like that, cars
that don't get driven a lot, right?
Obviously, again, a lot of nuance on this, so I'm trying to be kind of big picture with
the idea and kind of where my brain has been at with this.
So the problem is, and the reason why I've been so anti-wax, I guess, is because wax
doesn't have to last as long as a ceramic spray does, but it cannot be harder to apply
than a ceramic spray.
And that's been the big problem is that a paste wax takes longer and is harder to apply
than, say, tough a shell, which is just a spray and wipe ceramic spray, right?
And so you cannot have something, I thought it was silly, to have something, and I put
liquid paste waxes in this, liquid sealants in this, and paste waxes all into this category.
They all take more time to apply and are less durable and usually give less shine, right?
And so I think this is where wax products got stuck, right?
They're slower to apply and they didn't last as long.
So for the consumer, it becomes confusing of like, why would I spend more time applying
something that doesn't last as long, right?
And that's the big problem.
And that's why I always would say to my father-in-law, to people I talk to, why do you want to wax
your car?
Even a spray wax, a spray wax is going to last like one or two car washes.
Like you can, for the same amount of work as a spray wax, you can use a spray ceramic
and you're going to get three to six months durability.
Why would you go for a wax?
And the wax actually kind of attracts dust, right?
And so I think this is the problem.
And then I'd see brands launch like a liquid wax and I'm like, what, a liquid wax?
Oh, now it's even easier to apply.
It's like, that's so weird, a liquid wax?
Like, what are we doing, right?
And so I think where we messed up is we were trying to make wax easier still in the same
parameters of the, we didn't look at the application method.
And this kind of gets into, you know, kind of more of a philosophical, I guess, idea
of like, when I think of innovation and product innovation, there's a ton of different
buckets that in my book, in my opinion, qualify as like innovation, but application of whatever
product, there could be technology advancements in that.
There could be techno technological advancements in the liquid itself.
And then there could be made up technological stuff like, you know, I'll use my own disappearing
technology, right?
Like I talk about how some products have disappearing technology.
It's kind of tongue in cheek.
It's a joke, but that could be something that a could be innovation, right?
Disappearing technology.
So I think that wax never needed to become a coating and never needed to be super durable.
The innovation wasn't in the liquid itself, though it was a little bit, but the
making it like super easy to apply, making it even easier to apply than a ceramic spray.
And that's what I think is the key, especially when you start looking at things like an RV,
heavy equipment, trash trucks, how about just a work truck that you, you know, it's a work
truck, you don't want to invest a lot of time into it, but you still want it to look good
because it's part of your appearance, or maybe you work for a company and they don't pay
you to like maintain your truck, but you still want it to look good, right?
So you don't want to invest a lot of money.
You don't want to invest a lot of time into it, but you still want it to look good, right?
You're not going to go wax an RV.
Like that's insane, right?
To go wax an RV and then to ceramic spray an RV.
That's a little crazy too, but at least it's easier than pace wax, right?
And so again, I think the wax category is for people that don't need something to last
forever, but it needs to be super, super, super easy to apply, you know?
So I think for people that want that, again, I think about the daily driver.
I think about the client or the customer who like Nathan, what's up Nathan?
If you're listening, you know, bought a car as a dog car.
He ceramic coated it, but it's kind of like the dog car, right?
So he doesn't, it's not his pride and joy, but he still wants it to look good
because he, that's what he does.
He's in the cars, right?
And so he wants to protect it quickly in Nathan's situation.
I know that he put the gloss box on the car, but maybe to maintain the gloss
box or maintain his ceramic coating.
You want something quick, easy, efficient, simple, right?
And so I think that's what people want in a wax.
And so I think ceramics are great.
I think ceramics change the game.
I think they last a long time.
They give great water behavior, solid protection.
That's actually why I made Toughest Shell in the first place.
And I wish I would have developed Toughest Shell on YouTube like I have
with Wax and Relax because it'd be so interesting because back then,
if you think about 2018, 2019, and I know I'm going to sound like an old dog,
like back in my day, but there was no spray ceramic that was water based.
None.
They were all solvent based.
Adams Polishes had the red ceramic spray coating and like a heavy duty bottle
because the liquids were eating through the bottle.
303 Aerospace came out with a paint sealant.
It smelled up my whole shop, right?
And so I worked with my chemist and I said, I want what these products are,
but water based.
And we came up with a micro-emulsion and that became Toughest Shell, right?
I love that category.
I love ceramic sprays, gloss boss, wipe on coatings.
I love that, right?
So again, this is not me bagging on ceramics or anything like that,
but I think this is where Wax had to evolve because ceramic sprays became
easy and durable and then traditional waxes were not durable and hard, right?
So this is where I think Wax didn't keep up with how people actually want
to use it and want to use a wax.
So I think the evolution of Wax needed to be not making it more complicated,
not making it with higher grade carnauba, not making it with specialized
Brazilian carnauba from a random tree, not making a paste wax slightly
easier like Turtle Wax did, not making a liquid wax that lasts a little bit
longer, definitely not a liquid sealant compared to a liquid wax.
But I think the innovation was in asking like, what do people love about Wax?
How do we keep the gloss?
How do we keep the slickness?
How do we keep it easy?
And how do we keep that feeling of like, when I asked John, like, what do you do?
He goes, oh, just put a good Wax on it, right?
How do we recreate that just Wax look, but make it faster, make it easier,
make it more forgiving, usable in like real world situations.
And then again, one whole segment of the market that I'm thinking about is like,
the truck, the RV, the boat, the heavy equipment, stuff like that.
Stuff that is a big pain in the butt to maintain.
I think about like fifth wheels and the cap on the fifth wheels that are always
destroyed, right?
Always sun damaged because there's no protection or the protection gets worn off.
Why?
Because it's incredibly difficult to maintain that, right?
And so I wanted something that would make people actually look forward to using it, right?
Because I thought thinking about a full circle, that's where Wax needed to go.
And I was looking at adding something in my lineup of a lot of value because people kept
asking me about Waxes, right?
And so that's why I made Wax and Relax.
I was not trying to make a coating.
I was not trying to make some, you know, complicated boutique Brazilian Wax.
I was not trying to make another product where you'd need to read like a full instruction
manual, sign up for a three day course and get certified to apply, right?
I wanted something that kind of is about my whole ethos of the Jimbo's detailing brand,
which is to make your car detailing experience enjoyable, right?
So it's simple.
It's wash the car, clean it, leave it wet, spray it on, foam it on, whatever, rinse it off.
You're going to get gloss, slickness, water beating, protection.
And I think one of the coolest features about the Wax and Relax product is that you get that
instant satisfaction, especially if you have no water beating on your car and then you foam it
on or spray it on and you have to rinse it off.
You get that instant satisfaction of seeing the water behavior.
And so that's one thing that was always a big hurdle with ceramics.
Like you apply a ceramic coating to a customer's car, but it's clear.
And so, yeah, sure, their car looks great, but they don't really see the features of the ceramic
until they either wash it or it rains or something like that.
And so with Wax and Relax, one thing that's awesome is that you get to see the benefits
of it right away because you have to rinse it off, right?
And so that's one thing that I love about it is that you see it instantly.
You see your hard work, right?
Not really hard, but you see your hard work instantly working.
Like, oh my gosh, the water's beating.
It looks phenomenal, right?
And so, again, Wax and Relax is not supposed to be a ceramic.
It is not supposed to compete with Tuffa Shell or the Gloss Boss.
It's not a five-year coating.
It is easy spray protection.
It's for people that want to add water beating and gloss to your car instantly.
If you have a big car, like I said, RV, boat, trash truck, work car, people who want something
fast and satisfying, that is who that is for.
Fast and satisfying.
So it's for people that want to take care of their car,
but don't want to have to overthink every step, right?
I'm so tired of overthinking every single step.
And don't get me wrong.
There's other brands that have entered this market,
entered this category with similar products,
but some of them can't work in DirectSun.
Wax and Relax can absolutely work in DirectSun.
In fact, I've only used it in DirectSun, right?
A lot of them don't foam good or they clog up your foam cannon.
That's one of the reviews that I'm reading on Kosh Kemi.
Their S003 is that it clogs up people's foam cannons.
I don't want you to have that.
That's a hassle, right?
So mine doesn't do that.
I made extra sure of that, right?
Foam's good.
The foam clings makes the water bead.
The contact ankle's good, right?
And it fits into my existing products.
I didn't want to cannibalize my existing product line
or make that more confusing either.
Wax and Relax is the Fast and Easy.
Toughest Shell is the long-lasting spray protection.
The Gloss Boss is the true wipe-on ceramic coating.
So they're not all doing the same thing.
I see a lot of brands.
They have a one-year coating, a three-year coating,
a five-year coating, a nine-year coating,
a glass coating, a rim coating, a trim coating.
And I'm like, dude, I'm confused
and I've been in the industry 20 years.
Someone just entering, how are they going to figure this out?
And then you're kind of cannibalizing yourself.
It's crazy to me, right?
Have different products that serve different purposes,
but you don't need so many that are so similar to each other, right?
And so, again, not 47 confusing bottles,
not 18 different coatings.
Just three different paint protection products
depending upon what your goals are, right?
Make it easy.
So anyway, I think a lot of brands make things difficult
and I'm trying to make things simpler, more simple.
I don't want to add steps.
I don't want to add categories.
I don't want to add buzzwords.
I don't want to add made-up technology claims
because that all leads to more confusion.
And then you, the customers left trying to figure it out, right?
And so I wanted to build something that was better.
I wanted something that was easier to use, less complicated,
more enjoyable because that fits into my whole ethos of my brand.
That is what I stand for.
That is what my goals are.
And so I wish I could have documented Tuffa Shell back in the day.
Wasn't called Tuffa Shell.
It was just called the Waterbase Ceramic Spray.
But of course, a few other brands have had tremendous success with that product.
And even some of your favorite influencers have talked about
how much they love the product that all started in my garage
and then got private labeled to other brands.
And your favorite influencer has definitely reviewed it
and talked about how much they love it.
So even when they talk about that, about Tuffa Shell,
they've used Tuffa Shell before just in a different color,
a different scent, and they've loved it.
So take that with a grain of salt.
But I don't think wax needed to be killed.
I don't think wax is dead.
I think it's alive and well.
People still love waxing.
They love the result.
They love the process when it's simple.
They love seeing the car shine.
They love water beads.
Water beading actually makes a car easier to dry.
It is better if water beads than sheets.
That's a whole other podcast.
But again, and then if you have an RV, a big truck, a boat,
a work van, a trash truck, heavy equipment,
these vehicles still need protection.
So let's make it fast, simple, and forgiving, right?
So with that, again, that's why I created Wax and Relax.
And so I wanted to kind of get that out there.
But with that, thank you guys for listening to my rant.
Hopefully it made sense.
All to say, wax is not dead.
I'm sorry, wax.
I'm sorry that I told people to do ceramics sprays,
but I still think you should do ceramics sprays.
I do.
I actually do both.
I don't know.
My wash routine is getting pretty crazy.
I wash it, and then I use Wax and Relax after I wash it
because I haven't even touched it.
And then I still wipe the whole car down with Tuffa Shell.
So my car is just one slippery, shiny, sun-reflecting, glossy,
rolling thing with shiny tires.
Because I like shiny tires, too.
So oh well.
With that, we are still running the presale for Wax and Relax.
So if you want to save 20%, use code relax at jimbosdetailing.com.
I will link it below.
Thank you for the support.
Honestly, a quick update on the presale.
It's going phenomenal.
Probably my most successful launch since I launched the brand.
And so, I mean, it feels good.
I feel the support.
It feels awesome to have that.
You guys are going to absolutely love this product.
In fact, I guarantee it, or I'll just buy it back and use it myself.
And so if you want to take advantage of the presale,
the 20% off, the price will go up.
As soon as I have it in stock and I'm shipping it,
the price is going to go away.
The discount's going to go away.
So definitely take advantage.
Get in line.
The presale is helping me figure out the first batch size
that I need to make.
So at some point, I'm going to have to kind of judge it.
So I hope I don't run out.
I'm going to try to make enough.
But we're about mid-July.
So from the time of this recording,
we're about two and a half weeks out from it actually shipping.
I'm aiming for sooner than that.
But under Promise Overdeliver is the name of my game.
So get in line so you can get it shipped out,
at least on that first batch.
Don't forget to use code RELAX to save 20%.
And I'll catch you guys on the next one.
Thanks for watching.
See ya.
About this episode
Wax didn’t die during the ceramic boom—it got sidelined by marketing, then redefined by practicality. The host argues the detailing industry chased durability claims and buzzwords instead of making wax easier, faster, and more forgiving. They contrast wax’s gloss, slickness, and water-beading feel with ceramic’s longer timelines and “made up” longevity marketing. The episode also explains why older paste wax was a nightmare, how “hybrid ceramic” gets framed, and why their Wax and Relax approach targets instant results and real-world use.
Wax is not dead. The detailing industry just got it wrong.
For years, brands tried to evolve car wax by making it last longer, act more like a ceramic coating, or compete with ceramic sprays. But I think they missed the real point.
People still love waxing their cars.
They love the gloss. They love the slickness. They love the water beading. They love the feeling of protecting their car after a wash.
The problem is wax became too much work.
In this episode of the Auto Detailing Podcast, I talk about what I think the detailing industry got wrong about wax, why simplicity matters, and why wax did not need to disappear — it needed to evolve.
Wax does not have to last forever to matter.
It just has to be easy enough that people actually use it.
That is the idea behind Wax 'N Relax.
It is not trying to be a five-year ceramic coating. It is not trying to replace Tough As Shell or The Gloss Boss. It is simply the fastest, easiest way to add gloss, slickness, water beading, and protection after a wash.
If you have a car, truck, RV, boat, work vehicle, or daily driver that you want to protect without overthinking it, this is the conversation for you.
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