Today I received a very special wax.
A group of my like minded detailing friends got together – who also haven’t quite stepped into the home brew world – we decided to try and get a unique wax made for our little group. We wanted something fairly decent, but more importantly, made to our spec.
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One of the group contacted a good friend, James at Auto Finesse, for some guidance. He was more than happy to help, and suggested we could create a wax the next time he was passing his way.
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So we discussed what we all wanted – mainly on colour and scent – within the group of friends. It was decided we wanted it to be a bit of a celebration of the season we’re approaching. All sorts of colours of wax were discussed – reds, silvers, golds, greens, alongside a variety of scents – mulled wine, Christmas tree, chocolate orange, brandy (!) and so forth. It was quite a good debate, with everyone having their preferences. The wax itself was never one we were overly specific about – we just wanted something pretty good, within a short space of time.
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We decided on a light green wax, with a minty scent – so it was checked with James if he could get hold of the colouring and scent – which of course he could! The only thing we needed to get were pots for the wax – so we chose a nice clear glass jar with a black lid.
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So, wax blending day arrived and Nick, reported to AF HQ, with the jars!
James suggested we could use one of his better prototype recipes – known simply by number. He showed Nick a pour of the wax, and it was a superb texture – it just needed colour and scent! He had a MASSIVE selection of prototypes!
So he headed to his experimental kitchen which he’d laid out ready for me: Wax melter, scales, measuring jars, wax ingredients, and plenty of bottles of potions on the shelf (naturally he asked me not to photograph them!).
They weighed out the ingredients in the pre-defined ratio from his recipe (plus a tweak or two along the way) and got the process started – Nick only had the afternoon there so needed as long as possible for the waxes to cool before driving home.
Once the colour was added.
The jars were laid out ready for the pour.
The wax once home.
One of the group made some very professional labels for the pots. We all decided on a snowflake theme as it was Christmas. Each was individually personalised with our names and each pot was numbered.
I have pot 9 of 9 !
Today it arrived with a wax applicator and a soft buffing microfibre, in the same colour to match the wax
