A UK inventor, based in South East England, has developed high performance waxes from a type of wax, that was originally developed for protection of wind turbine blades against fouling. This range of high-performance waxes uses a combination of waxes and polymers not generally associated with surface protection.
The product has been used and tested on a number of classic and luxury cars for two years and for one year on open water leisure marine vessels. The wax is easily applied by hand or personal equipment. When the vehicle is cleaned, these waxes benefit from rebuffing, which encourages reattachment to the surface, and re-orientates the material components to ensure maximum hydrophobicity. The original formulation was applied to a private vehicle in May 2018 and continues to provide exceptional surface protection. Since then, the car has needed to be cleaned less frequently, due to much lower road film build up, and by periodic rebuffing of the surface, the condition is retained. In January 2019, a major UK award winning auto detailing enthusiast remarked that such waxes should be developed for the luxury marque / classic car markets where protection, performance and resilience is seen as a requisite to maintain their vehicles. The outcome of that conversation is that multiple samples have been supplied and assessed by luxury brand auto owners. Their responses have been consistent with the desired impact of the product.
In the latter part of 2019, the formulation was expanded at the request of marine enthusiasts seeking a surface agent to reduce / eliminate biofouling for both above and below the water line, for use in fresh and open water. To date, after almost a year after using the product, there has been very minimal biofouling, this compares favourably with the current market protection product.