Car Detailing Session with Sonax

Today is a rather tiring day because it's time for me to perform the monthly claying, polishing and waxing on my car. I normally use Turtle Wax products but recently, I came to know about this product from Germany, known as Sonax. Unlike other well-known products in the market such as Meguairs, Turtle Wax, Perma Glass, Soft 99 [and the list goes on], Malaysians at large have never heard of Sonax (at least among my car friends). I guess it's largely due to the fact that Sonax products are not available in most retail stores. In light of this, I decided to write a review about the Sonax products that I have used to let more people know about this product. As the saying goes, shared joy is double joy.

Apparently Sonax is a very reputable brand in Europe and is one of the world's leading car care product manufacturers. They used to sponsor a few F1 teams in the past but currently, they are the Mclaren Mercedes F1 team's official supplier.  

Having tried out the Sonax Active Shampoo 2 in 1, I was quite pleased with the overall performance of that shampoo. I have used many shampoos before but I was using the Turtle Wax Ice Car Wash which costs around RM70 prior to the Sonax shampoo. The Turtle Wax Ice Car Wash is quite a good car wash, it's thick, sudsy and smells like honey dew whereas Sonax shampoo works as good as the Turtle Wax Ice car wash but only cost RM30. Nevertheless I feel that the Sonax shampoo doesn't feel as thick but it works and cleans the car well.

A side-by side comparison of the two car shampoo bottles

Now a quick comparison between the two, Sonax shampoo costs RM30 for a 500 ml shampoo whereas the Turtle Wax Ice car wash costs, as said earlier, around RM70 for a 1.89 liter of shampoo. Now, Sonax doesn't look that attractive anymore, right? Well, Wrong. This is because the Sonax shampoo boasts an impressive 1:500 concentration ratio which means that, only 20-30 ml is required to fill up 2 gallon water unlike the Turtle Wax Ice car wash which requires 2 Oz. (59 ml?). So in the long run, Sonax is more economical and if you need to clean a very stubborn stain, just use the Sonax shampoo undiluted.

Notice just a small cup of Sonax shampoo is needed to produce 2 gallon of water full of bubbles?




Anyway, I started off the detailing session by giving my car a full 'shower' using the Sonax shampoo.

See how dirty my car is after just 1 week?

So after I washed my car, I dried it with the Sonax synthetic chamois. Well, the chamois absorbs water very well and it is an essential tool for drying your. Now I cannot imagine drying my car without it. I use the chamois to wipe of the water from my car and then followed by the Sonax ultrafine microfiber. If you ask me, it is a quality product which comes at a very reasonable price.

After washing the car, I clay my car to ensure that my car surface is free from any contaminants. The result? Well, a smooth surface. Then, I apply the Sonax Xtreme Polish and Wax No.2 using the Sonax application sponge. I don't know how much polish and wax liquid I have used to polish and wax the whole car but it's not much really.

It's very easy to apply especially with the application sponge

Not bad for an amateur

Now my car is rather shiny. Well, I'm quite satisfied with the Sonax Polish and Wax No.2. It costs RM47 and I'm sure it can last for another 3-4 applications before I need to restock it. So am I going staying with Sonax for my car care need? A definite yes.

I like the shine :-) If someone like me can do it, I'm sure you can do it far better

A mirror like shine, well almost yeah?

The water bead

Well considering that Sonax is a quality product and has exceptional value, I am looking to replace my current Turtle Wax Ice products with Sonax once they are finish. But I'd still keep the Turtle Wax Ice Synthetic Liquid Polish as an icing on the cake :-P

For those who are interested in buying sonax products, you may visit here http://extremecarcare.blogspot.com/
It is an online shopping place for Sonax. I got my stuffs from there.

p.s.: I do not get paid for writing about my experience with Sonax, I'm just a happy customer.