Turtle wax opinion

MarcusMIA

It's expensive per bottle, but it lasts a long time. You only need to use a minimal amount. When you open the bottle you will notice that it only sprays out a tiny drizzle.

If it works on my 99 Accord Coupe well, it will do wonders on a Z where the paint is as fresh as can be. Trust me on that one. You'll be happy with the results.

FricFrac

Very good point as I had a tough time figuring out what to use on my new baby. I haven't been detailing my car since my 280ZX was stollen eight years ago so I've kinda been out of the loop for a while. As ZKindaGuy was saying I initially wrote TW off because its a common name brand you can buy pretty much anywhere. I figured I'd need to get some sort of exotic wax for my car to optimize the finish, etc. Here is what I learned from my latest research on detailing my car...

1 - before waxing you need to clean the car. Check out the details on the "two bucket method" of cleaning - its critical to maintaining the finish on your car. Also be sure to use a car wash soap - not a detergent. Most of the two bucket threads will mention this....

2 - (and back on topic) waxes break down to people who have time to spend hours and hours per week detailing and waxing their vehicles (garage queens typically) and those of us who drive daily and can detail once a week or less. For the time barrons a carnuba wax with a low amount of solvents and abrasives (for layering) for the daily drivers a synthetic wax such as Meguire's NTX or Turtle ICE.

I have been very very happy with the ICE product - in fact I've bought a couple of bottles for friends to try it out. Do a little reading up on synthetic waxes. One of the very nice features of the ICE besides how extremely durable it is - is that you can also use it on the plastic trim on the vehicle. Around the mirrors, window trim and plastic lip under the front spoiler looks amazing with the ICE. No more white wax residue in the cracks either.

From what I've heard from people in the know the NTX is on par with the ICE - I just grabed the ICE after watching one of the youtube videos posted by one of the members here and I can verify that it peforms on my car as it did in the video - great product!

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fly yellow

For normal washing you should always use a car wash soap, but before a fresh wax job it may be a good idea to use something like dish detergent. It will remove all of the old wax before you apply the fresh coat.

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Pushing_Tin

I have used Meguiar's Tech Wax for a few years and really like it. I also clay bar about once a year.

Meguiars NXT Generation Tech Wax is unlike any other car wax! Tech Wax, a synthetic, scientifically engineered paint sealant, is an alternative to

thispecialk

lol so i was at wallmart stairing at the ice polish i just couldnt buy it. 18 dollars for that bottle is highway robbery. i think ima wait till i finish the old stuff i use(waterless car wash).

thispecialk

actually its called dri wash

370Z Purist

I personally use Meguiar's Gold Class. Their wash is excellent, works very well, and ... smells nice. The Gold Class liquid wax is much easier to apply than their carnauba Gold Class paste, and it still performs rather well. I'm not exactly someone who will spend upwards of an hour just on wax (takes me 45-75 minutes to finish the wax coat and let it dry before lightly buffing it). That stuff also won't break the bank or make your wallet mysteriously lighter.

However, I noted that the liquid wax only lasts for about a month or so before you definitely start feeling some roughness of pollutants and sap and etc. I wash the car every month, wipe the rims clean of the brake dust (which is minimal to begin with), then just hose it down, dry it completely, and apply wax as per directions. I also vacuum the mats, since a lot of dirt gets in, and in just a month.

Even though the Gold Class is meant to give darker paints that deep, liquid glossy reflectivity, it definitely works in giving my Brilliant Silver paint a beautiful mirror shine. I'll probably get better results with a different wax meant for brighter colors and such, but I don't think the results would matter enough for me to change.

Try to find a good wax, maybe a liquid, since it lasts around 1-3 months versus most pastes, which are around 2-5 or so. Extremely high quality pastes, the ones that cost hundreds, probably last a lot longer. With your mad biceps, waxing your car will be like a joke. I would guess most of us work up a bit of a sweat just waxing the car. I sure as hell do, lol.

My car wash soap tends to get off all the wax. It takes a little longer, but I've never had problems.

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FricFrac

You're joking right? $18 is nothing compared to what you've spent on your car, the protection it provides and its cost in comparison to other high end waxes... not to mention a bottle will probably last 20 or more wax jobs......

I'd go with a synthetic esp if you are exposing it to heat/sun... unless like I said earlier you have lots of time to detail your car. I spend two to four hours a week to wash and dry as well as interior detailing - adding waxing on top of that and I just don't have the time. I'd rather wax once a month but like I said if you have the time or you aren't worried about the carnuba melting or yellowing...

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GMZ

Ill pass the the TW, I use Meguiars NXT 2.0 with great results for my past few cars. I got a bottle of wax and a bottle of NXT car wash from Target for around $12-15 I think. Make sure you do a proper prep or anything you may use will not be to its full potential.

m4a1mustang

I used TW Ice on my Civic once. Not bad for OTC stuff.

I am an Autopia freak though. Last night I spent $250 on detailing products.

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GMZ

Me too, I think I might just suck it up and buy either a Megs D/A or a Flex package from ADS. Ive been putting it off for too long when I had an SUV now I have no reason not to go all out on detailing.

imo Meguiars has the best bang for the buck out there. Plus its easy to find and they have a great forum themselves on detailing.

m4a1mustang

I have taken a liking to Poorboy's stuff. VERY easy to use and really good results.

I also top everything with S100.

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tolnep

save the turltles!

use this!

zymol royale..

only $8,415.00 (reduced from $9,499)



at that price why not just have your car stripped and repainted each time it gets dirty.... takes care of rock chips anyways...