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Hat · Mar 17th, 2005, 02:37 PM

50 products across 18 brands tested including:
autoglym
meguiars nxt
mothers
zymol
mer
raindance
simoniz

the test was to treat a section of car bonnet with each product & leave it over 3 weeks exposed to winter conditions, regularly checking for water beading. ease of application was also considered.

& the top 3:

1. turtlewax gloss guard
2. turtlewax platinum car wax
3. turtlewx clearvue

turtle wax products took 6 out of the top 10 places. megs & autoglym never even made the top 10

now i haven't used turtlewax in years & last time we ran a poll on here neither did anyone else. so maybe its time to give it another go?

KenL · Mar 17th, 2005, 10:00 PM

...or perhaps T.wax are giving Autoexpress a bung

allegedly

Rakey · Mar 18th, 2005, 09:47 AM

awards in magazines are more than often awarded to those companies that place more adverts in the publication

so I think I will still stick with what I know I like

LagunaSol · Mar 19th, 2005, 04:36 AM

Hmm, I've been doing a lot of research lately on waxes/polishes, and Turtlewax isn't even mentioned in the top "anything" from the articles I read.

I'm going with Klasse AIO and sealant glaze with a coat of P21S carnauba on top. We'll see how well that works...once my car arrives.

Wren · Mar 27th, 2005, 12:42 PM

I've used Maguire's and Klasse. They are both good products but ZAINO falls on a different category. Zaino products easily beats the competition.

birdie · Mar 29th, 2005, 05:41 PM

Read in auto express about turtle wax wax it wet and gave it ago not thinking it would be any good but what a surprise was very pleased with the results i have used meguiars etc but this is better wax your car every time you wash and sham-my it.

Dawn · Mar 29th, 2005, 07:14 PM

My husband swears by Mer , you can use it wet/dry on glass etc etc , and as he is the one who polishes my car i have to agree !! dont i ?

Averywo · Mar 29th, 2005, 07:52 PM

Im vouching for Zaino, I swear by it...definately blows the competition out of the water... then again you get what you pay for and Zaino is bit on the expensive side :P

franky · Apr 8th, 2005, 06:16 PM

Used megs for years and glm but turt as moved the goal posts again. TURT ROCKS.

Hat · Apr 8th, 2005, 06:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by franky

Used megs for years and glm but turt as moved the goal posts again. TURT ROCKS.

what have you used & what have the results been like?

umberto · Apr 8th, 2005, 06:54 PM

really like meguiars NXT

mark-wiz · Apr 8th, 2005, 10:48 PM

FWIW - I agree totally with AutoExpress - I have used Turtle Wax Gloss Guard for a couple of years and it is superb. I recently tried the Meguirs products - NXT, shampoo and ScratchX - OK , but not a patch on Gloss Guard - snd its a lot cheaper.
I live in a very hard water area and find Turtle Wax shampoo and Gloss Guard are the ideal combination on a Dark Silver MINI Cooper S and a Mystric Blue BMW X3.
Also, I use Car Plan Tyre Slik silicone spray which lasts a long time and keeps the tyres looking like new without a shiny oily effect - NB this also came out top in another AutoExpress consumer report!

Mar 17th, 2005, 02:37 PM	#1
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 15,638 Offline	big Wax & Polish Review In Auto Express 50 products across 18 brands tested including: autoglym meguiars nxt mothers zymol mer raindance simoniz the test was to treat a section of car bonnet with each product & leave it over 3 weeks exposed to winter conditions, regularly checking for water beading. ease of application was also considered. & the top 3: 1. turtlewax gloss guard 2. turtlewax platinum car wax 3. turtlewx clearvue turtle wax products took 6 out of the top 10 places. megs & autoglym never even made the top 10 now i haven't used turtlewax in years & last time we ran a poll on here neither did anyone else. so maybe its time to give it another go?

Mar 17th, 2005, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 5,146 Offline	...or perhaps T.wax are giving Autoexpress a bung allegedly Red/Black R56 Cooper

Mar 18th, 2005, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rakey Four Candles? My Classifieds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hardware Shop Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 47,780 Offline	awards in magazines are more than often awarded to those companies that place more adverts in the publication so I think I will still stick with what I know I like The only problem I have is knowing which one to drive?
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Mar 29th, 2005, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
birdie MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: salisbury Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 8 Offline	wax it wet Read in auto express about turtle wax wax it wet and gave it ago not thinking it would be any good but what a surprise was very pleased with the results i have used meguiars etc but this is better wax your car every time you wash and sham-my it.

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Mar 19th, 2005, 04:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
LagunaSol MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utah Local Time: 01:39 AM Posts: 251 Offline	Hmm, I've been doing a lot of research lately on waxes/polishes, and Turtlewax isn't even mentioned in the top "anything" from the articles I read. I'm going with Klasse AIO and sealant glaze with a coat of P21S carnauba on top. We'll see how well that works...once my car arrives.

Mar 27th, 2005, 12:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wren MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Califor Local Time: 12:39 AM Posts: 48 Offline	I've used Maguire's and Klasse. They are both good products but ZAINO falls on a different category. Zaino products easily beats the competition.

Mar 29th, 2005, 07:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Averywo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Local Time: 12:39 AM Posts: 28 Offline	Im vouching for Zaino, I swear by it...definately blows the competition out of the water... then again you get what you pay for and Zaino is bit on the expensive side :P

Apr 8th, 2005, 06:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
franky mini2 from time 2 time Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: staffordshire Local Time: 08:39 AM Posts: 82 Offline	Used megs for years and glm but turt as moved the goal posts again. TURT ROCKS.

Apr 8th, 2005, 06:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 15,638 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by franky Used megs for years and glm but turt as moved the goal posts again. TURT ROCKS. what have you used & what have the results been like?

Apr 8th, 2005, 06:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
umberto MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: worcester, Mass Local Time: 04:39 AM Posts: 163 Offline	really like meguiars NXT

Apr 8th, 2005, 10:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
mark-wiz MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Beverley, E.Yorks Local Time: 09:39 AM Posts: 35 Offline	Turtle Wax Gloss Guard FWIW - I agree totally with AutoExpress - I have used Turtle Wax Gloss Guard for a couple of years and it is superb. I recently tried the Meguirs products - NXT, shampoo and ScratchX - OK , but not a patch on Gloss Guard - snd its a lot cheaper. I live in a very hard water area and find Turtle Wax shampoo and Gloss Guard are the ideal combination on a Dark Silver MINI Cooper S and a Mystric Blue BMW X3. Also, I use Car Plan Tyre Slik silicone spray which lasts a long time and keeps the tyres looking like new without a shiny oily effect - NB this also came out top in another AutoExpress consumer report!

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