I have used NuFinish for decades because it always is at the top of the ratings when tested scientifically by Consumer Reports and others. I prefer the paste version. It is easy to apply and remove, does a great job cleaning, leaves a silky gloss and lasts up to a year. What more can one ask from a wax? Actually, it isn't a wax, it is a polymer sealant... like the kind that car dealers want to sell you for a few hundred dollars. But, NuFinish costs less than $10.
I don't like spend all day detailing/waxing, so I use Stoner's SpeedBead. It goes on and comes off easy, car looks "wet" when done. It can also be used on black plastic parts, headlight and tail lights.
It sounds like all the "bases" are covered with good products.
I think it all boils down to personal choices and preferences.
I, as mentioned earlier, tend to be a wax nut and end up trying whatever the newest and brightest product is that hits the shelves... both a good and bad thing, as my full shelves can attest.
I think I will order that 'Collinite Liquid Insulator Wax 845' product, give it a go.
It sounds like all the "bases" are covered with good products.
I think it all boils down to personal choices and preferences.
I, as mentioned earlier, tend to be a wax nut and end up trying whatever the newest and brightest product is that hits the shelves... both a good and bad thing, as my full shelves can attest.
I think I will order that 'Collinite Liquid Insulator Wax 845' product, give it a go.
Back in 1999 I started a similar topic on Edmunds Townhall (Forum). It became one of the longest topics on the forum. After the first 500 replies, they had to open a second topic to continue the discussion. Even after all those replies, I stayed with my choice of NuFinish. But, it seems everyone has a favorite based on what they have used. I used to buy different waxes and test them, but NuFinish would always win. So, when Consumer Reports began proving the point, I stopped accumulating shelves of different waxes and stayed with the one that came out the best in the professional tests.
PS. The reference to Zaino has to do with a small online company that flooded the forum with posts about its product which required a labor-intensive multi-step procedure just to wax your car. I wanted my topic to only include "store bought" products that anybody could get at their local store.
I seem to remember something about "Zaino"... although I didn't bite (at least on that product line).
I first used NuFinish in 1976... I believe it had just been released and the advertising was all over the place. My first wife and I were doing the maiden drive in my new red '76 Monte Carlo and headed to Solvang, California. Enroute I stopped at a Kmart and bought a bottle. Spent the second day at the motel waxing that big ole boat of a Chevy, hahaha. It looked great when I finished.
I still have a half-full bottle in my storage shed... may give it a go on my black Azera.
Meguiars Ultimate, then followed with Meguiars 21. That combo lasts me 6 months easy. A fly with sneakers couldn't land on my car.
Unfortunately my local golf course parking lot is loaded with sap spitting trees. Luckily (or not depending how you look at it) it comes off easy with a warm water hand wash immediately after.
Slightly OT, but I had to laugh at the Zaino thread flooding reference.
I used to own an Infiniti G35, and the Zaino was very popular with the users on the FreshAlloy G35 forum. Many users swore by it. (Not just Zaino guys posting...)
I could never get past the extremely labor intensive procedure, so I never did try the wax.
I will however put in a plug for their "Leather in a Bottle" Leather cleaner, and also the Leather in a Bottle Leather conditioner. I've used Lexol, McGuires, Zymol, and others, and I like the Zaino stuff the best. YMMV. Now... back to your topic!
Slightly OT, but I had to laugh at the Zaino thread flooding reference.
I used to own an Infiniti G35, and the Zaino was very popular with the users on the FreshAlloy G35 forum. Many users swore by it. (Not just Zaino guys posting...)
I could never get past the extremely labor intensive procedure, so I never did try the wax.
I will however put in a plug for their "Leather in a Bottle" Leather cleaner, and also the Leather in a Bottle Leather conditioner. I've used Lexol, McGuires, Zymol, and others, and I like the Zaino stuff the best. YMMV. Now... back to your topic!
Used to be my Number 1. I got so many bottles of the Simonize I do that twice a year. I figure that's good for 10 years, right?
Of all the things I've used, the Meguire's Gold Class and the Zymol were the best. No abrasives. Just pure wax...in the Meguire's case. We still don't know what's in Zymol...
^^^ The Zaino process, done correctly thru the various steps, is time consuming, certainly. But, like all things worth doing, every second it takes is time well spent. The final results are eye-popping.
While I haven't yet tried Collinte or Zaino products, and I haven't clayed my cars, I'm a big fan of Meguiars. Generally easy to use, great shine, affordable.
I think the Meguires product line is good... but I find it overcrowded with too many "specialty" items; a wax for this, a polish for that, twenty different items to step through processes.
I had found their products to bring nice results but none of them have impressed me with the length of time they last...
I just got this new stuff... no clue how or what it will do but gonna give it a go.
Overall, for a Consumer line, I prefer Meguire's to just about anything else. I bought an old Celica that needed some "refurbishing" and went over it with...oh, dear, can't remember the numbers. But the first one was a hard-biting cleaner, the next was a bit of a smoother buffing compound, and then a glaze and finally a wax. Since the car had been oiled since day 1 it had no rust, and people would ask me, "How do you keep an old car looking like that?" It did take a fair amount of work, but the result was stunning.
I also have some of the OLD 3M Fill 'n Glaze Pink that you can't buy any more. I found a case sitting somewhere and bought 3 bottles. I used that on my Supra and it glowed, but it also left swirl marks (very dark blue car). At the time I was working as a Detailer at a Toyota dealer, so I got some buffing compound for black cars. I went over it with that, took out the swirl marks and finished it with Meguire's Gold Class.
A guy who told me when I bought the car "It will look pretty good with a new paint job" saw it and said, "So, you got it painted?"
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