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I recently did a small test among Wash & Wax shampoos in terms of their water beading, sheeting and foaming ability. You can read the full write-up HERE.
I'm not posting the whole write-up here since it isn't of much relevance to Meg's UW&W.
First I tested the UW&W on water sheeting.
The clean test panel is washed and left for 20 seconds. It is then rinsed with a splash of water.
Sheeting wise, it did not sheet any better than the control area. Let's see if it will bead water...
It wouldn't help create beading too. It foams well though!
This brought me to a conclusion of the tested shampoos in a radar below,
Now you may look at the table and radar above and conclude that Meguiar’s new Ultimate Wash & Wax is rubbish. But let’s remind ourselves that shampoos shouldn’t be judged only from those three aspects. A few other things makes a shampoo good, such as lubrication, cleaning ability, improved gloss, not leaving water spots, gentleness on applied wax/sealant and post-wash slickness.
Meguiar’s also do not have a history of relating water beading to protection. I remembered reading a statement on Meguiar’s Online stating something like, ‘Gold Class wax may not be beading water anymore, but it is still there protecting the paint’. Only as of late, they start emphasizing on water beading due to their new Hydrophobic Polymer Technology.
Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax also does not state on the packaging that it contains its Hydrophobic Polymer Technology, so I may not be looking for the things that Meguiar’s want me to look for in its new shampoo.
Being a Meguiar’s fan, I’m going to defend it!
So I will be using it on my daily driver. The car isn’t very dirty, just your average road grime and traffic film.
Before pictures of the car.
Measuring 5 ounces(150ml) of Ultimate Wash & Wax for 5 gallons of water.
As shown during the test panel wash, it suds very nicely!
Here’s the hood before washing.
Half of the hood being washed with a Lake Country Big Blue sponge.
At the end of the wash, the suds were still strong in the bucket.
Water beading was maintained.
Car is dried using an Autoglym Aqua Dry Synthetic Chamois, leaving a clean glossy shine behind.
My conclusion about Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax, very sudsy, very lubricated, good cleaning power on protected paintwork and *maintains* water repellency. The keyword is maintain, it would not create better water beading, but at the same time, wouldn’t kill beading unlike Meguiar’s NXT shampoo; which from my previous experience, can be harsh on LSPs(last step product). I also noticed my hands had a waxy feeling after washing and drying the car. The paint also felt slicker, not sure if it’s due to the waxy hand feeling or Ultimate Wash & Wax doing its thing. Either way, at a price range that matches other non-OTC shampoos, I say this is a keeper. Definitely a good shampoo if you lower your expectations. Oh, it smells like yummy mango milkshake!
Thanks for looking! Please critique my test and any comments are appreciated, good and bad.
P.S You can read the full write-up where other shampoos are compared to here:
http://wetshinedetailing.blogspot.com/2010/04/mythbusting-wash-wax-shampoos-review-of.html
,I recently did a small test among Wash & Wax shampoos in terms of their water beading, sheeting and foaming ability. You can read the full write-up HERE.
I'm not posting the whole write-up here since it isn't of much relevance to Meg's UW&W.
First I tested the UW&W on water sheeting.
The clean test panel is washed and left for 20 seconds. It is then rinsed with a splash of water.
Sheeting wise, it did not sheet any better than the control area. Let's see if it will bead water...
It wouldn't help create beading too. It foams well though!
This brought me to a conclusion of the tested shampoos in a radar below,
Now you may look at the table and radar above and conclude that Meguiar’s new Ultimate Wash & Wax is rubbish. But let’s remind ourselves that shampoos shouldn’t be judged only from those three aspects. A few other things makes a shampoo good, such as lubrication, cleaning ability, improved gloss, not leaving water spots, gentleness on applied wax/sealant and post-wash slickness.
Meguiar’s also do not have a history of relating water beading to protection. I remembered reading a statement on Meguiar’s Online stating something like, ‘Gold Class wax may not be beading water anymore, but it is still there protecting the paint’. Only as of late, they start emphasizing on water beading due to their new Hydrophobic Polymer Technology.
Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax also does not state on the packaging that it contains its Hydrophobic Polymer Technology, so I may not be looking for the things that Meguiar’s want me to look for in its new shampoo.
Being a Meguiar’s fan, I’m going to defend it!
So I will be using it on my daily driver. The car isn’t very dirty, just your average road grime and traffic film.
Before pictures of the car.
Measuring 5 ounces(150ml) of Ultimate Wash & Wax for 5 gallons of water.
As shown during the test panel wash, it suds very nicely!
Here’s the hood before washing.
Half of the hood being washed with a Lake Country Big Blue sponge.
At the end of the wash, the suds were still strong in the bucket.
Water beading was maintained.
Car is dried using an Autoglym Aqua Dry Synthetic Chamois, leaving a clean glossy shine behind.
My conclusion about Meguiar’s Ultimate Wash & Wax, very sudsy, very lubricated, good cleaning power on protected paintwork and *maintains* water repellency. The keyword is maintain, it would not create better water beading, but at the same time, wouldn’t kill beading unlike Meguiar’s NXT shampoo; which from my previous experience, can be harsh on LSPs(last step product). I also noticed my hands had a waxy feeling after washing and drying the car. The paint also felt slicker, not sure if it’s due to the waxy hand feeling or Ultimate Wash & Wax doing its thing. Either way, at a price range that matches other non-OTC shampoos, I say this is a keeper. Definitely a good shampoo if you lower your expectations. Oh, it smells like yummy mango milkshake!
Thanks for looking! Please critique my test and any comments are appreciated, good and bad.
P.S You can read the full write-up where other shampoos are compared to here:
http://wetshinedetailing.blogspot.com/2010/04/mythbusting-wash-wax-shampoos-review-of.html
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