NXT Wax VS GoldClass Wax

[MYK05]

Hi everyone..

I would like some feedback on your thoughts regarding GC WAX oppose to NXT WAX

how do the two differ? i have been using GC for the last few years but now i just noticed the NXT wax..

whats the diffrence in simple terms?

Thanks

[Mosca]

The difference, in simple terms, is $5.

(But since I know that doesn't answer your question ,)

Gold Class has been reformulated; if you've been using it and loving it for years, be prepared to have your mind blown, because the new GC is a far superior product in every way imaginable. It goes on and comes off easier; none of that stick to the paint cakiness that you can get with the previous formula. And it looks better; it's darker, and shinier, and glossier, it "glows" a bit more.

NXT has a deep super-wet look to it that is all its own. It seems to actually hide swirl marks, which GC does not. Meguiar's claim that it's their longest lasting protectant, and I believe that; the applicator pads are really hard to clean after using NXT. NXT also spreads a bit more than GC; I'd say that you might get an extra application or two from a 16 oz bottle of NXT. NXT is best used along with the Spray Booster Wax. It seems that the protection lasts a long time, but the shine needs to be touched up every now and then, a bit more frequently than other products.

So, NXT costs a little more, has better protection, has a really outstanding appearance including hiding swirls, and requires a bit more maintenance to keep it looking its best. Gold Class costs less and is an outstanding conventional product in its own right, being easy to work with and looking fantastic.

IMO, you can't go wrong with either product. I love them both. Sometimes I use NXT, sometimes I use Gold Class. If you go with the NXT, definitely get the Spray Booster Wax, and use it every third or fourth week, after washing.


Tom

[jks79ta]

Mosca, nice write up. I've been thinking of doing the switch to NXT after seeing all the info and I think I will be changing after all I have read. Thanks for the info.

[Mike Phillips]

I just posted this in another thread but it also fits well here,

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Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax is a pure wax, it contains no ingredients with the intended purpose of cleaning the paint. For this reason it should only be applied to cars with paint in new and like new condition. This mean if your paint is older, you need to pre-clean & polish before applying this wax.

I have had many, many, many, (note I wrote many three times to emphasize the word ), enthusiasts attend our Saturday Detailing classes, and often time the nicest looking finishes are cars that are completely maintained with Meguiar's Deep Crystal System, this includes, Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, Deep Crystal Polish and Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax.

While this system is priced very competitively, it is still a top shelf line of car care products that has been available for over 20 years. If nothing else, the Deep Crystal System is poised to be yet another set of Meguiar's product that will prove them selves through the test of time. A lot of products come and go, I'm sure everyone can think of a few late night t.v. commercials touting the newest, latest, greatest product, yet where are these products today?

Answer: They don't exist.

Deep Crystal System, and the Deep Crystal Carnauba wax are great products and offer great performance and value.


Gold Class Wax is what Meguiar's calls a polish/wax, this means it contains not only protection ingredients, but also a blend of Meguiar's rich polishing oils to really bring out the richness of color of any type of paint as well as produce crystal clear, reflections with super high gloss, the kind of results people who show cars look for.


NXT Tech Wax is a different wax altogether, it is based upon Meguiar's Engineered Synthetic Polymers, it offers excellent protection against the things that would attack your paint and deteriorate it while at the same time it has the unique ability to eliminate fine swirls and scratches taking your hard work over the top by helping to create a truly swirl free flawless finish under bright light and the most critical eyes.

In the big picture, the only way you will ever know which wax is right for you is to try them yourself and see which wax looks best on your car's paint to your eyes.

Hope this helps...

[jks79ta]

Mike, I agree with the use of GC wax, our 79 T/A is strictly a weekend show, cruise, occasional drive to work car that has been covered in nothing other than GC. I have tried others in the past on other cars, but GC is the best in my opinion. I will be using NXT on our daily driven dark red Suburban just due to the fact is helps with swirls and slight haze effects. I have seen NXT on these deep metallic colors and feel it will do what I want it to and should help give the protection it needs.

[electricgreen]

I use both...I "top" NXT with G/C. Still waiting for enough time & nice weather to get a chance to do this with the new reformulated G/C....

[Gen2]

By topping NXT with GC, wouldn't the GC be removing the layer of NXT ? If I'm not wrong GC contains cleaner or abbrasive.

[electricgreen]

as I understand, it contains polish, not cleaner....could be wrong though....

[JCE]

GC/NXT

Last time my cars were done, I had a pro do the detailing and put on a coat of NXT. It looked great, but I had always used GC and felt the effect looked a little harsh. I applied a second coat of NXT after a week, and it looked better.

At this point I tried a little experiment: First some background. We have 2 MBs, my 18 year old 300E and my wife's 7 year old C class. They are both the same factory 'smoke silver' color, but my car is with the old organic paint, while hers was when the factory switched to the new environmental paints. The colors are identical in tone and hue, but under most lighting my old paint has a warmer, 'buttery' quality to the reflectivity, while the newer car seems a little cool and metallic looking in the reflectivity. This has been true for as long as we owned the cars, with several different waxes before we switched to Gold Class.

Now for the experiment. After both cars had their 2 coats of NXT, the same difference described above was still there, but the old organic paint looked less buttery, and the newer enviro paint looked even more cold and metallic. So I put a coat of GC on the newer car. Amazing, the GC over the NXT warmed things up so much that this was the only time the 2 paint jobs ever looked identical to me.

Of course, the effect only lasted until I put GC on the old car, which looked even better to me than just GC alone. I haven't tried the new GC, and still have 2 bottles of the old stuff to use up. It has been a year, and the cars still turn heads, but really are due for another detailing. I will probably use the 2 coats of NXT and one coat of GC unless Mike Phillips suggests something els (hint!)

John

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Gen2
By topping NXT with GC, wouldn't the GC be removing the layer of NXT ? If I'm not wrong GC contains cleaner or abrasive.

Gold Class Wax is a polish/wax, see my post above. All Meguiar's waxes are non-abrasive, they will not instill scratches into paint.

[stevenilsson]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
I just posted this in another thread but it also fits well here,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~




Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax is a pure wax, it contains no ingredients with the intended purpose of cleaning the paint. For this reason it should only be applied to cars with paint in new and like new condition. This mean if your paint is older, you need to pre-clean & polish before applying this wax.

I have had many, many, many, (note I wrote many three times to emphasize the word ), enthusiasts attend our Saturday Detailing classes, and often time the nicest looking finishes are cars that are completely maintained with Meguiar's Deep Crystal System, this includes, Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner, Deep Crystal Polish and Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax.

While this system is priced very competitively, it is still a top shelf line of car care products that has been available for over 20 years. If nothing else, the Deep Crystal System is poised to be yet another set of Meguiar's product that will prove them selves through the test of time. A lot of products come and go, I'm sure everyone can think of a few late night t.v. commercials touting the newest, latest, greatest product, yet where are these products today?

Answer: They don't exist.

Deep Crystal System, and the Deep Crystal Carnauba wax are great products and offer great performance and value.


Gold Class Wax is what Meguiar's calls a polish/wax, this means it contains not only protection ingredients, but also a blend of Meguiar's rich polishing oils to really bring out the richness of color of any type of paint as well as produce crystal clear, reflections with super high gloss, the kind of results people who show cars look for.


NXT Tech Wax is a different wax altogether, it is based upon Meguiar's Engineered Synthetic Polymers, it offers excellent protection against the things that would attack your paint and deteriorate it while at the same time it has the unique ability to eliminate fine swirls and scratches taking your hard work over the top by helping to create a truly swirl free flawless finish under bright light and the most critical eyes.

In the big picture, the only way you will ever know which wax is right for you is to try them yourself and see which wax looks best on your car's paint to your eyes.

Hope this helps...

[Jbirk]

I would think you would put the GC down before the NXT because it contains the polishing oils that will make a deep shine...

Sort of the whole wash, clay, clean, polish... then wax.

I would then put the Nxt on top of the GC.


I actually have half a 32 oz container of GC Liquid left, but to be honest with you my favorite is the Nxt.

Next time you buy wax, pick up the Nxt. Sure it may cost a little bit more, but when you get the long lasting, stunning results, I think you will like it.

If you don't like it, go back to Gold Class. I haven't honestly heard of anyone who doesn't like the Nxt Tech Wax though.

I was at Autozone today and the prices were funny. Meguiar's Cleanning Wax $5.99, Gold Class 11.99, and Nxt paste was like 14.99

All were paste and in about the same size containers. Obviously the cleaner wax is old technology and probably not the best cleaner wax anyway. It is likely just a weak cleaner in some sort of carnuba stuff. Probably doens't clean well, look great, or last long. Then again it has been selling for 30 years. If you think about it, it isn't supposed to clean very well, nor is it supposed to look best. The best looking waxes are GC and Nxt... I think.

I say if you want a cleanner wax to really clean use ColorX. It is the best cleaner wax I have ever used!

and Nxt Liquid is beyond awsome!

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Jbirk
Obviously the cleaner wax is old technology and probably not the best cleaner wax anyway. It is likely just a weak cleaner in some sort of Carnauba stuff. Probably doesn't clean well, look great, or last long. Then again it has been selling for 30 years. If you think about it, it isn't supposed to clean very well, nor is it supposed to look best.

Actually, our cleaner/wax in the Consumer line, both the liquid and the paste are phenomenal products. The A12 Cleaner/Wax formula is always updated as technology allows. Not only has it been out since 1973, last I checked, (and I'll double check on Monday), it's the number one selling cleaner/wax in the United States.

Considering suggested retail price is $4.99, for the results it delivers makes it an awesome value. Being that it is only for light oxidation and other defects, it makes a great maintenance wax for daily drivers that are waxed often.

It was the first Meguiar's product I ever used and it completely switched me from all the products I had been using until trying the Meguiar's cleaner/wax and I tell a story about this in the introduction of my how-to book.

In today's class I'll actually be showing a can from 1973 in my presentation just because it's fun to share old products like this that have survived for the last 32 years...

[SVT Lightning]

Originally posted by Jbirk
Obviously the cleaner wax is old technology and probably not the best cleaner wax anyway. It is likely just a weak cleaner in some sort of carnuba stuff. Probably doens't clean well, look great, or last long.

I recently used the cleaner/wax on my sons 1989 white Dodge Dynasty. I clayed first but was amazed at how much the cleaner/wax cleaned and brightned up the paint. It's great stuff for a daily driver owned by a college student. He was AMAZED at what the clay and cleaner/wax did to his "beater"!!!!

[Mosca]

it makes a great maintenance wax for daily drivers that are waxed often.

That is Cleaner Wax's place in my regimen. It helps control contaminant and swirl buildup while keeping a nice layer of protection and looking great.

I, too, find myself preferring ColorX. I just love that stuff. If I had to pick a single product and toss all the others, that's the one I'd keep.


Tom