Hoping to different brand, unhappy with Turtle Wax

[fenderpicks]

Well i bought a series of Turtle Wax Ice product the other day, including the clay kit,polish,and detailer.

And today i finally got the time to do all that by hand, and as a result my swirls and light stratches didnt get better, and look even worst than before....

So now im jumping into Meguiar products... so anyone got some good suggestion on how i can fix my paint?

[Mr.clean115]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

Good choice to going which meguiars!!! You might want to invest in to some ultimate compound or swirlX depending on how bad your defects are. If your car is dark coloured then I would suggest deep crystal polish. And for the wax I would go with nxt 2.0 because it last a bit longer then gold class. Hope you are happy with meguiars products you can't go wrong with it!!!

[Andrew C.]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

to MOL fenderpicks. Just a friendly reminder that in the future you shouldn't bash competitor brands, but you certainly are allowed to say it didn't work for you.

Seeing that it didn't work for you, I'm sure that we can point you in the right direction with the proper Meguiar's Products.

Could we get a little background info before we start making suggestions? What type of car are you working on? What color is the paint? How severe are the swirls and scratches?

You will probably wanting to pick up some ultimate compound to remove the swirls and scratches. Depending on the clarity of your paint after using ultimate compound, you may want to follow it up with Swirl X to make it crystal clear, but this step may not even be necessary if your paint looks clear after Ultimate Compound. After that, use your favorite wax, such as NXT or Gold Class Carnauba Plus.

[fenderpicks]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

I have a Red color NIssan Altima Coupe, swirls is just like everyone on my car lol.... I have the Generation Wax from meguiar already, the purple bottle and i beileve swirlx the black bottle.

[Andrew C.]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

Go ahead and check that what you have is swirl x. Do a test spot on your car and then take a look at it in the sun. If it gets the job done, then go with that, but if there are still some swirls left, then grab some Ultimate Compound and go to work with that.

[Mr.clean115]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

I would also recommend working in small sections if you are working by hand. Good luck !!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Swirl-x should take care of your problems. I have a 09 Altima. The paint is very easy to work with. Nxt2.0 works also. Good luck.

Remember small sections and a lot of elbow grease.

[fenderpicks]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

I have like swirl Marks all over the car through (Swirls Marks are the ones u cant see if ur not like staring at the paint and if it's under the direct sunlight it shows up alot right?

Also yes i have the Swirl-X and Nxt Tech Wax 2.0. I used Swirl-X eariler this week with a 20$ Turtle Wax buffer idk if it improved anything... but i still see those swirl marks under direct sunlight....

Anyone got some good techniques for me to do by HAND?

[EPHIOS]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

I would not buy products by other companies in FULL price, other than Meguiar's. Sure, I have Mother's FX and Turtle Wax ICE, but they were at clearance price when I bought them.

Meguiar's products are always consistent on quality, and more importantly satisfactory.

[Lasthope05]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

Well i bought a series of Turtle Wax Ice product the other day, including the clay kit,polish,and detailer.

And today i finally got the time to do all that by hand, and as a result my swirls and light stratches didnt get better, and look even worst than before....

So now im jumping into Meguiar products... so anyone got some good suggestion on how i can fix my paint?

I wouldnt call TW products **** because you didn't understand their product line up and expected them to remove swirls. All of the products you listed are all functionally non abrasive and would not do anything to remove defects. TW clay kit and polish are top notch products. You just have to understand their limitations.

If you are determined to do this by hand then you will definitly need ultimate compound or meguiars rubbing compound.


Via hand

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7011

(with rubbing compound)

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41648&highlight=rubbing+compound

or Via wax spreader

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42620&highlight=wax+spreader

[fenderpicks]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

The TW clay kit listed it removes out swirl marks through lol

[Shawn T.]

Re: Hoping to different brand, Turtle Wax is ****...

I just want to say that Turtle Wax is not ****. Look at this thread where I discuss two TW products and you tell me if the final product is ****: http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...eriment&page=2

[ffboy]

Re: Hoping to different brand, unhappy with Turtle Wax

turtle wax isn't the best wax out there, but i've used their products before and i think its more than good enough. On a brilliantly prepped car, i don't think anyone can say that "ah, that paint looks like its been protected by turtle wax" or something.

One particular tw i like is the platinum series. As easy on easy off as some synthetic wax i've used. It doesn't have cleaning properties from my experience. Almost just pure wax. But its user friendly, and provides a good even gloss to the paint.

I have no experience with the Ice polish.. I think platinum series is the best TW product. The ICE is too new for me (well, the ICE wax). I would try the paste version of it in time.

[Tuck91]

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I do like their Zip Wax car wash actually.

Cleans pretty well and has a nice clean scent, foams well too.

[Shawn T.]

Re: Hoping to different brand, unhappy with Turtle Wax

I do like their Zip Wax car wash actually.

Cleans pretty well and has a nice clean scent, foams well too.

Yup, I agree. And I can get it for $5.44 a gallon.