My Meguiars Ultimate Wax Review (and side by side NXT Longevity Comparison)

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I sort of played hookie yesterday (Had a Dr. Appointment in the AM, felt worse after the Dr so I stayed home, felt a bit better after laying down for a while, feel so-so right now) so I finally cleaned up the Mazdaspeed3 with the new wax.



Car was washed 3 days ago,at a coin op and then I wipped her down with a ONR QD.

Then Klasse All In One paint cleaner was applied with a Dual Action Polisher and a medium white pad

Then I taped the roof off in half, I want to do a comparison with my old sealant, NXT 2.0 and the new UW. I've always used NXT as my sealant and I've regularly seen 6+ months of protection from it on my personal cars.

UW applied with the DA and a brand new Meguiars Finishing Pad

NXT applied with the DA and my old grey finishing pad.



Pics: New hawtness

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Roof taped off. Pass side will be UW and the Drivers side will be NXT

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Dabs of the UW on the pad

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I then dab the pad on the section of the paint to preload the wax

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Run the DA on 3 to spread the UW nice and evenly. THIN EVEN COATS is the KEY!

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I did the rest of the car the same way then I moved onto the drivers side of the roof with NXT. I push the applicator pad 2-3 times into the container and then dab that onto the roof. I usually use liquid NXT but late last season when I was running out, this was all I could find, so I'm still GETting used to using it, I should have only done 1-2 dabs in retrospect.

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Spread it like the UW on 3 in the DA.



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Both side curing on the paint. Since it was only in the mid 30's, I let it cure on the paint for over an hour.

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I wiped both the UW and NXT with a MF bonnet and a medium pad misted with QD. Here are some after pics. Again, I'll update this regularly with pics regarding the longevity of UW vrs NXT.

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Not really a "longevity" update, but an update of sorts. Almost 2 weeks and I finally had the chance to wash my MS3 today. I only had time for a quick coin-op touchless wash. No extra quarters, just the 4:00 they give you. About 2.5 mins with the soap, 1.5 mins with the rinse and a quick 30 second "spot free rinse" to finish her off. I snapped these 2 pics with the iPhone right after the time was done and you can see a clear difference in how the waxes are treating the paint and beading.



Again, the NXT paste on the left, new UW on the right.



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No major update. The few times that the car has been parked outside when it's rained, the beads seemed the same. No change in longevity yet, but it's only been 3 months.
 
my experience with UW is that it is a pain to buff off. I tried on a Ford and a Nissan with the same results. Warm day, in the shade, let it set for about 20-30 minutes. Won't use it again for that reason alone. longevity... don't know, I apply fresh coat every 8-10 weeks anyways. Might make the paint look a bit darker, hard to tell, nothing special at any rate.
 
try the paste version of Ultimate wax it is better.



SEMA is right around the corner does Meguiars have new products coming out.
 
I actually picked up the paste UW last week...haven't had a chance to try it yet though....maybe this weekend.
 
Paint is still beading nicely, though I have been doing almost 100% ONR washes every few weeks, so part of the slickness/beading is from ONR. The roof, there is still no noticeable difference on either side. I will be reapplying UW in the coming monts for winter protection.
 
Surprising you got this long of durability out of NXT, I thought that stuff was supposed to only be like 2 months durability. When I was using NXT (liquid) on my vehicles it was redone every month so I never tested durability.
 
Used UW for the first time last night on my car after not being able to find NXT anymore...really think it went on better and was easier to remove than the NXT. I will say that I am pleased with the protection provided by the NXT as the car had been neglected for over a year and a half without a waxing...I was really expecting to find water spots again in the paint as I had when I had neglected the car in the past and had to buff them out...not the case at all, NO water spots so I would have to say the NXT (if there was even any left) helped to protect the paint for a loooooong time.



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For me NXT has been great at protection from the elements, so I'm curious as to how the UW will do, but knowing Meguiars, it will do well.
 
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