Tried Turtle Wax ICE Liquid Clay Bar today and have to say...

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I'm pleased with the product and don't feel like I wasted my dough on it.



I clay my Audi twice a year during my full detail sessions (Winter Prep, Spring Cleaning) but was looking for something else when the situation doesn't really warrant the aggressiveness of a traditional bar.



Evenflow started a thread on this product and the comments were mixed to say the least. I nevertheless wanted to try it.



After washing the car I took a clean piece of my trusty Blue Magic bar and using Meg's QD as a lube did a small section on the rear bumper. This was more to verify I had any contaminants to remove but also to give me a baseline.



I then open the package of the Turtle Wax product and following the directions worked the entire rear bumper.



After rinising the product off and drying the panel I went back over another section of the bumper with the clean side of the previously used piece of clay again using Meg's QD as a lube and when I looked at the clay there wasn't anything embedded in it nor was showing traces of brown like before.



For the final test I used the Liquid Clay on my Air Compressor which is always covered in overspray from Primers, Base and Clear Coats cause it's in the area where I do my bodywork and painting. Overspray removed, damn thing looks almost new.



I'm undecided as to the mfgr's claims about swirl removal, but then I've tried alot of polishes by hand (including Meg's ScratchX) and they seldom if ever take out all if any light marring in the paint on this car.



I didn't rub the heck out of it either, since I was just trying it out and wasn't certain of the outcome.



All in all I think the stuff like I said is a keeper and I'll use it as I would Clay. I might try it against Pinnacle Bodywork Lotion next as I have some of that, but am unsure if that would be a apples to apples comparsion.



Sorry for no pics but it was sorta spur of the moment in that I couldn't get the fuel lines done on my other project so I had some time to kill.



MorBiD





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Got my response back from Turtle Wax and they say that the panels should not be dried after rinsing, the product is made to be used with the remaining water on the surface.
 
I have to say that I tried the product today too after picking it up at Walmart last night. Besides the fact that I am a clutz and spilled half the bottle on the ground, it worked very well.

Is it as good as conventional clay? No, but it is better than both MPPC and DC1. You have to constantly shake the bottle, but it got out almost every speck that I saw.



I will definately try it on our truck, but it worked well with the car. It passed the plastic bag test after doing it. I was absolutely shocked and very pleasantly suprised.
 
Yes we are. I was so suprised, that I am going to have to try it again to convince myself. Doing the truck tomorrow.
 
Yeah, now that I found out I shouldn't dry the panel before using it I'm probaly gonna do another test panel over the holiday weekend myself.
 
o my god your using a turtle wax product what will the rest of the autopians think ? i wanted to try it my self , so now that there are some good reviews i ll go grab some and try it
 
Just look at it this way....If one of the major companies like Zaino or Menzerna or JW had come out with this, we would have all jumped on it....Just like if TW had come out with CS or something like it, we would have shunned it. I am not looking for approval from the board. I am here to learn and inform. I hope others feel the same wya.
 
joshtpa said:
Just look at it this way....If one of the major companies like Zaino or Menzerna or JW had come out with this, we would have all jumped on it....Just like if TW had come out with CS or something like it, we would have shunned it. I am not looking for approval from the board. I am here to learn and inform. I hope others feel the same wya.
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^^^ What he said. 'sides I've been using TW's Platinum Wheel Cleaner for a over a year now and love it.



Speaking of wheels, I can't wait for winter to finally go away so I can try it on my winter wheels when I swap them off before storage.



MorBiD
 
WOW TW this sounds pretty impressive. TWs wheel cleaner is very good! It is almost like S100 wheel cleaner, but the TW has some serious health warnings on the back.



I think I wil pick this up when it stops snowing!!
 
It does but no more than any other cleaner of that type. But a little goes a long way and it really does cut through the brake dust and road tar on my Audi as well as cleaning up all that wintery stuff that accumlates.
 
Dave:



It's more like which will I reach for since I have a decent supply of Blue Magic on hand.

But more to your question I'm going to run with the TW stuff for now.



It seems as effective as the Blue "Blue Magic" Bar while not being so aggressive that it adds additional marring to the paint.
 
Do you think it is really pulling the embedded contaminates out of the paint or just cleaning the surface?



I'm curious if it works well for removing water spots on windows. Have either of you tried it on your windows?
 
MorBid said:
It seems as effective as the Blue "Blue Magic" Bar while not being so aggressive that it adds additional marring to the paint.
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You find Blue Clay Magic to marr the paint? Are you using their Body Shine as a lubricant? Do you think TW is as versitile as clay for most removal applications?
 
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