Turtle Wax ICE

NHBFAN said:
They certainly are crazy about ICE on the Yaris forum.
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Yes there are. That's how I got exposed to the product. I found out about Autopia and I'm going to try some of the other products mentioned here.
 
keesue said:
The product when on like baby oil and the results are nothing short of spectacular. The paint is smooth as glass. I applied a second coat the next day just for ducks and bought a bottle of the detail spray for in-between touch up. I am mightily impressed with this product. As an aside, for my Volvo, I have always used Maguiars' products. Anyone else have experience with it? Thanks in advance.
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Just curious, what color is your car?
 
It is silver. They call it meteorite grey. It has metal flake. Nice paint. It shines like crazy.
 
keesue said:
It is silver. They call it meteorite grey. It has metal flake. Nice paint. It shines like crazy.
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I was walking through a parking lot and saw a Yaris with that color and had to do a double-take. It looked outstanding with no orange-peel at all and the metal flake simply popped. I've seen cars costing 2 to 3 times more with far inferior factory paint jobs.
 
seikoguy said:
I was walking through a parking lot and saw a Yaris with that color and had to do a double-take. It looked outstanding with no orange-peel at all and the metal flake simply popped. I've seen cars costing 2 to 3 times more with far inferior factory paint jobs.
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I have to say the paint looks spectacular for the price point. Pics are coming; I got hung up today and didn't get to them. As I said in this thread, I got started with ICE and ended up with a coat over the coats of Meguairs I laid down over the last week or so. It went on like baby oil and put a top shine that's really hard to beat. I understand the product and its good for what it does - nothing more.



I'm actually looking forward to trying out some of the other products. I haven't had this much fun since I bought my first car, a 1981 Turbo Volvo. I used Meguairs back then as well and it glistened. I still have the car but the paint has since deteriorated due to neglect more than anything else. I also have a 2001 S60 T5 Volvo and I just detailed it with Meguiars and its looking good. I'm now waiting for my PC to arrive this week so I can take it to the next level. It needs it.



This forum is great!!!
 
hmmm... i was just at wal-mart and noticed they have the paste version, and also the new ice car wash (a little pricey though, at around $7) and a few other things....



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bigal3 said:
hmmm... i was just at wal-mart and noticed they have the paste version, and also the new ice car wash (a little pricey though, at around $7) and a few other things....
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How big is that bottle of car wash you saw? I picked up a bottle at CostCo (haven't tried it yet). and it was $6.99 for a gallon.
 
Wow, too much turtle wax bashing in a single thread....



I haven't tried ICE myself, and I eventually will (I have too many LSPs) but TWP is incredible. Very shiny deep glossy look. All those who would "never put a turtle wax product on their paint" it is your loss after all....



OP, if you are happy, that is all that really matters :up





Alex
 
A bit off topic, but the TW Platinum QD works great, and is cheap. I wouldn't lump all their stuff into the "crap" pile.
 
tyoung said:
A bit off topic, but the TW Platinum QD works great, and is cheap. I wouldn't lump all their stuff into the "crap" pile.
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I bought that on clearance to use on my clearcoated wheels (since ive been told to treat clearcoated wheels like clearcoated paint), I tried it on paint once, streaks like crazy and absolutely no slickness... Hence it is reserved for wheels only...
 
OTC I like NXT liquid and NXT spray wax, and NXT QD, I maintain my GF's car with these three products and they don't let me down.



I of course an more anal about durability without doing alot of work so I use higher end products on my ride plus the color is easily marred and shows defects, but biweekly washing her silver car, a coat of nxt liquid with the PC every three or four months, and a quick mist and wipe of the spray wax every other wash keeps her Altima looking the best at her work, lol, hey I like to make sure shes looking right, and us guys notice that thing. I also use the NXT spray way in my shower, scrub your walls real good, spray that on and wipe it around with a sponge then wipe it off...lol yeah no more soap scum sticking and its def blinging when you get in :)
 
I had earlier said that TW Ice Liquid polish was crap. I've since tried it a few more times, and in the right setting, its actually not too bad. It gives great shines to rubber and plastic, but you have to use it very sparingly. I also use it on a show car, for the cc'ed polished aluminum wheels, and it looks pretty good on them.



Since its major downfall is durability, could you Polycharge it?
 
grease said:
I had earlier said that TW Ice Liquid polish was crap. I've since tried it a few more times, and in the right setting, its actually not too bad. It gives great shines to rubber and plastic, but you have to use it very sparingly. I also use it on a show car, for the cc'ed polished aluminum wheels, and it looks pretty good on them.



Since its major downfall is durability, could you Polycharge it?
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Why bother? Why not buy a durable product to start with? Many exist.
 
wannafbody said:
Why bother? Why not buy a durable product to start with? Many exist.
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Oh, vaild point for sure....

But when you have friends and family who know you buy alot of detail products but dont know which ones, then you end up like me, 5 unopened bottles of Ice liquid polish. And as I hate to throw away or not use product, I was think I could polycharge it and get some use out of it.
 
I've tried it a few times and like it. I'm not expecting anything spectactular but just a little extra "punch" to the shine when i don't feel like waxing. It does just that with no white residue or buffing. It spreads on quicker than water and wipes right off. Compared to a Quick detailer it feels super slippery and i can spread it much faster.



I use it on my Ferrari from time to time. Just did a 5 step buff and polish deal on my girlfriends car a few days ago and used ice today as a sort of waterless touch up. It brought the freshness right back to the look of the polish job in about 5 min.



It's good stuff.
 
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