GlossyTundra
Tractor Detailer
Ok, Turtle Wax sent me some of their newest products they have including the ICE line and some new MF's and a waterless wash product asking me to test them and write an honest review. They did not compensate me in any way, they only sent me the products. I told them I was going to be brutally honest, and as many of you know, I dont usually recomend Turtle Wax stuff to anyone. That may change as of today.
First I will write a review on each product they sent me, then I will post before and after pictures of the vehicle I tested on.
Here is all the products sent to me.
First up will be the new Turtle Wax Foam Away.
This product is called a waterless wash with a wax. It is a foaming product, contained in a colorful and effective spray can. I felt the trigger was a little cheap, but who cares. Supposedly you can spray this stuff on a dirty area of your auto and wipe it away. Kind of like a Quick Detailer on roids. I tested this product on my moms dirty BMW 3-series vert. It hasent been washed in a week, and was covered in dust and waterspots. Probably dirty enough that I would have washed instead of Quick Detailed. Sprayed it onto one panel at a time and wiped off. Surface came clean and slick with one pass of the MF towel. I proceded to do the whole car and was impressed with the results. No extra swirls to speak of, and one dirty MF was the result. Did not add much to the look of the paint, but it cleaned it well and added some slickness. Dont know about durability on this product, I would probably never use this by itself.
Would I buy it again? Yes, it is very useful for a light wipedown or when you dont have time to break out the soap/buckets and your auto is only dusty or slightly dirty.
Next up is the ICE car wash
A car wash that claims what all others do, no spotting and great cleaning power. I used it just like my Duragloss CWC wash. Put about 2oz in a 3gal bucket of water, and went to washing a car. Soap had lots of suds, and smelled nice. Was slick and sudsy. Left a good finish when I was done washing.
Would I buy this again? Sure, I mean, soap is soap to me unless it is my Duragloss CWC #901. It's hard to beat that soap, but this one comes close, I like it better than Gold Class or NXT.
Next up is ICE Liquid Clay bar
I was really excited to try this product. I had heard that it was ok, and anything that can take the pain out of claying had to be worth a shot. It claims that it removes grit, swirls, oxidation and paint contaminates. Packaging was good, and it came with its own scrubby sponge. Directions said to wash car, rinse, then apply ICE Clay one panel at a time to the wet surface rubbing it in long strokes, then rinse it off. Here is what it looks like in action.
It works kinda like a soap, lathers up and rinses clean. Very easy to use, much easier to use than clay.
Will I buy this again? Probably, I ended up liking this product. I dont think it removed many swirls, or would be super effective on oxidation, and it did not do what a clay bar will do. It did clean the paint very well in the time provided, and it did remove some paint contaminates. I did a side by side of ICE clay to normal clay and the normal clay side was smoother, but took about 5min to do where as ICE clay took about 5min to do the whole car. I can use this on my customers cars that are just paying for a wash/wax to clean up the paint before putting on a layer of wax. It's a time saver for me.
More to come.........................
First I will write a review on each product they sent me, then I will post before and after pictures of the vehicle I tested on.
Here is all the products sent to me.
First up will be the new Turtle Wax Foam Away.
This product is called a waterless wash with a wax. It is a foaming product, contained in a colorful and effective spray can. I felt the trigger was a little cheap, but who cares. Supposedly you can spray this stuff on a dirty area of your auto and wipe it away. Kind of like a Quick Detailer on roids. I tested this product on my moms dirty BMW 3-series vert. It hasent been washed in a week, and was covered in dust and waterspots. Probably dirty enough that I would have washed instead of Quick Detailed. Sprayed it onto one panel at a time and wiped off. Surface came clean and slick with one pass of the MF towel. I proceded to do the whole car and was impressed with the results. No extra swirls to speak of, and one dirty MF was the result. Did not add much to the look of the paint, but it cleaned it well and added some slickness. Dont know about durability on this product, I would probably never use this by itself.
Would I buy it again? Yes, it is very useful for a light wipedown or when you dont have time to break out the soap/buckets and your auto is only dusty or slightly dirty.
Next up is the ICE car wash
A car wash that claims what all others do, no spotting and great cleaning power. I used it just like my Duragloss CWC wash. Put about 2oz in a 3gal bucket of water, and went to washing a car. Soap had lots of suds, and smelled nice. Was slick and sudsy. Left a good finish when I was done washing.
Would I buy this again? Sure, I mean, soap is soap to me unless it is my Duragloss CWC #901. It's hard to beat that soap, but this one comes close, I like it better than Gold Class or NXT.
Next up is ICE Liquid Clay bar
I was really excited to try this product. I had heard that it was ok, and anything that can take the pain out of claying had to be worth a shot. It claims that it removes grit, swirls, oxidation and paint contaminates. Packaging was good, and it came with its own scrubby sponge. Directions said to wash car, rinse, then apply ICE Clay one panel at a time to the wet surface rubbing it in long strokes, then rinse it off. Here is what it looks like in action.
It works kinda like a soap, lathers up and rinses clean. Very easy to use, much easier to use than clay.
Will I buy this again? Probably, I ended up liking this product. I dont think it removed many swirls, or would be super effective on oxidation, and it did not do what a clay bar will do. It did clean the paint very well in the time provided, and it did remove some paint contaminates. I did a side by side of ICE clay to normal clay and the normal clay side was smoother, but took about 5min to do where as ICE clay took about 5min to do the whole car. I can use this on my customers cars that are just paying for a wash/wax to clean up the paint before putting on a layer of wax. It's a time saver for me.
More to come.........................
