Ok, here's the scoop (via CR) on some of the waxes. Except for the top
choice, I will only list Meguiar's products since that was the topic.
Overall ratings are based on a 1-100 score with 81-100 being Excellent,
61-80 being Very Good, 41-60 being Good, 21-40 being Fair, and 0-20 being
Poor.
Brand: Zymol Cleaner Wax
Rating: 82
Price: $16
Volume: 16 oz.
Type: Liquid
Gloss: Very good
Durability: Good
Cleaning: Good
Ease of Use: Very good
Scratching: Excellent
Brand: Meguiar's Gold Class
Rating: 65
Price: $9.95
Volume: 16 oz.
Type: Liquid
Gloss: Very good
Durability: Fair
Cleaning: Good
Ease of Use: Very good
Scratching: Excellent
Brand: Meguiar's Cleaner Wax
Rating: 59
Price: $5.69
Volume: 16 oz.
Type: Liquid
Gloss: Good
Durability: Good
Cleaning: Very good
Ease of Use: Very good
Scratching: Fair
Brand: Meguiar's Deep Crystal System Step 3 Carnauba Wax
Rating: 55
Price: $5.35
Volume: 16 oz.
Type: Liquid
Gloss: Very good
Durability: Poor
Cleaning: Good
Ease of Use: Very good
Scratching: Good
Brand: Meguiar's Quick Wax
Rating: 51
Price: $7.18
Volume: 16 oz.
Type: Spray
Gloss: Good
Durability: Fair
Cleaning: Good
Ease of Use: Excellent
Scratching: Fair
Brand: Meguiar's Cleaner Wax
Rating: 40
Price: $5.41
Volume: 11 oz.
Type: Paste
Gloss: Good
Durability: Fair
Cleaning: Poor
Ease of Use: Very good
Scratching: Fair
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 3.55 LSD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Stlaurent Mr Steven
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:10 AM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: RE: DML: Meguiar's Gold Class Clear Coat Wax - Any good?
Hmm!
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Test Engineer
Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:aharris@signcast.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:00 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: RE: DML: Meguiar's Gold Class Clear Coat Wax - Any good?
Consumer Reports did a review of waxes and polishes in a recent issue, and
one of their tests rated the difference in abrasiveness between the
different types (leading to the tendency to 'swirl'), along with shine,
protection, etc. There were some polishes they recommended less for dark
colors due to the abrasiveness, since it's more visible. I'm not going to
try and quote from memory, but there was a lot of good info in there. I know
there's a couple of folks on the DML who hate CR, but I've read it for more
than 20 years and have found it to have pretty consistently good info.
You'll probably hear from them next, ha ha ha!
-Alex
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