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Jim	08-31-2005 04:29 PM

WHICH TURTLE WAX TO USE ??

This is to all the people who, like me, have been using Turtle Wax for
years.

First off, I've never used any other wax products so please don't
respond to me by saying "have you tried this wax" or "have you tried
that wax" ... I'm what you call a loyal consumer, mostly because my Dad
used it for years and I guess I inherited the same affliction.

Keep in mind that I live in the Canadian East Coast where our winters
are absolutely BRUTAL so waxing your car is a necessity, not a luxury.
Out here, if you don't wax your car, the extreme cold coupled with the
salt and calcium they throw on the roads will do your car in in less
than 3 years.

I waxed my spanking new 2005 Nissan Altima 3 times at 3-month intervals
using :

1. Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Car Wax
2. Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax
3. Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Car Wax

Here are my personal results:

Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Car Wax

Very good wax for the price (still under 5.00 out here). Good shine,
very good protection (protection out here counts more than shine). You
have to respect this wax because it's been around forever, in fact,
according to the Globe and Mail, this wax is still Turtle's #1 cash
cow. After 3 months, the car was still beeding and was smooth to the
touch.

Now I've heard stories about people saying that if they used this wax
on "re-painted" areas of the car, the paint would peel right off.
Well, I re-painted my 1987 Sentra twice and never once did I have this
problem .... I had the car re-painted at the Nissan dealership ...
could it be that original factory paint is better than your average Joe
Shmoe body shop paint ?? Who knows ... just wanted to say that I never
had this problem on my re-painted cars.

Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Car Wax

Useless out here.

If you want a glossy shine, then you could buy this wax but it failed
miserable in the durability test. This wax was engineered to give a
showroom shine. That's it. If you're a person who owns a car
dealership like Nissan or Ford and you want to show off your new cars
in your showroom, then this is the wax for you. If you want protection
and durability, then look the other way my friend. After two months,
the paint felt rough and the beeding stopped in less than a month.

Let me just say this. The difference in shine between Platinum Series
Ultra Gloss Car Wax and Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Car Wax was hardly
noticeable. In fact, unless you had a specific level of lighting, I
found NO difference. Hardly worth the extra money for a 1% increase in
shine.

Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax

Excellent wax. I give the thumbs up for both protection and shine.
I actually called Turtle and they told me that the Turtle Carnauba Car
Wax formula is based on the Super Hard Shell. All they did was mix in
Carnauba agents. This would explain why it's such a good wax .. they
took the original Super Hard Shell and added the Brazilian carnauba.

After 3 months, smooth to the touch and beeding was still pretty
strong. As for the gloss, it looked noticeably shinier than the Super
Hard Shell.

Final Recommendation:

# 1 : Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax
# 2 : Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Car Wax
# 3 : Platinum Series Ultra Gloss Car Wax

So that's my two cents ... thanks for reading.

Jim.

I have a spanking new 2005 Nissan Altima and in the interest of getting
the best shine and durability for the buck, I tried

For years I've been using the old favorite "Turtle Super Hard Shell".
In fact, according to the Globe and Mail, this wax is still Turtle's #1
cash cow

Dave Milne

08-31-2005 04:59 PM