What's up with Turtle wax ICE?

[Brian P]

This crap:

http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,1

I tried it out on the Camaro. It applies easy, being a thin clear gel. It said it should haze in 3-5 minutes.... well it doesn't like you'd think a wax would. This was done yesterday, it was 80 degrees out. I tried buffing it after letting the wax sit for 7 minutes and it wouldn't come off! The way it WAS coming off was with extreme pressure. It acted and looked like I was waxing the paint with armor all or something grease. WTF ??? Anyone else try it? The results do look good once it's actually buffed, gives a nice deep shine, but it's insane to get off.

[Nick1234]

jesus christ i just put that shit on today and thought it was just me! i let it sit in the sun for 25 minutes and it still wouldn't come off. i didn't understand why everyone is raving about it. i did though follow it up with the turtle wax super hard shell. or whatever and that was 18 times better.

[blakngold4life]

i put it on my z34 a couple weeks ago and it looked fantastic, my dad has even decided to use it on his vette now. after a couple uses, havent had any problems like you are saying. each time i used it i had just washed the car and they were 90ish degree days in Va. thats weird that some would have great results and some super poor.

[MonteCarloChick]

Anything made by Turtle Wax is HORRID

[Brian P]

I did a quick google search and people are having problems with "streaking". That's the issue I had. The bulk of the excess would wipe off, and it would FEEL smooth, but it looks like the excess was still there. The remedy was to wipe everything down with a damp microfiber, wait, then re-buff. It definetly does look good especially on dark colors, but I also read that it lasts a week max.

 

 

Turtle Wax® ICE™ is a clear wax formulated with completely new technology that blends silicone and hydrocarbon polymers to provide extraordinary shine and durability.

 

um.... isn't that a fancy word for OIL?

[MonteCarloChick]

Well it's just a polish, so it wouldn't last more than a week.

[pwmin]

Anything made by Turtle Wax is HORRID

pretty much.

 

zaino polish can take hours to dry completely, but if done in the sun on a hot dry day, it only takes minutes. that stuff sounds like shit

[Euro]

I've only used this stuff once and it was on my friend's Z28. It was sunny out but also like 6:30-7pm a couple summers ago. It seemed to come off not TOO hard. IIRC it was a bitch to remove.

[19Cutlass94]

I never use that turtle wax... stuff is just like armor all... horrible... Only products Ill use are 3M or Mothers'.

[Nick1234]

i heard they have come a long ways. the last thing i put on was like a 12 month protectant. the Hard shell stuff. went on easy. came off easy. as long as i have something on for winter in don't care.

 

just can't go thru the touchless car washes now.

[ns87]

Ive never had luck with turtle wax. My car stopped beading within a month

[97loudcut]

I use it all the time and love it. It is perfect for black cars when there is "dust" on them. I don't know how everyone else is mis using it.

[per0781]

its crap. it's thick as hell and just fills up the scratches. try some meguiars nxt brian.

[Grand Moff Joseph]

I just use Mother's Polymer Sealant. Beats the hell out of any wax I have ever tried.

[ZoomZoomFan]

I used the Turtle Wax Ice Detailing spray stuff on my Beretta all the time and it worked great to make the faded hood look a little better.

[94CutlassXtreme]

I love that stuff! Trick is, you can't take it off with a buffer or orbital, only by hand. And even if it says it's ok to do in the sun, its 10x easier if you do it in the shade.

[Brian P]

eh I still hate it. The only thing I like about it is it makes my crappy hood look 10x better. I used turtle wax platinum on everything else.

[89SupremeCutty]

i used to use mcguires(sp?) on my crown vic when i had it. i thought it was ok.

[MonteCarloChick]

polish != wax

[stockgp]

I use armor all detailer's advantage. i don't think they make it any more, but i bought a case of it a few years ago.

 

i've tried several other waxes. but no off-the-shelf wax compares, imo.

 

it takes a bit of elbow grease to remove if you let it cook too long, but always leaves a fantastic shine and beads forever.

[Euro]

polish != wax

 

True, however they're both different.

[Brian P]

They call it a polish, but the directions make it more like a wax, plus it doesn't have anything that polish has, like any sort of compounding action or defect removal. It really is like spraying the paint with WD40 or something.

[MonteCarloChick]

polish != wax

 

True, however they're both different.

!= means not equal to..

[Euro]

polish != wax

 

True, however they're both different.

!= means not equal to..

 

HA, oh...didn't know that lol

[ExZion]

Every bodyman i have ever talked to told me to use Formula 113. It was that stuff that made my MR2 white again.

 

http://www.formula113.com/