chris2002

Eagle One Nanowax came in third. There is another thread, on the board with some impressive results. So I find it hard to doubt what Consumer Reports is doing.


The CR reports does not really show how much each product is in abrasiveness.

MikeyC

To the best of my knowledge most cleaner waxes are non-abrasive. Instead of using abrasive cleaners they use chemical cleaners.

S2kMarkus

I read that report a few days ago. The reason Griot's products finished so low is most likely due to the price and availability of their products.

chris2002

That's true in part but Griot's products had pretty mediocre scores none the less. Not really something I would consider. I don't Concourse and I don't have a garage, so I prefer the simpler waxes.

That's why I first tried Meguiar's Cleaner Wax about 12 years ago. First formulation for my Porsche 924S. That was a good wax. The latest interation of this wax did pretty lousey. Which is my opinion when the product was reformulated and came down in price.

I switched to Gold Class, which is really nice especially on a Spa Yellow S2000.

Out of curiosity I tried NXT, shinier, almost a glassy shine compared to the warmer shine of the Gold Class. Both of these waxes scored well below the top three:

Black Magic
Turtle Carnuba
Eagle One Nanowax


I know that there are much more expensive waxes and sealants, but I don't think that the difference would be that much to me for my use.

I plan on giving one or three of these a try when I finally go through the NXT and Gold Class open bottles.

Thanks.

Porsche951

I agree that Consumer Reports tests seem aimed at the masses that typically wax their cars once a year. Cleaning properties of a wax mean nothing to me because my paint surface is immaculate BEFORE I apply my wax. My favorite combo is 3-6 coats of Zaino topped off with a coat of Meguires #26 yellow wax, although I've been tempted to try out the new NXT wax.

wanabe

dont think i would top zaino with nxt...

and wouldnt replace it with nxt either- zaino has much longer staying power-

your megs over zaino sounds like a good combo-

Porsche951

Why no NXT over Zaino?

animeS2K

NXT doesn't even come close to matching the look, clarity and durability of Zaino and is itself a synthetic sealant with cleaning abilities. If you want to top Zaino, you should use a carnauba like P21S, Souveran or Natty's. Personally on the yellow I think I'd go for Souveran paste (sometimes on sale for $50, reg. $70)

Porsche951

I was unaware that NXT is a synthetic like Zaino. I'll continue with my faithful Zaino topped with Meguire's #26 combo.

animeS2K

#26 also a good choice for yellow though still I might lean towards a pure carnauba... 26 IS a good wax, tho, even as a synth/natural wax blend.