Turtle Wax Zip Wax Car Wash

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Walmart, etc.

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 Zip Wax

Strengths:
extends the life of regular wax applications, gets places you can't get to with regular wax, protects exterior rubber and trim.

Weaknesses:
Not a stand-alone paint protectant (doesn't have the ingredients to "feed" the paint, remove oxidation, etc.)

Summary:
I've been using zip wax for about 40 years to keep my vehicles clean and the outer surfaces protected. I use a proper wax twice a year, Spring and Fall, and zip wax the rest of the time. The zip wax get into cracks and crevices that I can't get to with regular wax plus it protects the rubber around the glass and so on as well. I keep my cars for years, then generally give them to one of the kids. My son has our old 87 Chevy Van and follows the same routine (as he does with his Jaguar) and it still looks great. We had a water spotting problem too, but that's our hard water from our well. We bought an in-line filter from an RV store and that fixed the problem. It's probably the water, not the wax.

Similar Products Used:
Several other brands that seem the same, though aren't always available and seem to charge more for their name.

Price Paid:  $7.00 from Canadian Tire

Year / Model Reviewed:
1997 SAAB 900 SE Turbo

Strengths:
I used to spend 10 bucks at the wand wash and now I spend less than a dollar doing it my self, getting all the nooks and crannies along with some exercise and fresh air.

Weaknesses:
One guy commented on water spots. I have gotten very few. If you're in a rush then yes you'll get them but if you wait for the majority of the car to dry by it self and then you dry the rest with a soft towel... you're lookin' like a million bucks. Though it's true when he says the water spots are more difficult to get off than they should be. I should note that I don't know what it's like to wash in the sun as I wash my car in my warehouse. Even in my warehouse the soap on the car dries very quickly so I've adopted a technique of washing one little section very well and then spraying it down and then moving to the next section.

Summary:
Great stuff especially considering the price.

Similar Products Used:
None in fact. I was faced with a wall of stuff that all looked the same to me. I have a bottle of Turtle wax sitting in the shop that I had used way back when and that came to mind when faced with the 34,500 different waxes in the store so I looked for Turtle and sure enough, it was right in front of me.

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Suburau

Weaknesses:
Need to have container that sprays clear water then soap and then again the clear spray

Summary:
After washing my windows with Windex Outdoor wash it was time to wash the car. I thought that seeing the Windex bottle does sich a nice and complete job on the windows I would give it a try on the car. I filled the bottle with the Zip wax and proceeded to wash the car. NEVER did I dream I would get such a great car wash and in such a short time. For a soon to be 74 year old grandmother to be able to wash a car and have such great results is unbeliveable. Did you ever think of changing your was container to look like the Windex Outdoor Window wash?

Price Paid:  $0.00

Strengths:
cheap price

Weaknesses:
(see review summary)

Summary:
one word: SPOTS. damn spots everywhere. especially on warmer days when it dries faster, and you dont get to it with the towel fast enough. these spots are also very difficult to get off, you might as well wash the whole car again.

Similar Products Used:
im guessing meguiars makes something better

Strengths:
It works to clean and protect. It does its job.

Weaknesses:
It doesn't give a show car shine. You have to soak bugs for a while to get them off and it ignores tar.

Summary:
I've used it exclusively for many, many years on all my cars and vans. It was the only thing I used on a Jeep Cherokee for 11 years--it still looked good when I sold it. Same for several vans (ever try waxing a van?). I haven't waxed in years.

Similar Products Used:
None since I tried Zip Wax.