Auto express test polish
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Topic: Auto express test polish
Posted By: muppet 2
Subject: Auto express test polish
Date Posted: 04-April-2007 at 13:10
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This weeks Auto Express has tested 50 popular waxes and the results are surprising. Meguirs gold class got 2 stars out of 5 citing that it didn't last long. Poor Boys got 3 stars - great finish but doesn't last. Autoglymn's 3 products got 3 stars with the super resin polish being best of the three. Cars were waxed and checked for beading and durability after 8 weeks. Winners were 1 - Turtle wax Platinum Extra Gloss £9.99 2 - Turtle Wax Gloss Guard £6.99 3 - Comma Top Gloss £4.99 4 - Simoniz Original wax £5.99 5 - Car Plan Nanomeric Seal & Protect £12.99 ------------- I have been diagnosed with ADHOtS. Attention Deficit Hyperactive Ohh that's Shiney 
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Posted By: Big Stuff
Date Posted: 04-April-2007 at 14:32
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Thats odd. If you use SRP for a few years you wont have any paint left! Megs 3 step stuff for me. ------------- 2002 330ci SE - Factory Straight - Now gone cause am skint and in a wee diesel - Aw naw - boo hoo |
Posted By: Bry535
Date Posted: 04-April-2007 at 17:34
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No surprises really, you might have noticed the top 3 spend lots of money advertising in AE
Plus the people who conduct these tests normally don't know their arses from their elbows when it comes to these products! |
muppet 2 wrote:
, i always take these reviews in magazines with a pinch of salt, as its always going to biased in favour of the advertisers.Posted By: Sporty1
Date Posted: 04-April-2007 at 18:05
Your not wrong there Bry, Evo subscription offer Free Turtle Wax Ice wax, Evo owned by Dennis publishing, AutoExpress also owned by Dennis Publishing. Spot the link
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Posted By: flyingalexf68
Date Posted: 09-April-2007 at 11:19
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I use the Meguiars 3 step system too. Far better IMO. I'm always very happy
with the results. ------------- 1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel. 2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
Posted By: Coasting
Date Posted: 09-April-2007 at 12:00
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I take about as much note of AutoExpress reviews as I do the weather forecast in Greenland. That said, the majority of people that read AutoExpress are probably using these polishes/waxes already as they're amongst the cheapest out there and thats befitting of anyone who knows feck all about cars and thereby choses AutoExpress as their reference (all present company excepted). I'll read anything about cars, purely from an enthusiasts point of view, but I stopped getting AutoExpress a very long time ago. ------------- 
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Posted By: Allan320
Date Posted: 10-April-2007 at 12:54
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Total Pish (sorry) Turtle wax comes out smelling of roses, then 5 pages in they have a double page spread of advertising. Never used turtle wax since I had my E36, horrible chalky stuff that did nothing for the car. ------------- |