Best Car Wax
From LoveToKnow Best
|
The best car wax can add a glorious, glossy shine to any vehicle. It's up to you to keep your car looking it's best, so taking the time to research the best vehicle care products is certainly worth your while. Based on reviews from professional sources and everyday users, the following list will help you find the best waxes available. ] |
Rank
| Item
| Why is it the best
| ||
|
1. |
Black Magic Wet Shine Liquid Wax BM48016
|
Black Magic was named the best car wax by Consumer Reports, with a final score of 84 out of 100, based on excellent gloss, durability, cleaning, scratching/hazing, and compatibility with plastic. It was also a good value, beating out higher-priced competitors. | ||
|
| ||||
|
2. |
Turtle Wax Carnauba Wax T-6
|
Turtle Wax also earned a score of 84 in Consumer Reports testing despite slightly poorer results in scratching/hazing and compatibility with plastic. However, it was deemed easier to use than Black Magic. | ||
|
| ||||
|
3. |
Mothers California Gold Original Formula Carnauba Cleaner Wax
|
Users at Epinions.com give Mothers California Gold a 4.5 out of 5, with 25 reviews. Reviewers touted the wax's ease of application, high level of shine, and high-quality carnauba. | ||
|
| ||||
|
4. |
Collinite No. 845 Insulator Wax
|
While the Collinite car wax has only gained a few reviews on sites like Amazon.com and Epinions.com, the reviews that do exist are glowing, giving the wax 5 out 5 stars. The product description calls it "an excellent choice for fleet applications," mentioning airplanes and buses. Imagine what it could do for your car! | ||
|
| ||||
|
5. |
Armor All Car Wax
|
Armor All received a 4.5 out of 5 over ten reviews at Epinions.com. Reviews found the product easy to use while providing a good shine. When the only con one user can think of is that it doesn't come in a bigger bottle, you know you've found a quality wax. | ||
|
| ||||
|
6. |
3M Perfect-it Show Car Liquid Wax 39026
|
3M's wax ranked fourth in the Consumer Reports testing, with a score of 73. According to the magazine, it offered excellent durability and ease of use along with very good gloss and cleaning. | ||
|
| ||||
|
7. |
Nu Finish NFP-80
|
Nu Finish was the highest-scoring paste wax in the Consumer Reports study. It earned a score of 71, still falling in the "Very Good" category. Researchers found it to have excellent durability and very good gloss, ease of use, and cleaning. | ||
|
| ||||
|
8. |
Eagle One Wax-As-U-Dry
|
According to Consumer Reports, Eagle One was the highest-rated spray wax. However, its score of 54 only places it in the "Good" category. It was rated excellent in ease of use, scratching/hazing, and compatibility with plastic and good in terms of gloss, but these ratings were offset by poor performance in durability and cleaning. | ||
|
| ||||
Learn More
Comments
Thanks for sharing your experience! It's always disappointing when a new formula doesn't work as well as an old favorite.
-- Contributed by: LorieI have been using Nu-Finish since it came out. However the new soft paste leaves water spots, and doesn't last as long as the old paste wax reguard less of what they claim.
-- Contributed by: Nu- Finish soft pasteThanks for the suggestion, Teak.
-- Contributed by: Lorie
This page has been accessed 33,560 times. This page was last modified 13:57, 15 November 2009.
© 2006-2009 LoveToKnow Corp.



Visit us on facebook