Finally had a dry weekend with no rain in the distant future. The sky was overcast, which is the perfect weather for detailing. So, I finally got to detail. Yeah!
Bought some Turtle Wax Ice because I ran out of Maguiars NXT. I wanted to see if there is another product that may surpass one of my favorite polishers that I have ever used. NXT provides a great shine and is easy to remove.
Turtle Wax Ice is revolutionary because it "leaves no powdery white residue". It comes in a clear bottle and the product itself is also clear. The viscosity is a little bit thicker than water and when you shake it up, it bubbles up. It comes with a blue foam sponge applicator and a blue microfiber cloth. It goes for 16-17 bucks and you can find it at any car parts and accessories shop.
Upon cleaning my car, I did my usual detail clean-up duties which includes wash, dry, claybar, and then spray detail. After that, I Iced the car. The foam applicator is oblonged in shape and fits the size of my medium-large hands. When pouring on the solution, I streamed the product throughout the surface of the pad. I was able to feel the solution go through the applicator. So, at this point, the pad is super saturated. I started with my hood to get a quick indicator of how it worked. I wiped it on and it felt like i was rubbing oil on my car instead of wax. It was so easy to apply and I had so much left in the pad that I ended up rubbing the stuff thoughout the hood, front-lower-end and quarter panels. I totally forgot to apply it to only half the hood so that I can compare to see how good the stuff works. It went on way too easy.
Now, wiping it off is the reason I like NXT because it rubs off so easily. When you use Ice, wiping it off is takes a couple of steps. First of all, you use your microfiber cloth and fold it in forths. Then, you wipe it off. You will see that you have some streaks. So, you turn the cloth over to the dry side and wipe it clean. Compared to NXT, with Ice, you wipe off a liquidy material. While with NXT, you wipe off the easy to remove dry powder. This is where I see an advantage toward Ice (Yes, Ice) because when you remove the powder, you may not get all the powder off and I found myself using a light sweeping motion to remove the residual dust. With Ice, you know that it is completely removed because you don't see it anymore.
Next area was the roof. My roof has lots of rubber/glass from the sunroof and plastic/metal from the roof rack. This is usually a nightmare with most waxes because, once you get it on these surfaces, you stain them and therefore, you have to brush it off. With Ice, you can pretty much slap it on everywhere and not worry about. It says not to apply to glass. It leaves a smear which can be removed with glass cleaner. I didn't have to worry about getting dust and white marks within the cracks of the car either. It also darkens the plastics like Mothers Back to Black. The problem that I have with Back to Black is that it leaves an oily residue if you get it on the paint and it is hard to remove.
AFter Icing, I re-applied it again. With a second application of wax/polish, you tend to remove more swirl marks. That went this way when I used NXT as well. The more you apply, the more swirl marks dissappear. Anyway, it went on way too easy not to apply it again.
I think you can tell that I am leaning towards Ice compared to NXT as far as application is of concern. However, I am not sure that I know how good the protection is. I just applied the stuff yesterday. You'll hear from me again in a couple weeks, if it comes off.
As far as looks is concern, Ice looks just as great as NXT. If you tried NXT, you know how great that shine is.
Believe me, this stuff is unbelievable. So far.
ShRED
Bought some Turtle Wax Ice because I ran out of Maguiars NXT. I wanted to see if there is another product that may surpass one of my favorite polishers that I have ever used. NXT provides a great shine and is easy to remove.
Turtle Wax Ice is revolutionary because it "leaves no powdery white residue". It comes in a clear bottle and the product itself is also clear. The viscosity is a little bit thicker than water and when you shake it up, it bubbles up. It comes with a blue foam sponge applicator and a blue microfiber cloth. It goes for 16-17 bucks and you can find it at any car parts and accessories shop.
Upon cleaning my car, I did my usual detail clean-up duties which includes wash, dry, claybar, and then spray detail. After that, I Iced the car. The foam applicator is oblonged in shape and fits the size of my medium-large hands. When pouring on the solution, I streamed the product throughout the surface of the pad. I was able to feel the solution go through the applicator. So, at this point, the pad is super saturated. I started with my hood to get a quick indicator of how it worked. I wiped it on and it felt like i was rubbing oil on my car instead of wax. It was so easy to apply and I had so much left in the pad that I ended up rubbing the stuff thoughout the hood, front-lower-end and quarter panels. I totally forgot to apply it to only half the hood so that I can compare to see how good the stuff works. It went on way too easy.
Now, wiping it off is the reason I like NXT because it rubs off so easily. When you use Ice, wiping it off is takes a couple of steps. First of all, you use your microfiber cloth and fold it in forths. Then, you wipe it off. You will see that you have some streaks. So, you turn the cloth over to the dry side and wipe it clean. Compared to NXT, with Ice, you wipe off a liquidy material. While with NXT, you wipe off the easy to remove dry powder. This is where I see an advantage toward Ice (Yes, Ice) because when you remove the powder, you may not get all the powder off and I found myself using a light sweeping motion to remove the residual dust. With Ice, you know that it is completely removed because you don't see it anymore.
Next area was the roof. My roof has lots of rubber/glass from the sunroof and plastic/metal from the roof rack. This is usually a nightmare with most waxes because, once you get it on these surfaces, you stain them and therefore, you have to brush it off. With Ice, you can pretty much slap it on everywhere and not worry about. It says not to apply to glass. It leaves a smear which can be removed with glass cleaner. I didn't have to worry about getting dust and white marks within the cracks of the car either. It also darkens the plastics like Mothers Back to Black. The problem that I have with Back to Black is that it leaves an oily residue if you get it on the paint and it is hard to remove.
AFter Icing, I re-applied it again. With a second application of wax/polish, you tend to remove more swirl marks. That went this way when I used NXT as well. The more you apply, the more swirl marks dissappear. Anyway, it went on way too easy not to apply it again.
I think you can tell that I am leaning towards Ice compared to NXT as far as application is of concern. However, I am not sure that I know how good the protection is. I just applied the stuff yesterday. You'll hear from me again in a couple weeks, if it comes off.
As far as looks is concern, Ice looks just as great as NXT. If you tried NXT, you know how great that shine is.
Believe me, this stuff is unbelievable. So far.
ShRED
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