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Old 14 May 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Cool bloody hell!- Meguiars 'tech wax' kicks ****! :)

Didnt have time for the full monty witrh the sw**sol this morning..
so whilst out I nipped over to halfrauds where I saw they had some new Meguiars NXT tech wax..

I used to use meguiars, but got naffed off with the hours of buffing etc.. (mint finish tho)

Anyway- got home, washed the motor and set to..
and bugger me sideways; it gives a cracking finish!

(MR2 turbo is the neighbour's)

and an **** shot:

This tech wax was a piece of p1sh to apply and smelled lovely too
NO nasty dust afterwards either.. just BLING BLING.
(btw- that glint of light on the front wing is NOT photosopped on)


*edit to add- ooh ooh ooh!! check out the freaky halo reflection on the fence boards (god I'm sad to notice that )

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Old 14 May 2005 | 12:59 PM
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That does look nice!

Mine:



Old 14 May 2005 | 01:02 PM
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hmmm

Funny isnt it how a change of colour on the rims makes them look entirely different..
(we have identical rims under the black paint..)

/spolier envy
Old 14 May 2005 | 01:08 PM
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Yeah it brings out the blue more.
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Looking gorgeous mate!
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PHAT!
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cheers.

just got all my dents done to!
all 19 of em!

BUT
managed to KERB one of the wheels reversing for the dent man!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGH
FFS

where's the smooth hammerite...

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Default nxt wax - my vote of support

Been a meguiars man for a while, here's why:


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cheers.

just got all my dents done to!
all 19 of em!

BUT
managed to KERB one of the wheels reversing for the dent man!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGH
FFS

where's the smooth hammerite...
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bottomfeeder; thats Proper shoiny
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bottomfeeder; thats Proper shoiny
Eye Fank Ewe

Forgot to say earlier that yours looks the mutts
Old 14 May 2005 | 07:02 PM
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We've all done it at some point of ownership.


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didnt know you could get 'Action man with digital camera' kits?
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didnt know you could get 'Action man with digital camera' kits?
lol.

Nice polish job there, and those wheels look great in black!

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Chrome, how much is that stuff you used and how long does it take to get it looking that good?

Does it take forever to buff it to that shine?

It's stunning.
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£14.99.......halfrauds on my way tommorrow looks great
Old 15 May 2005 | 08:44 AM
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as corradoboy says. 14.99
NXT TECH WAX

It took about an hour to complete the whole thing.
be careful if the panels are hot tho..
best to do it in the shade.
buffing takes no time at all.
Old 15 May 2005 | 08:59 AM
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A great shine isnt the whole story ! It does look good in the pics BUT I would be interested to know how long shine lasts without re application !?
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yeah- thats a fair point Paul
It did cross my mind to put a coat of 'shield' over the top!

Don't worry- you're still my 'country with dodgy bank accounts' OL man

I just used the tech wax as I didnt have time for the full clay, cleanse and wax yesterday... for £15 It's a bargain for a tart up or even pre/mid carshow spruce..
I am going to leave it tho to see how long it lasts.
The longevity on the 3step meguiars is about 2 weeks in good weather; a week in bad in my experience.
Whereas the you know what last MUCH longer..

fwiw Paul- that shield kit is working out to be a bargain too.. still got LOADS of shield left

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Thanks mate
I look forward to hearing the results ! are you at Jap Fest next weekend ?
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Looking VERY Clean Brad - I'll be trying it out on the next cleaning session

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Old 15 May 2005 | 10:23 AM
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Another vote for NXT

Old 15 May 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Another vote for Meguiars....

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Loverly jubly Great work mate. Meguiars is lovery stuff...much better than that slightly dearer auto glym stuff and you get better results.

Darren


Originally Posted by chrome
Didnt have time for the full monty witrh the sw**sol this morning..
so whilst out I nipped over to halfrauds where I saw they had some new Meguiars NXT tech wax..

I used to use meguiars, but got naffed off with the hours of buffing etc.. (mint finish tho)

Anyway- got home, washed the motor and set to..
and bugger me sideways; it gives a cracking finish!

(MR2 turbo is the neighbour's)

and an **** shot:

This tech wax was a piece of p1sh to apply and smelled lovely too
NO nasty dust afterwards either.. just BLING BLING.
(btw- that glint of light on the front wing is NOT photosopped on)


*edit to add- ooh ooh ooh!! check out the freaky halo reflection on the fence boards (god I'm sad to notice that )
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Originally Posted by Fulham71
A great shine isnt the whole story ! It does look good in the pics BUT I would be interested to know how long shine lasts without re application !?
I use it on a regular basis, it lasts approx 3 weeks if you clean with a bucket of cold water once a week.

fwiw I do approx 200-300 miles a week.
Old 15 May 2005 | 02:08 PM
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what about if you clean it every day like me

has anybody whos useing the tech wax compared it with goldclass??

i have a quarter of a bottle of gold class left, and it wont last me long
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another for Meguiars though not tech wax can't remember what its called yellow no. 27
Old 15 May 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Sitckymicky: I have use the entire meguiars range at some point in the last two years.. I used to use gold class on a regular basis- but got thru quite a lot of product..
more recently I switched to ***ssol and amazingly I have found it to be more economical as a tiny bit goes a LOOOOoooooong way (despite the severe intial layout up front)

so I can compare pretty much all of them if anyone wants me to..

tbh- the tech wax goes on Sooo easily and buffs off even easier it makes a lot of sense for a sensible price.





Btw- my tag came about as someone once asked me If I had some secret 'chrome style' polish - I 'm known amongst friends/acquaintances for my super shiny cars..

Although more recently its more apt as I am going bald faster than a drag bike

that and the fect that lately the car has been so much fun to drive hard that its normally covered in an inch of mud

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so how does tech wax compare with gold class?
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Gooner...super pic there mate


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