Consumer Reports Wax ratings

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Look how the more expensive stuff like Griot's compare to the Wal-mart brands! How do the Higher end products compare? Pinnacle, PB, DP etc?


 
Interesting results. I don't kno if I agree with some of the stuff that comes out of Consumer reports. I used to have a subscription to it but found out tha for "some" results were based on people's opinion not on product performance. Specially when it came to vehicles...mmm...I could be wrong but that's what I found out.

But still interesting.
 
Really? wow thats interesting.
CR is like my bible on products, if they say it sucks I stop using it even if my experience was good. HAHA Mindless follower I guess.
 
FMINUS said:
Really? wow thats interesting.
CR is like my bible on products, if they say it sucks I stop using it even if my experience was good. HAHA Mindless follower I guess.
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I was like you, if they said jump I just said how high lol. Then when I started looking at vehicles that's when I really went deep into the re-search and found that Consumer Reports are based on peoples opinion....I found that very interesting and started comparing with other reviews and well that's when I diviated from Consumer Report. Just my experiance though, dosen't mean there reviews are garbage. I still think some stuff is good to read there review. But now I know that there re-search is from other owners opinion only. No biggie.
 
these always make me laugh. I guees it goes to show everything in life is personal prefrence
 
Consumer Reports? LOL.

No offense man but there is a reason it is referred to as "CRap" for many people :).

Also, I wouldn't look at their wax rating. They're one of the people who expect wax to "clean," remove swirls, and make their dinner. They really don't know anything.

It'd sort of be like Martha Stewart doing Monday Night Football.
 
Actually I have no doubt that they could end up with the results posted. The thing to remember here is that there isn't the same type of prep involved in one of these tests as the good people of AG are used to. That said, with a properly prepped car these results aren't worth the paper they're written on. I could put a drop of super glue on a finish and have a shiny long lasting top coat. :)
 
I tried the Black Magic liquid wax based on CR's recommendation. Their rating of "Good" on Ease Of Use was a bit optimistic in my opinion. The stuff doesn't dry. Ever.

(I read some reviews later and saw where some guy left a test patch for a week and it still was smeary and greasy.)

Anyway, the stuff was a cast iron Hillary to wipe off. Smeared a whole lot and took more towels than normal to remove from my itty-bitty car. (07 Honda Fit)

It looks okay, probably better than some of the other OTC waxes I've used, but nothing stunning. The greasy consistency of the wax -did- make it less prone to leaving lots of residue in emblems and seams. Granted, my car is silver so it's not the best finish to showcase a wax. I can't say anything about durability, since it's only been two weeks.

I think that my opinion of it is that if Black Magic is CR's best wax, I'd sure hate to see their worst.
 
I seriously take everything CR reports on with a serious grain of salt. Ever noticed how they NEVER recommend any vehicle that's not Jap? Give me a break...

My mother-in-law has a subscription for it and I enjoy flicking through it (especially the last page is funny) but when I read that Turtle Wax is the second best wax you can buy, it's a good reality check not to believe everything you read.
 
By the way guys, throw about your P21S and trade it in for Nu-Finish: it's MUCH better!!!
 
That's it, I'm selling all my stock of NB, Liquid Souveran, and cancelling my order of Souveran paste and Sig Series II. Nu-Finish and Turtle Wax, here I come!!!
 
Guru Reports (issued 4-6 years ago) was about the closest test to boutique products ever released. Unfortunately it was highly flawed in several ways including the precleaning, use of different panels from different areas of environment, and grading on ease of purchase. Consumer reports fails to excell in any manner over this report.
 
Take a person who hates to wax cars and thinks that it is unnessary, and thinks that running a car thru a automatic car wash is good enough. Thats the guy that tests car wax for CR.
 
lol not again!

I think it NXT is used properly it can actually fill in most swirls and light scratches, but it sheets water so it fails. Gold Class has always been one of my favorite products ever, but you have to clean the surface before it will give you an amazing warm glow and shine (even though the durability is a joke). I wonder Meguiar's A12 isn't up there. It used to be the top because it could remove light swirls, fill in the rest and make the finish look pretty good. I also think that there is an agent inside A12 that keeps water beading which would be good enough to give it a good rating for protection, even though it means next to nothing.

EDIT: Why are all the pastes lower than the liquids? Can a paste not be better than a liquid?
 
FMINUS said:

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Look at the end of the first paragraph (TRADE OFF) of what FMINUS posted:

"And our other best all-around choice, Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax T-6, can cause slight scratching or hazing on newer dark colored finishes." ONE OF THEIR BEST ALL-AROUND CHOICES causes scratches or hazing on dark finishes???? What??? Except for that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
 
Our local news had a segment on this a while back. The video that Consumer Reports supplied were very funny. If you ever get a chance to see them you will understand how they can scratch paint by applying wax.
 
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