Wally World purchases....

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jonn127

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Before I was shown the light here at autogeek, I used to make my purchases for car products at WalMart or Autozone. So sitting around the house, i have some products from Turtle Wax, Armor All, Black Magic, etc..... Does anyone have any comments about the ICE line from Turtle Wax. More specifically the ICE QD?
 
If you like the products and YOU FIND they work well for YOU, keep on keepin on!
 
I've used the ICE paste wax. I personally didn't really like it. It says you can apply in direct sunlight and on plastics/trim which was why I purchased it in the first place (before I found AG). I wasn't impressed with it at all. I used it twice and both times I just wasn't impressed. I now use it to wax my riding mower. lol
 
The consumer brands available through Wal-Mart and other stores are targeting the novice and mass consumer market. Believe it or not this generates a ton of review for both the wholesaler and retailer adn that's why they're in business.

I think everyone here used them at one time or another and while they do work they're marginal. Meguiar's offers some products through Auto-zone and like stores that seem to be pretty decent and provide some good results.

Of the ones you've listed I can't honestly say I've been pleased with the results.
 
So maybe safe to use on the wifes car, but not my own?
whaaaaaaaaaat, did I just say that out loud?
 
I wasn't impressed with Ice paste either, the liquid was a little better. The not staining trim was why I got it, and it was ok for that. Like Seajay, I'm using it now for the snow thrower and lawn tractor. The AG forum has convinced me that there are better products out there, but I want to use the inventory I have before getting more. With winter almost here, it'll be next year at the earliest.
 
BobbyG said:
The consumer brands available through Wal-Mart and other stores are targeting the novice and mass consumer market. Believe it or not this generates a ton of review for both the wholesaler and retailer adn that's why they're in business.
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Wrong.

The wholesaler, retailer and manufacturer are in business TO SELL PRODUCT, not generate reviews.

Selling train loads of cleaner-wax keeps companies like Meguiar's and Mothers in business. Nobody stays in business selling only 5 oz. tins of wax for $189.00
 
XB70 said:
Wrong.

The wholesaler, retailer and manufacturer are in business TO SELL PRODUCT, not generate reviews.

Selling train loads of cleaner-wax keeps companies like Meguiar's and Mothers in business. Nobody stays in business selling only 5 oz. tins of wax for $189.00
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I'm guessing he wanted to say revenue not review.
 
XB70 said:
Wrong.

The wholesaler, retailer and manufacturer are in business TO SELL PRODUCT, not generate reviews.

Selling train loads of cleaner-wax keeps companies like Meguiar's and Mothers in business. Nobody stays in business selling only 5 oz. tins of wax for $189.00
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XB70.....you are just straight up hardcore blunt and candid....... love it.:props:
 
The ICE clay bar and lube worked fine for me but like others the waxes etc. not so much.
 
jonn127 said:
XB70.....you are just straight up hardcore blunt and candid....... love it.:props:
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Really gives you that friendly warm feeling. Lol but aside from style, I do agree with most of his posts.

Meguiars at walmart kind of makes me want to use a different product. Its probably just in my head but its there. I just like the feel of non mass consumer products on my cars. But 105/205 isn't at walmart thankfully or I might have to use Menzerna. :D
 
jonn127 said:
Before I was shown the light here at autogeek, I used to make my purchases for car products at WalMart or Autozone. So sitting around the house, i have some products from Turtle Wax, Armor All, Black Magic, etc..... Does anyone have any comments about the ICE line from Turtle Wax. More specifically the ICE QD?
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I like the Ice car wash. It works pretty good. However, I'm not a professional detailer and have not tried any Optimum or other more professional car wash soaps that AG sells.

novaman
 
WestEnd said:
Really gives you that friendly warm feeling. Lol but aside from style, I do agree with most of his posts.

Meguiars at walmart kind of makes me want to use a different product. Its probably just in my head but its there. I just like the feel of non mass consumer products on my cars. But 105/205 isn't at walmart thankfully or I might have to use Menzerna. :D
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Years ago, I worked for a top ten New York bank. I flew from LA to NYC first class every six weeks just to hang around with our New York traders. I got to stay at The Waldorf. I had a company AM EX card that was billed directly to the bank. The Vice President of Treasury would call me and insist I spend more money on client lunches.

Believe it or not, it's easy to get tired of eating at places like Tavern on the Green and The Rainbow Room seven to ten times per week. After a while, the BS just becomes overwhelming and you head for McDonald's.

Banking is a fashion show for men. 300 count Egyptian cotton shirts, $2,000 suits and $900 briefcases. Guess what? Those expensive cotton shirts wrinkled horribly the minute you put them on. The CEO of the bank noticed how good my wash and wear JC Penny shirt looked compared to his. I ran in him at a McDonald's in NYC.

Here's hoping your BS meter peaks soon.:xyxthumbs:
 
Only a couple brands Id pickup at Wally World -- Autoglym Wax, Cheap Aerosol Tire Spray, Stoners Invisible Glass and perhaps NXT soap.
 
I do have a container of Turtle wax chrome polish that I use sometimes. I've always been happy with the way it works. But there are way better products out there.
 
XB70 said:
Believe it or not, it's easy to get tired of eating at places like Tavern on the Green and The Rainbow Room
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Well, as most New Yorker's would tell you, Tavern on the Green was a tourist trap, with quite poor food. In my 12 years in NYC, I never once went there on a business dinner nor has my best friend who is a VP in Goldman's derivatives and emerging markets division.

Surely, you wouldn't have got tired of a revolving door of places like Daniel, Peter Luger's, Sparks, Union Square Cafe, Nobu, Gramercy Tavern, Le Bernardine, Jean Georges or my personal favorite, the long forgotten La Cote Basque.

Not only are these some of the best places in America, they are amongst the best in the world.
 
XB70 said:
Years ago, I worked for a top ten New York bank. I flew from LA to NYC first class every six weeks just to hang around with our New York traders. I got to stay at The Waldorf. I had a company AM EX card that was billed directly to the bank. The Vice President of Treasury would call me and insist I spend more money on client lunches.

Believe it or not, it's easy to get tired of eating at places like Tavern on the Green and The Rainbow Room seven to ten times per week. After a while, the BS just becomes overwhelming and you head for McDonald's.

Banking is a fashion show for men. 300 count Egyptian cotton shirts, $2,000 suits and $900 briefcases. Guess what? Those expensive cotton shirts wrinkled horribly the minute you put them on. The CEO of the bank noticed how good my wash and wear JC Penny shirt looked compared to his. I ran in him at a McDonald's in NYC.

Here's hoping your BS meter peaks soon.:xyxthumbs:
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Am I missing something here? Where did all of that come from?
 
XB70 said:
Years ago, I worked for a top ten New York bank. I flew from LA to NYC first class every six weeks just to hang around with our New York traders. I got to stay at The Waldorf. I had a company AM EX card that was billed directly to the bank. The Vice President of Treasury would call me and insist I spend more money on client lunches.

Believe it or not, it's easy to get tired of eating at places like Tavern on the Green and The Rainbow Room seven to ten times per week. After a while, the BS just becomes overwhelming and you head for McDonald's.

Banking is a fashion show for men. 300 count Egyptian cotton shirts, $2,000 suits and $900 briefcases. Guess what? Those expensive cotton shirts wrinkled horribly the minute you put them on. The CEO of the bank noticed how good my wash and wear JC Penny shirt looked compared to his. I ran in him at a McDonald's in NYC.

Here's hoping your BS meter peaks soon.:xyxthumbs:
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Dubbin1 said:
Am I missing something here? Where did all of that come from?
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I haven't a clue. :surrender: :surrender: :surrender:

But; if I could afford 300 count Egyptian cotton shirts, $2,000 suits, and $900 briefcases I'd have a good supply of Wolfgang Fuzion on hand!
 
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