I've had it with Nu Finish brand car wax. It used to be a good product. I believe they have changed the formulation. Now it resembles a bottle of water.
I believe it is very important to maintain a layer of wax to protect my paint from oxygen, solar radiation, and lovebugs. Problem is, I hate washing and waxing. So, I want a wax that lasts a long time. In the past, Nu Finish provided this.
The lovebugs arrived in east Texas yesterday. Last night I tried to wax my Honda Accord.
The bottle of Nu Finish I used seemed to be mostly water. When I wiped it on, it left a very thin layer of water containing very little wax. I had to use a whole bottle. I had to slather it on. I used to get three cars out of one bottle of the same size.
I've used Nu Finish for ~15 years. My bottle of Nu Finish last October was worse in this regard than I ever remember this product being. This latest bottle was worse than that bottle.
I'm abandoning Nu Finish. Consumer Reports most recent wax evaluation from 2006 says:
Rank, Name, Price (dollars), Overall Rating, Price per Ounce
1. Black Magic Wet Shine Liquid Wax BM48016 CR Best Buy, $7, 84, $0.44
2. Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax T-6 CR Best Buy, 7, 84, 0.44
3. Eagle One Nanowax, 12, 75, 0.75
4. 3M Perfect-it Show Car Liquid Wax 39026, 11, 73, 0.69
5. DuPont Teflon Ultra Wax CWX1030, 8, 71, 0.50
6. Meguiar's Gold Class Clear Coat Wax, 10, 68, 0.63
7. Nu Finish NF-76, 8, 68, 0.50
8. Zymol Cleaner Wax Z503, 20, 68, 1.25
9. Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax Liquid, 15, 67, 0.83
10. Turtle Wax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss T-412R, 9, 64., 0.56
11. Griot's Garage Best of Show Wax 11171, 20, 62, 1.25
12. Griot's Garage Paint Sealant 11075, 15, 62, 0.94
13. Armor All Wax-it-Dry Gel, 4, 61, 0.20
14. Meguiar's Cleaner Wax, 6, 60., 0.38
15. 3M One Step Cleaner Wax-Light Oxidation Remover, 15, 58, 0.94
16. Turtle Wax F21 T-27R, 7, 49, 0.35
17. Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell T-123R, 5, 43, 0.31
I believe it is very important to maintain a layer of wax to protect my paint from oxygen, solar radiation, and lovebugs. Problem is, I hate washing and waxing. So, I want a wax that lasts a long time. In the past, Nu Finish provided this.
The lovebugs arrived in east Texas yesterday. Last night I tried to wax my Honda Accord.
The bottle of Nu Finish I used seemed to be mostly water. When I wiped it on, it left a very thin layer of water containing very little wax. I had to use a whole bottle. I had to slather it on. I used to get three cars out of one bottle of the same size.
I've used Nu Finish for ~15 years. My bottle of Nu Finish last October was worse in this regard than I ever remember this product being. This latest bottle was worse than that bottle.
I'm abandoning Nu Finish. Consumer Reports most recent wax evaluation from 2006 says:
Rank, Name, Price (dollars), Overall Rating, Price per Ounce
1. Black Magic Wet Shine Liquid Wax BM48016 CR Best Buy, $7, 84, $0.44
2. Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax T-6 CR Best Buy, 7, 84, 0.44
3. Eagle One Nanowax, 12, 75, 0.75
4. 3M Perfect-it Show Car Liquid Wax 39026, 11, 73, 0.69
5. DuPont Teflon Ultra Wax CWX1030, 8, 71, 0.50
6. Meguiar's Gold Class Clear Coat Wax, 10, 68, 0.63
7. Nu Finish NF-76, 8, 68, 0.50
8. Zymol Cleaner Wax Z503, 20, 68, 1.25
9. Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax Liquid, 15, 67, 0.83
10. Turtle Wax Platinum Series Ultra Gloss T-412R, 9, 64., 0.56
11. Griot's Garage Best of Show Wax 11171, 20, 62, 1.25
12. Griot's Garage Paint Sealant 11075, 15, 62, 0.94
13. Armor All Wax-it-Dry Gel, 4, 61, 0.20
14. Meguiar's Cleaner Wax, 6, 60., 0.38
15. 3M One Step Cleaner Wax-Light Oxidation Remover, 15, 58, 0.94
16. Turtle Wax F21 T-27R, 7, 49, 0.35
17. Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell T-123R, 5, 43, 0.31