Turtle Wax products SUCK!

LowRedS_Dime · 05-31-2005, 12:42 AM

I got a Turtle Wax car care kit for Xmas from my lil bro. Well the weather started getting nice again so I broke out the kit and went to town. The wheel cleaner that is "safe for all finishes" destroyed my stock wheels

. Thank god I didnt have rims cause Id be pissed. Rest of the kit blows anyways. But IM pissed about my Swirls.. Theyre ruined. Any ideas on how to bring them back to life? I like havin them clean if they gotta be on there.

CustomS10 · 05-31-2005, 12:45 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by LowRedS_Dime

I got a Turtle Wax car care kit for Xmas from my lil bro. Well the weather started getting nice again so I broke out the kit and went to town. The wheel cleaner that is "safe for all finishes" destroyed my stock wheels . Thank god I didnt have rims cause Id be pissed. Rest of the kit blows anyways. But IM pissed about my Swirls.. Theyre ruined. Any ideas on how to bring them back to life? I like havin them clean if they gotta be on there.

how did they ruin the wheel?

tekshark · 06-01-2005, 10:15 PM

umm did you follow the directions correctly, and actually spend time to do it right, not expecing the miricle product of the century?

Lowsonoma03 · 06-01-2005, 10:23 PM

Turtle Wax blows period, they're in the same boat as Armor All

Daveman2 · 06-01-2005, 10:26 PM

I actually havel iked Armor-All products and have yet to have their stuff crack my dash, or not help dry areas
Turtle wax is the ballz however, everyhing by them does nothing

whobewa · 06-01-2005, 11:00 PM

Turtle Wax is to dam hard to work with

xtremelink · 06-02-2005, 08:12 PM

Meguire's scratch X took some stubborn ass water spots from my xtreme wheels. You could try that.

xtremelink · 06-02-2005, 08:12 PM

And yeah, Turtle wax isn't the best stuff.

rattmobbins · 06-02-2005, 08:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Lowsonoma03

Turtle Wax blows period, they're in the same boat as Armor All

rmrider · 06-03-2005, 09:11 PM

i used a different brand of turtle wax and it worked great. even though my mothers claybar kit came with canburna (or something) wax i didnt use it this time. does it really make a big difference over turtle wax?

itsalifestyle · 06-03-2005, 09:15 PM

mothers>turtle wax

96blazer · 06-04-2005, 06:11 AM

I don't think I've ever used Turtle Wax productsbefore, but really it's all opinions. What 10 guys say suck, there's another 10 that praise the same thing.

c l bailey · 06-04-2005, 10:28 PM

I had a bad problem with turtle wax's brand of scratch removal, sucks ass, dosent help and highlights the scratches in a red tint, went over it with meguiars car wax, best wax ever.

***Jess*** · 06-05-2005, 12:37 PM

lol. about 20 yrs ago i work at turtle wax, in the factory in bedford park il. i don't buy anything from them. though i still use "CLEAR GAURD" , cause i got gallons of it for FREE (NO, i didn't steal it, they gave it to me. really).
it makes my tires SHINE !!!

LowRedS_Dime · 06-07-2005, 10:26 PM

The wheel cleaner like "etched" the clear coat on the wheels.. They are covered in white runs.... ive used wax and every thing i could think of to bring them back out, and theyre destroyed.. Im sending them pictures and a letter.. im frickin pissed... theyre just swirls but still i like keepin my chit nice.. and YES i did everything as instructed

T.R. · 06-19-2005, 03:08 AM

Some things never change . Turtle wax sucked 30 yrs ago.

comics22 · 06-20-2005, 12:31 AM

werd it does suck, i got some rubbing compound to blend my paint a little it look me 5 hrs to get it to do anything! (non consecutive) and it still looks like shit. but still they suck ass, dont get me started with thier spray on waxes. Armor all sucks too.

side note: what should i use on my dash, i just dry dust it right now but it gets dusty again in like 3 days.

and try some scratch remover DONT use the KIT scratch remover shit its just as bad as turtle wax. i have a bottle of Nu-cote 2000 scratch remover, its old and i cant find it anywhere im runnin out! it works wonders, if u can find it get it.

Little Red Sled · 07-04-2005, 02:06 AM

I used Turtle wax all-wheel cleaner on my aluminum Torq Thrust II's yesterday. I left it on my wheels for less time than the bottle said I could, and followed the directions. It bleached out my non-clearcoated wheels and left drips in them. I pollished and pollished and still have bleached spots in them. I had to use a flat sos pad on them to get the spots out because they had etched the wheels so much. --- I despritly need to find a Mother's Power ball to get the scratches out now. I bought some Mcguires wheel cleaner - that purple stuff and it's not as corrosive. I also bought some Mother's Billet pollish for $12 which works much better than Blue Magic and isn't as messy. --- For paint, I use Black Magic cream wax. Mother's makes a back to black pollish for outside plastic that I want to try.

05-31-2005, 12:42 AM	#1
LowRedS_Dime Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 153 Location: Ohio--> Soon FLA User is: OffLine	Turtle Wax products SUCK! I got a Turtle Wax car care kit for Xmas from my lil bro. Well the weather started getting nice again so I broke out the kit and went to town. The wheel cleaner that is "safe for all finishes" destroyed my stock wheels . Thank god I didnt have rims cause Id be pissed. Rest of the kit blows anyways. But IM pissed about my Swirls.. Theyre ruined. Any ideas on how to bring them back to life? I like havin them clean if they gotta be on there.
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05-31-2005, 12:45 AM	#2
CustomS10 No more switches Age: 26 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 13,451 Location: Western Mass User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Quote: Originally Posted by LowRedS_Dime I got a Turtle Wax car care kit for Xmas from my lil bro. Well the weather started getting nice again so I broke out the kit and went to town. The wheel cleaner that is "safe for all finishes" destroyed my stock wheels . Thank god I didnt have rims cause Id be pissed. Rest of the kit blows anyways. But IM pissed about my Swirls.. Theyre ruined. Any ideas on how to bring them back to life? I like havin them clean if they gotta be on there. how did they ruin the wheel?
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06-01-2005, 10:15 PM	#3
tekshark Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13 Location: So Cal User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! umm did you follow the directions correctly, and actually spend time to do it right, not expecing the miricle product of the century?
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06-01-2005, 10:23 PM	#4
Lowsonoma03 Registered Asshole Age: 24 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,460 Location: Erie, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Turtle Wax blows period, they're in the same boat as Armor All
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06-01-2005, 10:26 PM	#5
Daveman2 Road Racing Blazer Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,561 Location: Santa Cruz, CA User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! I actually havel iked Armor-All products and have yet to have their stuff crack my dash, or not help dry areas Turtle wax is the ballz however, everyhing by them does nothing
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06-01-2005, 11:00 PM	#6
whobewa Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 639 Location: Falls Creek PA User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Turtle Wax is to dam hard to work with
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06-02-2005, 08:12 PM	#7
xtremelink xtremnut Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 34 Location: Modesto, Ca User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Meguire's scratch X took some stubborn ass water spots from my xtreme wheels. You could try that.
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06-02-2005, 08:12 PM	#8
xtremelink xtremnut Age: 24 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 34 Location: Modesto, Ca User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! And yeah, Turtle wax isn't the best stuff.
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06-02-2005, 08:16 PM	#9
rattmobbins So long Patches Age: 29 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,134 Location: Albuquerque, NM User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Quote: Originally Posted by Lowsonoma03 Turtle Wax blows period, they're in the same boat as Armor All
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06-03-2005, 09:11 PM	#10
rmrider Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,705 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! i used a different brand of turtle wax and it worked great. even though my mothers claybar kit came with canburna (or something) wax i didnt use it this time. does it really make a big difference over turtle wax?
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06-03-2005, 09:15 PM	#11
itsalifestyle notalifestyle Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,189 Location: latrobe pa User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! mothers>turtle wax
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06-04-2005, 06:11 AM	#12
96blazer """"""""""""""""""""""""" Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 28,369 Location: ? User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! I don't think I've ever used Turtle Wax productsbefore, but really it's all opinions. What 10 guys say suck, there's another 10 that praise the same thing.
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06-04-2005, 10:28 PM	#13
c l bailey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Newnan Ga User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! I had a bad problem with turtle wax's brand of scratch removal, sucks ass, dosent help and highlights the scratches in a red tint, went over it with meguiars car wax, best wax ever.
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06-07-2005, 10:26 PM	#15
LowRedS_Dime Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 153 Location: Ohio--> Soon FLA User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! The wheel cleaner like "etched" the clear coat on the wheels.. They are covered in white runs.... ive used wax and every thing i could think of to bring them back out, and theyre destroyed.. Im sending them pictures and a letter.. im frickin pissed... theyre just swirls but still i like keepin my chit nice.. and YES i did everything as instructed
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06-19-2005, 03:08 AM	#16
T.R. Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20 Location: A trailer park in East Tx where they call me " Mister " User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! Some things never change . Turtle wax sucked 30 yrs ago.
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06-20-2005, 12:31 AM	#17
comics22 Pac is a hackin! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,124 Location: Middle of freakin IL User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! werd it does suck, i got some rubbing compound to blend my paint a little it look me 5 hrs to get it to do anything! (non consecutive) and it still looks like shit. but still they suck ass, dont get me started with thier spray on waxes. Armor all sucks too. side note: what should i use on my dash, i just dry dust it right now but it gets dusty again in like 3 days. and try some scratch remover DONT use the KIT scratch remover shit its just as bad as turtle wax. i have a bottle of Nu-cote 2000 scratch remover, its old and i cant find it anywhere im runnin out! it works wonders, if u can find it get it.
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07-04-2005, 02:06 AM	#18
Little Red Sled Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 388 Location: Summerdale, AL User is: OffLine	Re: Turtle Wax products SUCK! I used Turtle wax all-wheel cleaner on my aluminum Torq Thrust II's yesterday. I left it on my wheels for less time than the bottle said I could, and followed the directions. It bleached out my non-clearcoated wheels and left drips in them. I pollished and pollished and still have bleached spots in them. I had to use a flat sos pad on them to get the spots out because they had etched the wheels so much. --- I despritly need to find a Mother's Power ball to get the scratches out now. I bought some Mcguires wheel cleaner - that purple stuff and it's not as corrosive. I also bought some Mother's Billet pollish for $12 which works much better than Blue Magic and isn't as messy. --- For paint, I use Black Magic cream wax. Mother's makes a back to black pollish for outside plastic that I want to try. Last edited by Little Red Sled : 07-04-2005 at 02:17 AM.
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