product review

Product Review
BY STEVE OAKES
CLEAN UP
WITH MEGUIARS CAR CARE PRODUCTS
Generation Tech Wax 2.0 which seems to be
all the rage. I prefer paste because I tend to
make a mess with the liquid but the box says
to use a small amount and I am sure you
will like either as easy as this goes on. First
we went over both cars with detailing clay to
clean up and smooth out the finish. We did
the wax by hand to see how easy it was for
the everyday enthusiast, and it went on very
easy and came off just as nice, of course it
helps when the car starts looking that amazing. Cars always look great when you detail
them but this deep shine looks the best that
I can ever remember and the finish still has a
wet look to it. The website says that this wax
is Hydrophobic (meaning it fears water) so
it beads water like no other. Awesome stuff,
can’t wait to report back on how it looks
after a few washes. The only problem we
found was that the paint looked so good we
had to attend to the rims and tires, which is
my least favorite part of the detailing process
but we labored on.
The wheels were quite clean to start
with but the chrome was spotted and had
some residue from brake dust. The Hot
Rims Chrome polish is a lotion not a paste
and very easy to use, not requiring a lot of
extra rubbing to get the desired effect. The
rims really shine and add the perfect finishing touch. I tried a lot of detailing products
over the years and must say this is the easiest
full wax, wheel and interior treatment I have
done. 2 people 3 hours a few beers and 2
sweet looking rides. Guess I will have to visit
the Meguiars display at Corvettes at Carlisle
this year to get the scoop on some of their
tricks of the trade.
I
f you are like me, you can’t wait to pull the cover off
the car or bike and go for that first spring ride to absolutely nowhere in particular. I just want to take the
car out for a couple of hours, stop at some of my favorite
spots and pick up the spring ritual essentials, maybe a new
CD and definitely the must try new products. This year it
has rained enough that there is not salt on the roads and it
was sunny, so off I went early to find some things. I picked
up Meguiar’s Gold Class Rich Leather Wipes, the new
Meguiars Hot Rims Chrome Polish and the new Meguiar’s
NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 to try out so I decided I
better get it done so our readers would know if it was worth
using in their spring ritual process.
It was 58 degrees out so washing the car wasn’t that
bad and once we tucked the cars back in the garage it was
actually quite a pleasure. First we tried the leather wipes
on Marc’s seats which looked perfect to begin with but we
learned as we went along that they actually benefited nicely
from the treatment. The dirt that came out of the leather
in both our Vettes was astonishing even with less than 3000
miles on mine. Once we finished the seats looked better
than the showroom and they were not greasy or sticky, all of
the discoloration on the two tone steering wheel was gone
with a little elbow grease and it too looked like new. Excellent Product in our opinion. Next we used the new NXT
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