Brits Crazy Car Wax Test

[TimG]

Fifth Gear : Episode 5: Series 5

Ultimate Car Polish



Enjoy

[Tuck91]

Re: Brits Crazy Car Wax Test

pretty cool video

[Carfire]

Re: Brits Crazy Car Wax Test

Sweet Video!!
Great Find!!
Thanks for Sharing!!
I does not seem like they like Meguiars NXT 2.0.

[Tuck91]

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they showed him apply wax with his bare hands too

[Mike Phillips]

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As for machines testing waxes, Meguiar's has purchased and tested tools like a Gloss Meter in the past and eventually either thrown them away or given them away as they cannot evaluate all of the dimensions that the human eye can evaluate.

As for applying any product with your bare hand, read my comments in this thread...

Much to do about nothing...



Please, someone post in a well-explained write-up how applying wax with your bare hand is superior to the points made in the above thread. To date, no one has. Nuff said. The hype is just that... hype...

Like the layering controversy, the silence is deafening...


At the end of the day, all that really matters is that you're happy. This means you like the price, you trust the company you're purchasing from, you like how the product applies and wipes off and you like the results.

All the tests in the world are fun to read but the magic that happens in your garage on your car's paint is truly where the rubber meets the road....


Seriously... test, test, test and test some more... everyone should read and/or watch these tests and after all the car wax dust has settled, the only thing that's ever going to really matter is what you find out when you use a product on your car in your garage.


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[RaskyR1]

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So did he really just wipe away the dirt with a dry towel to clean an area for the gloss meter?

[PorscheGuy997]

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It sure looks like it!!!


I still firmly believe that magazines and tv shows should NOT be allowed to do wax tests. Each time, there is something that makes the results worthless.

[davey g-force]

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So did he really just wipe away the dirt with a dry towel to clean an area for the gloss meter?

Worse than that - he applied wax with his bare hands WHILE WEARING A RING !!

[TimG]

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Edit: Its series 15 not 5.

And this post is only for the joy of entertainment and good laughs . Not to be taken seriously. I (being a hardcore enthusiast) had a mild attack watching the vid

[Tuck91]

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Worse than that - he applied wax with his bare hands WHILE WEARING A RING !!

Wow, didnt catch that, that cant be good

[RaskyR1]

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Worse than that - he applied wax with his bare hands WHILE WEARING A RING !!

LOL! I've never been one for spotting wedding rings....especially when approaching a girl at the bar.

[Michael Stoops]

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And this post is only for the joy of entertainment and good laughs . Not to be taken seriously. I (being a hardcore enthusiast) had a mild attack watching the vid

And that is exactly how this video clip should be watched. I download this show every Monday (still itching for Top Gear to come back!!) and you just have to look at these things as simple entertainment and not hard core, serious testing.

And is it any wonder that the favorite finish was the stuff professionally applied? Want to bet the pros actually prepped the surface too, but we just didn't see it? And remember the washing comparison clip from a week or two ago? Yeah, a real test would have shown the proper way to hand wash a car and THAT would have proven to be the best method, not the machine washing that they ultimately gave the nod to.

[3Fitty]

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I actually believe a "gloss meter" is a bad idea, even if it were an accurate measure of gloss (which I doubt it is). There is NO replacement for the human eye.

For example, if I was to do a test and 10 out of 10 people saw panel "A" as looking better than panel "B", but the gloss meter said panel B had more gloss, would you rather be using the product on panel B, even though 100% of those who saw both panels liked panel A better?

The problem with such a device is that UNLESS it accurately converts the view from the human (ie: measures gloss as the human eye would see it), it is utterly useless, but nevertheless very entertaining.

I enjoyed it thoroughly!