AndyH said:

This stuff gives amazing protection,
You'll see what I mean the next time you wash you car,
Your car looks stunning!

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What do you mean protection? And what happens next time you wash your car.

RichieUK said:

I'm still not sure whether to get it

Can someone who has it take a pic of the instructions how to apply it and things please

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you get two red foam sponges with it roughly 6"x4" in an oval shape. Damp the sponge run over the top of the wax like you were applying soap to sponge and work into the car in a circular motion.

Leave 10-15 minutes which it will be by the time you work round the car and buff off with a MF supplied.

Goes on and off very easy & leaves a lovely shine. I'd expect to get 30-40 applications out a pot as well so for me it's worth it.

going for anotehr 2 coats next weekend see if I can deepen the shine:slayer:

OCZedd said:

What do you mean protection? And what happens next time you wash your car.

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Its very difficult to get water to stay on your car and the dirt just floats off!
The car looks different when it rains too.

I've just got my new car so hopefully I can polish her up and apply a layer or 2 of Autoglyms High Definition Wax next weekend

Worth it over AG extra gloss wax?

Italian Coke Can said:

Worth it over AG extra gloss wax?

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Other way round I'd say. Aqua wax is more a top up wax after washing.

Any decent wax gives all these properties.

You need to check whether its still the case in weeks and months time to know if its worth the money.

Seems good, think i'l buy this one. I love the ultra deep shine polish, wonder if this wax will seal it nicely.

So how does it compare against something like Dodo juice Blue velvet or Chemical Guys xxx?

Mark Elvin said:

So how does it compare against something like Dodo juice Blue velvet or Chemical Guys xxx?

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No idea myself, I'm sure they're all much of a muchness.

Mark Elvin said:

So how does it compare against something like Dodo juice Blue velvet or Chemical Guys xxx?

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I was thinking this.

There are plenty of higher end waxes about (personal favourite nattys red), and autoglym are using their name to give it a good position in the market, anybody in the detailing world will know this wax is nothing groundbreaking. Although worth trying to see how it compares.

is it hard to use? i've never waxed a car before. is waxing a lot of effort and about how long would it take to do a fiat stilo? i'll buy it and do it if the shine is going to be significant. i'm getting my white fiat stilo tomorrow and i think white is one of those colours thats only going to look good if its absolutely pristine.

puntokris said:

I was thinking this.

There are plenty of higher end waxes about (personal favourite nattys red), and autoglym are using their name to give it a good position in the market, anybody in the detailing world will know this wax is nothing groundbreaking. Although worth trying to see how it compares.

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Is this from personal experience of using it? There is only so much a wax will do but I don't think Autoglym would trade on their name alone put out this wax if it was ****, infact early indications are it's very much up there with the best of them. Unfortunately I think there is so much pap spouted about waxes it's unreal, they're all much of a muchness in my opinion. Even the much slated turtle wax original is still a perfectly decent wax. I've been using Autoglym for about 15 years and haven't seen the need to jump on the hype bandwagon with all the fashion waxes pumped out via certain forums. Seriously there are some guys that buy waxes and treat them like some sort of collection, get a life, you collect stamps not pots of car wax and polish lol.

thepottleflump said:

Is this from personal experience of using it? There is only so much a wax will do but I don't think Autoglym would trade on their name alone put out this wax if it was ****, infact early indications are it's very much up there with the best of them. Unfortunately I think there is so much pap spouted about waxes it's unreal, they're all much of a muchness in my opinion. Even the much slated turtle wax original is still a perfectly decent wax. I've been using Autoglym for about 15 years and haven't seen the need to jump on the hype bandwagon with all the fashion waxes pumped out via certain forums. Seriously there are some guys that buy waxes and treat them like some sort of collection, get a life, you collect stamps not pots of car wax and polish lol.

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I have experience in using other good waxes.

I didn't say the AGHD stuff would be crap and live from the AG name, I simply said the name alone will bring it alot of good reports and (false??) hype.

By looking at price there may be other waxes that should be chosen. But I haven't used this new AG stuff, so I'm keen to use it myself and view the results. This stuff hasn't even been out long enough to gauge how long and well it lasts.

Like I said, looking forward to using it and seeing good results, but I won't be changing to it straight away...

does it leave the white residue that other ag polises leave?

toad101 said:

does it leave the white residue that other ag polises leave?

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It isn't a polish so contains no abrasives that is often the white dust that gets left (then again if you use AG Super resin polish correctly i.e. Sparingly you shouldn't have a problem,,,

If your referring to White residue on textured plastics the easiest way to prevent this is not to get the stuff on there in the first place You can get low tack masking tape 3M's 3434 seems to get good reviews from most car care/valeting/ detailing website's

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=109

if you have already got polish stains get yourself a big rubber..


this should remove the traces from textured plastic

This thread was all very interesting so I thought I'd mention that I bought the Turtle Wax Ice Synthetic Paste Polish about six months ago.

It sounds similar to the Autoglym product being described, and is also quite expensive (though not *as* expensive) - you get a blue foam applicator and a blue microfibre towel.

Generally I don't go for this sort of stuff - I use 'trade'-type polishes such as 3M Finesse-It which comes in a large and economical bottle. Most of these are just cutting compounds which leave the paint smooth and the customer happy.

Actually I did try the Mother's '3 step' system - the paint cleaner, the glaze, and the aforementioned wax - I found that after the glaze was buffed off, the surface was so shiny that I couldn't get any wax to stay on there! Never mind the fact that it took ALL DAY to apply the three-step system...

Anyway, getting back to the point, I decided to try the Turtle Wax Ice. The first thing I noticed was that it is not abrasive at all. This is fine for those of you with new cars (or cars that are only a couple of years old) but for those of us with older paint, you need to get rid of water scale, tiny red spots, dull areas, etc. first. You can feel most of this if you run your hand over the paint after washing the car - it's surprising just how rough the paint can be.

So, I went over my Punto completely with a clay bar and then the Mothers Paint Cleaner (this is basically a fine cutting compound in a liquid form, probably similar to T-Cut). The clay bar gets rid of the worst contamination; the paint cleaner gets rid of scratches, previous wax residues, oxidised paint, etc. As I had just bought the car, I wanted to give it a treat.

Then, once I had a nice smooth and shiny surface, I applied the Ice paste.

This part was really easy and the results have proved impressive. The car has only been washed a few times in the last six months, yet it always looks shiny and clean. The water still beads nicely - even though it is more than six months now - so I'm very impressed with it. I will only have to reapply the Ice paste, rather than re-polish the car. I have used various waxes before (Polyglaze, Re-Po, Meguiars, Mothers, Autoglym Super Resin Polish, and some no-name types) and I can honestly say that the Ice paste has lasted better.

The other nice thing about the Ice paste is that it is actually recommended for black plastic trim etc. so that's much easier than having to use a separate product, wiping it off, etc.

I am one of those sickos with a big collection of different products (as thepottleflump mentioned), but for someone new to this sort of thing, I'd recommend a Mothers Clay Bar kit, a paint cleaner (silicone-free fine polish) of some sort, and the Turtle Wax Ice. It's all you'd need...

Cheers,
-Alex

I gotta get me some of that! (HD Wax)

£31.99 delivered from here http://www.carvaletwarehouse.com/product_info.php?products_id=732

I'm going to order some of this stuff but can someone suggest some other products (shampoo etc) that would go well with this wax.

I'm tempted to just buy some other AG products but if anyone has any better suggestions they would be more than welcome.