I wrote this up on my Escape forums and just copied/pasted it here. I wanted to let anyone with a Black/Dark Probe to know what's up, so, enjoy.
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So with my Escape being blacked out, I went out to do my first wax because some lines and junk were killing me. Went to Autozone and checked out what's hot these days... one box caught my eye because it looked like it was made specifically for black cars... it was. I bought it and here is my review:
^ This is what the box looks like.
^ Has (4) bottles, (2) applicators, (1) top-spray thingy.
-Step-1 Pre-wax conditioner (first note, stuff is very black): It says its supposed to prep the surface or something and fill in scratches. I used one applicator to apply this to my entire surface until it 'hazed' as the box said. Let me my first remark to Turtle Wax... THE SPRAY TOP SUX!!!! It is obviously from the makers for Windex, for spraying watery stuff, not thick-ass goo! I got one good spray out of it before it got stuck on the 'down' position. So my recommendation is to just dab the bottle against the applicator and go.
-Detailer (thin, black cleaner): I used a microfiber terry cloth and sprayed the 'Detailer' over the hardened conditioner to remove and smooth it out. Again, this stuff is black too. I immediately noticed small scratches being covered up from the initial conditioner. Bigger scratches (that were white) were not fully covered, but were being filled and 'tinting' the before, bright white scratch. I was satisfied with this.
-Step-2 Wax (deep black goo): This stuff was thinner and the conditioner and easier and quicker to apply all around. BUT, once hardened was very difficult to get off (that, or your arms/fingers are so tired at this point that it feels tougher).
-Detailer (second time): Cleans up the wax.
^ Waxing process (sorry for the crappy pics. I was in a low-light garage and only had my camera phone)
^ Finished. (again, sorry... shoulda drove it outside to really show the shine)
Conclusion: I would give this product a 4/5 stars. All the lines and swirls were smooth and covered now. Scratches were filled and 'tinted' if they had any color to blend it in. The Step-1 conditioner seemed to do most of the work... the Step-2 wax seemed to be just a glosser to give it all a good ending shine. Took me less than 2hrs (i think, i wasn't timing myself). Ummm, so if you have a black car, or maybe really dark blue, I would recommend this wax.
On a side note, this Meguiar's chrome rim stuff is not worthy of a good review or further typing from my fingers. The ArmorAll Extreme tire shine is SUPPOSED to last the longest... it's pretty thick and seems good, but I'm sure most would be happy with their regular tire-shine.
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So with my Escape being blacked out, I went out to do my first wax because some lines and junk were killing me. Went to Autozone and checked out what's hot these days... one box caught my eye because it looked like it was made specifically for black cars... it was. I bought it and here is my review:
^ This is what the box looks like.
^ Has (4) bottles, (2) applicators, (1) top-spray thingy.
-Step-1 Pre-wax conditioner (first note, stuff is very black): It says its supposed to prep the surface or something and fill in scratches. I used one applicator to apply this to my entire surface until it 'hazed' as the box said. Let me my first remark to Turtle Wax... THE SPRAY TOP SUX!!!! It is obviously from the makers for Windex, for spraying watery stuff, not thick-ass goo! I got one good spray out of it before it got stuck on the 'down' position. So my recommendation is to just dab the bottle against the applicator and go.
-Detailer (thin, black cleaner): I used a microfiber terry cloth and sprayed the 'Detailer' over the hardened conditioner to remove and smooth it out. Again, this stuff is black too. I immediately noticed small scratches being covered up from the initial conditioner. Bigger scratches (that were white) were not fully covered, but were being filled and 'tinting' the before, bright white scratch. I was satisfied with this.
-Step-2 Wax (deep black goo): This stuff was thinner and the conditioner and easier and quicker to apply all around. BUT, once hardened was very difficult to get off (that, or your arms/fingers are so tired at this point that it feels tougher).
-Detailer (second time): Cleans up the wax.
^ Waxing process (sorry for the crappy pics. I was in a low-light garage and only had my camera phone)
^ Finished. (again, sorry... shoulda drove it outside to really show the shine)
Conclusion: I would give this product a 4/5 stars. All the lines and swirls were smooth and covered now. Scratches were filled and 'tinted' if they had any color to blend it in. The Step-1 conditioner seemed to do most of the work... the Step-2 wax seemed to be just a glosser to give it all a good ending shine. Took me less than 2hrs (i think, i wasn't timing myself). Ummm, so if you have a black car, or maybe really dark blue, I would recommend this wax.
On a side note, this Meguiar's chrome rim stuff is not worthy of a good review or further typing from my fingers. The ArmorAll Extreme tire shine is SUPPOSED to last the longest... it's pretty thick and seems good, but I'm sure most would be happy with their regular tire-shine.
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