I just purchased an 8 oz.can of car wax for $ 175.00

Well not exactly. Autogeek was having a sale on this:

http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-fuzion-carnauba-polymer-car-wax.html

So it was really only $99.99 and you get one free refill and my son is going in halves with me so I really only spent $50. I am really into detailing and I have always wanted to try one of the premium brands. I will let everyone know in the spring because I live in Michigan and there will be no waxing until then. I have a feeling I may have one of the shiniest damn Miatas in the state then!

I am not affiliated with Autogeek in any way.

http://eurotech7000.com/

I have been very pleased with this stuff.

I've used a lot of different polishes and waxes, and I find it very difficult to believe that what's in that bottle will produce $175 worth of shine. But, to each his own and good luck! I do want to see the results.

In reply to Tom_Spangler:

I was thinking the same thing. But no one has accused me of being get at cleaning or keeping a car clean.

Upside number 13 of never owning a nice car:
What the hell is wax?

Will you detail my cars for me?? :-)

SnowMongoose wrote: Upside number 13 of never owning a nice car: What the hell is wax?

it's the last step in the automatic car wash.

I've had cars painted for less than that....

ultraclyde wrote: I've driven cars that cost less than that....

Seems like a $174 waste of money to me, but whatever.

Meguiar's Gold Class - $15.99 plus some elbow grease results in this:

Good enough for me.

I use to work for a detail shop, and have used wolfgang products twice because a particular customer requested there use. We detailed a her brand new C6 corvette and her one year old f350. The wax was excellent quality, easy to apply, remove and shined fantastically but i never felt it was that much better then the Meguir's professorial collection we used on most costumers vehicles.

I feel the money would be better spent on a good buffer, but i'm hoping you have fantastic results with it. What are you detailing?

Whatever floats your boat, and I wish you the best with it.

Finished a semi-casual study on my Miata of various waxes & polymers, including some boutique types, though not Wolfgangs. None stood out with regards to shine or lifespan.

Nu-finish...you can buy it at the same place you buy toilet paper and lettuce...$5.99 for a bottle, and my car looks like its only 6 years old and not 14, so a "Win" in my book!

foxtrapper wrote: Whatever floats your boat, and I wish you the best with it. Finished a semi-casual study on my Miata of various waxes & polymers, including some boutique types, though not Wolfgangs. None stood out with regards to shine or lifespan.

Agreed. I used Zaino for years, now I use Meguiars NXT 2.0 because I can get it anywhere and it last as long as anything else I've tried. As far as the shine, much like with paint work, it's all in the prep and technique.

I dont wax my cars. They always brake when I do. I think they get mad at me or somthing.

dean1484 wrote: I dont wax my cars. They always brake when I do. I think they get mad at me or somthing.

I can see where that would slow you down

4cylndrfury wrote: Nu-finish...you can buy it at the same place you buy toilet paper and lettuce...$5.99 for a bottle, and my car looks like its only 6 years old and not 14, so a "Win" in my book!

I have heard these waxes can be an issue if you ever need to do any paint work. Supposed to be very hard to remove completely.

One of the most liberating things I have done is to stop washing, let alone waxing, automobiles. What the hell is the point?

The time and money savings are substantial and best put towards the purchase of a new car 10 years down the road.

Wax is just to protect your hard work. I wouldn't spend that much myself...

Meguirs NXT works fine for me, even on 16-year-old red Miata paint.

Swissvax laughs in the face of such waxes! Crystal Rock

That right $1500 worth of what I can only assume is the best wax on earth.

NOHOME wrote: One of the most liberating things I have done is to stop washing, let alone waxing, automobiles. What the hell is the point? The time and money savings are substantial and best put towards the purchase of a new car 10 years down the road.

NOHOME wrote: One of the most liberating things I have done is to stop washing, let alone waxing, automobiles. What the hell is the point? The time and money savings are substantial and best put towards the purchase of a new car 10 years down the road.

I don't spend much money on it, but I do spend a fair bit of time in the summer. But I enjoy it. It's decent exercise, it's bonding with my car, it's a good chance to look for paint flaws or the beginnings of rust, and when I'm done I have something I can be proud of because it looks better than it did when I started.

aircooled wrote:

4cylndrfury wrote: Nu-finish...you can buy it at the same place you buy toilet paper and lettuce...$5.99 for a bottle, and my car looks like its only 6 years old and not 14, so a "Win" in my book!

I have heard these waxes can be an issue if you ever need to do any paint work. Supposed to be very hard to remove completely.

they're actually a polish not a wax, don't know if that makes any difference

novaderrik wrote:

SnowMongoose wrote: Upside number 13 of never owning a nice car: What the hell is wax?

it's the last step in the automatic car wash.

What the hell is an automatic car wash?
It rains 'often' here, so I typically wash a car when I first buy it, then once a year until I sell it. At which point it gets washed once more.