What are some decent protecting cheap waxes you use on cars?

[Camarolover98]

I've been using the Armor All car wax on my car. I recieved it in a gift box of Armor All products for Christmas, and have been satisfied with it. I don't really have the money to buy the Zaino products, so I just use that and it's been pretty much satisfactory. Nothing more, nothing less...

[F1GT]

Originally posted by 95Batmobile:
I use the Eagle One wax as your dry spray crap and my car is sexy as hell [img]smile.gif[/img]

Me too, my car has been clayed a few times since I've bought it, so there is nothing baked into my paint from the sun. After I wash my car, I spray it and wipe it dry. PIECE OF CAKE!! Damn does it save hella time. And it's actually smooth after you dry it. I haven't used any apply/wipe off kinda wax in a year....lol

[Predator Bird]

i use meguiars gold class on mine. last time i waxed my car was over a year ago for slp day. you've seen the shine on my car still so you know its good stuff. mine also sits outside in this Fl weather.

[Pastor Larry Roques]

Meguire's Gold Class has really got it down for me. I use it on the 96 bird as well as our mercury minivan and it really livens up the finish. It also goes on and off pretty easy.

[98goldbird]

Mustang, what happened with your affectionate love for Zaino?

[RallyRed 98]

multiple, multiple coats of turtle wax and finish 2000 have kept the red stallion looking fresh...

of course, any wax and polish, used with the proper amount of elbow grease, will look great. all it takes is a little rain and my car looks like it was just washed, even 3-4 weeks after its last rendezvous with the garden hose and bucket

[nda0602v6]

Just tried that new Turtle Wax myself and that stuff works great. Leaves the paint super smooth plus it's not very expensive. Maybe someday I'll try Zaino but I still can't see spending that much money.

[MustangEater8251]

Originally posted by 98goldbird:
Mustang, what happened with your affectionate love for Zaino?

This is on my girlfriend's car...

and because I have an open mind, and I know Zaino doesn't impress people as much on light colored cars as it does on dark ones. My girlfriend has a '00 Silver Cavalier. I am not gonna lie and say Zaino is dirt cheap. And figure I am not gonna use twice as much of it, if its not going on my car ;) If I turned down $20 to zaino my dad's vette(something about driving 2.5 hours, polishing my dad's car, then driving back 2.5 hours), I am turning down, giving up my own supply of zaino to do my girlfriend's car.

I am looking to spend less then $10


as for guys putting several coats of Cleaner Waxes on your cars just to warn you, you are not doing anything. Cleaner waxes will take off the previous coat of wax, only benefit to doing more then on coat is to go over the car again to make sure you did not miss any spots.

[98Silver6]

I use Rainx Wax its pretty good easy to take off

[F1GT]

Originally posted by nda0602v6:
Just tried that new Turtle Wax myself and that stuff works great. Leaves the paint super smooth plus it's not very expensive. Maybe someday I'll try Zaino but I still can't see spending that much money.

U work for Abercrombie and Fitch?

[nda0602v6]

Originally posted by F1GT:
U work for Abercrombie and Fitch?

No

[cheater]

LIQUID GLASS

[wantmorepower]

I have always been biased to Meguires. It shines great for me.

You asked for a opinion on a wax that is durable and relatively cheap. I do think Meguires is your ticket. I do know that it is durable. I have to park down wind of the cooling towers at the plant I work in. My car is tortured with daily mega doses of cooling tower fallout. (Reportedly inert yet smells like bleach...hmmm maybe some of the chlorine is in there...shhhh)

Anyway, meguires holds up to this so I would say it would be a safe bet for normal outside duty of the average car.