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The Armour All Wipes were QUITE difficult to open, so use caution

Originally posted by Bridge:
I just went to Wall Mart and purchased the following items, and I thought I'd give you guys my impressions on them!

[b]Turtle Wax Tire Wax I'm sure many of you have used this already, and it works EXTREMELY well!! Ten times better than the sprays, and it usually lasts me about 2 weeks! Rating: 10/10
Good Job!!!
Meguiars "Hot Rims" Rim Cleaner This product I wasn't as impressed with. Basically because it can't get the rims totally clean. Simply because of all the tight area's with the stock SVT rim (mine is a 98.5). So the area's which I could spray got cleaned but I usually had to go over the rim again with the cloth to get the remaining brake dust. Although it was good in the since that it got most of the dirt off the rim and all I had to do was clean the corners.
Rating: 7/10
Crappy product. Known to damage rims and Baer brakes. :rolleyes:
Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover This product was great. I don't know about many of you but I find that the door ding protectors are very hard to clean, but not with this product. Very little time and effort is needed to clean them now!!
Rating: 10/10
Don't forget to reapply wax over area you just used that bug and tar remover on.
Armor All Express Wash (Waterless Car Wash) This product again is great!! I usually use it if I have just cleaned the car the day or two before. All you have to do is spray on and wipe off.
Rating: 10/10
I don't believe in any waterless car wash products.
Armor All Glass Wipes
This product I am not impressed with at all. Although it does as it says and doesn't leave streaks, it leaves little bits of tissue all over the glass. It's as if the wipe disintegrates as your using it and leaves the bits behind.
Rating: 5/10
For the amount of product you get it aint worth it.
Armor All Leather Wipes
I found this product much better than it's glass cleaning brother. I called Armor All before using them, because I didn't want my seats to be slippery after using them. They said that the wipes were "specially formulated" to be less slippery. So I used them, and the seats were still a bit slippery, but their looks made up for it.
Rating: 8.5/10
Same as above, aint worth compaired to the bottle.
*Note: The Armour All Wipes were QUITE difficult to open, so use caution when opening them for the first time!! And no they aren't as easy to remove as on the ads!![/b]

Originally posted by 2G Sport:
Word of warning: Meguires Instant Wheel Cleaner(Not Hot Rims) will ruin your wheels! Believe me. I agree with Roger on the elbow grease...I'm going to have arthritis by 23 from cleaning my 7 spokes! Antonio hit the nail on the head by suggesting that the wheels be cleaned in the same manner as the paint. Since then I have used nothing but car wash, soft sponge and a lot of sweat to get the wheels shining, followed by a little bit of wax.

Originally posted by SVT ST PETE:

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Originally posted by 2G Sport:
[b]Word of warning: Meguires Instant Wheel Cleaner(Not Hot Rims) will ruin your wheels! Believe me. I agree with Roger on the elbow grease...I'm going to have arthritis by 23 from cleaning my 7 spokes! Antonio hit the nail on the head by suggesting that the wheels be cleaned in the same manner as the paint. Since then I have used nothing but car wash, soft sponge and a lot of sweat to get the wheels shining, followed by a little bit of wax.

Agreed. Avoid all wheel cleaners. Diluted Simple Green if anything.[/b]