RIP-OFF: Automotive Products That DO NOT WORK

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JohnLocke

Discussion Starter · Mar 30, 2010

Armor All Detailer's Advantage Tire Foam:

Claim: Cleans, Shines, and Protects Tires

Reality: After I apply the foam, my tires barely shine. If this is a low gloss, low shine product, they should advertise it as so. I get a very low shine, and I have to apply 2 coatings to even get this.

Alternative: Meguiar's Hot Shine High Gloss Tire Coating

Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover:

Claim: Will Effortlessly Remove Bugs, Tar, Sap, Bird Droppings

Reality: This product did NOTHING. Even after repeat treatments, it did NOTHING.

Alternative: Rain X Bug and Tar Remover - got rid of the tree sap in one treatment.

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APLPIX

· #2 · Mar 30, 2010

Meguiar's all the way bro! :cornut:

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stillhere153

· #3 · Mar 30, 2010

Scratch it: does nothing... Rip billy mays.. But all his crap never worked

Armoral "interior detail" whipes: makes your dash a dust magnet

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Devilzblood

· #4 · Mar 31, 2010

stillhere153 said:
Scratch it: does nothing... Rip billy mays.. But all his crap never worked

Armoral "interior detail" whipes: makes your dash a dust magnet

yea, i agree with the armoral interior detail whipes, they are extremely bad. It gives the dash a shine but 2 days later, it gets extremely dusty

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Versa S 2009

· #5 · Mar 31, 2010

APLPIX said:
Meguiar's all the way bro! :cornut:

Same here. My project today..... Picked up some meguiars ultimate compound (liquid), cleaner wax, and tech wax 2.0. Thats what im about to do in a few mins. Been waiting 3 days to touch that bad boy outside, lol.

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APLPIX

· #6 · Mar 31, 2010

I used cleaner wax and tech 2.0 last week. It rained 2 days after and I watched water bead right off the car

It was great, gonna wash it later today with some gold class carwash.

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