User Test - Armour All Shield Wax

[milesg]

Guys, I've got a panther black car AND OCD, so as you can imagine I am pretty hot on how to keep the thing clean. I have used most waxes from AutoGlym, Swisswax, Poorboys, etc etc. Someone who works at a Rolls Royce dealership recommended the ArmourAll Shield wax to me and after 10 days since application I can honestly say it has performed perfectly. Water beads off it, dust seems to fly off it and it appears easier to clean and dry with subsequent washes. I used it on the insides and outsides of my Rotors and it definitely has kept dust at bay and I managed to clean the insides with just a jetwash earlier. Beads like silicon covering.

Goes on and comes off easier than anything I have used before. WELL worth a try at £9 a tub.

http://www.bestcarwaxadvice.co.uk/armor ... ld-review/

[HYFR]

+1 for this

It's awesome and I use it all the time

[rspj]

video http://www.armorall.eu/uk/news/item/id/ ... for-wheels
going to buy and try both items

[milesg]

Ive just bought the wheel shield but used the wax before, I'll report back on the wheel shield.

Cannot believe it has taken me 4 recent black cars to find this. Must be awesome on Riv and other lighter colours too. Main thing for me, no residue or white stains on black trim.

[smudge]

Last black car I owned I swore blind I would never own one again, for this very reason. This stuff sounds the dogs danglies.... Thanks for the heads up guys.

[kmpowell]

Sounds perfect Miles! The zero white bits is a problem with the black pack Matt rails, so I'm going to give this a go.

Is it 100% 'polish' free, and is purely a topcoat after polishing?

[milesg]

K, I used it with AutoGlym Super Resin Polish on top but soon realised you dont need to. I ahve put 3 treatments on in the past 3 weeks and everything is just beading off it, no marks and as I said no white bits...! It is basically a silicon type wax that gives a Rain X like coating to the car, seems durable and certainly shiny!!

Give it a go mate. The Yanks love this stuff!

[HYFR]

You are supposed to put SRP under it!!!

[RIV]

Why don't you get it detailed once a year ?
Saves hours polishing, blacks always going to swirl up no matter how careful you are Looking after it,I know only too well having had a black for years

[Woly64]

Thanks for this tip off. Two bottles now en route via Amazon!

[kmpowell]

You are supposed to put SRP under it!!!

Thanks for confirming, that's what I normally do, so I wanted to check. I do a working of SRP to rid the swirls and then seal/coat with a wax. I'm pretty much out of my Swissvax, and was about to try some AG HDwax, but given Miles recs this I'll give it a go.

[milesg]

You are supposed to put SRP under it!!!

Maybe thats where I went wrong then!!

Also have the High Gloss Protection from AutoGlym which I used on top of SRP but the ArmourAll on its own gives a better result.

I detail mine about 3 times a year, snow foam, claybar once, wash, claybar twice, wash then a combination of wax and polish. Haven't done the RS4 yet as only had it a month or so but my Black Range Rover before would be like glass. The Clay Gloves from Halfords http://www.halfords.com/motoring-travel ... -clay-mitt are well recommended and used to bring the RR paint up a treat. http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=330602

[RIV]

I detail mine about 3 times a year, snow foam, claybar once, wash, claybar twice, wash then a combination of wax and polish. Haven't done the RS4 yet as only had it a month or so but my Black Range Rover before would be like glass. The Clay

That's all good for maintenance, but you can't beat a good machine polish with a crystal serum treatment for long term longevity

[miatang]

So the repels dust aswell

[kmpowell]

Just ordered!

Thanks for the tip-off Miles. I'm due to give the car it's first deep polish and wax, so I'll reprt back once it's done.