Best wax for lazy people?

^ But the haze if any comes off after a rain or awash.
Agree on spray wax. Best middle ground for performance and ease.
Griots spray wax lasts a while too like Turtle Ice. Others not so much imo.

Turtle Wax Ice in the liquid bottle form. Can be applied on anything (gelcoat, plastic, glass, rubber moldings...everything). Can be applied in sunlight. Has great UV performance (my own personal .02). This is the ONLY stuff that I found worked on my boats in regard to not being immediately stripped off by hard water.

The only downside (if you consider it that) is if you want the ultimate in shine you'll need to go back behind & hit it with another clean mircofiber towel after you wipe the applied stuff off with another rag.

mgirardo wrote:
I recently started using Turtle Wax Ice Shine and Seal after watching this video comparison. All I do is wash the RV, then dry it off. Then I spray it on a few feet at a time and wipe it off. The only thing lazier (when it comes to waxing) is letting someone else do it.

I've used this on cars and it really brings out the shine. Our TT is aluminum sided and it didn't come as shiny as the cars did, but water beaded up and repelled off very quickly. Our TT is only a few years old and still looks new. I could feel the difference between waxed sections and unwaxed sections more than see it, so I was happy.

I have used Meguiar's Ultimate Wash and Wax ever since we bought the TT and it keeps the TT looking very nice. The Turtle Wax Ice Shine and Seal provides 3 months of UV Protection.

-Michael

-Michael

Well, I watched the video, and found the Turtle Wax Ice spray on stuff at the local Wal-Mart. We just got back from a 3000 mile trip in my wifes car, the guinea pig. I just washed it and the bugs really did just spray off at the local car wash, and the beading is still excellent.

I think I found the wax for me.

As a side note, I have already done the nose of the 5er with Rejex, and for not being a wax, it sure felt like a wax going on, and rubbing off. The Turtle Wax Ice was very easy in comparison. Time will tell which lasts better.

I bought some of that "ceramic wax" everyone of the bottles leaked at the bottom.
I had the Tech that washes my AMG at Mercedes apply it. You spray it on after washing, and rinse it off with good water pressure. It seems to work.
Whether it is really any different than the stuff they put on a a commercial car wash, I don't know but apparently it doesn't like the bottom of the plastic bottles it comes in.

This thread energized me. Just finished doing my Open Range 5er with Turtle Wax Ice. Pretty easy (except for up and down the ladder) and looks good

Called a fellow that details cars, he came to the house washed, did some kind of secondary cleaning to prep the surface and applied something he called a ceramic coating. I assume it is some type of hi-tech wax. He said it would last at least a year and if it didn't still bead water in 6 months he would do it over for free. 20 Year old B van looked like new including the fiberglass hightop. Price included tires and the all outside stuff, interior was extra. $150 for 3 hours of hard work seemed like a bargain to me, he had allowed 4 hours but finished early. He had figured in the extra hour in case he needed it. Only warning was to use mild soap when washing. He said for most dirt leaving it out in a hard rain would be sufficient and so far that has what it has gotten and it looks pretty good and beads nice. I will give it a quick wash before our October trip, the lower area around the tires and the hood could use some cleaning. I will be calling him again in the Spring and let him do our car at the same time.

Very easy, I just walked out every 30-40 minutes to see how the progress was going.

Lots of good waxes out there as others have posted. NuFinish is tried and true and very economical. Lasts a long time too.

/didn't use to be lazy but I got ooold!
I use to change the oil in my cars and washed and waxed them every week and the underside and engine bay sparkled too. Even the spark plugs were changed often and the points and timing checked every week.
Waxing! not again. I used Mc Quires spray polish and spray synthetic wax.
Wash, polish, wash again, and then wax by spraying on and rubbing until it disappears with micro fiber towels. Not hard except when you are older than dirt.
Don't have Grand kids. Maybe I can rent some next time. Need teenagers who drive up in their cars for an example of their work!

brianosaur wrote:
So does ALL the wax have to be hand spray pumped on and ragged off?

...remember the 'lazy' tag in the OP?

Yes you can use a pressure washer. No hand pumping and super quick. Not the best for quality and longevity. But it shines in the lazy department.

I use:
1. Foam Cannon $20 on Amazon to soap a section.
2. Brush on a pole to clean.
3. Rinse that section and repeat other sides.
4. Empty soap from foam cannon and pour in wax. (I've used hydrosilex...their formula from about 1 year ago) You literally spray on the protectant with the pressure washer and then rinse off.

time2roll wrote:
Transitioning from Purdy to Patina is the natural course of all RVs.
Learn to accept the inevitable. Hose it off and go camping.

I guess maybe you may be right. Sigh..........