I was recently approached to do a free review of the NEW Turtle Wax ICE line:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE0t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice0.jpg)

First impressions of the product:
I must say, I was impressed that the ICE polish included everything necessary to use the product. Most other products do not include anything, and a few will include a foam applicator. The microfiber cloth was of the same quality as the rest of my microfibers I had previously purchased over 3 years ago.

As the directions state, the vehicle must be clean prior to application of the product. Your cleaning regiment will determine the quality of the results.

Alittle bit of information about my paint on my car. It is by no means perfect. The hood was freshly repainted, but not a good job (don't ask). When they buffed up the hood, they put scratches in the fenders and bumper (pissed me off).

Application & Removal:
The application of ICE went VERY easily. It went on very nice and smooth. Covered very well with very little amount of product.

Upon the removal, I noticed blotches in the finish. I attribute this mainly to the muggy, cold, and sunless conditions I was working in and will apply another coat on the next sunny day. Until then, my car is staying in the garage.

I would also like to note that the detailing spray took away the blotches just fine. This is nothing that I would worry about because I have had similar experiences with other products in the same conditions.

I spent more time washing the car than I did applying the polish. Depending on how dirty your vehicle is, the entire process could be as fast as 30 minutes. Not to mention the fact that you do not have to worry about getting ICE on your trim or windows. Even after purposefully leaving the little swipes of ICE product on my windows (that happened when applying it to the window frames) over night, you could only tell that they were there when looking at the window with a crisp reflection. And the extra product was easily removed.

Results:
The results speak for themselves. I am very pleased with the end results of this product.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE1t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice1.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE2t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice2.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE3t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice3.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE4t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice4.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE5t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice5.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE6t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice6.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE7t.jpg (http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICE/ice7.jpg)

Final Thoughts:
I have to say that I am impressed with this product. But it should not be considered a do all product. It did very little to cover up the light swirl marks already in my paint like most hard shell waxes. A good clay bar before application probably would have done wonders, but a scratch/swirl remover this is not. As a LSP (last step product), it does a very fine job. Not to mention the ease of application and removal.

I will be reporting back with how well it holds up after I have applied a second coat and let it bake in the sun for a bit.

Please excuse my tires. They are brand new and I am having some difficulty removing the protective coating on them.

Nice job on the car Kyle. I have been using the "wax as you dry." (when it's on sale.) I use a sheepskin cloth to wipe it down.
I received a green bottle of Turtle waxes' brand one step polish this past X mas. After I go through that, I may try the "ice."

*whistle* nice job!

What is the price like? I wonder if I can get it in Canada yet...

Yup, knew I missed something. Saw it at Walmart for $17.99 for the 16oz polish and around $9 for the 16oz spray detailer (can't remember exactly). Do not know if it's in Canada yet.

One thing I will say is that these bottles will last forever with the amount that you use. The spray detailer wasn't as nice as the other product I have in my wash crate, but it did work well. For the ease of use, I would just use the polish. I will be applying another coat shortly (probably this afternoon). If I have good lighting, I'll snap some more pictures as well.

wow nice!!! I'll have to pick some of that up and give it a shot! This coming Saturday I'm going to do a massive cleaning on that truck. They detailed it a bit before I got it but they didnt do under the hood and it looks like I'm driving around with an entire beach under that hood! its just nasty. I'm going to just use Simple Green and soak it down and try to get it all off. Once I do, I'll be able to keep up with it better. I'll have to wax the car as well... so looks like I'll have my weekend planned. lol!

Outstanding review... THANK YOU!!! :)

~Amanda

This article appeared in the Toronto Star April 22, 2006:


No-buff wax left no one impressed
Apr. 22, 2006. 01:00 AM
ANDREW MEESON
PRODUCT SHELF


Anything that makes washing and waxing a vehicle easier is bound to attract attention from eager car owners.

Turtle Wax, one of the best-known brands of car cleaners and polishes, now sells Ice, billed as "the latest breakthrough in car care technology."

It's actually a slight variation on the tried and true liquid car wax. In this case, the liquid is clear instead of milky.

Ice comes with a sponge foam applicator and a small microfibre cloth. To apply it, you pour some onto the sponge, then wipe it all over the car, including the black and chrome trim areas. Then you wipe the thin film off with the cloth.

It's designed so that you don't need to buff the surface to give it a mirror-like shine — less elbow grease needed than regular wax. Unlike milky liquid wax, when you wipe Ice off the black and chrome trim, it's not supposed to leave a haze of any kind.

There's also a spray bottle of Ice available, so you can just spritz it on and do a quick buffing job on some detailing.

As a test, I washed a five-year-old grey car with Turtle Wax's Zip Wax Car Wash in a bucket of water. Then I polished one half of the car with Ice liquid and left the other half to dry as is.

The Ice certainly went on a lot easier than paste wax, and as advertised, it didn't leave a white film behind on the black trim. Wiping it off with the cloth was a snap, and even in bright sunlight, it didn't leave any streaking or haze.

The big difference came when you felt the car: The Ice side felt slightly oily compared with the Zip Wax side.

I asked several neighbours if they could tell which half had been done with a new polish. Out of six polled, none guessed right. Even though they had a 50-50 chance, all picked the Zip Wax side as being more polished.

It could be that grey doesn't show a deep lustre as well as, say, a black car might. But even so, there's the cost.

A 1.18 L jug of Zip Wax costs about $7. You're supposed to add 30 ml for each wash, giving you about 40 washes.

The Ice liquid comes in a 473 ml bottle and retails for about $12. To do half my car once, I used up about 30 ml. And you still have to wash the car first.

Only hours after I applied the Ice, the proverbial April showers started. Sad to say, the car looked like it had never been waxed.

Not even advanced car care technology can beat Mother Nature.

Where: Canadian Tire, PartSource, select automotive stores

How much: about $12

Hmm... Well, I can say that the difference between my fender without ice and the hood with ice was very different. I even did half of the hood with ice and left the other half as washed (was last waxed with Meguiar's NXT paste wax in November). The microfiber cloth would stay stuck to the washed only side while it slid off on the ice side. You could definitely feel the difference.

I have never used the Zip stuff...

NICE! Im gonna pick this up. Its been a good while since mines been waxxed lol. So like this is avalible now or do we have to wait?

Got some of this today! Gonna take my run at this stuff :D

Will post pics of how it looks on a blazer lol

OMG THIS STUFF IS HAWT!

Before (Hood)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/before1.jpg

After (Hood)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/after1.jpg

Before (TailGate)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/before2.jpg

After (TailGate)
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/after2.jpg


Showoff Pictures:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/after3.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/after4.jpg


Show picture of the Side!
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c118/jontobin15/Waxed%20Blazer/after5.jpg

I guess this is what I get for washing my truck and taking pics, but forgetting to post them. Ha.

Anyway, here's pics from last night:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICEbrav1t.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/ICE/ICEbrav1.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICEbrav2t.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/ICE/ICEbrav2.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/ICEbrav3t.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/ICE/ICEbrav3.jpg)

And for those of you that haven't noticed, you can click on my pics and see the full 1600x1200 res shots. Download may be slow as they are coming from my webserver at home.

your paint looks nicer than mine :( Whoever owned my blazer before me like never washed this thing cause its all spiderwebbed and ugly. I cant wait for the custom paint job :D

yea that stuff works good! I work at AdvanceAutoParts so I gfet 20% off, we have it for 14.88 for the wax and 5.88 for the spray

I know this thread is like super old, but after checking out everyone's pics and seeing the differences I'm gonna have to check it out too. I'll pick it up this weekend and try it out and post my before and after pics.

Ok So I picked up ICE last night and tryed it out. It's AWESOME! It was so easy to put on and just as easy to take off and the shine *ahhhhhh* KILLER! I drove past some girls in a gas station parking lot and their jaws almost hit the ground! Could just be me *nah* it was my blazer and the killer shine this wax gave it! This stuff is smooth. A grasshopper hopped on to my hood near the windshield and proceeded to slide all the way off the hood while trying his best to find a way to hold on! I highly recomend ICE for those tedious in between buff jobs.

My '01 Bonneville SSEi after a good wash, clay bar, and Gold Class paste wax just for comparison. Click on the smaller pictures to see the full resolution pics:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20001.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-1.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20002.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-2.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20003.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-3.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20004.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-4.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20005.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-5.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20006.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-6.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20007.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-7.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20008.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-8.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20009.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-9.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20010.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-10.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20011.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-11.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20012.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-12.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20013.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-13.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20014.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-14.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20015.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-15.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20016.jpg)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a187/swartlkk/2001%20Bonneville/Bonnie_05-16.jpg (http://kyleswartley.cjb.net/pics/2001%20Bonnie%20SSEi/Bonnie_05.28.04%20017.jpg)

Hopefully that will work... LOL I'm not sure if my webserver at home is working properly... Anyway, the lighting is quite a bit different. I don't have up close pictures of the ICE mainly because you could definitely see the swirl marks, which were non-existent with the Gold Class. NXT IMO is exactly the same as Gold Class as far as depth of shine, color enhancement, and flaw coverup, but NXT is easier to apply than Gold Class and in my experience lasts longer (comparing paste wax for both).

That's what I use. I'm pretty much in love with it. I'm not gonna hide it. Plus, it has an interesting smell hahahahahaha
Very nice car, btw.

Just picked up one myself for the upcoming nice weather. I noticed that they just came out with a liquid clay bar turtle ice. Anybody use this yet? Results? Thinking of trying it myself.

Interesting to note in the newspaper article above....

He washed theENTIRE car with the zip car wax, then put the ICE on one half. It could be that the (I'm guessing here) acrylic base, or whatver they use as a polymer chemical for the shine depth/protection, of the ICE doesn't like having another layer below it.

I read that NXT and Gold Class can't be layered like ICE can, becausethey havesome mild cleaning agentsin them. That might even mean no applyingon top ofa paint sealant as well. Anyone know for sure?

I tried this product about a month ago. I was impressed witht the ease of application, but a little disappointed the shine. It looked good, but it seems I get a better gloss with traditional wax. On the other hand I absolutely love that it doesn't leave white residue. I think I'll keep using it for that reason alone. There are a few pics in my profile of my blaze right after I used ICE

I agree with you on that point. Another good thing I love about the ICE is that if you get some on the doorhandles or any plastic trim, it just shines it up. I use ICE on my entire truck including door handles and the bumper. It doesn't leave any white residue on plastic. I used to use a cream wax and I got a little on the drivers side door handle and had to scrub it off with a wire brush and dawn dishsoap. The only thing I have a problem with is I can't seem to get it to shine really nice. I just bought a Simoniz car wash system at Ocean State Job Lot (discount store here in new england). I am using Meguiars Classic Gold car wash and then I use ICE. This time when I clean it, I bought a buffer to buff out the streaks cause the sun is shining on my driveway all day long. Shade is a hard thing to come by unless it's cloudy out, but then it usually rains.

wax a Blazer??

Yeah should atleast wax your vehicles once a year if you want the paint to last and look good years later. It also helps against rust, since the paint is in good condition and doesnt chip away then, leaving open metal to become rusty and then get under the rest of the paint.

I wash and wax my blazer really well once before winter and once in the spring. It sits outside a lot and this really helps keep the paint looking good an makes for easy washing (unless I have mud everywhere, lol).

My dad started using it and now I use it and I love it. I also wash and wax the whole entire vehicle just before winter and as soon as its warm enough in the spring. I also periodically throughout the winter (once a week or more depending on how much I drive) take mine to the carwash just up the road from my house to wash all the damn salt and brine they use on the road ( I live in Illinois and we do get a bit of ice but the idiot plow drivers think that they need 100 lbs of salt per foot.lol.) and then I go straight home to a heated garage so my door locks don't freeze and let it dry. Doing this has really kept me from alot of rust as most cars around here are totally rusted underneath.

I just bought a Simoniz car wash system at Ocean State Job Lot (discount store here in new england).

Don't waste your money lol. I put it together one day to use it on my truck. I filled the thing with car wash and screwed the cup onto the handle. I turned the water on and BLAM! The cup broke in half and shot all the car wash stuff all over me. I proceeded to put it back together with a rubber band holding the cup on without the car wash soap. I figured I would just use the jet attachment. I turned the water on again. BLAM! The whole **** thing spilt into three peices right at the seams. How cheap can you get. I will never waste my money on any simoniz product ever again and nobody else should either. They SUCK!

Iheard they were s**t the employee at the store walk up to me and out of nowhere was like"dude thats a piece of ****, don't waste your money". What an endorsement huh, if the guy that suppose to be promoting the product says that its s**t says alot about the faith they have in the products that they sell.lol.

if those tires on your grand prix are goodyears that protective coating=spray paint we were told to do tht to make them shine better in the showroom thank god i left that shop but no in anyway goodyear has a love or spraypainting tires rather than just using tire shine or tire black just thought it mention it

No Grand Prix in this thread...:icon_wink:

They were Hankook tires, not Goodyear. Regardless, this post is... old...

I tried this stuff out and I didnt like it at all. I dont think it works on older paint like my '85.

I found the Turtle Wax Express Shine to work very vell. omg....just amazing. My sig pic was just after an express shine :D

I use the ICE wheel cleaner, and that is another awesome product, the Pads I have on my Blazer produce alot of dust so they get dirty really quick and i used the ICE wheel cleaner on it last time I washed her and well I was really impressed with the result, they looked almost new! so the entire product line is awesome

Any product will give you a good result immediately. I discount all of the pictures sent immediately after applying ICE.

ICE is nearly 100% silicone and thus has little durability. Two washes or a good rain and ICE is off the car. It will evaporate after two week in the hot sun.

For us northern climate people that drive our SUVs HARD in the winter (when it's difficult to re-apply), this is NOT a good product.

I got tired of the carnuaba-based products back in the 1980s. Synthethic is the way to go. It's the difference between digital and analog in the recording industry.

I have proven results that my product of choice (ZAINO) lasts 6 months

Any product will give you a good result immediately. I discount all of the pictures sent immediately after applying ICE.

ICE is nearly 100% silicone and thus has little durability. Two washes or a good rain and ICE is off the car. It will evaporate after two week in the hot sun.

For us northern climate people that drive our SUVs HARD in the winter (when it's difficult to re-apply), this is NOT a good product.

I got tired of the carnuaba-based products back in the 1980s. Synthethic is the way to go. It's the difference between digital and analog in the recording industry.

I have proven results that my product of choice (ZAINO) lasts 6 months

I completely agree with this post. Looks nice for only a few days. It is good for a quick touch up, but use something more durable for long term protection.

I don't have a problem with ICE lasting...probably no where near as long as a paste wax or carnuaba wax, but still it lasts decently long for me.
I just can't argue with how easy it is to apply, and how much it loves the sun lol.

Well, when I say days, I mean in the big picture, you know... 14-20 days vs. months. I need something that will hold up over the winter here and the 110" of snow we average. The ICE was good for a few weeks. I agree with the ease of use, but some other products work better and are almost as easy to use. I still use ICE in the nicer weather, especially on the bikes. In fact I used the ICE claybar on the entire Blazer today and waxed it since we have been getting some nice days here lately.

Well, when I say days, I mean in the big picture, you know... 14-20 days vs. months. I need something that will hold up over the winter here and the 110" of snow we average. The ICE was good for a few weeks. I agree with the ease of use, but some other products work better and are almost as easy to use. I still use ICE in the nicer weather, especially on the bikes. In fact I used the ICE claybar on the entire Blazer today and waxed it since we have been getting some nice days here lately.

I get what you'r saying...we get the same (if not more) snow per year then you guys get. I have to say the ICE claybar is garbage though. It just adds another hour or so to the cleaning of a vehicle, and does NOTHING. I've never once seen a result from it.

Do you mean the actual clay bar, or the liquid claybar? They both work for me. The actual bar was the only thing that would remove the ceramic brake dust that went down the side of my Escalade. Never seen dust imbed itself into the clear coat like this stuff did. The clay bar cleaned it all flawlessly.

Yea I have used the actual clay bar and it works great. Never have tried the liquid tho.