Anything Bad about Armor All Wash & Wax

HairyChickens on 13/12/2020 - 15:05

Hi everyone, so lately I have seen a lot of Armor All Wash & Wax go on sale for half price and it seems like a good deal. I'm just curious whether there is anything negative about this product.

Will it damage/strip my cars wax, clear coat, paint etc?
One time I even heard a bloke at Repco saying that this product "replaces the car's factory wax" (This one is probably not true lmao)

I'm looking for a car wash that is relatively cheap and gets the job done. Just curious on your thoughts and opinions on the product and whether there are any negatives about it.

Thanks

Automotive

Comments

  • modsec802 on 13/12/2020 - 15:15
    +1

    Won’t do anything bad - but won’t clean that well.

    Get Bowden’s Own Nanolicious on sale at Repco or Supercheap - it goes a long way and cleans very well.

  • MS Paint on 13/12/2020 - 15:27
    +3

    "replaces the car's factory wax"

    Ok. Load of bollocks.

    I'm looking for a car wash that is relatively cheap and gets the job done.

    If you just driving a basic car and don't care a lot about its appearance then the armor all will be more than adequate. If you want to step it up or go hardcore then try meguiars gold class or bowdens own as suggested above.

  • Ryugen on 13/12/2020 - 15:54

    To me, car wash products are weekly routine > expensive products you splash on once every 3 - 6months.

    Once you have the routine down, you look at your car and go "Hmmm this needs to be shinier / smoother etc etc" switch to a "better" product.

  • Richardc on 13/12/2020 - 17:09
    +3

    factory wax? lol

  • funnysht on 13/12/2020 - 17:34
    +3

    To be honest a layer of dirt protects against dirt better

  • tomleonhart on 13/12/2020 - 17:50
    +1

    just so you know Repco also stands for " Rip every poor (profanity) off".

    • funnysht on 13/12/2020 - 19:13
      +1

      it's ok when it theyre on sale

  • Craigus59 on 13/12/2020 - 18:13

    Waxing cannot remove paint defects, cannot cut through and remove clear-coat; therefore, it has no corrective capability.

    It can, to a much lesser degree cosmetically improve the appearance of fine scratches and very light swirls but only as an optical illusion and there are better products such as glazes that do this to far greater effect as glazes contain fillers (unlike waxes) to mask fine defects temporarily.

    Glazes have no protective capabilities, so they only hide light marks and add shine. Wax is all about protection and finish, oh and great water beading!

  • Craigus59 on 13/12/2020 - 18:16

    Waxing cannot remove paint defects, cannot cut through and remove clear-coat; therefore, it has no corrective capability.

    It can, to a much lesser degree cosmetically improve the appearance of fine scratches and very light swirls but only as an optical illusion and there are better products such as glazes that do this to far greater effect as glazes contain fillers (unlike waxes) to mask fine defects temporarily.

    Glazes have no protective capabilities, so they only hide light marks and add shine. Wax is all about protection and finish, oh and great water beading!

    Not my words..cut and paste from prepmycar website. Thought it might be useful for you 🙂

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2020 - 19:14
    -1

    a car wash that is relatively cheap and gets the job done

    This is it

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