Customer Reviews

Meguiar's G-7016 Gold Class Clear Coat Liquid Wax ,16 oz.

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have to agree with the 2nd reviewer. If you follow the 'very simple' directions this stuff delivers everything it says and more!! Of course the more prepping you do the more brilliant end result you'll get.
(ie.) 1.(if necessary) Clay your car, *(If you do that you can skip the "paint cleaner" step) 2. Polish it. 3 Wax it! ((*IN THE SHADE, as it says. When the surface of your car is cool, clean, and dry. **ESPECIALLY if you live in FL** Ideally with moderate temperatures (roughly between 55 and 85 Degrees with average to less than average (approx.<65%) humidity. If the temperature is too high the wax won't adhere evenly to the vehicle and much will evaporate, and it 'sure will come off easy.' Too cold and it is hard to get off and definitely to buff into a deep wet-shine. Super high humidity or just moderate to high humidity with cool temperatures and it sits on your vehicle like a thin lubricant and just keeps sliding around like you put a thin layer of vasoline on your car.

These tips may be obvious to many, but hopefully helpful to some and important if you're relatively new at this, or if you live in Florida:)

Get it, follow the directions, prep. the paint on your car accordngly, and disappointed you will NOT be. Amazed and in awe you probably WILL BE!

All the Best...

I love taking care of my vehicles. I have used many expensive, imported products over the years. However, Meguiar's keeps winning me back with their incredible offerings. They are of high quality, effective, easy to find, and affordable. However, take the affordable off. I'd use their products, if they were 3x the price because I've used products that cost that much and are less effective.

Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Wax is another example of that experience. Meguiar's effectively markets this wax and who doesn't love using something called Gold Class that comes in beautiful packaging? However, it is not smoke and mirrors. Inside the bottle is a very good wax that will greatly enhance your paint's finish, while providing all-important protection.

For optimum results I strongly encourage you before you apply Gold Class, to clay your car, clean with a paint cleaner (i.e. Deep Crystal Step 1), polish with a pure polish (Deep Crystal Step 2 or #7 Show Car Polish), and then apply this wax. The results are truly remarkable. Again, I have used many waxes to top off my detailing, and Gold Class is one I keep going back to. It's one of my favorites and one of the best.

To maintain your shine, remove loose dirt and contaminants with Quick Detailer, or Ultimate Quick Detailer.

Meguiar's keeps delivering the good stuff, and I'm a fan.

The main reason why I give this product only 2 stars is because of two major downfalls: paint residue and durability.

First of all this product will leave a white residue everywhere! This mostly ends up on trim, rubber and any cracks/crevices the wax gets into and is almost impossible to remove completely! A real headache and should be avoided.

Secondly, this product is just a basic wax. So it won't last in any harsh weather condition, especially hot sun or snow, and must be reapplied on a constant basis and layered to keep your paint protected.

Nowadays there are many much better products out there that can give a much better and lasting protection for your vehicle. For about the same cost you can get Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 (18-Ounce Liquid) which does not leave a residue and lasts longer. I recommend getting the kit - Meguiar's NXT Wash & Wax Kit. That way you get the detailer (a MUST for maintaining a lasting shine) along with the wash fluid, tire shine, and applicators.

Peace, Ben

I'm always impressed with the mirror like shine and rich look it gives. I've used Gold Class on 2 pickups (02 Dodge and 05 Toyota), an older Honda Del Sol, Subaru Forester, 03 BMW 325cic and my wife's new 06 BMW Z4. Every one of them came out beautiful. Reflected images were/are crisp and clear, with the exception of the Subaru, which was a light gray with 145K miles on it. It still came out beautiful but it's harder to see the reflected images with the light gray background.

It goes on and comes off easily I too recommend a micro fiber cloth.

Unlike other reviewers I did have issues with the white dust in the black plastic and rubber trims and window gaskets. After the first time I used it, I just wiped those surfaces down with a last pass with 303 and the cars look outstanding.

I wish I could get my detail guy to use Gold Class (I even offered to provide it to him free) but he is locked into his commercial stuff, which I don't believe lasts as long or looks as nice.

I don't think you can go wrong with Meguiar's Gold Class.

Hope this helps.

I give my 4 year old car a full cleaning treatment at least twice a year. About a month ago when I just finished my pre-winter car cleaning ritual a neighbor walked by and ask me if it was a new car shining in my drive way. That's when you know the wax did its job well.

Meguiar Gold Liquid Wax not only does a great job, it is easy to work with if you follow simple steps below:

WASH
I wash the car first using a detergent designed for car washing, as it removes the grime better. I use microfiber towels to wash. What you use to wash makes a big difference, a good micro fiber towel makes the job go faster and it does a good job with the smallest amount of effort.

BE COOL
I wash either in the shade or in the evening when the sun is not strong. Strong sun will dry out the water too soon and working with dry finish can lead to small abrasions. Hot paint finish is also easier to damage. So I make sure the car is cool while I am working on it. I wash the top of the car, then the bottom of the car. I don't want dirty water streaming down on the clean portions.

DRY
Then I dry the car which helps remove whatever dirt might have remained on the car after the wash. I use more micro fiber towels. I like Costco's micro fiber towel bag, for $10 you get a big bag of high quality towels of just the right size.

CLAY
I check the car for any dirt that the water did not take off and clay those areas. I don't clay the entire car, just the areas where I see imperfections.

WAX
I apply the wax to another micro fiber towel, spread it on a small portion of the car (3 feet by 3 feet), then wipe it off with another micro fiber towel. If you let the wax sit too long it will become difficult to buff off, that's why working on small areas is better. If I drop a towel, I move on to the next one. Even tiny dirt particles you can't see will scratch the paint surface. I try avoid getting wax on plastic parts. If I do get it on the plastic parts, see "back to black" described below.

BACK To BLACK
The final step is to apply Back to black solution to plastic parts of the car. It makes the plastic look new, and it is not harmful to the painted surfaces. Back to black solution effectively removes any wax residue you might have gotten on to the plastic parts, it also takes care of the sun damage to the plastic.

This procedure takes me about an hour. I love riding in a shiny clean car plus I always get great value back when I sell my cars.

Meguiar's Gold Wax is one of my "secret" weapons to make a four year old car look like new. I recommend it!

Ali Julia review

Don't let the other reviewer scare you away. I have my own detailing business and have spent many hours online learning and outside practicing on my own cars. This car wax is not going to damage your paint in ANY way. It's just ridiculous to even suggest it.

Gold Class Wax contains some polish so that is how it acheives such a great shine. For an OTC wax, you cannot go wrong with Meg's Gold Class.

I used this wax on my Motor home and it was great.
Very pleased.
I used the Black and Decker Polisher/waxer I bought from Amazon.com. I used a marine polish and the Gold Class went on real well. Nice shine and only time will tell how long it will last.

very easy to use and provide great protection and shine. I see no reason to use separate polish as I did a comparison and this alone provides same level of shine as using Meguairs #7 polish. Plus this is a wax and provides protection.

This stuff is amazing! It is simple to apply and so easy to buff off! My car looks brand new!

Car wax is neccessary to maintain its shinning. I have been using this product for many years. it is durable, pretty easy to use. Just make sure buff off the residue after applying the wax.
Waxing a car is a pure manual labour, fun also hard.