So I used the Turtle Wax Black Box, and here's how it looks

[J_Lynn]

Sorry the pics are on my cell phone, I can't find my damn camera anywhere :mad:

Overall, I am pretty impressed with it. I usually dislike Turtle Wax products, and I won't use them usually - I find them to be, well, crap. But since the previous thread in here said it rocked, I decided to pull the trigger and buy it. I woke up early today and got to work :D It was overcast a bit, it's like 60degrees out and I figured it's a good day to get it done. So here we go.

Before pictures:

[J_Lynn]

After step one (wash, then cleaner/conditioner):

[JumpmanYaris]

like i said before bring yo happy ass here. my car got next

[J_Lynn]

And the after it was all done pics. I didn't touch my tires, I'm driving to Nashville later so there is no point of cleaning them.

I also realized I really need to clean the flower bed after the storm, it looks bad with all the leaves :/ Oh well.

But all and all, I am very happy with it ..... there is no sun and it still shines like this via a camera phone picture. It really is just sexy in real life. I can't wait till the sun comes out :)

[J_Lynn]

like i said before bring yo happy ass here. my car got next

hahah - yeah .... how my arms feel right now, I won't be doing anything for a while :laugh:

[catliektheif]

damn jinni! your tails are blacked OUT! is that tint legal in tn? if so... LUCKY

[mazilla]

Good to go...


Isn't the lack of white residue fantastic?

[J_Lynn]

damn jinni! your tails are blacked OUT! is that tint legal in tn? if so... LUCKY

from what I know they are .... we don't really get stressed about headlights/taillights/window tint down here though either. The cops have more important things to do I guess. But you can see the lights clearly through the tint so it's legal as far as I know. I'll take pictures of them light up, the paint I used is dark as hell but when you hit the brakes or throw it in reverse, you can see with noooo problem. Here you have to have 50% of the light showing, and it's more than that I do believe.

[J_Lynn]

Good to go...


Isn't the lack of white residue fantastic?

It's like Christmas in March!

[eTiMaGo]

I am suitably impressed :)

Now they need red, blue, green, yellow.... waxes ;)

[J_Lynn]

I am suitably impressed :)

Now they need red, blue, green, yellow.... waxes ;)

You could call them. All you'd have to do is simply say, "I'm THOMAS - and I want it in red." bet they'd have it on the shelves within a week :)

[MadMax]

Is this stuff commonly found (e.g. car parts stores, Walmart, etc)? I am itching to try it, I HATE that white residue and it's a constant battle to get rid of it on black cars! I'll still need normal wax for my headlights, tails, etc; but for the body I would really like to try this stuff!

Cheers! M2

[J_Lynn]

Yup! It was $18.99 at O'Reilly; that's the cheapest I found it - Autozone was $25, and walmart was $19.99

[J_Lynn]

Just seriously, wear gloves - I didn't and I am still black lol I had to re-do my manicure because it dyed my nailpolish black hahhaha even the spray detailer is black! Which is SO nice because I can just use that on the car and just adds dimension that regular spray detailer doesn't. I love this product, and I love that Mazilla recommended it - it really did make a HUGE difference.

[Chuck G]

Great looking car!! (and great little doggy)

[mazilla]

You didn't wear gloves, after I made it a point to emphasize needing them? D'Oh! :)

When I trimmed my finger nails two days after waxing the car they were all black. That black dye will stain the crap outta fingers, and ruin whatever clothes you're wearing.


No glove no love!

[MadMax]

Cool, thanks! I'm off to O'Reilly's to buy some (and some gloves!)...

Cheers! M2

[JumpmanYaris]

Doh lol

[J_Lynn]

Cool, thanks! I'm off to O'Reilly's to buy some (and some gloves!)...

Cheers! M2

did ya get it??? :biggrin:

[MadMax]

did ya get it??? :biggrin:

Forgot I had a dentist's appointment yesterday and had to rush to make it, so not yet.

It'll probably be this weekend...

Cheers! M2

[Spidermandud]

Looks good to me.

How's it holding up after a couple days?

[bobolinko]

Just for the record:
I have been called a "car care nut" more than a few times. I do detailing for friends and family and occasional referral customers. I have an 08 Scion XD Black Sand Pearl and it shines like no other scion. The car looks better than it did in the showroom. I read J lynn's write-up and having nothing to do today, decided to take a chance on the Black Box wax. I have to say, J Lynn you LIE! You said it was "ok" and your arm was wasted... Well, Yes, it's a two step, but I used a DA Porter cable with a microfiber finishing pad and did the first step covering the entire car. The Detail spray made it very easy to remove the haze and then I followed up with a new microfiber pad and did the wax. It came out producing THE BEST SHINE I HAVE EVER GOTTEN ON MY CAR!!! so, J Lynn, that, was your lie! it's not just OK. It is worth every bit of effort and the whole thing from wash to clean-up was just under 2.5 hours. Not bad at all. I used to be 100% Meguiar's man, but now I have another product in the cabinet too... however, I did use the Meguiar's microfiber pads to do the applications. There is a DEFINITE difference in the deep black coloration and all the tiny stone chips are not evident. Just the larger ones are there and maybe only 6 of them, at that. I did use the gloves, and did the job in my garage with a 46 degree temp. Summer weather should make for better results! J Lynn, Kidding aside, I think you did a convincing write-up, as I already saw the color change on your job, and I was doing mine with full confidence of a good result.

Even Wifey said "the car looks somehow nicer, like darker and shinier". If SHE noticed that, it just has to be a jump out and bite your difference. LOL.

THANK YOU J LYNNWithout your write up I'd have been watching golf all day.... with a not as shiny car too.
Got it today at Wmart $16.25

[J_Lynn]

Just for the record:
I have been called a "car care nut" more than a few times. I do detailing for friends and family and occasional referral customers. I have an 08 Scion XD Black Sand Pearl and it shines like no other scion. The car looks better than it did in the showroom. I read J lynn's write-up and having nothing to do today, decided to take a chance on the Black Box wax. I have to say, J Lynn you LIE! You said it was "ok" and your arm was wasted... Well, Yes, it's a two step, but I used a DA Porter cable with a microfiber finishing pad and did the first step covering the entire car. The Detail spray made it very easy to remove the haze and then I followed up with a new microfiber pad and did the wax. It came out producing THE BEST SHINE I HAVE EVER GOTTEN ON MY CAR!!! so, J Lynn, that, was your lie! it's not just OK. It is worth every bit of effort and the whole thing from wash to clean-up was just under 2.5 hours. Not bad at all. I used to be 100% Meguiar's man, but now I have another product in the cabinet too... however, I did use the Meguiar's microfiber pads to do the applications. There is a DEFINITE difference in the deep black coloration and all the tiny stone chips are not evident. Just the larger ones are there and maybe only 6 of them, at that. I did use the gloves, and did the job in my garage with a 46 degree temp. Summer weather should make for better results! J Lynn, Kidding aside, I think you did a convincing write-up, as I already saw the color change on your job, and I was doing mine with full confidence of a good result.

Even Wifey said "the car looks somehow nicer, like darker and shinier". If SHE noticed that, it just has to be a jump out and bite your difference. LOL.

THANK YOU J LYNNWithout your write up I'd have been watching golf all day.... with a not as shiny car too.
Got it today at Wmart $16.25

I'm jealous of you being smarter than I was and using a DA :) I even have a buffer, but wanted to see what it did by hand (figured it says it guarantees it with hand use, so I'd give it a shot but I should have used my buffer!)

I am glad you liked it - I am still loving the shine it added to mine also! I'm glad I was able to help convince you to try it .... all of our black cars thank us now! haha

:w00t:

And, I too was a Meguires only girl .... now the Meguires is there only for the truck (it's blue); the Black Box is all that will be used on my car going forward. It's like a black ocean when I look at it ..... it's so freakin' beautiful lol

[J_Lynn]

Looks good to me.

How's it holding up after a couple days?

Still looks perfect; after severe thunderstorms and non-stop rain, it is spot-free for the most part and still looks amazing. I am realllllly liking this :)

And, there is PLENTY of black detailer that comes with it, so after it stops raining for a day or two where it will clear; I am just going to touch it up with the black spray detailer and it will look like I just did it all over again.

[mazilla]

You're welcome. ;)


BTW, my car was covered in fiberglass dust(from being in the garage while I was working on something) and then left sitting outside on an Army base next to the airfield for 5 days. I'm going to wash it later and see how the wax held up to all those contaminants...fingers crossed it'll still be smooth as glass with a quick wash down.

[J_Lynn]

You're welcome. ;)


BTW, my car was covered in fiberglass dust(from being in the garage while I was working on something) and then left sitting outside on an Army base next to the airfield for 5 days. I'm going to wash it later and see how the wax held up to all those contaminants...fingers crossed it'll still be smooth as glass with a quick wash down.

It doesn't make overspray smooth (I'm so pissed I have overspray on 1/2 my car....) ... so you may be SOL with fiberglass; but it will at least look purdy :)

[Spidermandud]

Sweet @ J lynn on the hold-up.

Do tell @ Mazilla :P

[mazilla]

Butter smooth...

I cannot do that prism justice, wish I had better camera skillz.

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[Revsson]

Your car's look great. I used to have a black pickup, and before that a black Supra.
They never looked that good, but I was a little lazy, too. :redface:

What do you recommend for non-black cars like mine?
Is it Mequire's or another Turtle Wax product?

[J_Lynn]

I'd definitely go with Meguires; the NXT wax is really nice for metallic paints, I've noticed over the years. Turtle Wax has never really made a good quality wax, IMO, before this Black Box - I have neverrrr liked their product lines. They did wow me with this one though :)

[MadMax]

My 14-yr-old son got me some at Walmart today, said it was only $16-something for the entire kit. Might want to check there before buying elsewhere...

Cheers! M2

[J_Lynn]

My 14-yr-old son got me some at Walmart today, said it was only $16-something for the entire kit. Might want to check there before buying elsewhere...

Cheers! M2

Yup, it's $16.88 at Walmart .... the Walmart in Humboldt, TN was higher than any other walmart - don't know why, but at the Jackson walmarts it was only $16.88. So I spent $2 more on it lol

[wildmongoose26]

Car looks good. I dont know anything about that kit but i'm sure it comes with some sort of polishing compound. You probably removed some very fine scratches or swirls with it but the rest of the work it did it probably filled more then corrected. If it "corrected" the paint the swirls will come back in a few washes (depending on how you wash the car).

If your interested in a GREAT wax try Wet Diamond. AMAZING. Feels like a thin coat of oil on the car and lasts FOREVER!