rwjiudice Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Anyone remember Blue Coral car wax??? Tiny jar lasted forever! Used it in the late 60's. (But then I suspect I used a LOT of stuff in the late 60's!!) I just used Turtle Wax "Ice" on my car and granite countertops. Great stuff but what a bear to get off (buff) after drying!! What's your favorite wax and why?? Edited January 2, 2008 by Dick J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah I remember it. Liquid wax and paste sealer. An all day job. I think they still make Blue Coral, though it is not the same stuff as I recall. I've recently started using Meguires NXT and like it. Easy on, easy off, looks good and it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyetclover Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I like Meguiars #26 paste wax (carnuba) Easy on easy off with a lasting coating thats durable in most weather conditions. 2 coats get me thru winter and summer, then one in spring/ fall.. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagmeister Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I agree with Phil. Carnauba is the only way to go. I've had good luck with Mothers and Meguiars . Get whatever is on sale! -- Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah, I remember Blue Coral. I was about 18 when I first tried to get it off of my '62 Impala. I decided right then that I never wanted to own another can! NXT for me any day Quote Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 However, I do still have a can of Johnson's Paste Floor Wax (yeah, I do stuff like that.) that I'll let go cheap! It works on cars too.. Quote Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Carnuba is good wax, just doesn't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Blue Coral also owned Slick 50 for many years, and the transition from independent to Blue Coral ownership started about 1975, when they dropped what seems to be a ZDDP formula that worked and started using the Slick 50 name with a Teflon powder formulation over the protests of DuPont, and started marketing a product that did NOT work as advertised. They continued using test results from their old formula. This, along with the fact that Slick 50 seemed to be just another quart of oil, resulted in an endless series of actions from the FTC (search on Blue Coral on FTC.gov) and eventually a lawsuit by the people that they bought their formula from before 1975, who is still around as XCell Plus. Sometime in the 1990's Slick 50 was acquired by Pennzoil/Quaker State, but I think it still may be a bogus formulation with Teflon powder. Blue Coral's other care care products were all top-notch. It appears that the Slick 50 operation was separate from the car care business. I think they eventually dumped Slick 50 because it was giving them a bad name. They are still around and apparently have really good stuff: http://www.bluecoral.com/ Quote -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel96 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 DURAGLOSS. quick drying and fairly easy to buff out, very good shine and protection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I used to LOVE Blue Coral, if you let it dry, or did it in bright sun, you were in for lots of work. Wax technology has improved since then, but I liked it. Quote Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yes I used Blue Coral (1965) and since then the products have gotten better and easier. Zaino is all I use now. It outlasts any Carnuba wax and is easy to apply & remove. http://www.zainostore.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glowicki Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Oh man do I remember blue coral. My uncle was an undertaker and as a kid, my job was to wash and wax his 2 limos and flower car. Summer, and occasionally in the winter in his heated garage. What a biatch it was to get that stuff off, I truly earned my pay! But I earned good money cause he saw how darn hard I had to rub, enough to pay for a couple trips to California (I grew up and he was in Michigan) in my teens to visit other relatives. Can still recall how it smelled. It was great stuff tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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