Nu Finish?

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sammo123321

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I recently picked up Nu Finish from my local target (based on price) any reviews on this? I was reading some good and some bad, and can't decide if I should return it... Any help would be great!
 
The recent formula isn't terrible, but you can do a lot better for $10 by getting some Duragloss 101.
 
As a result of that 4-way test, I decided to try NuFinish (liquid). I found it to be quite good - much better than I had expected from reading what others have said about it. Easy on, easy off and the shine was decent.
 
IIRC, Nu-Finish stains trim (though, I haven't used the new formula). Higher-end products like Z-AIO and Poli-seal don't stain trim, IME. Otherwise, Nu-Finish does a good job.
 
Nu Finish is a good way to spend as little as possible. For a few dollars more, you can get something that probably smells a lot better, easier to apply, does not stain trim, and probably less concerned about lasting a year.
 
Spend approxiametely twice as much & get Collonite 476.

Covers more then twice as much so your allready ahead.

Durability is at least triple so your way ahead now.

Way better gloss with fewer coats....slam dunk; there goes the whistle!!!

I used to be a nu finish guy until i discovered this site 16 months ago.

I discovered 476 & get a lot more durable shine while spending less money!!!!!
 
Just to clarify my previous post: I did not mean to suggest that NuFinish is the best product out there. There are indeed better products. But it is interesting - and somewhat amusing - to find that something that is so reviled by so many seems to have done reasonably well when compared to the other products used in the 4-way test.
 
Nu finish is for the lazy man, right ?



after using klasse aio and meguiars over the counter stuff for years, I think i'm going to switch to nufinish.



sounds like it works, so why not.....



I'm getting older, and much lazier. I can't keep buffing my beater.

2 days after I wash and wax, the car looks like crap. wax doesn't last; endless futile cycle.



at $7 a bottle/can, nufinish seems like the best bang for the buck in durability, and it looks like they have a new formulation.



I'm thinking more practically these days, and couldn't care less about deep shine.

I just need something I don't have to apply every month, and doesn't cost more in shipping cost than the product itself.







if nufinish ends up sucking, I will try the collinite paste for $17 off ebay.
 
I'm doing another 4 way test, Need to write it up soon, but I'm putting Nu-Finish against DG105, ValueGuard AIO, and Autoglym EGP. Its going to be a long test as my dad parks his car in the garage, but otherwise he completely neglects the car.



I applied the NuFinish after polishing the car, and much to my surprise I got a bit of hazing/scratching, so I'm not sure what is going on with the formulation, it seems to have taken a step back on this latest bottle I got. Fair warning, do a small section before you do the whole car.
 
Dan said:
I applied the NuFinish after polishing the car, and much to my surprise I got a bit of hazing/scratching, so I'm not sure what is going on with the formulation, it seems to have taken a step back on this latest bottle I got.
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That's too bad. I had thought they eliminated the "liquid sandpaper" feel of this product :doh:
 
tom p. said:
That's too bad. I had thought they eliminated the "liquid sandpaper" feel of this product :doh:
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Yeah, Immediately I was like ***, have we gone back to the old formula??? Maybe I got a bad bottle???
 
Nu-Finish is one of the largest selling consumer cleaner/polish/sealants on the market.

It's target market is the average consumer who just wants to get some gloss back and have it stay around a while without going through hours of work, having power tools, experience.

People have been buying it for over 20 years and it is as good a product, if not the best, in it's catagory.

Grumpy
 
I am going to get the 14oz paste.

seems like the paste has better material integrity.



If it screws up my paint, I will just return it, after first using half the can to polish my lawn mower; it does boast a 30 day guarantee.

But I really don't care as much about my 5 year old beater anymore. Any protection will suffice as long as it cuts down on labor.





I read some random out-of-the-*ss forum responses about nufinish not providing any paint protection despite beading water.

But that just sounds like biased nonsense. Whatever the material is (in this case silicone), if it beads water, there is still something on there acting as a sacrificial layer... and any sacrificial layer is better than bare exposed clear coat.

Also, keep in mind that products like Vinylex and 303 aerospace all contain silicones, and do a great job of protection.



Nufinish has been used since the 70's, and I haven't read any complaints about paint peeling, so whatever bullcrap is on there surely is doing the job.
 
Amino-functional siloxane resins, IE, anti-corrosive resins, and not quite the same molecular chain as ones in dressings, but same family.

A version of siloxane resins are in todays paint systems.

This is not a true "silicone" with is very oily and evaporative, (notice how a tire, etc dressing doesn't last very long, even the ones that use an amino functional resin. That is due to the amino resin not being of the exact chain, and what it's "carrier" is to the surface.

NuFinish is an aminio functional siloxane resin based product, with other additive to fulfill the expectation of their targeted market.

It is made by Reed-Union out of Chicago and they don't market to enthusists such as on this forum.

That doesn't mean it does not perform or is not a good, long lasting, with polishing abilities, sealant.

Cause that is what it is, a "sealant", not a wax.

The liquid is the best to use on modern clearcoats of new vehicles.

For an old, beater, the paste product has a bit more polishing and cleaning ingrediants, and I would not recommend it for modern clears that are not totally trashed.

Grumpy
 
pman626 said:
I am going to get the 14oz paste.

seems like the paste has better material integrity.



If it screws up my paint, I will just return it, after first using half the can to polish my lawn mower; it does boast a 30 day guarantee.

But I really don't care as much about my 5 year old beater anymore. Any protection will suffice as long as it cuts down on labor.





I read some random out-of-the-*ss forum responses about nufinish not providing any paint protection despite beading water.

But that just sounds like biased nonsense. Whatever the material is (in this case silicone), if it beads water, there is still something on there acting as a sacrificial layer... and any sacrificial layer is better than bare exposed clear coat.
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That's not exactly true. Some products will actually make a problem worse, IE some products make bird etchings worse than bare paint. That said, NuFinish is a good paint protector, I've had no waterspotting or bird bomb issues with it.
 
Back in the early/mid 90's when I lived in Lake Havasu, I had an 85 Trans Am, black with a ton of black painted trim. Nu Finish liquid was all I used on this car. I thought it looked exceptional and every one complimented the car. I would get about 10 weeks out of an application in the 110+ summer and nearly twice that in the winter.

I would get a fair amount of streaking but found simply rubbing the applicator over the area, and an immediate wipe with the dry towel took care of it.

After the car was totaled, I never used it again. Maybe time for another chance as living here in MT with the weather being difficult is wearing me down and I only have 2 cars to do.
 
2 days ago, i washed and waxed my metallic charcoal color car.



today, i went outside and was reminded why I need to switch to the lazy man's way asap. Facepalm.



my car was covered in dirt and dust again, stuck on pretty good. The vac blower couldn't get it off.



I read in a few places that nufinish doesn't attract dust. Is this true ?
 
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