Quoted: My definition would be the one that; a) Applies the easiest. b) Lasts the longest (with the least trouble of application). c) Lastly (and least importantly) is the most affordable.
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You want cheap, easy, and good.
Pick two, bubba.
The "best" wax would be the one that is going to give you the results you are looking for with the ammount of effort you are willing to put in. The absolute "best" wax job is going to be several thin coats of wax preceeded by loving polishing and claying and washing, and it can take many hours. But the results are phenomenal.
As far as easy and good, you cannot beat
Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax. It goes on clear, lasts very well, and provides a superb quality shine. It is 15.99 a bottle directly from Meguiars, but that one bottle will last a while. This is the wax that I use on my vehicles, and I am thrilled with it. I have never seen a wax that is so easy to use, offers such wonderful results, and that offers such long-lasting protection.
Another good one is
Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Wax. It dries white, but it goes on easy and comes off pretty easy providing your paint is in decent shape.
If your paint is neglected, does not feel smooth to the touch, etc, and if you refuse to properly adress the problem, you can still get pretty good results from
Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. This product will do a reasonable job of cleaning the paint and will still give pretty good protection to boot.
In the past I've used DuPont's Rain Dance and it worked very well, but it's been around forever and I have to assume that there have been advances in auto wax since Rain Dance first came out about twenty-five years ago.
Any suggestions?
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There have been MANY advances.
First thing you need to know is that I have tried a lot of waxes. Meguiars is the only brand I have ever used that has met and EXCEEDED the promises they make about their products. Their stuff is absolutely top of the line. Stick with their stuff, use as directed, and you can't go wrong.
Secondly, the forumulations available today are amazing. The NXT Tech Wax I reccomended helps remove swirl marks and fine scratches, survives more washes than most other waxes on the market, and keeps your finish slicker than owl snot so that contaminants and dirt are much much easier to get off.
Not to mention it provides one hell of a good shine:
To show you what I am talking about, I posted a response to Zaphod's question on paint restoration
here. I used Meguiar's stuff to do one heck of a good job on my red Intrepid RT, and have since used their stuff to work on lots of other cars, always with spectacular results.