Think you are getting real "wax" at your
local car wash?
My position
on waxes at car washes is this: If you spray a wax on with rinse water, you are
letting most of the product go down the drain (or into the environment) and if it is
capable of being mixed successfully with water, what does that say about its ability to
protect from rain?
I never opt for spray wax at the
car wash, either wand style or full service. I DO wash my car at those types of
businesses from time to time. Sometimes, getting the dirt/salt/crud off is more
important than the small scratches/haze that they will always put into the finish. A
little DC CarCare super glaze and our Collinite Carnauba wax and the finish is looking
great again.
Read the following story to get a
bit of an idea of what you may be paying for when you pay for "wax" at the car
wash:
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Wax lawsuit settled
CHICAGO — The parties involved in a class-action lawsuit that challenged the use of
the word "wax" on products made by three major carwash chemical manufacturers
have reached a tentative settlement agreement. The settlement will not be final until the
court approves the terms on May 15.
A seven-count class-action lawsuit, which worked its way through the federal courts for
the last three years, accused carwash chemical manufacturers Turtle Wax, Inc., Blue
Coral/Slick 50, Inc., and Simoniz USA, Inc., of selling automatic carwash customers
products that were "falsely marketed" as wax.
In Garner v. Healy, as the case is known, John A. Garner of Racine, WI and Steven G. Grant
of Chicago represented all consumers who purchased Turtle Wax, Blue Coral, or Simoniz
products at carwashes between 1993 and 1997. The two men, who are represented by the
Chicago-based law firm Edelman, Combs, and Latturner, claim they have purchased Turtle
Wax, Blue Coral and Simoniz products at automatic carwashes since the 1970s.
As part of the settlement, the two original plaintiffs will each receive $2,000 and their
attorneys will get a total of $220,000 if the court approves the terms. Any member of the
public who can prove they were part of this class — in other words, who can verify
that they purchased these products at a carwash between 1993 and 1997 — is entitled
to a rebate of $1.34.
One of the major issues of the suit was whether Turtle Wax, Blue Coral and Simoniz
advertised any of their commercial carwash products as wax, when they, in fact, contained
no natural "wax," such as carnauba or bees wax.
"The products were falsely described as sealer waxes, foam waxes, polish waxes, foam
polishes, and protectants," according to the complaint. "They have the same
basic ingredients, none of which is a wax."
As part of the settlement, the manufacturers must include a statement on their product
packaging if they do not actually contain carnauba wax, said Steven Greenspan, corporate
counsel for Simoniz.
All terms of the settlement are conditional upon approval by the court on May 15.
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