The coupon was actually a mail-in rebate form good for reimbursement on the purchase of Eagle One, up to $10. After approximately 50 uses, my bottle of Meguiar’s Tech Wax was done for, and I was due for new wax. I gave the Eagle One a try last night on my 2009 Subaru Legacy.
As promised, it's an easy-on, easy-off formula. It promises no haze and no waiting. This just didn’t work for me. As a traditional waxer, it’s habit for me to wait until the wax dries to a white haze and then buff it off. For the most part, the Eagle One went on with little haze, except for a few places where I applied it too thick. Getting it buffed off took some serious elbow grease in those spots, but the blame is my own. In the areas where I applied a lighter coating, it glided off nice and easy.
The smell of Eagle One is strangely sweet, but it quickly becomes sickening. I definitely would recommend using it sparingly and in a ventilated place. While I certainly don’t wish rain upon my shiny car, how well this formula beads remains to be seen. Today is sunny outside, and I can’t wait to see the perfect gloss on my car when I take her out of the garage. It also remains to be seen how well Eagle One holds up. Will the water still bead up two months from now? Will the clear coat still have its luster then?
And how about that rebate? Well, the form was surprisingly simple. Mail in your register receipt with the completed rebate form (from the ad), and Eagle One cuts you a check. The funny thing, I got this wax on sale for $3.50, normally $9.99. I felt silly even bothering to send in the rebate form, but I did it anyway. Cheapness knows no shame. This is a marked price difference from my nearly $20 bottle of Meguiar’s Tech that I used previously. We’ll see how the Eagle performs.
The final results. Eagle One basks in its own reflection.
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