A Car Cleaning Review

"Kailand09" (kailand09) 10/26/2014 at 12:47 • Filed to: None

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Last paragraph is my rating. Sorta a TL:DR.

So I've mentioned before I wanted to give this stuff a try. I read about it on the Corvette Forum, and researched other forums to decide if I wanted to spend the cash on it. Turns out lots of people rave about it, even lambo forums.

My first try is on the shitty paint on my old car. The car was washed before this by the mechanic, but the wash wasn't great and I had highway miles on it afterward. Quite a few grease spots and bugs gunked on, hard to photograph but here's a picture to depict a bit of that.

Honestly tough to get pictures to show dirt. Basically, with this stuff you spray it on, let it set, gently wipe off with micro fiber towel, spray again, use a buffer block (like a clay bar), wipe off excess, then let it dry to the touch and buff it with a clean micro fiber. NO water washing first.

This did grab the first on first spray as seen above. All you're doing then is lifting that dirt off. Some of the harder gunk to get off required another spray and some work, as with any product. It honestly pulled grease and bug juice off quite well.

Speaking of bug juice, I wasn't sure the recommended technique with this stuff if I should be scrubbing- so on a Saturday around 1pm I decided to try calling in. No answer, didn't expect one. Not long after, I get a call back from the owner! I didn't leave a message but he had the initiative to call back and spend ample time with me on the phone on the weekend. I'd say that's great customer service.

The second spray with the buffer block- replacing the clay bar- worked really well. Super simple, and much lik a clay bar I could feel the paint where it wasn't smooth until it became smoothed out. In fact, the next day my B pillar, where I usually grab to shut the door, was so smooth I almost slipped off and didn't close the door. Real slick actually, the paint felt pretty good.

You're supposed to use this on the glass too, it shined up the glass real nice and clear. I will say it probably requires some technique to work glass, because I'm shit with Windex. This turned out better than Windex, that is for sure. I like it a lot, my windows are pretty clear.

Now this stuff is meant to give a shine as well, and protect the paint. Honestly, on my paint and the silver color, it seemed hard to tell how well it works for buffing and shining as compared to your average wax. Looks shinier than I've ever had it though.

The kit came with a tire dressing, I liked that as well. Really brought some life back into the look of my tires. The wheels were cleaned with this stuff too, which was satisfactory. I'd say a true chrome cleaner may be better on chrome. Still worked well.

How would I rate it? Well no water spots because no water, great shine, works on interior exterior windows wheels, and it came with a good tire dressing. Saved a lot of time over other methods.

I'll give it a 9/10 , as the word is still out to me on exactly how well it shines. Might need to try it on a darker color to view that. It does also require finesse to perfect the windows, but where it is clear it is crystal, so I just suck at doing windows.

I'd say give it a go!

E92M3 > Kailand09 10/26/2014 at 13:43

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How can that not be producing tons of microswirls rubbing all that dirt across the paint? I'm sure once the product washes off they will be visible.

Kailand09 > E92M3 10/26/2014 at 21:46

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IDK how it works. I honestly didn't see microswirls or anything. This is why I tried it on the old car first though, tried it on a friend's old jeep too.

That's everyone's first reaction. Essentially the first spray is taking care of that, just like a regular wash would. You aren't swirling or anything after the first spray, it is a super gentle lifting of it off. I wouldn't call it wiping even. Then the buffer block works the same as a clay bar, removing everything else before you go to the buffing. So you literally don't swirl the stuff at all until everything has been removed.

Give it a try on an older car and see for yourself.