Mosca
Apr 23rd, 2004, 07:24 PM
I used it on my demo, an '04 Trailblazer with about 4000 miles, medium metallic red.
The generic paint sealant that was applied last fall (October) was pretty much gone; water didn't even sheet off, it just sat there on the car, and when I wiped it off there was a slight ghost of water spots (but no marring or fading, just ghosts). I figured to use the #6 cleaner wax to clear off whatever that was, and because I wanted to learn about this tool.
After washing, I did the grey cladding with the Accent Dressing. Now, that is one cool product. Especially for a Trailblazer, which has all the plastic in the front and rear bumpers, and the mirrors and along the bottom. One thing, the different nozzle settings on my can are supposed to be "narrow, medium, and wide", but the narrow is wide, the wide is a stream, and the actual amount of product in either flows at the same rate; the stream is waaaaay to much product per second to be useful.
I then applied #6. The #6 is really a super easy product, ala "wipe on wipe off". I used a terry applicator and did the whole car. I was expecting to get some "pushback" from the pad & product, but there was none; the applicator slid around the paint like ice on ice. I did the whole car, then removed with a mf towel; again, wipewipewipe done.
#6 did a nice job of removing the minor ghost spots and contamination. The surface carried a nice, even slickness.
The look is fresh, and clean. It's a "shine" product rather than a "deep" product, I think. For a quick one step product, I'm satisfied.
But, and this may surprise some people, I kinda think that the A1216 is a better cleaner wax. It's cheaper and looks better, with more wetness.. It's just as easy to use, and I think it's "thicker looking" on the vehicle. Although "durability" and "protection" are hard to categorize, I suspect that A12 might even last longer, since it is a consumer product and consumers consider that important.
Anyhow, that's the take on it from this garage.
Tom
The generic paint sealant that was applied last fall (October) was pretty much gone; water didn't even sheet off, it just sat there on the car, and when I wiped it off there was a slight ghost of water spots (but no marring or fading, just ghosts). I figured to use the #6 cleaner wax to clear off whatever that was, and because I wanted to learn about this tool.
After washing, I did the grey cladding with the Accent Dressing. Now, that is one cool product. Especially for a Trailblazer, which has all the plastic in the front and rear bumpers, and the mirrors and along the bottom. One thing, the different nozzle settings on my can are supposed to be "narrow, medium, and wide", but the narrow is wide, the wide is a stream, and the actual amount of product in either flows at the same rate; the stream is waaaaay to much product per second to be useful.
I then applied #6. The #6 is really a super easy product, ala "wipe on wipe off". I used a terry applicator and did the whole car. I was expecting to get some "pushback" from the pad & product, but there was none; the applicator slid around the paint like ice on ice. I did the whole car, then removed with a mf towel; again, wipewipewipe done.
#6 did a nice job of removing the minor ghost spots and contamination. The surface carried a nice, even slickness.
The look is fresh, and clean. It's a "shine" product rather than a "deep" product, I think. For a quick one step product, I'm satisfied.
But, and this may surprise some people, I kinda think that the A1216 is a better cleaner wax. It's cheaper and looks better, with more wetness.. It's just as easy to use, and I think it's "thicker looking" on the vehicle. Although "durability" and "protection" are hard to categorize, I suspect that A12 might even last longer, since it is a consumer product and consumers consider that important.
Anyhow, that's the take on it from this garage.
Tom