Ultimate Protectant

[jfelbab]

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Beside the obvious uses for exterior trim, I'm thinking this is just what I want for engine compartment details and even fender wells. I hope this product will come in larger sizes.

[Bdawg393]

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The 2010 products don't come out until January right? Just asking cause the g110v2 is apparently releasing in late November..

[Michael Stoops]

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Beside the obvious uses for exterior trim, I'm thinking this is just what I want for engine compartment details and even fender wells. I hope this product will come in larger sizes.

While Ultimate Protectant would probably work great on fender wells, it's not going to be the easiest application and it would be a relatively pricey way to address those areas too. Hyper Dressing, M40 or similar are probably still a better bet for routine use on a daily driver.

The 2010 products don't come out until January right? Just asking cause the g110v2 is apparently releasing in late November..

Some online retailers may have UP and other new products available by early December, but local stores may not have them in stock until January. Actual availability dates will vary by product.

[dragonballz]

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While Ultimate Protectant would probably work great on fender wells, it's not going to be the easiest application and it would be a relatively pricey way to address those areas too. Hyper Dressing, M40 or similar are probably still a better bet for routine use on a daily driver.
Some online retailers may have UP and other new products available by early December, but local stores may not have them in stock until January. Actual availability dates will vary by product.

Will a chart of the new products and retailers be posted up like last years' new products?

[FastEddysDetailing]

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This needs to hurry and hit the shelfs i only have 10 dressings now, i need 11 haha

[Andrew C.]

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I used a little at the last TNOG and this stuff is AMAZING!

It literally is all dry a minute after you spread it all around the black plastic and it looks dramatically darker.

We'll have to see how long it lasts, I only applied it to half the bumper so we'll have to see!

[Michael Stoops]

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Will a chart of the new products and retailers be posted up like last years' new products?

We'll get together with Marketing, but this shouldn't be a problem at all. As soon as the info is available we'll get it posted up.

[Jeepster04]

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Must say out of all of the new products I think Im most excited about this one! The one product that always let me down was the Gold Class trim detailer so this will be great! My door handles are always running in the rain then look splotchy. Its the first thing I see when I get in my Jeep so its always annoying me. Cant wait!

[xantonin]

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I'm really excited for this! I always hate how the plastic trim on my car goes dull. Probably because I love the brand-new plastic look so much!

I have one important I need to ask:

How does this work in the engine bay?

[Michael Stoops]

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How does this work in the engine bay?

Good question - not sure we've seen anyone put it to use there yet, but for any black plastic pieces it should work fine. The fact that it dries completely dry should help it from collecting a lot of dust underhood as well. Certainly on plastic cowls that tend to be partly exposed and partly under the hood it works beautifully.

[Farmer]

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How will it do on tires?

I know you mentioned that it won't last as long as on plastic, but what's the expected longevity on tires?

[Michael Stoops]

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How will it do on tires?

I know you mentioned that it won't last as long as on plastic, but what's the expected longevity on tires?

Interestingly enough, longevity on tires is not what you might expect. The issue is that since this product dries almost like a wax on non porous surfaces, the constant flexing of a tire will actually start to crack the coating - on a microscopic level, of course - and this will shorten the lifespan of the product. That said, we know several people who have tried it on tires and like it very much. In a very dry climate like here in SoCal it isn't much of an issue for the most part, but if you get a lot of rain and you've got these little micro fissures in the product, it may matter to you.

Now, do not go getting visions of Ultimate Protectant drying in a thick, glossy layer that will crack and give an appearance like creased plastic wrap, or of the product cracking and slinging off, or leaving a little pile of residue next to your tires, or anything like that. You would not visually be able to tell this micro cracking was happening, but it would happen and it would compromise the longevity of the product. Visually all you would notice is just that - a shorter than expected lifespan of the product.

It won't hurt anything and it won't look bad (it'll actually look pretty good, at least at first) but these are the kinds of things that prompt us to say "this product is not recommended for __________ application".

[Farmer]

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With that being said, how would it do up against, say, Hot Shine Tire Foam?

I have just recently tried it, and then we got 4 days of good rain, and it was gone. Which was expected.

[Michael Stoops]

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With that being said, how would it do up against, say, Hot Shine Tire Foam?

I have just recently tried it, and then we got 4 days of good rain, and it was gone. Which was expected.

Hard to say since we've never really done any comparison tests on tires - being that we don't recommend it for that application we don't test against other products in that category.

[Calais]

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Has anyone tested it on a vinyl top? I want to know if this would be good for my landau top. Also, how good is it SPF wise, I'm really happy with M40 but I want that protection without run off during the rain.