After around a month of having this blog I thought I'd give a shout out to a couple detailing blogs I follow and are run by top notch individuals.
All of them provide great how-to articles, videos of their work, product recommendation, and show work ethic every detailer should aim and strive for.
Here's just a couple and if you have any more that you prefer reading please post up in the comments below.
ProDetailing
Detailer's Domain
AMMO NYC (Check out Larry's Drive Clean videos on youtube for fantastic how-to videos found here )
And lastly a great Youtube link which I subscribe to and constantly reference Roshan517
Thanks for reading and again add any detailing blogs or Youtube video subscriptions in the comment section below that you find informative and helpful!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Review: Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
I recently wanted to try out Sonax Full Effect in comparison to my previous review of Poorboy's Spray and Rinse and Wolf's Clean and Coat which you can find by clicking here.
Sonax Full Effect has been around quite a while and can be found at many detail outlets and runs around $16.99 for 16oz of product, I tested this product at full concentration which is recommended. I did not get it in the bottle but transferred it to another bottle I had. You can see it here in it's lime green glory.
Product Link found here.
This product works good on even the dirtiest of wheels and is tailored for German vehicles which are prone to excessive brake dusting turning bright wheels dark and dusty looking. If you don't know what I'm talking about next time you go the grocery store check out BMW's and Mercedes. My wheels weren't too dirty overall.
Quick before as I said not too dirty.
Here it is in action, I let it dwell for roughly 1 minute, slightly spray it it to wet it and then agitate with a Wheel Woolie. After I scrub in between spokes I rinse it down again.
If you look closely at the rotor you can see the color change from green to purple as it reacts to brake dust and other pieces of dirt.
And after cleaning
Overall my thoughts on the product are that it works good, the smell is something to get used to but I found it much less caustic than Poorboy's Spray and Rinse. It does not have as much as an acidic smell to it as well but I would definitely recommend wearing gloves still while using this product. As for cleaning it did clean less than the Poorboy's counterpart.
Thanks for reading and post up any comments you may have!
Sonax Full Effect has been around quite a while and can be found at many detail outlets and runs around $16.99 for 16oz of product, I tested this product at full concentration which is recommended. I did not get it in the bottle but transferred it to another bottle I had. You can see it here in it's lime green glory.
Product Link found here.
This product works good on even the dirtiest of wheels and is tailored for German vehicles which are prone to excessive brake dusting turning bright wheels dark and dusty looking. If you don't know what I'm talking about next time you go the grocery store check out BMW's and Mercedes. My wheels weren't too dirty overall.
Quick before as I said not too dirty.
Here it is in action, I let it dwell for roughly 1 minute, slightly spray it it to wet it and then agitate with a Wheel Woolie. After I scrub in between spokes I rinse it down again.
If you look closely at the rotor you can see the color change from green to purple as it reacts to brake dust and other pieces of dirt.
And after cleaning
Overall my thoughts on the product are that it works good, the smell is something to get used to but I found it much less caustic than Poorboy's Spray and Rinse. It does not have as much as an acidic smell to it as well but I would definitely recommend wearing gloves still while using this product. As for cleaning it did clean less than the Poorboy's counterpart.
Thanks for reading and post up any comments you may have!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Review: P21S Metal Polishing Soap
You may remember from my Nevr-Dull review that I was interested in trying out P21S Polishing Soap as well in comparison. Well I recently picked some up in a trade and couldn't wait to try it out.
Product link found here.
Packaging
You can see it comes supplied with it's own sponge.
The soap and sponge.
The sponge must be soaked in water then wrung until it is barely dripping. The instructions then call for it to be swiped multiple times across the soap.
After using this, this was probably too much, but in the beginning I'd rather use too much than not enough.
As for the exhaust tips here is a quick before and after, they weren't in too bad of a shape to begin with but take a look specifically at the inside edge. After polishing multiple times you can either wash it off or wait for it to haze then buff off. I chose to wash it off since it seemed like a safer route to begin with.
Overall my thoughts on this product is that it works fantastic on polishing them up, however using a sponge as compared to something like a foam applicator is more difficult. I may try an applicator out next and see if that works better. It would be smaller than the sponge. But the soap works great however compared to a polish it does create more of a mess and additionally requires to be washed off or to wait until it dries to a haze (which I don't prefer because I'd rather put the product on then take it off instead of leaving it on there), as compared to Nevr-Dull which you just polish then wipe clean once you're done.
Thanks for reading if you have any questions or tips feel free to let me know.
Product link found here.
Packaging
You can see it comes supplied with it's own sponge.
The soap and sponge.
The sponge must be soaked in water then wrung until it is barely dripping. The instructions then call for it to be swiped multiple times across the soap.
After using this, this was probably too much, but in the beginning I'd rather use too much than not enough.
As for the exhaust tips here is a quick before and after, they weren't in too bad of a shape to begin with but take a look specifically at the inside edge. After polishing multiple times you can either wash it off or wait for it to haze then buff off. I chose to wash it off since it seemed like a safer route to begin with.
Overall my thoughts on this product is that it works fantastic on polishing them up, however using a sponge as compared to something like a foam applicator is more difficult. I may try an applicator out next and see if that works better. It would be smaller than the sponge. But the soap works great however compared to a polish it does create more of a mess and additionally requires to be washed off or to wait until it dries to a haze (which I don't prefer because I'd rather put the product on then take it off instead of leaving it on there), as compared to Nevr-Dull which you just polish then wipe clean once you're done.
Thanks for reading if you have any questions or tips feel free to let me know.
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