Knuckles
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Grab a cuppa.
I've been wanting to try some of this for a while, I actually bought a sample from Aucky a couple of week ago before getting the tester pot.
With the weather being as bad as it was this week I jumped at the obscenely sunny day we had on monday... much to the girlfriends dismay
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Anyway, pics.
Girlfriends dirty Civic, the Clio still has Desire on.
This scratch was the focus of my cleaning venture, I really wanted to try my 4.52 DA on it.
Wet the car with the pressure washer and saw that Auto Finesse Tough Coat was still working well
Good ol' detailing station/ girlfriends table
Lather mixed up while I did the wheels
Wonder Wheels Hot Wheels on the wheels
Agitated
And rinsed
People would be happy with this finish, but I knew they weren't clean yet
Still a nice colour/finish/gloss though, putting that down to Tough Coat
Next up, Tardis... but there wasn't much tar on the paint, surprisingly. The wheels needed a few spots agitating though, but no pics.
Then new Lemon Scent Iron X. Strong, strong recommendation from me on this one.
The smell is more than bearable, the lingering smell is reminiscent of spiced lemons. Nowhere near as distressing as Cherry Iron X
I was surprised at the lack of fallout considering the amount of action this car sees.
Pressure washed off to leave a decent finish
I didn't think there was much contamination left on the car, but I gave it a clay anyway.
Did the bonnet which left
Since this was the first time I used my Auto Finesse Clay, I wasn't sure if it was just really soft or if there actually was that clean... So I went over it with the last of my turtle wax clay which I know picks up a lot and it came off immaculate... Strangely clean car.
The car had minor swirling which I wanted to test Tripple against Via Dual Action Polisher.
It took a few attempts but I managed to get a decent correction with just Tripple. Some of the deeper marks and swirls are still present but for now, I'm happy with this.
And onto the scuff.
Very content with this.
I struggled to capture it properly, but the Tripple really brought out the depth and flake in the paint. Right side Trippled, Left side not.
And onto @Auto Finesse Illusion
Smells better than Desire IMO, very, very oily, spreads ridiculously well and its silly easy to remove.
I did the whole car before buffing a corner of the first panel. It came off very easily. So I did the tyres in Auto Finesse Gloss
Ignore the filter on these, I knocked it on by accident.
It leaves a very nice, damp/natural finish but I found it very watery for a gel, could do with being a fair bit thicker IMO.
After this, I buffed off Illusion... I wanted to see how easy it came off after a bit of reading on here. I feel I really took the piss, caked it on in places, left it for a good 20/30 mins (in the sun) and it was only a little grabby on removal in places.
My girlfriend ended up getting impatient and made me do some housey things so I didn't manage to do the glass, wheels or plastics
some before and afters
and some beading
I just really like this one.
I've got many more, but lets see how my bandwidth fairs.
In summary
Very easy to use, apply and remove, smells awesome and leaves an incredible finish. Very deep and glossy. Apparently it gives 2/3 month protection which, if true, is amazing. I expected a month tops from a pure show wax, hopefully it lasts the test of time.
Cheers
I've been wanting to try some of this for a while, I actually bought a sample from Aucky a couple of week ago before getting the tester pot.
With the weather being as bad as it was this week I jumped at the obscenely sunny day we had on monday... much to the girlfriends dismay
.Anyway, pics.
Girlfriends dirty Civic, the Clio still has Desire on.
This scratch was the focus of my cleaning venture, I really wanted to try my 4.52 DA on it.
Wet the car with the pressure washer and saw that Auto Finesse Tough Coat was still working well
Good ol' detailing station/ girlfriends table
Lather mixed up while I did the wheels
Wonder Wheels Hot Wheels on the wheels
Agitated
And rinsed
People would be happy with this finish, but I knew they weren't clean yet
Still a nice colour/finish/gloss though, putting that down to Tough Coat
Next up, Tardis... but there wasn't much tar on the paint, surprisingly. The wheels needed a few spots agitating though, but no pics.
Then new Lemon Scent Iron X. Strong, strong recommendation from me on this one.
The smell is more than bearable, the lingering smell is reminiscent of spiced lemons. Nowhere near as distressing as Cherry Iron X
I was surprised at the lack of fallout considering the amount of action this car sees.
Pressure washed off to leave a decent finish
I didn't think there was much contamination left on the car, but I gave it a clay anyway.
Did the bonnet which left
Since this was the first time I used my Auto Finesse Clay, I wasn't sure if it was just really soft or if there actually was that clean... So I went over it with the last of my turtle wax clay which I know picks up a lot and it came off immaculate... Strangely clean car.
The car had minor swirling which I wanted to test Tripple against Via Dual Action Polisher.
It took a few attempts but I managed to get a decent correction with just Tripple. Some of the deeper marks and swirls are still present but for now, I'm happy with this.
And onto the scuff.
Very content with this.
I struggled to capture it properly, but the Tripple really brought out the depth and flake in the paint. Right side Trippled, Left side not.
And onto @Auto Finesse Illusion
Smells better than Desire IMO, very, very oily, spreads ridiculously well and its silly easy to remove.
I did the whole car before buffing a corner of the first panel. It came off very easily. So I did the tyres in Auto Finesse Gloss
Ignore the filter on these, I knocked it on by accident.
It leaves a very nice, damp/natural finish but I found it very watery for a gel, could do with being a fair bit thicker IMO.
After this, I buffed off Illusion... I wanted to see how easy it came off after a bit of reading on here. I feel I really took the piss, caked it on in places, left it for a good 20/30 mins (in the sun) and it was only a little grabby on removal in places.
My girlfriend ended up getting impatient and made me do some housey things so I didn't manage to do the glass, wheels or plastics
some before and afters
and some beading
I just really like this one.
I've got many more, but lets see how my bandwidth fairs.
In summary
Very easy to use, apply and remove, smells awesome and leaves an incredible finish. Very deep and glossy. Apparently it gives 2/3 month protection which, if true, is amazing. I expected a month tops from a pure show wax, hopefully it lasts the test of time.
Cheers
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