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No, it's a milky white, like all the acrylic tire dressings (Tuff Shine, McKee's, Optimum TPC, Mr. Cartoon)...er...except the black ones. I think the major difference between all of the white ones is...marketing mumbo-jumbo. Out of those I've only used the Optimum (I haven't used my Ghost yet...

Uh-oh! Someone cover Bill D's ears!

Oh man, I haven't had car without a center console in 25 years...and that was a '76....

OPC is a great product, but since we're on this topic, I remember someone spraying OPC on a really dirty leather seat, and having it run down and leave clean streaks...that they then couldn't clean up to an even appearance. I think it may have been the back of the seat. I know that sounds...

Since that seems to be just a small part of a longer video, perhaps there was some issue with dilution rate that someone had using APC on a steering wheel that resulted in an uneven appearance. I still sometimes will use Woolite on steering wheels, I have a bottle mixed up from back when that's...

I had to look that one up.

I always try to do the hard part first...but almost always (with me) that means that I procrastinate and don't do anything.

Thanks for your honest thoughts.

Yes, I'm sorry, that has come up before, I need to remember to clarify that next time this comes up.

It's the dirt from the car. As I noted, Optimum says it's the effectiveness of the ONR at breaking down the dirt particles so small that they penetrate deep into the media, where they are difficult to remove. They claim that because the particles are so small, they pose no risk to the paint...

This isn't entirely fair, comparing unused vs. used, but you get the idea.

This was the other day, but I replaced the insulation on my air conditioning condenser suction line. After 17 or 18 years it was due. I guess that should improve my efficiency by...0.25%...., so that should save me about 3 cents a month. The insulation cost $10 and I had to buy a new tube of...

I wonder if that's a soft vs. hard water thing, I have soft(ened) water, I wonder if you use hard water, whether the purported softening action of ONR also attaches the dirt, and it falls out of solution. It does seem odd that myself and others observe pronounced staining, while others observe...

I guess nothing ever changes with ONR vis-à-vis the media staining. I have found that OPC will help take it out, at least on microfiber. Over the years there has been some discussion (argument?) about it over on the Optimum forum, with the explanation that ONR breaks down the dirt so well that...

Hail?

That thing is supposed to be wicked loud, what is your take?

Crack--let us know how you make out with that Wheel Paw...I just can't see myself liking that...of course I don't like mitts in general.

Dr. G already did that, it was called Clear Coat Restorer, and it was kind of a 1K clear that you applied like a coating. From the name it seemed to me like it was intended to fix failing clear, but it wasn't, they specifically said it wouldn't fix that, it was for exactly the scenario you...

But that's just the scenario for a burn-through; SizzleChest had a new car that he did recently that had only 2-3 mils TOTAL film build on it, I would be scared to death to take a fingernail-catching scratch out of paint that thin. That was usually the burn-through story in the old days...

I never felt the need for anything else after I got my Flex 3401. As I said in that Rupes HLR 15 thread, I was tempted to get one of those, but the TRC video on it...they stalled it and I figured if I want to stall a polisher I can just take out my PC. It's kind of a conundrum, isn't it? 20...