brondondolon
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So ive been on a pursuit to find a good cost effective dressing that i can use on virtually everything thats rubber or plastic. The 2 products i decided to put head to head was megs hyper dressing and chemical guys new car shine dressing. So here it goes.
Price: Both are sold in gallon size although CG might have an option for a smaller size of new car shine i havent checked. Megs is around $40 and CG around $20
Smell: Megs has a good mild smell that i cant really tell what it is. Maybe a type of fruit or something so ill just call it mystery flavor. Chemical guys is much stronger cherry flavor.
Consistency: Megs hyper dressing is thin and can be diluted and put in a spray bottle which is pretty convenient for wheel wells. CG is very thick like pudding and cant be diluted.
Ease of use: Hyper dressing can be sprayed or applied to an applicator via squeeze bottle. Hyper dressing can be diluted to achieve multiple levels of shine. My biggest complaint about hyper dressing is how easy it runs if it gets even the most modest amount of moisture on it. CG goes on thick but quickly spreads and levels out. In order to use CG the surface needs to be very clean or it will streak.
Shine: Hyper dressing can achieve all levels of shine from extreme wet look to classic clean look where CG cant. CG can only achieve "wet look" although on tires its not overbearing. On trim i feel CG gives a more natural shine as if the plastic piece was brand new.
Lifespan: To me neither one of them last longer then 2 weeks. This isnt a big deal to me as these products are, IMO, meant more for detailers and not for the guy putting a coating on his garage queen. They just dont last long enough to be practical for some one who only wants to detail their car when it needs another coat of wax. IMO these products are geared to the guys who wants the car looking their best as soon as the customer comes to pick it up. Dont get me wrong though. Neither one of them are snake oils. They will last. Its just there are products out there that last much longer however they cost much more.
Running: Heres my biggest gripe with these two... They both run when they get wet which i hate. However, CG runs way less then Hyper dressing does. I feel CG needs a lot of rain over a period of days to run where Hyper dressing will run all over the car if you sneeze at it from 20 yards away.
In conclusion: Both are great products and have their place in my heart. Trim dressing running is a huge deal to me so the fact that for 20 dollars less i can get a gallon of a product that wont run as easy i have to give CG the win. How i now use both products is if its a high trim pannel like on the bed rail ill use CG new car shine. For tires and low trim i use Hyper dressing. For interior plastics it depends on the color and condition. If its black plastics ill use Hyper dressing if its light colored like grey or beige ill use CG new car shine.
Price: Both are sold in gallon size although CG might have an option for a smaller size of new car shine i havent checked. Megs is around $40 and CG around $20
Smell: Megs has a good mild smell that i cant really tell what it is. Maybe a type of fruit or something so ill just call it mystery flavor. Chemical guys is much stronger cherry flavor.
Consistency: Megs hyper dressing is thin and can be diluted and put in a spray bottle which is pretty convenient for wheel wells. CG is very thick like pudding and cant be diluted.
Ease of use: Hyper dressing can be sprayed or applied to an applicator via squeeze bottle. Hyper dressing can be diluted to achieve multiple levels of shine. My biggest complaint about hyper dressing is how easy it runs if it gets even the most modest amount of moisture on it. CG goes on thick but quickly spreads and levels out. In order to use CG the surface needs to be very clean or it will streak.
Shine: Hyper dressing can achieve all levels of shine from extreme wet look to classic clean look where CG cant. CG can only achieve "wet look" although on tires its not overbearing. On trim i feel CG gives a more natural shine as if the plastic piece was brand new.
Lifespan: To me neither one of them last longer then 2 weeks. This isnt a big deal to me as these products are, IMO, meant more for detailers and not for the guy putting a coating on his garage queen. They just dont last long enough to be practical for some one who only wants to detail their car when it needs another coat of wax. IMO these products are geared to the guys who wants the car looking their best as soon as the customer comes to pick it up. Dont get me wrong though. Neither one of them are snake oils. They will last. Its just there are products out there that last much longer however they cost much more.
Running: Heres my biggest gripe with these two... They both run when they get wet which i hate. However, CG runs way less then Hyper dressing does. I feel CG needs a lot of rain over a period of days to run where Hyper dressing will run all over the car if you sneeze at it from 20 yards away.
In conclusion: Both are great products and have their place in my heart. Trim dressing running is a huge deal to me so the fact that for 20 dollars less i can get a gallon of a product that wont run as easy i have to give CG the win. How i now use both products is if its a high trim pannel like on the bed rail ill use CG new car shine. For tires and low trim i use Hyper dressing. For interior plastics it depends on the color and condition. If its black plastics ill use Hyper dressing if its light colored like grey or beige ill use CG new car shine.
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