CG V7: A Second Look

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Ello again everybody! I'm back again with my second look at V7. Quite a while ago I did a brief review on Blacklight and I believe I also mentioned V7 in that as well. Here I'll be taking a very different look at V7, probably in a way that isn't done often here.

Note: My camera isn't exactly in working condition, so I will be posting pictures asap. I couldn't wait to write this review though, so here we go anyways!


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A Second Look at V7...

I must admit that I haven't used V7 too often on my car these days. Oh, what irony. I've found quite a few other uses for V7 that have really surprised me, some of which I would like to cover here in this review.

The first thing that really showed me that V7 has uses outside the garage is when I had an issue with grimy keyboards at work. I work in IT while I'm not taking classes, so this is a usual problem for me. I decided to try V7 on a keyboard, just for the heck of it. Boom, I discovered keyboards that resist grime and feel much cleaner overall. Even though my camera isn't working, I don't think pictures would help much here. A keyboard can't really become glossy per say, but you really need to try this one anyways!

The next use I found for V7 was on the lenses of my Oakleys. When a friend of mine suggested this, I was skeptical at first. I gave it a try anyways, only to find that it turned out extremely well. Let me tell you, the "hydrophobic" coating that most Oakleys are shipped with doesn't actually do much. After V7 though, a little rain doesn't bother my shades one bit! I used V7 on the arms as well to make it easier to clean sweat off of them after a rough day in the sun. This is yet another V7 trick to put in the books. :xyxthumbs:

The last use that I would like to cover here is to use V7 metals and aluminum. My own personal use is to put V7 on my Macbook Pro. Now, I'm not here to discuss Mac vs PC in any respect, but I will say that this aluminum really looks nice with a coat of V7 on it! Of course, there are probably a few spray sealants out there that can do this, but this review is all V7. This I would like to get you a picture of because it really does look great!

Rather than the laptop having a flat aluminum look, it develops a slight metallic look. It really is cool, with the added benefit of keeping the aluminum very slick and clean.


All in all, I would like to conclude that V7 is a great product on a car, as well as in the home. I've only listed 3 of the top uses I keep V7 for, but there are many more.



Pros:
Use it on anything, but you know that already!
Slick on most surfaces
Good beading properties on sunglass lenses
Nice scent

Cons:
Price
Limited cleaning ability (Then again, it's a spray sealant)



I hope you found some new uses for your V7 through this review. Let me know in a reply if you have any other good uses for V7 in the home, I'd like to hear more!

- ComradeGrumbles
 
We use it in our IT dept to clean keyboards and mice which frankly are filthier than any car could ever be...so it tells me it had some serious cleaning ability. Even harsh chemicals like simple green wont clean a keyboard like V7 will.

So its not just a sealant, but who's not surprised that a CG product does something it's not advertised to be capable of?
 
silverfox said:
We use it in our IT dept to clean keyboards and mice which frankly are filthier than any car could ever be...so it tells me it had some serious cleaning ability. Even harsh chemicals like simple green wont clean a keyboard like V7 will.

So its not just a sealant, but who's not surprised that a CG product does something it's not advertised to be capable of?
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Its noted thats its a super QD, its says on the bottle it will clean bird bombs, light dirt dust etc. Its not that surprising. I've always used V7 with the thought it's not a sealant rather a super QD, and super indeed! :xyxthumbs:
 
Well alright, as a systems administrator for the IT dept here at the company I work for...looks like I will be buying a gallon under the company's account for "cleaning/maintenance purposes"

Thanks for the insight everyone.
 
IMO it looks ok, but it is certainly not worthy of any hype. Aquawax looks better if you like the sealant look, or OCW if you like the waxy look.
 
yakky said:
IMO it looks ok, but it is certainly not worthy of any hype. Aquawax looks better if you like the sealant look, or OCW if you like the waxy look.
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Those can't be used as QD's this can, apples and oranges.
 
JSou said:
Well alright, as a systems administrator for the IT dept here at the company I work for...looks like I will be buying a gallon under the company's account for "cleaning/maintenance purposes"

Thanks for the insight everyone.
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This idea I like a lot. =D
 
yakky said:
IMO it looks ok, but it is certainly not worthy of any hype. Aquawax looks better if you like the sealant look, or OCW if you like the waxy look.
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I am pretty sure Aquawax has crazy hype on here too and I wasn't crazy impressed although most products that have hype are mediocre. I do like the ease of use V7 has to offer.
 
V7 for the shine and slick factor

D156 for durability, ease of use, and versatility.

Soon I will be toying with mixing a small batch of primarily D156 with a ratio of 8 or 10:1 D156:V7.. to try and be greedy and get that slickness with durability.

:laughing:
 
silverfox said:
We use it in our IT dept to clean keyboards and mice which frankly are filthier than any car could ever be...so it tells me it had some serious cleaning ability. Even harsh chemicals like simple green wont clean a keyboard like V7 will.

So its not just a sealant, but who's not surprised that a CG product does something it's not advertised to be capable of?
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Good to see I'm not the only one who details my keyboard/mouse regularly. I have a mechanical keyboard too so every once in awhile I remove each individual key cap to get behind the keys.
 
i just posted this another thread, but it was kind of off topic.. then i remembered this post so i am inserting here:

In the current test im conducting, V7 has lost half of its initial effectiveness in, i kid you not, 4 day after initial application.

My car is a DD, parked outside... 12 miles from the Pacific...with a caveat that there is a road i travel for 1/2 a mine to and from work that is being torn up to be repaved.. so there is excess dust. However, after one wash, i found the slickness and that shine pop to have diminished half of what it was upon initial application and then curing into day two, when its said to be best.
 
imo v7 is a top quality product but a lot of hype does surround it so some expect more than they should out of it ---

v7 is simply a quality synthetic qd IMO
 
Ray@Autogeek said:
Good to see I'm not the only one who details my keyboard/mouse regularly. I have a mechanical keyboard too so every once in awhile I remove each individual key cap to get behind the keys.
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You definitely aren't the only one! I use it regularly on my keyboards to keep them from getting that "Shine" from everybody's fingers. Nothing is worse than a keyboard that used to be matte, but now has a strange and icky gloss to it. =O



SON1C said:
imo v7 is a top quality product but a lot of hype does surround it so some expect more than they should out of it ---

v7 is simply a quality synthetic qd IMO
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The hype made it hard for me to make my initial purchase of CG products. I'm always cautious about jumping into products that are highly hyped. They're either as good as everybody says, or just... not. But, I'm very glad I did make the jump because V7 and Blacklight are the two products that I ALWAYS use on EVERY car I detail. =D Excellent products!

My other favorite is "Inner Clean" because it doesn't leave any shine, but it cleans things with a nice pineapple scent.

Otherwise, I don't have much experience with other CG products unfortunately.
 
SON1C said:
imo v7 is a top quality product but a lot of hype does surround it so some expect more than they should out of it ---

v7 is simply a quality synthetic qd IMO
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Agree, it's a "super QD". It is indeed super too. I buy it by the gallon, it's my go to QD. It really cleans surprisingly well for what it is. Great for door jambs and touching up ones wheels as well.
 
I use it on my bar top. It cleans dust and the rings from beer cans and glasses, plus it protects, shines and makes the surface super slick.

Buy it by the gallons :cheers:

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