Croftgate Products

I'll add my two cents. I ordered their sample kit. The only thing that stood out was the glazed doughnut look of the tire shine. Until the first hint of rain, then it was gone. Aquanil-X is a bottom of the barrel waterless wash as far as I'm concerned. It has very little slickness for a waterless wash, I'd compare it to a store bought QD. The shine it leaves is boring at best. Quick-n-slick isn't slick compared to OID or FK215, or Megs QD for that matter.

I threw all of my Croftgate stuff out.
 
Dynamic_Detailing said:
Hi guys,

I know this is an older thread, but it might be better to use this thread after using the search function, especially since Mike, Joe and Superior Shine, and some other guys had joined in the discussion.

I was directed to Croftgate products Waterless Car Wash | Car Cleaning Products | Dry Car Wash | Hot Rod Cleaning by the owner of a vehicle wrap company that is handling the visual portion of my GT500 project underway right now. He said it would be ideal for maintaining the 3M vinyl, since obviously it cannot be washed... so I was wondering if I could gather some insight?
-->Note: I could be TOTALLY wrong in my assumptions, but I believe the owner of the wrap business was only directing me to a waterless product, rather than something specifically formulated FOR VINYL (I know Chemical Guys makes one, but that's for matte, and there are TONS of vinyl varieties out there, mine being a brushed metal, the rarest and hardest to maintain of all perhaps).

My thoughts: I believe, much like 99% of other information floating around, that his help in directing me toward Croftgate was simply because this is all he knows (being a company owner of a wrap company, not an obsessive detailer, like myself and so many others here) and that in all actuality, ANY waterless wash like the one I've been using for so long now and love, would work flawlessly (WW+)

PS: I MAY START A NEW DEDICATED THREAD FOR THIS... BUT ANY OTHER SPECIFIC THOUGHTS OR ADVICE ON RESOURCES/LINKS on how to properly care for different vinyl wrap materials would be helpful. I read through 3M's suggested products, but they were really generic and surface-layer advice.
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Dynamic_Detailing said:
To add to my post above...

3M suggests on their FAQ Solutions website (HERE) for the 1080 Scotch Brite vinyl wrap:


So, according to them, either
1) Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant Wipes, Natural finish protectant, rubber and vinyl protectant, interior dressing wipes
or
2) 3M Tire Restorer Tire Dressing, 3m 39042, tire protectant, rubber dressing, tire shine

If these would work just fine and dandee... here's the obvious question: What would work/be MUCH better along these same products lines to use on my new vinyl wrap? After chatting online with a 3M rep, I have to avoid something with wax or an abrasive of any kind that could blur the texture and generate a haze (not something I want to do after spending thousands on the wrap) and this isn't paint of course.

SO, something to enhance both appearance and protection/longevity of the vinyl... hmmm... Wolfgang Vinyl/Rubber Protectant 64 oz. ??? Something satin-to-shiny would be OK, preferably not bland-matte or TOO obnoxiously glossy (can't believe 3M actually suggested 3M Tire Restorer, seems like that would be shine-city and make my vinyl wrap look like a Vaseline covered blurry mirror?)

Thanks for any help and thoughts! :)
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Joe@Superior Shine said:
I never heard of brushed steel vinyl until this post. Sorry
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No worries, seems like this is the hardest thing to get information on.

However, the silver lining is... being so rare at this point, this will be one of the first-ever Shelby GT500's in a full steel wrap, in the world!
 
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