Eagle One Surface Prep Mitt...Amazing

[cfiiman]

So I picked up an Eagle One surface prep mitt at Advance Auto a few weeks back to try out. Well I finally got the chance this morning. It has been so hot and sunny I haven't wanted to do it, but today there was a slight chill in the air and it was overcast, perfect to do it. I washed the car with the traditional 2BM then while it was still wet grabbed my UWW+ and went to town. I saturated a panel as I wiped just like with clay, it was as easy as washing the car, no folding, kneading, etc. Then I re-washed and dried with UWW+ as a drying aid.

The result: It worked amazing! I just am in shock how much easier this is than clay. The car which felt so gritty before now is as smooth as silk. I knew it was going to be good when I first started on a window that had paint over spray and it lifted it right off in a pass or two. In fact right away I noticed that when I put my UWW+ bottle on my sunroof which had a slight decline to it the bottle just slid off and I had to catch it before it fell off the car where before it would have stayed planted. I'm blown away by how great the result was for 20 bucks, I'm throwing all my clay away. It took about a third as long to surface prep the car as it does to wash it, I would have been there forever with clay and probably dropped it, never again! Pictures aren't really needed b/c you can't tell the difference when preping but I'll include one just to show what it was on, a rather large SUV, this was a Godsend for cutting the time on a vehicle like this. I would have to say this is one of the best OTC products you can buy locally:

 

[Mantilgh]

I got the EagleOne mitt not to long ago and like it also. Saw it today in the store and thought about buying a second one, and using my other for side skirts, bumpers, and wheels.

Curious to see how well it hold up and how the EagleOne compares to the others out there.

 

[Souldetailer]

I have the Nanoskin towel myself, I imagine they all work the same way. What a great creation and time saver. :dblthumb2:

Peace,

Darrin

 

[Pats300zx]

Any micr marring at all with it ???

 

[jarred767]

How do you store yours when not using? I have the Nanoskin mitt but it has the same packaging. It's constantly sticking to the plastic on hot days even when left rubber side up, there's just not extra room in there.

 

[af90]

How do you store yours when not using? I have the Nanoskin mitt but it has the same packaging. It's constantly sticking to the plastic on hot days even when left rubber side up, there's just not extra room in there.

I just lay mine flat usually or quad fold it onto itself. Keeping it lubricated before separating it also helps.

 

[d33p]

How aggressive is it? Nonoskin has fine and medium grade.

 

[Marc08EX]

I also saw this in Advance Auto when I was shopping there.

I can't believe how cheap it is compared to the Nanoskin counterpart...

 

[215Detailing]

How do you store yours when not using? I have the Nanoskin mitt but it has the same packaging. It's constantly sticking to the plastic on hot days even when left rubber side up, there's just not extra room in there.

some time I turn my inside out (seams showing) and put in original package

 

[cfiiman]

Any micr marring at all with it ???

I didn't notice anything, but this is on a silver car so it is hard to see anything, but I will tell you EVERY TIME I use clay I micro mar all over the place. The real positive is that with this mitt I could say surface prepping often where with clay I dreaded it so much I didn't even do it on the DD cars, only the show car, this is a game change IMO. I know these have been around for a while (nanoskin, etc.) I wish I would have bought one of those a long time ago, I just bought this b/c it was there, man I'm so glad I did, I will NEVER clay again.

How do you store yours when not using? I have the Nanoskin mitt but it has the same packaging. It's constantly sticking to the plastic on hot days even when left rubber side up, there's just not extra room in there.

I'm new to these things so you might not have been asking me but I plan on storing it in the same plastic housing like you, interesting you say it sticks, I'll have to see what mine does and report back. I think maybe the Eagle One mitt has a little more room.

 

[Bill1234]

Seems like Eagle one is expanding into more advanced stuff. Eagle one was really just tire and wheel cleaner which is great imo, and then recently added alot more to its lineup. I really would like to see some disputable stuff from them, maybe even an iron dwelling product

 

[KMdef9]

Since I'm too lazy to Google this on my phone, how much did it run?

How contaminated was the surface you tested? What grade of clay would have produced the same results?

 

[cfiiman]

Since I'm too lazy to Google this on my phone, how much did it run?

How contaminated was the surface you tested? What grade of clay would have produced the same results?

20 bucks with online coupon code, 24 I think without it. My paint was pretty bad, it felt very rough and there was noticeable contamination (white spray paint over spray on the windows). Don't know what grade of clay it equates too sorry.

 

[Mantilgh]

Any micr marring at all with it ???

Hard to tell in the few that I have done with it. Most all were in pretty bad shape with a good bit of haze already present. First one was dark green Forester with flake. I used it parallel to the bumper to on the hood and checked to see if I could find any marring or scratches and could not notice any.

Seems kind of mild to me, but I only have Meg's OTC clay to compare it to. I would think they would have tried to make it mild for the unknowing heavy fisted average Joes out there.

I keep mine in the original package once it is dry.

 

[jarred767]

some time I turn my inside out (seams showing) and put in original package

That's fantastic, :xyxthumbs:why didn't I think of that. Thanks so much!!!!

 

[mwoolfso]

I bought this about 1.5 months ago and finally had a chance to test it out on my daughter's Elantra. It worked extremely well, no micro-marring from what I can tell but I didn't put the brinkman on it. I felt the mitt doing its job, which was awesome, and while I rinsed it out a few times I didn't notice the pad breaking down. The time savings was tremendous.

Awesome product for under $20.

 

[MaStA]

The rumor on the street is nanoskin makes the Eagle One mitt as well. I read that someone spoke to nanoskin at a marketing event and they were talking about how expensive it was and the nanoskin guy replied saying they are going to be making the product for other brands at a cheaper price, but could not say who it would be for. I did read that the Eagle One's skin layer was thinner though, but I don't know how that affects performance/durability.

 

[Jaretr1]

With products like this, Nanoskin, OptiEraser, and all similar products, why anyone would use clay again is beyond me!

 

[MaStA]

I just ordered a Nanoskin fine towel. Looking forward to trying it out.

 

[af90]

The rumor on the street is nanoskin makes the Eagle One mitt as well. I read that someone spoke to nanoskin at a marketing event and they were talking about how expensive it was and the nanoskin guy replied saying they are going to be making the product for other brands at a cheaper price, but could not say who it would be for. I did read that the Eagle One's skin layer was thinner though, but I don't know how that affects performance/durability.

SM Arnold I believe owns the patent. So they manufacture it for multiple different companies to their specifications and price points.