ECH2O 2nd use (left over juice)

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Figured I'd give it a tougher chore today. BLACK outside.............
Left over juice from yesterday, this is what it looked like.


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Water spots from FL sprinklers, and about 1k in miles



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Hood after wash & dry (2 towels this time for hood)



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Rest of the truck got dried with one towel. I read someone on ag said dry, then go over after complete vehicle with another towel;
This is after dry, there are "oily" streaks (tough to see in pics)



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Windows were tougher as 2nd towel seemed to push it around, but then go opposite direction and seem to disappear, but not sure


End thoughts



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It does leave a very nice look.
Maybe I've been spoiled with Uber, but Uber isn't a pain to dry, and never had to go over the vehicle a 2nd time.
 
ronkh57 said:
It does leave a very nice look. Maybe I've been spoiled with Uber, but Uber isn't a pain to dry, and never had to go over the vehicle a 2nd time.
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Look good man! I think I read somewhere after using it for the first time and noticing the streaks or dust is that the product contains some of the same silca's that are in their coatings and that's what you're seeing. Thus why wiping it off after while a Pain yields great results.
 
pdqgp said:
Look good man! I think I read somewhere after using it for the first time and noticing the streaks or dust is that the product contains some of the same silca's that are in their coatings and that's what you're seeing. Thus why wiping it off after while a Pain yields great results.
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Mebbe. It does look great. But now I wonder what I missed (even the 2nd time)
 
ronkh57 said:
Mebbe. It does look great. But now I wonder what I missed (even the 2nd time)
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it is tough to see. for you easier than me as it's 33 degrees, blustery and cold outside so for now I have to reply on the lighting my garage where I keep the temps toasty. Sunshine or daylight always reveals a lot though.

I'm about to head out to wipe it down with a mix of ECH2o with a splash of Reload in it. :)
 
pdqgp said:
it is tough to see. for you easier than me as it's 33 degrees, blustery and cold outside so for now I have to reply on the lighting my garage where I keep the temps toasty. Sunshine or daylight always reveals a lot though.

I'm about to head out to wipe it down with a mix of ECH2o with a splash of Reload in it. :)
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I just mixed 1 ounce Ech2o to 10 parts of water and added one ounce of Reload. Should I add more reload for better protection? Left kind of an oily film, almost like using Kenotek Showroom Shine. Wiped off easily and left an awesome gloss. BTW this was on black paint.
 
I mixed in about 3oz of Reload into about 25oz of what I had mixed up for detail spray at ratio of 1:20 and it really works great! I read about doing this on another site and must say that it worked out nicely. Sprayed on the the front side of a rag to dampen it, then directly on the car, wiped, then buffed with the backside. Super super slick and a wonderful shine. Gong to see how this holds up and performs overall.

I tried reload by itself last year and hated it so I have about 3/4 bottle left. Using it combined like this on top of a car with multiple coats of ceramic should prove nice. Certainly does on a day like today.

I'm pleased :) Took less than 10 minutes while on lunch and between conference calls.


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Deck Lid

 
Rsurfer said:
I just mixed 1 ounce Ech2o to 10 parts of water and added one ounce of Reload. Should I add more reload for better protection? Left kind of an oily film, almost like using Kenotek Showroom Shine. Wiped off easily and left an awesome gloss. BTW this was on black paint.
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Someone on a different ech thread said lower the % of ech and less problem at wipe off.
 
pdqgp said:
I mixed in about 3oz of Reload into about 25oz of what I had mixed up for detail spray at ratio of 1:20 and it really works great! I read about doing this on another site and must say that it worked out nicely. Sprayed on the the front side of a rag to dampen it, then directly on the car, wiped, then buffed with the backside. Super super slick and a wonderful shine. Gong to see how this holds up and performs overall.

I tried reload by itself last year and hated it so I have about 3/4 bottle left. Using it combined like this on top of a car with multiple coats of ceramic should prove nice. Certainly does on a day like today.

I'm pleased :) Took less than 10 minutes while on lunch and between conference calls.


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Hood Shot:




Deck Lid

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Please give exact proportions so I don't have to think... :D

Would you use this instead of qd or as a qd topper?
 
ronkh57 said:
Please give exact proportions so I don't have to think... :D

Would you use this instead of qd or as a qd topper?
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Sure thing Ron.

First thing is I mixed up ECH20 at 1:20 ratio and poured 28 oz into my spray bottle. I then added 3oz reload leaving just enough room to shake up my bottle.

I'm going to use this as a Quick Detail Spray likely after each wash as I'm a little OCD and tend to go back after drying my car to make sure I have it perfect before calling it a day.

My topper for the coating is going to continue to be Essence Plus. I put a coat of that on my car shown here several weeks back when I got my first order of it and it seemed to work rather well. Easy to remove too.
 
Mebbe I'm crazy, mebbe not, but I think it's getting darker and richer in appearance.........


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ronkh57 said:
Mebbe I'm crazy, mebbe not, but I think it's getting darker and richer in appearance.........
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I think I need to trade you one S4 for 1 ZO6 for a year or so so we can confirm this theory.....
 
pdqgp said:
I think I need to trade you one S4 for 1 ZO6 for a year or so so we can confirm this theory.....
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Ok, now I know I'm nuts.....

I thought I did the Tahoe........
 
pdqgp said:
Sure thing Ron.

First thing is I mixed up ECH20 at 1:20 ratio and poured 28 oz into my spray bottle. I then added 3oz reload leaving just enough room to shake up my bottle.Not exactly enough.

I'm going to use this as a Quick Detail Spray likely after each wash as I'm a little OCD and tend to go back after drying my car to make sure I have it perfect before calling it a day.

My topper for the coating is going to continue to be Essence Plus. I put a coat of that on my car shown here several weeks back when I got my first order of it and it seemed to work rather well. Easy to remove too.
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:xyxthumbs:
 
pdqgp said:
Sure thing Ron.

First thing is I mixed up ECH20 at 1:20 ratio and poured 28 oz into my spray bottle. I then added 3oz reload leaving just enough room to shake up my bottle.

I'm going to use this as a Quick Detail Spray likely after each wash as I'm a little OCD and tend to go back after drying my car to make sure I have it perfect before calling it a day.

My topper for the coating is going to continue to be Essence Plus. I put a coat of that on my car shown here several weeks back when I got my first order of it and it seemed to work rather well. Easy to remove too.
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Thank you
 
Yes, ECH2O is harder to wipe off because of the silica in it. I find not as hard to wipe off on a CarPro coated car since I just let any residue dry, go have a cigar after the damp cloth wipe down and then buff it off. Does tend to streak on a non-coated car. Another method to try is to mix a half ounce of ECH2O in a 16 ounce spray bottle and give the smeared panel one or two spritz and then buff it down.
 
ronkh57 said:
Thank you
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I've also found that the second wipe down leaves my car even slicker. I was bored and feeling a bit OCD so I went back out and gave it another round and now even dust is sliding off like skier on a slope of fresh powder. :)
 
pdqgp said:
I've also found that the second wipe down leaves my car even slicker. I was bored and feeling a bit OCD so I went back out and gave it another round and now even dust is sliding off like skier on a slope of fresh powder. :)
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It seemed to get darker/richer/deeper as well. Or I'm nuts.
 
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