unclestu
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Having been chosen as a winner in the Labor Day Giveaway I was fortunate to receive several product samples from the new Finish Kare line,and I would like to take this opportunity to thank AG and Maghan for their generosity. One of the conditions of the contest was to be willing to furnish the forum with a review with photos. The product that I am going to review is the FK 215 One step Cleaner and Surface Sealant.
Upon reading the the product information for the FK215 I learned that the product was intended to be used as a one-step solution for correcting mildly oxidized, dull paint. I than began to wonder how I could write a review for a product that is intended to correct a problem which I didn't have. The two cars which I have are both new 2009 garage queens which do not have mildly oxidized dull paint. In fact one of my cars the Porsche has just recently been sealed with two coats of Wolfgang dgps3.0 and topped off with two coats of Fuzion.
Other than becoming your friendly local detail fairy in NJ and offering to do someones needy daily driver my only candidate for the review would be my dark blue metallic 2009 Cadillac Escalade. Being a newbie I chose to use my Escalade for the review.
Not knowing what to expect from a product that seemed to be intended for use on a more weatherbeaten car than my garage queen I chose to apply the product by hand as opposed to using a machine. I also chose to do the application in the direct mid day sun. Just to see how much time you would have to work with the product in the worst of conditions. Please don't forget I am a newbie and that would be the type of thing a newbie would do ( how is that for realism?).
According to the product instructions it is a WODWO (wipe on dry wipe off). You are to use a small amount on a microfiber applicator (I used an amount about the size of a nickel) and work it in a circular motion on a 2" by 2" area. Well that seemed newbie proof and I proceeded to do my test panel fully expecting the product to dry on contact. To my surprise it didn't so i had to wait for the 215 to dry so that I could remove the dried haze with my plush purple microfiber towel. Being a member of the "now" generation waiting for things is not something that I do well. I thrive on instant gratification. Finally after about ninety seconds ( it seemed like an hour) it was ready to wipe off. I buffed so fast that my microfiber towel looked like a purple haze and than I started to slow down as the haze was lifted off of the paint and I was startled by what I saw. That two foot by two foot test panel glowed like a beacon in a dark blue metallic sea, beckoning me to do more. And I did. My Escalde started to take on the appearance of a huge patchwork quilt as each two foot by two foot section got lit up by this amazing product. When I was finished my Escalde glowed with the intensity of the sun and shimmered like water all at the same time. It was if the vehicle had come to life as it seemed to undulate with my every step as I walked around it to inspect what I had done.
If you like myself are an instant gratification junky your expectations will be exceeded by this product.
Upon reading the the product information for the FK215 I learned that the product was intended to be used as a one-step solution for correcting mildly oxidized, dull paint. I than began to wonder how I could write a review for a product that is intended to correct a problem which I didn't have. The two cars which I have are both new 2009 garage queens which do not have mildly oxidized dull paint. In fact one of my cars the Porsche has just recently been sealed with two coats of Wolfgang dgps3.0 and topped off with two coats of Fuzion.
Other than becoming your friendly local detail fairy in NJ and offering to do someones needy daily driver my only candidate for the review would be my dark blue metallic 2009 Cadillac Escalade. Being a newbie I chose to use my Escalade for the review.
Not knowing what to expect from a product that seemed to be intended for use on a more weatherbeaten car than my garage queen I chose to apply the product by hand as opposed to using a machine. I also chose to do the application in the direct mid day sun. Just to see how much time you would have to work with the product in the worst of conditions. Please don't forget I am a newbie and that would be the type of thing a newbie would do ( how is that for realism?).
According to the product instructions it is a WODWO (wipe on dry wipe off). You are to use a small amount on a microfiber applicator (I used an amount about the size of a nickel) and work it in a circular motion on a 2" by 2" area. Well that seemed newbie proof and I proceeded to do my test panel fully expecting the product to dry on contact. To my surprise it didn't so i had to wait for the 215 to dry so that I could remove the dried haze with my plush purple microfiber towel. Being a member of the "now" generation waiting for things is not something that I do well. I thrive on instant gratification. Finally after about ninety seconds ( it seemed like an hour) it was ready to wipe off. I buffed so fast that my microfiber towel looked like a purple haze and than I started to slow down as the haze was lifted off of the paint and I was startled by what I saw. That two foot by two foot test panel glowed like a beacon in a dark blue metallic sea, beckoning me to do more. And I did. My Escalde started to take on the appearance of a huge patchwork quilt as each two foot by two foot section got lit up by this amazing product. When I was finished my Escalde glowed with the intensity of the sun and shimmered like water all at the same time. It was if the vehicle had come to life as it seemed to undulate with my every step as I walked around it to inspect what I had done.
If you like myself are an instant gratification junky your expectations will be exceeded by this product.
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