Chris mentioned that the coating clogs up the pores of the plastic at the microscopic level. Meaning it could "block" solution finish from penetrating into the plastic the next time it's time for another round of solution finish. I believe he mentions that trim sealants don't penetrate into the plastic like SF but sort of sit on top.
I believe it was in this episode where Chris mentions it.
So by the end of the podcast, Chris West actually turned you off to his own product? Interesting..
Btw, I've listened to that podcast at least twice.. Once when it 1st came out, and again on your recommendation and I didn't come out of it learning anything groundbreaking or anything I didn't already know.
It's been a while since I listened to that episode, but does he touch on petroleum distillates at all? I'll go out on a limb and assume his product doesn't contain any? [I assume that since it says it's silicone free, but who knows]
... But back to petroleum distillates. I did a 50/50 test a while back between Meguiars Ultimate Black lotion and AA Outlast Trim Restorer... Here's what they looked like a couple of days after applying, both looked good. [both those products contain petroleum distillates]
But the strange thing I noticed long after the test concluded, and after both products were long gone was that the center untreated strip ended up looking way better and the 2 sides that had once been treated with products ended up looking even worse than they ever had. It's like those products [and other similar products] actually degrade/destroy plastic in the longrun?
The only thing that may have factored in is the fact that the particular trim I applied it to is hard non porous plastic found on Toyota Tacoma... But regardless, both products left it in worse condition than before, once they wore off.
-Sorry for hijacking your thread, but I wasn't sure if this was ever worthy of its own thread so I just posted it here.
