Sizzle Chest
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- Apr 3, 2011
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I wanted to try Essence and headed out to the garage this morning to work it out!!!
Ordered a bottle last week. Received it and was excited to try it out.
Victim: Mercedes-Benz C class. Dark silver metallic paint. Paint was in very good shape. The car was coated with PBL V2. The deck lid had some deep RIDS and some spots that were being stubborn/resisting removal! LOL
I used my Rupes Duetto with a Surfbuf pad and Essence on the deck lid. It cut pretty darn well. The filling properties seemed to be very nice as well. It removed some of the areas on the deck lid that were troubling me. It left some of the deeper/heavier spots that I was not expecting to remove. Little to no dust at all. 'Shorter' working time. I then followed up with a CarPro Gloss pad on the Rupes to finish it off.
Now silver is a hard test subject, but that's what I had on hand. To my eyes, the gloss/shine/reflectivity was increased after using Essence. It also removed/filled some of the defects on the deck lid.
Overall: Impressed. Easy to use, little to no dust. Nice final polish. I will keep this stocked in my arsenal for future use!!
Onto the pics! (again, hard to see due to the color and the paint being pretty damn good to start with lol)
Decklid before:
After Surfbuf pad/cutting stage:
After Gloss pad:
Onto the hood!
After Essence:
The rest of the car was polished only with the Gloss pad and Essence. It was then coated with a coating that AG does not carry. (it did not need claying)
Tires: Adams SVRT
Glass: HD Glass
Cleanup prior to polishing: UWW
It is not a very sunny day here today, but you can see the reflection/gloss in the outside shots.
Thanks for looking!!!
Ordered a bottle last week. Received it and was excited to try it out.
Victim: Mercedes-Benz C class. Dark silver metallic paint. Paint was in very good shape. The car was coated with PBL V2. The deck lid had some deep RIDS and some spots that were being stubborn/resisting removal! LOL
I used my Rupes Duetto with a Surfbuf pad and Essence on the deck lid. It cut pretty darn well. The filling properties seemed to be very nice as well. It removed some of the areas on the deck lid that were troubling me. It left some of the deeper/heavier spots that I was not expecting to remove. Little to no dust at all. 'Shorter' working time. I then followed up with a CarPro Gloss pad on the Rupes to finish it off.
Now silver is a hard test subject, but that's what I had on hand. To my eyes, the gloss/shine/reflectivity was increased after using Essence. It also removed/filled some of the defects on the deck lid.
Overall: Impressed. Easy to use, little to no dust. Nice final polish. I will keep this stocked in my arsenal for future use!!
Onto the pics! (again, hard to see due to the color and the paint being pretty damn good to start with lol)
Decklid before:
After Surfbuf pad/cutting stage:
After Gloss pad:
Onto the hood!
After Essence:
The rest of the car was polished only with the Gloss pad and Essence. It was then coated with a coating that AG does not carry. (it did not need claying)
Tires: Adams SVRT
Glass: HD Glass
Cleanup prior to polishing: UWW
It is not a very sunny day here today, but you can see the reflection/gloss in the outside shots.
Thanks for looking!!!
