BrutalNoodle
New member
- Nov 5, 2012
- 1,803
- 0
Out of curiosity, I've been playing around with different detail sprays as alternatives to dedicated products. As a hobbyist, I don't mind experimenting, and quite enjoy mixing products together to see what sort of results they would yield. Some were duds, while others were surprisingly good/great. The latest experimentation is using CG Synthetic Quick Detailer as a rinseless.
Theoretically speaking; using a detail spray to clean finger prints & light dust/build up is technically doing a waterless. Add soaked towels to the mix and you'd get a hybrid rinseless (as many other, including myself, are doing).
Solution: 1 oz CG SQD to 1 gal of filtered water. 16 oz CG SQD as pretreat.
Paint: 8 rolled edge washing microfibers, 1 damp drying towel, 1 buffing towel.
Glass: 1 damp glass towel + 1 dry glass towel (final buff).
Wheels: 1 dry 700 gsm.
The following morning (after a 20 mile freeway round trip). Still relatively dust-free, considering it's been sitting a whole day prior + all the pollen floating around:
The above is my favorite 'test spot.' It's pretty much at eye-level, convenient reflection; easy to catch/spot marring.
Observation:
The solution itself doesn't feel very slippery. I was a bit nervous, to tell the truth. From the slickness scale of 1 to 10, it's a 7. Not exactly confidence-inspiring. Once pretreated and a soaked towel touches the paint, however, it feels on par with UWW+ rinseless. Also, straight CGSQD might be too strong of a pretreat. I could see dried streaks if not work quickly. Once buff they disappeared. I would probably cut the product 1:1 on my next go round.
As a quick wheel touch up/wipedown, this thing is quite impressive. The way it attacks the break dust would make you think it's some sort of an APC. Spray. Wipe. Shine.
Drying:
Initially it felt a little grabby. Once the liquid is wicked away, it flashes dry quickly & quite slippery - reminiscence of D114 drying stage. Pat drying is might be preferable here.
Conclusion:
Not 100% sure if I would use this exclusively as a waterless, but so far I really like the results I'm seeing. If anything it's nice to know that it could handle the job & in case of an emergency. I wouldn't have a problem rotating it with my other rinseless products. Smells nice - that of grape punch/Fanta. It leaves a beautiful candy-like shine, and smooth to the touch comparable to Prima Hydro (another excellent product).
Thanks for reading, and I welcome criticisms.
ps
LSP is a two month old 4* UPP. Almost time for another layer.
Theoretically speaking; using a detail spray to clean finger prints & light dust/build up is technically doing a waterless. Add soaked towels to the mix and you'd get a hybrid rinseless (as many other, including myself, are doing).
Solution: 1 oz CG SQD to 1 gal of filtered water. 16 oz CG SQD as pretreat.
Paint: 8 rolled edge washing microfibers, 1 damp drying towel, 1 buffing towel.
Glass: 1 damp glass towel + 1 dry glass towel (final buff).
Wheels: 1 dry 700 gsm.
The following morning (after a 20 mile freeway round trip). Still relatively dust-free, considering it's been sitting a whole day prior + all the pollen floating around:
The above is my favorite 'test spot.' It's pretty much at eye-level, convenient reflection; easy to catch/spot marring.
Observation:
The solution itself doesn't feel very slippery. I was a bit nervous, to tell the truth. From the slickness scale of 1 to 10, it's a 7. Not exactly confidence-inspiring. Once pretreated and a soaked towel touches the paint, however, it feels on par with UWW+ rinseless. Also, straight CGSQD might be too strong of a pretreat. I could see dried streaks if not work quickly. Once buff they disappeared. I would probably cut the product 1:1 on my next go round.
As a quick wheel touch up/wipedown, this thing is quite impressive. The way it attacks the break dust would make you think it's some sort of an APC. Spray. Wipe. Shine.
Drying:
Initially it felt a little grabby. Once the liquid is wicked away, it flashes dry quickly & quite slippery - reminiscence of D114 drying stage. Pat drying is might be preferable here.
Conclusion:
Not 100% sure if I would use this exclusively as a waterless, but so far I really like the results I'm seeing. If anything it's nice to know that it could handle the job & in case of an emergency. I wouldn't have a problem rotating it with my other rinseless products. Smells nice - that of grape punch/Fanta. It leaves a beautiful candy-like shine, and smooth to the touch comparable to Prima Hydro (another excellent product).
Thanks for reading, and I welcome criticisms.
ps
LSP is a two month old 4* UPP. Almost time for another layer.
