Decided to use these two products on my Corvette this weekend and was very pleased. I will get into more detail but I want to say that P21s has done a great job with the ease of use of these two products.
Paintwork Cleanser : This is an interesting product - a cleaner/fine polish to prepare the paint for wax. Previously I have used Griots Paint Prep to remove old wax/sealant but I wanted to give this a try. The one bad thing about Paint Prep is that your paint is still wet after using it, so you have to dry the car with a towel and perhaps could introduce marring that would require polishing, kinda defeating the purpose of the paint prep since polishing would surely remove the last LSP.
The first thing you notice about the cleanser, is how watery it is, its not thick goop like most polishes. It goes on with ease, you can rub it in however hard you like, and wipes off like a dream once hazed ( a minute or so ). I read previously that it might be difficult to remove but that was not my experience in the least. I used a moist foam applicator, maybe that helped. Also, when I accidentally got it on trim here or there it was not difficult at all to wipe off and did not leave a stain. Overall I was extremely impressed with it and cleaned the whole car in about 30 minutes.
Concours-look Carnuba Wax : This is a really easy to use wax. Normally I am not a fan at all of WIWO waxes as I tend to spend 3x as long buffing them as a wax that you let haze. However I read on the P21s site that they really tried to get the application easy with this product and it truly shows. It applies to the applicator very easily ( nice easy amount and no chunks ), and wipes on like butter. I tried various approaches with respect to time on the paint and could not seem to find a bad way. If I wiped it off after a minute before hazing it came off like cake, and if I waited another minute or two until it hazed it came off just as easy, no buffing required. The only time I had to even use a 2nd pass is if I wiped it off very quickly. I ended up mostly letting it lightly haze since it never streaked and I could apply it to a larger area before wiping off. On a scale of 0-10 how easy it is to wipe off, with 10 being BFWD I would say its an 8.5 which IMO is amazing for a Carnuba paste. Once again, any time I got some on trim it came off easy as could be and left no residue. Also I didnt get any caked up between panels either. I did the whole car in another 30 minutes which is very quick.
Now as far as the look - well I think its beautiful, extremely glossy and clear with no haze or uneven areas. I will take some pictures later today to let you be the judge. The downside to this product it Ive read it only lasts 4-6 weeks, so its definitely something you apply after every wash or two. However my Vette is only driven once every 2-3 weeks during the spring/summer/fall and otherwise sits under a cover in storage. I think under these conditions I can get away with waxing 3x per year.
Overall - both products get a 10/10 from me for meeting and exceeding my expectations.
Will update with pics later!
Paintwork Cleanser : This is an interesting product - a cleaner/fine polish to prepare the paint for wax. Previously I have used Griots Paint Prep to remove old wax/sealant but I wanted to give this a try. The one bad thing about Paint Prep is that your paint is still wet after using it, so you have to dry the car with a towel and perhaps could introduce marring that would require polishing, kinda defeating the purpose of the paint prep since polishing would surely remove the last LSP.
The first thing you notice about the cleanser, is how watery it is, its not thick goop like most polishes. It goes on with ease, you can rub it in however hard you like, and wipes off like a dream once hazed ( a minute or so ). I read previously that it might be difficult to remove but that was not my experience in the least. I used a moist foam applicator, maybe that helped. Also, when I accidentally got it on trim here or there it was not difficult at all to wipe off and did not leave a stain. Overall I was extremely impressed with it and cleaned the whole car in about 30 minutes.
Concours-look Carnuba Wax : This is a really easy to use wax. Normally I am not a fan at all of WIWO waxes as I tend to spend 3x as long buffing them as a wax that you let haze. However I read on the P21s site that they really tried to get the application easy with this product and it truly shows. It applies to the applicator very easily ( nice easy amount and no chunks ), and wipes on like butter. I tried various approaches with respect to time on the paint and could not seem to find a bad way. If I wiped it off after a minute before hazing it came off like cake, and if I waited another minute or two until it hazed it came off just as easy, no buffing required. The only time I had to even use a 2nd pass is if I wiped it off very quickly. I ended up mostly letting it lightly haze since it never streaked and I could apply it to a larger area before wiping off. On a scale of 0-10 how easy it is to wipe off, with 10 being BFWD I would say its an 8.5 which IMO is amazing for a Carnuba paste. Once again, any time I got some on trim it came off easy as could be and left no residue. Also I didnt get any caked up between panels either. I did the whole car in another 30 minutes which is very quick.
Now as far as the look - well I think its beautiful, extremely glossy and clear with no haze or uneven areas. I will take some pictures later today to let you be the judge. The downside to this product it Ive read it only lasts 4-6 weeks, so its definitely something you apply after every wash or two. However my Vette is only driven once every 2-3 weeks during the spring/summer/fall and otherwise sits under a cover in storage. I think under these conditions I can get away with waxing 3x per year.
Overall - both products get a 10/10 from me for meeting and exceeding my expectations.
Will update with pics later!
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