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Review: Dodo Juice Basics of Bling (Wax Safe Wash)
Introduction:
Last week my neighbors daughter was in town and I was asked if I could take a look at one of her headlights and give her an estimate to heal it. One had been replaced and the other was completely fogged over. Her plan was that when she was back in town next time I could correct it and coat it for her. Well, after seeing the vehicle I had a whole lot of other things I recommended as well.
I was planning to spend that day using this product on our vehicles for this review but with this opportunity I decided I would give the PT a thorough wash. Of course I would have the chance to play with some of my other products as well: Optimum Car Wax for the paint, Ultima Trim and Tire Guard for the trim, and DP Tire Gel for the tires and wheel wells. Next time she is back in town we will see about claying & polishing the vehicle, wet sanding the headlight and doing the interior. The PT hasn’t been polished, waxed, or properly washed in years (since she has owned it) if not since it was built.
Thanks to Shane for sending this sample to me!
Product Description (from AG website):
Dodo Juice Basics of Bling Wax-Safe Shampoo is a pure and simple car wash made to clean well and leave wax in place. It's a simple formula, void of unnecessary ingredients. But Dodo Juice Basics of Bling Wax-Safe Shampoo is still pH-neutral and full of biodegradable surfactants to get your vehicle truly clean.
Details:
01.- Packaging: N/A
02.- Directions: 400:1 dilution (1 oz. to 3 gallons)
03.- Consistency: Medium-Medium Thick
04.- Color: Blue
05.- Scent: Not much of a scent at all. Very, very mild (My wife says Hibiscus) lol
06.- Size: 16oz. (500ml)
07.- Price at time of Review: $12.99
08.- 3 Gallons of Mixed Solution: $0.81
09.- Manufacturer: Dodo Juice
10.- Made in: United Kingdom
Additional products used for prep, during application, or removal:
1.- (1) bucket with Grit Guard
2.- MF Chenille Wash Mitt (Cobra)
3.- Pinnacle Bug and Tar Sponge
4.- Various Brushes
5.- Metro Master Blaster
Additional products used “unrelated” to the review:
1.- Optimum Car Wax
2.- Optimum Opti-Bond
3.- Optimum Opti-Coat
4.- Ultima Trim & Tire Guard
5.- Flex 3401 (Quick pass over headlight)
6.- M105 (Quick pass over headlight)
7.- Rolled Edge MF Towels (Used for OCW application)
8.-EcoTouch All Purpose Cleaner
9.-Amazing Roll Off
A couple pictures before I got started - more to come in the before and after section.
Conditions:
Ambient Temperature: 92 Degrees (Approx)
Humidity: 60%
Preparation:
I started by washing the wheels and tires with Amazing Roll off and various brushes. . I also pulled out my EcoTouch All Purpose Cleaner and used it on one of the wheels. During the washing of the wheels the brushes were kept in a 3-gallon bucket with about 1 gallon of water to 0.75 oz. of DJBob mixed. The faces of the wheels were washed with an Armorall mf wash mitt soaked in DJBob with ARO as a motivator. The wells were scrubbed with an old Mothers brush and ARO.
06A-Before
06B-Swissvax Wheel Brush
06D-Armorall MF Chenille Wash Mitt
06E-Wheel bucket
06F-Nylon Tire Brush
07-After
08-Before
09-After
10-Before
11-After
Product:
1 Ounce of Product:
After washing the wheels and thoroughly rinsing the vehicle I mixed about 1 oz. of DJBoB into about 2 1/2 gallons of water. Then I mixed the solution together with my arm and dropped the Grit Guard in. Finally, I circulated it a little more with a quick jet of water to reach just over 3 gallons of water total.
12-Video: Mixing Solution
Application:
First the roof and windows were washed and rinsed. Next the hood and then the verticals were completed. After washing the front bumper with first the mitt and then the bug sponge I moved on. I saved the rear lid and rear vertical for last because it was in the sun.
As usual I cleaned my mitt with the hose after each section. I used to also dip it in the rinse bucket and scrub it on the guard there but I’ve come to believe that may be a waste of my time since I spray the media out so well with the hose. Therefore more often than not I no longer use the second bucket. After thoroughly spraying out the mitt after each section I wring the water from the mitt so as not to dilute my wash bucket. Then I dip the wash media back in the wash solution and repeat.
On this vehicle the paint was in pretty bad shape. It’s going to get polished in a couple months but until then swirling up the car probably wouldn’t matter. Still, good habits are just that so I didn’t change my method but I did work in larger (more reasonably sized) sections. Time was a factor as the owner hadn’t planned on me doing anything to it that day.
13-Video: Washing a Section with Dodo Juice Basics of Bling
The media I used for washing the PT was the mf wash mitt shown in the video above.
Beyond that the bug and tar sponge was used for the bugs on the front of the vehicle as well as any tar spots discovered on the sides of the vehicle.
14.-Pinnacle Bug & Tar Sponge
Next it was time for the best part of any wash… Drying it with my Master Blaster! http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/36412-review-metro-master-blaster.html
My wife had called me for lunch just as I was finishing the wash, which would normally pose a problem being that it would take awhile to dry the vehicle. Instead I told her I’d be there in 5 minutes. I didn’t miss that mark by more than a minute or two. The rear, which was not protected by canopy, was dried first and after completing the remainder of the vehicle I was inside enjoying a quick meal.
15A- BEFORE
15B- AFTER
16A- BEFORE
16B- AFTER
17A- BEFORE
17B- AFTER
18A- BEFORE
18B- AFTER
19A- BEFORE
19B- AFTER
Introduction:
Last week my neighbors daughter was in town and I was asked if I could take a look at one of her headlights and give her an estimate to heal it. One had been replaced and the other was completely fogged over. Her plan was that when she was back in town next time I could correct it and coat it for her. Well, after seeing the vehicle I had a whole lot of other things I recommended as well.
I was planning to spend that day using this product on our vehicles for this review but with this opportunity I decided I would give the PT a thorough wash. Of course I would have the chance to play with some of my other products as well: Optimum Car Wax for the paint, Ultima Trim and Tire Guard for the trim, and DP Tire Gel for the tires and wheel wells. Next time she is back in town we will see about claying & polishing the vehicle, wet sanding the headlight and doing the interior. The PT hasn’t been polished, waxed, or properly washed in years (since she has owned it) if not since it was built.
Thanks to Shane for sending this sample to me!
Product Description (from AG website):
Dodo Juice Basics of Bling Wax-Safe Shampoo is a pure and simple car wash made to clean well and leave wax in place. It's a simple formula, void of unnecessary ingredients. But Dodo Juice Basics of Bling Wax-Safe Shampoo is still pH-neutral and full of biodegradable surfactants to get your vehicle truly clean.
Details:
01.- Packaging: N/A
02.- Directions: 400:1 dilution (1 oz. to 3 gallons)
03.- Consistency: Medium-Medium Thick
04.- Color: Blue
05.- Scent: Not much of a scent at all. Very, very mild (My wife says Hibiscus) lol
06.- Size: 16oz. (500ml)
07.- Price at time of Review: $12.99
08.- 3 Gallons of Mixed Solution: $0.81
09.- Manufacturer: Dodo Juice
10.- Made in: United Kingdom
Additional products used for prep, during application, or removal:
1.- (1) bucket with Grit Guard
2.- MF Chenille Wash Mitt (Cobra)
3.- Pinnacle Bug and Tar Sponge
4.- Various Brushes
5.- Metro Master Blaster
Additional products used “unrelated” to the review:
1.- Optimum Car Wax
2.- Optimum Opti-Bond
3.- Optimum Opti-Coat
4.- Ultima Trim & Tire Guard
5.- Flex 3401 (Quick pass over headlight)
6.- M105 (Quick pass over headlight)
7.- Rolled Edge MF Towels (Used for OCW application)
8.-EcoTouch All Purpose Cleaner
9.-Amazing Roll Off
A couple pictures before I got started - more to come in the before and after section.
Conditions:
Ambient Temperature: 92 Degrees (Approx)
Humidity: 60%
Preparation:
I started by washing the wheels and tires with Amazing Roll off and various brushes. . I also pulled out my EcoTouch All Purpose Cleaner and used it on one of the wheels. During the washing of the wheels the brushes were kept in a 3-gallon bucket with about 1 gallon of water to 0.75 oz. of DJBob mixed. The faces of the wheels were washed with an Armorall mf wash mitt soaked in DJBob with ARO as a motivator. The wells were scrubbed with an old Mothers brush and ARO.
06A-Before
06B-Swissvax Wheel Brush
06D-Armorall MF Chenille Wash Mitt
06E-Wheel bucket
06F-Nylon Tire Brush
07-After
08-Before
09-After
10-Before
11-After
Product:
1 Ounce of Product:
After washing the wheels and thoroughly rinsing the vehicle I mixed about 1 oz. of DJBoB into about 2 1/2 gallons of water. Then I mixed the solution together with my arm and dropped the Grit Guard in. Finally, I circulated it a little more with a quick jet of water to reach just over 3 gallons of water total.
12-Video: Mixing Solution
Application:
First the roof and windows were washed and rinsed. Next the hood and then the verticals were completed. After washing the front bumper with first the mitt and then the bug sponge I moved on. I saved the rear lid and rear vertical for last because it was in the sun.
As usual I cleaned my mitt with the hose after each section. I used to also dip it in the rinse bucket and scrub it on the guard there but I’ve come to believe that may be a waste of my time since I spray the media out so well with the hose. Therefore more often than not I no longer use the second bucket. After thoroughly spraying out the mitt after each section I wring the water from the mitt so as not to dilute my wash bucket. Then I dip the wash media back in the wash solution and repeat.
On this vehicle the paint was in pretty bad shape. It’s going to get polished in a couple months but until then swirling up the car probably wouldn’t matter. Still, good habits are just that so I didn’t change my method but I did work in larger (more reasonably sized) sections. Time was a factor as the owner hadn’t planned on me doing anything to it that day.
13-Video: Washing a Section with Dodo Juice Basics of Bling
The media I used for washing the PT was the mf wash mitt shown in the video above.
Beyond that the bug and tar sponge was used for the bugs on the front of the vehicle as well as any tar spots discovered on the sides of the vehicle.
14.-Pinnacle Bug & Tar Sponge
Next it was time for the best part of any wash… Drying it with my Master Blaster! http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/36412-review-metro-master-blaster.html
My wife had called me for lunch just as I was finishing the wash, which would normally pose a problem being that it would take awhile to dry the vehicle. Instead I told her I’d be there in 5 minutes. I didn’t miss that mark by more than a minute or two. The rear, which was not protected by canopy, was dried first and after completing the remainder of the vehicle I was inside enjoying a quick meal.
15A- BEFORE
15B- AFTER
16A- BEFORE
16B- AFTER
17A- BEFORE
17B- AFTER
18A- BEFORE
18B- AFTER
19A- BEFORE
19B- AFTER
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