Review - Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer

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Review - Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer




Disclaimer: Meghan sent me this product along with a few others to review. Thank you Meghan for sending it out to me.

Product: Jay Leno's Garage Quick Detailer

Product link: Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer

Price: $9.99

Quantity: 16 oz

Product description:

Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer, formulated to provide unparalleled slickness and shine in just one application, is the perfect complement to Jay Leno’s Garage Hand Wax. Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer removes fingerprints, smudges, dust, and waterspots from your protected surface in just one pass. Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer will not remove any wax already applied to the surface – in fact, it will enhance your shine!

Certain things in the detailing world go hand in hand; a car wax and a quick detailer are one of them! If you have a waxed surface, the best way to maintain that perfect shine, is by boosting it every now and then and that’s exactly what Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer does! Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer contains an advanced polymer formula that provides maximum shine on your painted surface.

Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer is perfect for boosting your paint between washes. The slick formula will quickly remove fingerprints, smudges, water spots, and light dust on all painted surfaces, glass, chrome, and aluminum. Showing your car in a show when you notice something marring your perfect finish? Whip out Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer and quickly buff your shine back to perfection!

Enhance and maintain your perfect shine in one application with Jay Leno’s Garage Quick Detailer!

Directions for use:

  • Shake well and avoid spraying on to surfaces that are hot. Do not use in direct sunlight.
  • Spray a fine mist directly onto the painted surface being treated.
  • Using a clean microfiber towel, wipe product using a back and forth motion. Turn your towel to a dry side and gently buff to a high shine.
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For those that are not aware, Autogeek has become the exclusive distributor of the Jay Leno's Garage line.

The first thing I did when I received the bottle was open it up and smell it. I was greeted with a pleasant aroma. It has an orange scent to it. My dad said it reminded him of orange juice. For me it reminded me of those 50/50 ice cream bars. Brought back memories when I smelled it.


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The next thing I noticed are the labels. The labels are real nice on these bottles. The graphics are nice and the print is legible and easy to read. As shown on the front label, this is a polymer detail spray that provides maximum shine. So I take this as the detail spray leaving some sort of protection behind.

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The small photo on the product page states this as well

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Jay Leno's Garage Quick Detailer removes dust, fingerprints, and smudges while leaving a layer of protection behind! Use with Jay Leno's Garage Plush Microfiber Towel for a streak-free shine.
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I turned my attention to the rear of the bottle. It states what surfaces it can be used on. It also has the directions on it which are straight forward.

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The way I used this was as a drying aid and after on dry paint. I used it on my dad's 2015 Impala. The Impala has Optimum Gloss Coat on it. I washed it with ONR. As I was drying it, I used the JLG Quick Detailer as a drying aid. It performed very well. It made drying even easier but it also left the paint slick.

I also tried it on dry paint. I dried the surface that was wet with ONR. I came back with JLG Quick Detailer. Again it left the paint slick. Slickness was equal with both methods.

I would recommend to give it a good shake to mix all those polymers prior to using it.

Once I was done I stepped back and admired the nice shine the JLG Quick Detailer left behind on top of the slick surface. See the photos below.

I used it on the chrome grille and chrome mirror covers with no problems. No problems using it on the trim. No issues with it on glass either. It was streak free on all surfaces. I even used it in the sun with no issues. I tried to get it to streak but the quick detailer melts into the paint and flashes to the point where it is completely off the surface prior to buffing to a high gloss. I was pleasantly surprised with how well it worked and how easy it was to use.

The con I see with this product is that the quick detailer market is saturated with a lot of great products. Meaning it will get lost in the mix of all of the other great products. Not to mention the countless waterless wash products that are available that can do the same thing.

Overall I would rate my experience using it on the positive side. It was straight forward to use. It smells great. But I was pleasantly surprised at the slickness and shine it left behind. Same goes for the ease of use. I would definitely recommend others to try it and give it a shot. At $10 it's worth trying out. I am definitely going to reach for it again and use it.

Thanks for reading.

Final photos

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Nice work Guz! - You would hope Mr Leno invested a lot of time and effort to make some solid products. Looks to be the case
 
It'd be nice to see how it works to clean a dirty car.
 
bodidly said:
Nice work Guz! - You would hope Mr Leno invested a lot of time and effort to make some solid products. Looks to be the case
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Thanks

Eldorado2k said:
It'd be nice to see how it works to clean a dirty car.
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I would not use any quick detailer to wipe down a dirty vehicle. I would opt for a waterless wash at that point. If there was a light layer of dust then a quick detailer would be fine. JLG quick detailer works well to wipe of light dust. Tried that as well.
 
The Guz said:
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I would not use any quick detailer to wipe down a dirty vehicle. I would opt for a waterless wash at that point. If there was a light layer of dust then a quick detailer would be fine. JLG quick detailer works well to wipe of light dust. Tried that as well.
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That's what I meant, dirty/dusty enough to use a quik detailer to clean up.
 
Great review as always Mike! Your dad's impala looks great!

The JLG's lineup is very intriguing. I want to try it out in the future.
 
I think the way this quick detailer was used is the only way to use it, wet car while washing or just washed car. If there's any dust/dirt I will always reach for my WW.

It looks like this product is off to a good start, curious people will spur it's initial sales and performance will net return customers.

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Mike great review, I love the Creamsicle note, we have been testing and working with Leno line for a bit and we are very pleased with the products. They are working on expanding the line so watch for new ones to hit the store!
 
Mike Phillips said:
Stay tuned...


What is the collective wisdom of everyone on how dirty is too dirty for a quick detailer?



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Looking forward to your article Mike!

I've always been wondering about this myself. In fact, I asked this same question over at MOL before: Would You Use UWWA or UQD On This?

I guess a maximum of 3 days worth of daily driving dust for QD IMO. So long as you don't go through a dust storm. Anything longer I feel it's too much for a QD.

But with amazing waterless wash options nowadays, why use QD? I'd like to think of WW as a QD on steroids. So why not just use a WW to be on the safe side?
 
Meghan said:
Mike great review, I love the Creamsicle note, we have been testing and working with Leno line for a bit and we are very pleased with the products. They are working on expanding the line so watch for new ones to hit the store!
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Thanks Meghan. Was great working with the quick detailer. Smells so good when using it. Looking forward to the additions to the line.

Mike Phillips said:
Stay tuned...


What is the collective wisdom of everyone on how dirty is too dirty for a quick detailer?



:)
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Well put Mike. Staying tuned to see what you come up with.
 
Cruzscarwash said:
guz, nice write up

what is your current LSP under the QD?
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The Guz said:
The way I used this was as a drying aid and after on dry paint. I used it on my dad's 2015 Impala. The Impala has Optimum Gloss Coat on it. I washed it with ONR. As I was drying it, I used the JLG Quick Detailer as a drying aid. It performed very well. It made drying even easier but it also left the paint slick.
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This should answer your question.
 
Mike Phillips said:
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What is the collective wisdom of everyone on how dirty is too dirty for a quick detailer?



:)
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On a daily driver I would say it depends on a few factors: color of paint, hardness of paint, ones aversion to scratching, what area you live in (The dryness in SoCal leads to a lot of dust. Different situation than someone who lives in a 'wet ground' area).

In SoCal, on a black Toyota, It's almost never. But sometimes, if the car hasn't been polished in a while and it's a period of low dust, I might do it within a day or two of washing.

For the two white cars we have, I'll do it occasionally unless I've recently polished. Also, in drier times I tend not to do it because it will have a light layer of dust on it within a day. The car looks ok with light dust. So, I figure what's the point. I'm not going to do it every day. So, I just wait and wash it. Rinseless washing doesn't take that much more time.
 
fightnews said:
Is that a coating? I thought we were not supposed to use regular wax/sealant type products on coated cars
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I use spray LSPs such as D156, McKee's 37 Fast Wax, WG Fuzion Spray Wax on my coated vehicles.

This is my understanding... It's not that we're not supposed to use regular LSPs on coated cars - it's that it's not necessary. The coating is already the LSP so why add another layer of LSP? Also, coatings prevent things from sticking to the paint or onto itself. So the wax or sealant you put on top of the coating will not adhere as well compared to when applied on bare paint. Consequently, the wax/sealant you applied on the coating will not last long. But does this mean we shouldn't apply another layer of LSP on top of the coating? Most definitely not. :) We are detailing enthusiasts and we have lots of products to use LOL! You can apply your favorite wax, favorite sealant and favorite spray LSP on top of the coated car. I choose to use a spray LSP like I listed above because it's easy and takes no time at all.

I guess that saying is more applicable for customer's cars you detail. If they want you to apply a coating then just apply a coating. No need to apply a coating then apply a layer of sealant then apply another layer of wax because you're just wasting your time. The coating is there to protect the vehicle and prevent dirt from sticking to it. But if you are detailing your own vehicle especially your garage queen, then you can add use as much products as you like on top of the coating. :)
 
fightnews said:
Is that a coating? I thought we were not supposed to use regular wax/sealant type products on coated cars
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Marc08EX said:
I use spray LSPs such as D156, McKee's 37 Fast Wax, WG Fuzion Spray Wax on my coated vehicles.

This is my understanding... It's not that we're not supposed to use regular LSPs on coated cars - it's that it's not necessary. The coating is already the LSP so why add another layer of LSP? Also, coatings prevent things from sticking to the paint or onto itself. So the wax or sealant you put on top of the coating will not adhere as well compared to when applied on bare paint. Consequently, the wax/sealant you applied on the coating will not last long. But does this mean we shouldn't apply another layer of LSP on top of the coating? Most definitely not. :) We are detailing enthusiasts and we have lots of products to use LOL! You can apply your favorite wax, favorite sealant and favorite spray LSP on top of the coated car. I choose to use a spray LSP like I listed above because it's easy and takes no time at all.

I guess that saying is more applicable for customer's cars you detail. If they want you to apply a coating then just apply a coating. No need to apply a coating then apply a layer of sealant then apply another layer of wax because you're just wasting your time. The coating is there to protect the vehicle and prevent dirt from sticking to it. But if you are detailing your own vehicle especially your garage queen, then you can add use as much products as you like on top of the coating. :)
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Marc answered it perfectly.

The self cleaning effect of gloss coat will keep whatever protection left behind the QD from lingering around. In fact there are those that top Gloss Coat or even the Optimum pro coatings with opti-seal (paint sealant). Here is the kicker. The optimum reps mentioned in one of the rag company youtube videos that the pro coatings shed opti-seal with a week. I asked if Gloss Coat's self cleaning effect behaved the same and I got a resounding yes to that question.

So am I worried about the protection left behind by the quick detailer? No I am not. Within a few days it will be gone. Also who really knows how long the protective qualities last from the quick detailer. Being a quick detailer, I am going to say the polymers are probably not that durable. More like a short quick boost to give the paint gloss and slickness in between washes.

Heck I've thrown carpro ech2o on gloss coat and the SiO2 left behind didn't last long. Same thing with opti-seal.
 
Nice review Mike. I'm gonna purchase this just for the fact that it smells like an orange popsicle. Makes the wash process that much more enjoyable in this Cali spring weather.
 
Nice write up and at that price I am thinking it will sell. Good to see the product has a pleasant smell, and while that is secondary to a product's performance, it makes for a pleasant experience especially for anyone using it on a regular basis.

ScottH
 
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