Surf City Mini Review / 06 Cadillac SUV

[AL417]

Mini Review:
Surf City Garage Road Trip Grime Destroyer

I had a chance to put this product to the test this past Saturday. I met a guy at a local festival who had just driven his car through fresh road tar/oil four days earlier. Just my luck the car is white. I really thought I had my work cut out for me and that this was going to be a very time consuming detail. All in all I was able to cut through all of the tar/oil in about an hour. The pics don’t do it justice but let’s just say that Surf City Garage Road Trip Grime Destroyer and a Pinnacle Safe Scrub Bug and Tar Pad worked wonders together. The Grime Destroyer did its stuff very well; I used the Pinnacle Pad to spread the Grime Destroyer across all of the panels because the product is very thick and almost gel as it is sprayed. It did take some elbow grease to remove the tar but it wasn’t too bad. I was happy with the results and how quickly the caked on tar mess came off. Now on to the Show N’ Shine….


The Detail
Exterior Only

Rinsed down with plain water
Attacked the tar/oil with Surf City Garage Road Trip Grime Destroyer
Spread the Grime Destroyer with the Pinnacle Pad
Let this dwell for 10-15 minutes per section
Because of the severity of the tar/oil I used the Pinnacle Pad to scrub off the tar
Rinsed the vehicle again and the washed with DP Xtreme Shampoo and Foam Gun
Ultimate Guzzler for dry down
DP Wheel Gel Cleaner and black ShMITT
Polished with XMT360 on the UDM with CCS Orange Pad
Pinnacle Signature Series II
DP Krystal Vision on windows
DG #265 on tires

Before

In Process/Dwell Time

 

[AL417]

Half Rinsed

After

All comments and questions welcome!
Thanks for looking

 

[Meghan]

I must say I do not like white cars, just no fun to me, but that white looks mighty nice!:applause:

 

[pirex]

Very nice work And surf city seems like a good line, can`t wait to try it out! The car came out great, very nice gloss!

 

[AL417]

Thanks Meghan and Pirex!
White cars are no fun for me either. I'd rather detail just about any other color, sorry Sparkie.

I have a few other Surf City products that I have yet to try. If Road Trip is any indicator we may be on to a nice line of products. Can't wait to test the rest out.

 

[Jimmie]

Great review. Had no idea but it's nice to know that there's a product like that out there. Good job on the car.

 

[Gary Sword]

Nice job and review Al. I could have used some of that Grime Destroyer about a month ago on my truck when I got stuck going down some new black top.

When they put down new black top they should have signs up "Caution Your Car Will Be Full Of Tar If You Proceed". I try to avoid new black top if I can but sometimes you get stuck going through because there's no where to turn and you can't back up.

 

[alban61]

Great job with that white SUV! Nice and glossy!
Thanks for the review on SCG Road Trip. Took ALL that tar off the paint.

 

[pawpaw]

Very good job. I am a big fan of Surf City products. Not sure what other products you have of theirs but I expect that you will not be disappointed.

 

[ScottB]

My wife has the same truck, if she ever brought it home looking like that she'd be looking for food stamps !

 

[Tonya]

Had you used the Pinnacle Safe Scrub Bug Pad before?
I just used mine for the first time this weekend and loved it! From the looks of the pad I was worried about scratching, but it worked great.

 

[bill walsh]

nice job

 

[AL417]

Nice job and review Al. I could have used some of that Grime Destroyer about a month ago on my truck when I got stuck going down some new black top.

When they put down new black top they should have signs up "Caution Your Car Will Be Full Of Tar If You Proceed". I try to avoid new black top if I can but sometimes you get stuck going through because there's no where to turn and you can't back up.

My Customer told me that the road crew did put p a sign warning about the road condition but it was hidden behind a tree. He actually got out of his car and "chatted" with the crew. Needless to say he was not happy.

 

[AL417]

Had you used the Pinnacle Safe Scrub Bug Pad before?
I just used mine for the first time this weekend and loved it! From the looks of the pad I was worried about scratching, but it worked great.

Yes, I have used the Safe Scrub many times before. Once I saw how well the Surf City Grime Destroyer worked I new I had a winning combination.

 

[ehuth1]

Fine Job right there !! Love the review AL417!! Thanks for the action shots of the bug and tar remover!

 

[sparkie]

Wow Little Al, awesome job. Boy I hate using elbow grease..LOL... Awesome review on Grime Destroyer sound like some nice stuff and it's a gel. How would you compare it to Stoner's bug and tar? I've always wish Stoners was a gel.
You have that cat looking sweet...:applause: Thanks for sharing. Where's my crocs shot?

By the way, yep another white Honda this weekend. Surf's up dude! I'm going Im the MAN Im the MAN Im the MAN !!!

 

[joe.p]

AL417,
now that the rest have spoken ..please allow the best to chime inn...lol

very nice work ..you have a great attention to detail and your reviews are always a pleasure to read...

 

[AL417]

Eric, sparkie and joe, thanks for the kind words. That truck was a big ol'mess.

sparkie - I haven't used Stoners Tar remover so I can't compare. Sorry no Croc shot, that's your claim to fame; I wouldn't want to step on your toes, so to speak.

joe, you are the best. Don't let anyone else know I told you that! Sshhh.

 

[Al-53]

Al..you have that car looking great...real nice job ....you know when Sparkie and Joe P give you the thumbs up its a great job.....Now I give you the thumbs up....

Nice reviews also....looks like the products worked good for you....

Al

 

[AL417]

Al..you have that car looking great...real nice job ....you know when Sparkie and Joe P give you the thumbs up its a great job.....Now I give you the thumbs up....

Nice reviews also....looks like the products worked good for you....

Al

First sparkie, then joe and now Al-53...
I feel like I just won a trifecta!Im the MAN

Thanks guys, it really does mean a lot to me to get such positive responses from everyone here.