Surf City Review-05 GTO

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I got a sample of some Surf City Garage products, and did my car up in them this weekend and took some pictures at work.

Process:
wash
Duragloss 901 with LC Utli-Mitt

Strip
Pinnacle Paintwork cleanse lotion

I then followed this up with the Nano Shine Glaze. I didn't top it with anything since this glaze is a polymere glaze, so it is almost like a sealant/glaze all in one (or at least that is what I got out of it).

It went on and came off easy, I used a cobra Indigo to remove. I added lots of depth to my black paint and didn't harm the metallic by muting it. I really like the looks of this.

I went on to my aluminum exhaust tips with Absolutly Aluminum Perfect polish. I liked how this cleaned up my bare tips. My car runs rich (conservative) from the tune for the Heads and Cam, so this causes a lot of soot to collect on the tips. They get dirtier faster than the wheels. This did clean them well, but I did not like the consistancy of the polish. It has the consistancy of water, so my applicator and towel soaked it up very fast causing me to use a lot of product. Other than that, it works fine.

Dimond Edge Wheel Dressing came out next. I liked this product. Reminded me a lot of DP wheel glaze. I will have to report back on the durability of it though.

Dash Away quick Interior Spray worked much like DP Total Interior cleaner. A good product. I didn't really have a dirty dash, but I let it accumulate some extra dust for my test. I don't have any pictures because my camera died out on me after the exterior.

Over all, I like the SurfCity Line a will be picking up some more.

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So did the glaze cover up the sweet holograms?

I will agree with Greg that the metal polish consistancy is way to liquidy. It's almost like water and I can see where a lot of it gets lost in the applicator.
 
The goat looks good, and nice review.
Is the wheel sealant as big of a pain to use on the stock gto 17s as DP wheel glaze?

edit- wow, all gto owners in here....
 
Looking good :D. Does Pinnacle Cleansing Lotion leave any oils that will make sealants have bonding issues? Thanks for the review!
 
Thanks for the review. Looks sweet, I love those cars.
Are those smudges on the hood in the first picture? Towards the middle?
 
Looks great! I would love to try the surf city line
 
Wow that paint looks amazing. Looks like Surf City has become a pretty solid addition to AG! The last shot is awesome!
 
quantim0 said:
So did the glaze cover up the sweet holograms?

I will agree with Greg that the metal polish consistancy is way to liquidy. It's almost like water and I can see where a lot of it gets lost in the applicator.
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After I stripped it all down, there were no more holograms. I did it all out in full sun. I honstly think it was the dirt from the gun store parking lot and the fact the car hadn't been washed in 2 weeks. I don't know, it was wierd.
 
Mike T said:
Thanks for the review. Looks sweet, I love those cars.
Are those smudges on the hood in the first picture? Towards the middle?
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Those are clouds and a con trail from the some jets (live close to the space center and an airforce base). They look a little distorted because that is where the hood raises up for the hood scoops.
 
klumzypinoy said:
Looking good :D. Does Pinnacle Cleansing Lotion leave any oils that will make sealants have bonding issues? Thanks for the review!
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I didn't have any issues with it. I know some have though. It seems like a hit and miss.


The wheel sealant wasn't any easier on the stock 17's than the DP. The nooks in these wheels drive me insane.

Thanks all for the compliments.
 
Lookin' good, but you know they say black is the slowest color...

:cheers:
 
As far as the liquidy chemical, at the shop we had some applicators that had a core of rubber and had cotton fibers sticking out in abundance. This made it so that watery chemicals worked pretty well for us.

I dont know if you have those anywhere, we got ours from a company called Ardex I think.

Great work on the goat. The sealant looks good, but on that car, the shimmer of Souveran would be my choice. It just needs some pizzaz to it. Nice and reflective, just seems to be missing something from the photos.
 
How did you get to sample and review their products, were you sent them fre. I'd be happy to test and review products also ;)

BTW, great review, amazing reflection on the hood :o
 
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