Trouble using PERL

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Tom Weed

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Hi all,
I've tried PERL twice now on 2 different vehicles, one on the trim and cowl and again this weekend I tried on the mirrors, cowl, and trim of a truck I did, both times I've used it, it dried and left streaks, I had to go over it with something else. I diluted it 1:1 with water in a spray bottle. Can anyone help???

Tom
 
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What's a little thread hijacking amongst friends? I have used PERL once on the GT-R I did. I used it under the hood. It did not streak for me there. I laid it on heavily. Did you buff it with a mf after? I have the least experience with perl of any of Avi's products. I will be using UTTG for exterior trim rather than PERL. I want something that lasts longer personally.
 
Tom Weed said:
Hi all,
I've tried PERL twice now on 2 different vehicles, one on the trim and cowl and again this weekend I tried on the mirrors, cowl, and trim of a truck I did, both times I've used it, it dried and left streaks, I had to go over it with something else. I diluted it 1:1 with water in a spray bottle. Can anyone help???

Tom
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Hi Tom
did you wipe off after spraying?? you need to buff it with MF !
1:1 dilution on plastic trim is too strong, please follow our recommend!
the whole idea about the PERL is the flexibility to dilute it vs surfaces.

on wheels : neat or 1:1 with water , can use sponge applicator
exterior trims and engine room: 1:3
car interior : 1:5

make sure you clean the surface before application with APC and good rinsing
PERL is completely water base! no solvents or alcohol in it. the satin shine is due to that reason.

make sure you buff well after applying with clean MF.

let me know if you have more questions.
 
Avi@CarPro said:
Hi Tom
did you wipe off after spraying?? you need to buff it with MF !
1:1 dilution on plastic trim is too strong, please follow our recommend!
the whole idea about the PERL is the flexibility to dilute it vs surfaces.

on wheels : neat or 1:1 with water , can use sponge applicator
exterior trims and engine room: 1:3
car interior : 1:5

make sure you clean the surface before application with APC and good rinsing
PERL is completely water base! no solvents or alcohol in it. the satin shine is due to that reason.

make sure you buff well after applying with clean MF.

let me know if you have more questions.
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Thank you Avi, I will cut the strength down and give it another try. Yes, after I noticed it streaking, I did wipe it down, also I didn't strip down with anything other thank washing and drying it. It didnt' seem to have much of a gloss, is the normal appearance more of a flat look rather than glossy?
 
you must wipe on after spraying and buff it on.
PERL is water base , the glossy shine you are talking about coming from solvent base products,
since we dont use it inside the shine effect is satin , not glossy and not greasy as well.
i can give you small hint that we use same ingredients like 303 just twice concentrated.
im not sure if i can post here DW forum thread that show how its used and the effect , so if its forbidden , ill ask the mods to remove this link:
'Miles Better' - RS6 Correct and Protect - Detailing World

you can see here the effect and the dilutions this customer use with PERL .
 
Avi@CarPro said:
you must wipe on after spraying and buff it on.
PERL is water base , the glossy shine you are talking about coming from solvent base products,
since we dont use it inside the shine effect is satin , not glossy and not greasy as well.
i can give you small hint that we use same ingredients like 303 just twice concentrated.
im not sure if i can post here DW forum thread that show how its used and the effect , so if its forbidden , ill ask the mods to remove this link:
'Miles Better' - RS6 Correct and Protect - Detailing World

you can see here the effect and the dilutions this customer use with PERL .
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Thank you Avi, I will give it another shot, I do like 303 by the way, so I probably do have it too strong.
 
I wanted to bump this to the top.

I bought my first bottle of PERL, and diluted 1:3 and 1:1 using distilled water.

With the old tires on the Jeep, I was left with a nice subdued shine after 2 coats- the tires literally soaked up the first coat!

I used a MF applicator and went 1:3 dilution on the plastic fender flares, and came away with streaking.

Is it best to "buff" it while it is still "wet"? I had good results going that route, but had issues trying to buff one of the other flares after it had already dried.
 
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