What did you do today, in regards to detailing?
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You know that Sensatec is not leather? Its vinyl/plastic. Dont know if its a bad idea to put products made for leather on vinyl/plastic but it is certainly wasted and there may be more suitable products.
Setec Astronomy
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It seems to me that all of the products for coated leather were always compatible with vinyl...or as it's known today..."vegan leather". Seems to me almost all "leather" seats always had some parts that were vinyl, anyway....or maybe that's just my cheap cars.
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That would be why products like Carpro Perl and 303 Protectant are listed as suitable for leather. Even Megs Hyper Dressing at the right dilution.
I've tried 303 and Perl on leather, but found they created an excessively slick, squeaky finish. But that's a personal preference on look and feel, but dressings are a workable solution.
Most cars offered with "leather" trim are a mixture of vinyl and p/u coated leather. That applies to everything from a Kia or Toyota, right up into high end brands like Porsche, Jaguar, Mercedes and BMW. It's only the uber expensive brands like Rolls Royce, Bentley and Ferrari that do full leather, but even then, its coated leather to ensure long term durability. Natural or uncoated leather ages terribly when used for car interiors, the byproduct of the heat soaking and extreme temperature fluctuations, then the abrasion from contact.
As a rough guide, the average vehicle with "leather" will have p/u coated leather for seat backrest and squab, the steering wheel and forward face of the headrest. The bolsters, seat backs, and door trims are usually vinyl, which is more durable and cheaper. The car company can't advertise this combination of materials as being "leather trim", so they call it made-up names like MB-Tex, vegan leather, or marketing terms like "leather accented trim".
Once you step into the luxury segments, leather can extend to the door trims, shifter and e-brake boots, armrests etc.
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I've been an ADS customer for 2 years, give or take and have used just about all their stuff and the Ceramic sealant is good stuff, it's had an actual revision lately too (green foil lettering on the front).
I know it's more expensive but ADS Phobics is worth a look. Thing is though, gotta use it up within 6-9 monthes but is THAT much better
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I have personally been un impressed with Phobic, applied it to my atlas a few months ago and its already dead on the doors. I really love amplify, so I want to try something that i can easily apply every 2-3 months and see how I feel about that compared to proper ceramics.I've been an ADS customer for 2 years, give or take and have used just about all their stuff and the Ceramic sealant is good stuff, it's had an actual revision lately too (green foil lettering on the front).
I know it's more expensive but ADS Phobics is worth a look. Thing is though, gotta use it up within 6-9 monthes but is THAT much better
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I've been using it since it came out. So, so easy. Even easier with a microfiber applicator. Two coats lasts 6 months on a garage-kept car, 3-4 months on my outdoor car.
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Ceramic Spray Sealant is one of the easiest to apply ceramic spray sealant on the market. It's as easy and forgiving as Amplify, which itself is one of the easiest of its type as well. Both act like an old-fashioned detail spray, as in a simply spray and wipe process that you can almost do with a single towel. It's probably not the slickest spray sealant, but hardly lacking in that department.
I know some questioned the durability of the earlier version, however they addressed that after taking on the feedback.
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I'm torn between trying this out or Carpro Reload 2.0Ceramic Spray Sealant is one of the easiest to apply ceramic spray sealant on the market. It's as easy and forgiving as Amplify, which itself is one of the easiest of its type as well. Both act like an old-fashioned detail spray, as in a simply spray and wipe process that you can almost do with a single towel. It's probably not the slickest spray sealant, but hardly lacking in that department.
I know some questioned the durability of the earlier version, however they addressed that after taking on the feedback.
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Reload needs a little more effort to get right, but I personally think it's a more substantial product. Kinda hard to explain, but Reload seems to make paint pop a little better, and does more for trim as well. Both are excellent products though, so I'd get the 100ml sample of Reload 2.0 and the 473ml bottle of CSS.
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We had the garage floor done with the polyurea (not epoxy) coating. It makes the garage lighter. If you look the the short wall near garage door you can see my bucket dolly and pressure washer parts. No, I am not getting those hexagonal lights.
Interestingly the warranty left by the installer (written by lawyers) warn to not use SOY based cleaners. I know ONR is based upon SOY. The warranty recommends treating it like I would consider hardwood floors.
The Ubox (aka the crate) was from moving stuff from my dad's estate to our house.
I like doing work in the garage with the doors open but due our poor design the open door blocks a lot of the light.
Interestingly the warranty left by the installer (written by lawyers) warn to not use SOY based cleaners. I know ONR is based upon SOY. The warranty recommends treating it like I would consider hardwood floors.
The Ubox (aka the crate) was from moving stuff from my dad's estate to our house.
I like doing work in the garage with the doors open but due our poor design the open door blocks a lot of the light.
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Setec Astronomy
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Wow Bunky, that looks great!
I found out Kcx released their new spray sealant. Perfect finish sealant, I also know Gtechnic has a new v4 for their spray sealant. On friday I am going to be near the local detail supply so I might grab one of them to test drive. apparantly I cant get ADS CSS before this weekend. Of all my glass bottle coatings Gtechniq has lasted the longest, so I am tempted to give them another go.
Did a wash/ sealant on the CRV this mourning. Did Labrocosmetica Neve prewash, Turtle Wax Max Power foam contact wash, used panel prep.
Then used 4 different sealants.
Turtle Wax Seal N Shine on passenger 3rd of hood/ passenger fender/passengers front and rear doors
TEC 582 on roof
Turtle Wax Pure Beads on center of hood/ grill/windshield/ passenger & drivers quarter panels/ rear lift gate
Feynlab Hybrid Ceramic Detailer on drivers 3rd of hood/ drivers fender/ drivers front and rear doors
Then Aqua Gloss on tires and Optimum hybrid drying aid on wheels
So i recorded which areas had which sealant. Going to see which one gives up first and which one makes out the best.
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Then used 4 different sealants.
Turtle Wax Seal N Shine on passenger 3rd of hood/ passenger fender/passengers front and rear doors
TEC 582 on roof
Turtle Wax Pure Beads on center of hood/ grill/windshield/ passenger & drivers quarter panels/ rear lift gate
Feynlab Hybrid Ceramic Detailer on drivers 3rd of hood/ drivers fender/ drivers front and rear doors
Then Aqua Gloss on tires and Optimum hybrid drying aid on wheels
So i recorded which areas had which sealant. Going to see which one gives up first and which one makes out the best.
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Curious about your take on ease of use and the cosmetic impact each had.Did a wash/ sealant on the CRV this mourning. Did Labrocosmetica Neve prewash, Turtle Wax Max Power foam contact wash, used panel prep.
Then used 4 different sealants.
Turtle Wax Seal N Shine on passenger 3rd of hood/ passenger fender/passengers front and rear doors
TEC 582 on roof
Turtle Wax Pure Beads on center of hood/ grill/windshield/ passenger & drivers quarter panels/ rear lift gate
Feynlab Hybrid Ceramic Detailer on drivers 3rd of hood/ drivers fender/ drivers front and rear doors
Then Aqua Gloss on tires and Optimum hybrid drying aid on wheels
So i recorded which areas had which sealant. Going to see which one gives up first and which one makes out the best.
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As far as the application and buff off I really didn't notice any difference between any of them. Hard to tell post application difference between them. If I had to pick which one made a difference in jetting I'd say the edge goes to the TEC582. Of course the only product which did any streaking was the SealNShine and the Pure Beads was the only one that wasn't slick but ill wait to see if the others are still slicker after the first wash.
I'm predicting the TEC 582 will diminish it's protection first as I use it diluted 1:1 but that is just an educated guess. Time will tell.