imported_The Uncle
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I got some of this stuff with the Autogeek sample deal a few weeks ago. Thought I'd share some impressions.
The caveat is that I am not a waterless wash user, in general. I have QEW in the garage, but prefer to just wash my car with water (in California, weather is always nice enough to wash outside!). So, I don't have much to compare it to.
I conceptualized this product as a high cleaning detail spray, more than QEW competition, and tested it that way. IMO, the most natural competition might be a product like megs #34.
I used it on my Acura TSX, which has SG topped by 4*UPP. The car had been washed less than a week earlier, and was relatively clean by non-Autopian standards.
I followed the directions, spraying the product liberally on the car, and wiping it off with a clean MF towel (followed by a second pass with a dry towel). The results were just superb. Try as I might, I could not get the waterless wash to streak. It left my car looking like it had just been washed. And, although the Autogeek site reports that there are no shine or slickness enhancers, it left my car glowing and seemed to really enhance the slickness.
For comparison purposes, I tried the same process with Final Inspection about two days later. #34 did a great job of removing whatever dust had accumulated. However, as it has in the past, it did nothing for the shine and did not leave the surface feeling slick. I also got a few streaks.
Conclusion: DP Waterless Wash is an excellent product, if you need a very effective detailing spray for cleaning dust, pollen, and bird bombs. I would not hesitate to use it again, and think it would be a great product to have on your shelf.
The downside? This stuff is far too expensive. At about $40 a gallon, it is twice the price of #34. Maybe you get what you pay for, but this seems like a very expensive item to me. Even worse, the product does not go very far. I used most of my 8 oz sample up on the first "wash."
The caveat is that I am not a waterless wash user, in general. I have QEW in the garage, but prefer to just wash my car with water (in California, weather is always nice enough to wash outside!). So, I don't have much to compare it to.
I conceptualized this product as a high cleaning detail spray, more than QEW competition, and tested it that way. IMO, the most natural competition might be a product like megs #34.
I used it on my Acura TSX, which has SG topped by 4*UPP. The car had been washed less than a week earlier, and was relatively clean by non-Autopian standards.
I followed the directions, spraying the product liberally on the car, and wiping it off with a clean MF towel (followed by a second pass with a dry towel). The results were just superb. Try as I might, I could not get the waterless wash to streak. It left my car looking like it had just been washed. And, although the Autogeek site reports that there are no shine or slickness enhancers, it left my car glowing and seemed to really enhance the slickness.
For comparison purposes, I tried the same process with Final Inspection about two days later. #34 did a great job of removing whatever dust had accumulated. However, as it has in the past, it did nothing for the shine and did not leave the surface feeling slick. I also got a few streaks.
Conclusion: DP Waterless Wash is an excellent product, if you need a very effective detailing spray for cleaning dust, pollen, and bird bombs. I would not hesitate to use it again, and think it would be a great product to have on your shelf.
The downside? This stuff is far too expensive. At about $40 a gallon, it is twice the price of #34. Maybe you get what you pay for, but this seems like a very expensive item to me. Even worse, the product does not go very far. I used most of my 8 oz sample up on the first "wash."
