Finally got brave and used CG ONE

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rkf76

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After weeks of having a filthy car and being scared of trying this stuff out, I finally grew a pair and gave it a shot. I'm not gonna lie though, I didn't follow the directions on the bottle, I guess my pair weren't large enough:(



The past couple weeks have made my car embarrassingly dirty, I even had bird bombs and tree sap on the back end..........in one spot it even looked like somebody had spilled soda on it and it ran down the quarter panel and attracted all the dust and dirt in the city.



I couldn't bring myself to simply spray this stuff on and wipe it off so I went to my local pressure wash spot and did the following:



Pretreated the bird bombs, tree sap, and spilled soda w/Zymol Detail and let it soak for a couple minutes. I pulled it into the wash bay and proceeded to give it a high pressure rinse to remove as much of the caked on dirt and grime as possible. After rinsing I spritzed the left side of the car and then doubled back with my Vroom MF towel (red and white stripped) and wiped off the water and ONE in one direction. I then repeated this on the other side of the car. I then got another MF, same type, and buffed off the haze it left all over the car.



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I am thoroughly impressed with the results!! Not only did it make easy work of the road grime, dust and dirt, without inducing noticeable marring, it left behind a shine, gloss and depth that is a sight for sore eyes. This stuff has my car gleaming like I just laid down a coat of wax on it. I can't wait to see it in the morning in the full sunlight.



The cherry on top? The smell is second to none, it smells like a fresh, juicy mango. I was getting hungry as I was applying/removing it cause it smelled so good.



Does it work as advertised? I don't know, and I'll probably never know......I just have a super hard time spritzing something on a dry, dirty car and wiping it off. But I have no qualms about using it as I did. Total time of this process: 20-25 minutes with an LSP like shine.



Sorry guys, no pics, all of my batteries were dead for my camera:hmph:
 
yup...far superior to spray and wipe as far as emulsifying dirt and leaving a nice gloss behind...the only trade off is you have to buff "ONE"...not that it is hard to buff...just that it is something you dont have to do with spray and wipe...you can definitely tell the difference that "ONE" is really lifting dirt from the vehicle...i still feel spray and wipe doesnt emulsify/encapsulate the dirt nearly as well...
 
Derf said:
Does ONE strip off LSP (in my case 5050 wax)? Thanks.
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From my experiences with it , yes, it does strip wax.

It does leave behind it's own protection , though....good for a couple of weeks.



I don't look at this stuff as a QD. Rather, as a true waterless wash,

paint cleaner/prep.
 
A few pics :



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The car belongs to my buddy. It was detailed once last year...went through

the fall, winter and spring relatively untouched. I was at his workplace detailing another car and decided to try ONE on his car. Used it on EVERYTHING except the tires.

Took about 20 minutes (the wheels slowed me down a bit).
 
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LOL



I had used ONE a couple of times previously , so I had faith in it.

Besides, I'll be detailing it again soon...any marring it might have left behind

will be taken care of.

He's a very good friend who gets free details . In exchange, I get to use his

car as a test bed.

He's REALLY the brave one!!!!
 
This might be obvious and Im missing it, but how does "One" differ from ONR?



What exactly is there to "buff of" from a waterless wash system?
 
gusbubba said:
^^^^

LOL



I had used ONE a couple of times previously , so I had faith in it.

Besides, I'll be detailing it again soon...any marring it might have left behind

will be taken care of.

He's a very good friend who gets free details . In exchange, I get to use his

car as a test bed.

He's REALLY the brave one!!!!
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Good point!!!!



RogueM3 said:
This might be obvious and Im missing it, but how does "One" differ from ONR?



What exactly is there to "buff of" from a waterless wash system?
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ONE is waterless, ONR is rinseless. When you spray on ONE, you let it sit for a few seconds to emulsify the dirt then you wipe it just enough to remove the liquid and dirt. When you do so, the remaining residue will dry to a haze and that's what gets buffed off. With ONR, you wash the car w/a 2 gallon mixture of water and ONR, but you don't have to rinse the car off after you wash it, you just dry it off w/ a MF towel.
 
rkf76 said:
ONE is waterless, ONR is rinseless. When you spray on ONE, you let it sit for a few seconds to emulsify the dirt then you wipe it just enough to remove the liquid and dirt. When you do so, the remaining residue will dry to a haze and that's what gets buffed off. With ONR, you wash the car w/a 2 gallon mixture of water and ONR, but you don't have to rinse the car off after you wash it, you just dry it off w/ a MF towel.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation!



2 Comments:



1) This must make for some DIRTY towels!

2) This is definitely a leap of faith from even those currently using ONR, which requires its own leap of faith for those switching from a traditional wash method.



I just placed a CG order thats already shipped, I might have added this had I known about it. **crossing fingers that because its new they threw it in as a sample..:dance **
 
Figured it's time to be a productive member of Autopia. I had bought CG One a few days before Mothers day and was able to try it out a week later on my friend's car. I had detailed his car previously so I was not too concerned about the level of dirt on the car. I was a little concerned about using it but I figured since he was going to sell the car, it didn't matter.



The process is really as simple as stated. Spray, wait a few seconds, wipe, haze, and wipe/buff.



A before fender:

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After:
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Comparison:

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Reflection shot:

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Video of the process:





Final thoughts:

I really do like this product in that it's so easy to use, smells nice and has some "protection" to it. However, I personally would rather use it on a previously detailed car that was only slightly dirty considering how much a container costs. The only issue I had with it was that after the final buffing process, I felt like I was pushing around some of the residue from the wax. I'm not too sure how to describe it other than maybe it might have became like a dried flake of wax that I needed to pick up w/ a fresh towel.



Hope that helps.:xyxthumbs
 
I could see the concern on the cost for those who just do detailing sometimes, maybe don't charge much to do it, but i'm having a hard time understanding how those who do detailing alot and charge fair market value for their work are citing cost as an issue. It would seem to me that the time saved by using this product would free you up to do more jobs which means more income. Seems to be the perfect product for those wash n wax customers too, especially since this stuff is a sealant and wax AIO.
 
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