I have a new fav QD .....

Accumulator said:
Something smells better than FK425?!? :eek: Well, OK, M34 is right up there with it...but the OID is *better*? What does its scent remind you of?
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The Adams Detail Spray smells like tropical fruit. Very pleasant but strong odor. When the boss pulls into the garage, she can always tell when I wiped down the car.
 
Someone mentioned HD Final Touch in comparison to FK425. Finally can add something!! Hah! When first tried Final Touch it was the best QD id used, next to the mystery purple Pez scented stuff I cant find anywhere... I used up most of a gallon and saw FK425 go on sale so I bought a gallon of that, largely to investigate the antistatic claims, since I live on a dirt road.



Final Touch was a much slicker QD than most id tried, but FK425 goes on like baby oil. I havent really tried different levels of dillution but it can streak. Ive found that it is especially sensitive to the type of towel you use. A deep nap really helps, where as I usually dont use too plush a towel for QDs because they seem to smear more for me. Any troubles with application are minor compared to the slick feel and great shine. Its great for stretching a coat of wax out for a lot longer than I would have thought. Plus, who doesnt like bubble gum?
 
I agree with yourgrandma that fk425 is fussy when it comes to towels. I haven't tried cutting it - suggestions for dilution rate?
 
I'm always interested to hear when FK425 misbehaves for people....just never did that for me except for when I used it on a wax (as opposed to a sealant).



addysdaddy said:
The Adams Detail Spray smells like tropical fruit...
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Hmmm...I could end up going either way on that one. Funny sometimes, the scents I do/don't like...
 
BTW Accumulator, what I meant about "fussy" regarding the fk425 is sometimes it needs a third wipe. 1x to put it on, 1x to buff and sometimes a third and final buffing to get rid of any streaking. But....I really really like the stuff. Do you use it full strength or are you cutting it with water? Regarding fragrance, I'm famous for my lack of smell so u know it's pretty potent when I can actually tell it's scented. The Adams Detail spray smells good actually but I tried Duragloss 901? car shampoo and that had a very strong cherry odor that I couldn't live with - haha. So go figure. I had some Zymol carnauba back in the day (before they were bought by Turtle Wax) and that had a very nice smell - again a fruity odor if I recall. When it comes to scented products; if there is a smell, I would simply prefer it to smell "clean" (not like a hospital) and not like I'm at a produce stand- just fresh. Okay, I'm officially losing it here. haha
 
addysdaddy said:
BTW Accumulator, what I meant about "fussy" regarding the fk425 is sometimes it needs a third wipe. 1x to put it on, 1x to buff and sometimes a third and final buffing to get rid of any streaking...
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Ah, OK...gotcha. I don't really keep track of how many times I wipe after spritzing it on, and/but I always fog the surface with my breath before the final wipe.



Do you use it full strength or are you cutting it with water?
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Full strength, though if the panel in question is kinda wet that residual water will factor in. Never really notice a juge diff in that case though.



And you're no weirder than I am when it comes to scents :grinno: I often really *like* solventy/chemical scents and many "food-like" ones turn me off in a big way.
 
Accumulator said:
If it ever goes *really* wrong you'll be pretty :hairpull
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Ive had it dry in the sun. Turns into a greasy smudge. Currently, my car s fully streaked from using the wrong towel to wipe down after my last wash. Got some new towels and Ill have a couple different dillutions to try.



Great, now writing about t makes me not like it so much. Hah!
 
Accumulator said:
Well, I really like it, I just use different stuff on waxes (as opposed to sealants).
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I tried dilluting it and using better MF today and it worked well. Much easier to keep from smearing.
 
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