Hi All,
Received the below goods from Autopia during the "Left Lane Giveaway".
1pc HD Protect.
1pc Polish Angel Supersport
1pc Poorboy`s Vanilla Air Freshener
2pc Microfiber Towels
This weekend, I had the chance to try the HD Protect, and the Polish Angel Supersport.
Let`s get down to business.
HD Protect:
Leather seats were cleaned with Ultima Interior Shampoo. Plastics and all else were wiped down with Meguiars Quik Interior Detailer.
Here are the seats before cleaning:
After cleaning:
HD Protect is a "high" viscosity cream, that smells of leather, and wipes easily onto the surfaces. A few seconds after application, high spots flash and the surfaces are left darker, and with no greasy feeling, and a low satin sheen. Not bad. I don`t like high gloss, anyway, so this is up my alley. Adding more product didn`t seem to add more shine. This is good.
The 50/50 money shots:
Whole interior now done:
Thoughts:
This is a nice product, that offers alleged protection, while not significantly altering the look and feel of surfaces applied to. HD Protect did darken the leather and plastics - but not to a degree that was significantly noticed, after the entire interior was covered. Further - the longer the product "dried", the less darkening and sheen was left on the surfaces.
This product reminds me a lot of the DP Interior Protectant. For $10 a pop, this is pretty good!
Polish Angel Supersport:
Rims were cleaned with Meguiars D143, and various brushes. Hard surfaces wiped down with Tarminator, and 10% IPA solution (and then rinsed/dried). And then 10% IPA wipedown after polishing.
Polishing was done via a drill with a 3" wool ball (I think a Lake Country?) and Meguiars Ultimate Compound. This combo made short work of the marring and scratches that I obviously put onto the rims while cleaning. I only really cared about polishing up the black painted pockets...the faces are fine, and any scratching...I don`t notice.
I`d like to say I polished only 1 rim, to have a control, for a legitimate experiment - but I`d be lying. I was tired. And hot. So I only polished one rim. The other three were just cleaned. Whatever. I`m at peace with that.
What this accomplishes, however, is a reasonable comparison to a rim without the Supersport - as to see how well it cleans up, next round, or to see how much brake dust does or does not settle on the surface.
I didn`t get any shots of the polishing process, as it was hot and I was tired and just wanted to be done. Anyway, here is what a rim looks like after about 3 weeks of normal driving.
And here`s the rim that was cleaned, polished and coated with Supersport (pockets and faces - not barrels):
Thoughts:
The product is a chunky consistency, with clumps of white sludge mixed with aqua blue slime. Mild petroleum solvent scent.
After vigorous shaking, the slurry started to come together - but sill with clumps. Whatever. I was tired at this point, and just wanted to spray down the damn wheel and get on with it.
The product sprayed and wiped in well - as one would expect. I applied to a towel and then wiped on the surfaces. It nearly disappeared into the surfaces. A quick buff and all was good.
No other thoughts offered - until after a few weeks of driving has taken it`s toll on the "Supersported" wheel.
I`ll be back with thoughts on the "protection" in a few weeks.
Thanks to Ray and the Autopia crew for the products. Very cool!
Received the below goods from Autopia during the "Left Lane Giveaway".
1pc HD Protect.
1pc Polish Angel Supersport
1pc Poorboy`s Vanilla Air Freshener
2pc Microfiber Towels
This weekend, I had the chance to try the HD Protect, and the Polish Angel Supersport.
Let`s get down to business.
HD Protect:
Leather seats were cleaned with Ultima Interior Shampoo. Plastics and all else were wiped down with Meguiars Quik Interior Detailer.
Here are the seats before cleaning:
After cleaning:
HD Protect is a "high" viscosity cream, that smells of leather, and wipes easily onto the surfaces. A few seconds after application, high spots flash and the surfaces are left darker, and with no greasy feeling, and a low satin sheen. Not bad. I don`t like high gloss, anyway, so this is up my alley. Adding more product didn`t seem to add more shine. This is good.
The 50/50 money shots:
Whole interior now done:
Thoughts:
This is a nice product, that offers alleged protection, while not significantly altering the look and feel of surfaces applied to. HD Protect did darken the leather and plastics - but not to a degree that was significantly noticed, after the entire interior was covered. Further - the longer the product "dried", the less darkening and sheen was left on the surfaces.
This product reminds me a lot of the DP Interior Protectant. For $10 a pop, this is pretty good!
Polish Angel Supersport:
Rims were cleaned with Meguiars D143, and various brushes. Hard surfaces wiped down with Tarminator, and 10% IPA solution (and then rinsed/dried). And then 10% IPA wipedown after polishing.
Polishing was done via a drill with a 3" wool ball (I think a Lake Country?) and Meguiars Ultimate Compound. This combo made short work of the marring and scratches that I obviously put onto the rims while cleaning. I only really cared about polishing up the black painted pockets...the faces are fine, and any scratching...I don`t notice.
I`d like to say I polished only 1 rim, to have a control, for a legitimate experiment - but I`d be lying. I was tired. And hot. So I only polished one rim. The other three were just cleaned. Whatever. I`m at peace with that.
What this accomplishes, however, is a reasonable comparison to a rim without the Supersport - as to see how well it cleans up, next round, or to see how much brake dust does or does not settle on the surface.
I didn`t get any shots of the polishing process, as it was hot and I was tired and just wanted to be done. Anyway, here is what a rim looks like after about 3 weeks of normal driving.
And here`s the rim that was cleaned, polished and coated with Supersport (pockets and faces - not barrels):
Thoughts:
The product is a chunky consistency, with clumps of white sludge mixed with aqua blue slime. Mild petroleum solvent scent.
After vigorous shaking, the slurry started to come together - but sill with clumps. Whatever. I was tired at this point, and just wanted to spray down the damn wheel and get on with it.
The product sprayed and wiped in well - as one would expect. I applied to a towel and then wiped on the surfaces. It nearly disappeared into the surfaces. A quick buff and all was good.
No other thoughts offered - until after a few weeks of driving has taken it`s toll on the "Supersported" wheel.
I`ll be back with thoughts on the "protection" in a few weeks.
Thanks to Ray and the Autopia crew for the products. Very cool!
