Magic Eraser: A new use??

detailchick said:
OK Richy I tried it but first let me explain I recently clayed , polished and put a sealant on a few weeks ago so it was already very slick and smooth to start with .

Also it was late in the day , the sun was shining but not directly above.

I used a brand new eraser and some spray wax and went over a small area with 4 light passes.

To my amazement it did not look marred at all . It did however take the sealant off or at least felt like it.

I am going to look at it again in better daylight and see if I see any marring i may have missed.

But this is probably not a good test because how many cars do you get that have already been clayed polished and have sealant on?

Thats my results so far :)no visible damage .
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Very interesting chick. Thanks for the test!
 
CEE DOG said:
Very interesting chick. Thanks for the test!
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Sure Ceedog :smile:

I checked it again tonight with a LED flashlight and still did not see any marring but i have a feeling this says more about the BFWD than it does the eraser .

Any more experiments ? The car will be "retired " in a few days so I can abuse it in any way possible if needed :rofl:
 
DC..thanks for following up on this test. I expected it to scratch the surface lightly and was interested to see how it would compare to wet sand paper. It sounds like 3G grit or higher. Might be an interesting last step after using 2000 or 2500 grit and before compounding. I'm hoping to play with it this week. I just got my new Cquartz in though, so I want to test it first and I'm on afternoons, so I don't have a lot of time to do it in the morning. Thanks again for taking that on!
 
Be careful with the Magic Eraser, its made of Melamine (or some version) if I remember correctly. It basically abrasive cuts into leather and other surfaces.
 
PAR Detailing said:
It will mar the paint, nothing you can't buff out but it will. It works wonders on leather...
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Hey thanks for the tip. :thumbup: I had some really bad Bmw leather seats where the dirt was ground in from the dog and remembered you said it worked for leather. Well it worked great and lifted the dirt off right away . I used lexol soap on it to give it more cleaning power.

These seats were 10 years old and a little beat up so I didnt want to srcub any more .
 
detailchick said:
Hey thanks for the tip. :thumbup: I had some really bad Bmw leather seats where the dirt was ground in from the dog and remembered you said it worked for leather. Well it worked great and lifted the dirt off right away . I used lexol soap on it to give it more cleaning power.

These seats were 10 years old and a little beat up so I didnt want to srcub any more .
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Im glad you were able to see results! I will tell you to be careful with it because if used improperly it can harm leather. I use an apc+ diluted not even 10:1 its more like 20:1 with it for leather. It works wonders.

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PAR Detailing said:
Im glad you were able to see results! I will tell you to be careful with it because if used improperly it can harm leather. I use an apc+ diluted not even 10:1 its more like 20:1 with it for leather. It works wonders.

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Holy crap! That's the best interior 50/50 EVER! :eek:
 
Yeah I was EXTREEMLY careful with it ! Almost every pass I dried it to make sure I wasnt damaging the leather. Its one of those products I would say " use with caution"
I like using it on scuffs in the interior vinyl too . I soak it with vinyl dressing first and just dab the scuff, with hardly no pressure at all and usually its gone but if you start to rub too long or hard it can take definetely do damage .

I also just started washing the bottoms of my feet with one after work, it works great :D
 
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