Mmmph
Mad Detailer
I've seen the ClearKote Quick Shine discussions and debates here and FWIW I'm not attempting to start up anything by this review.
I've used the following Quick Detail sprays (and still have all of them but one), so I'm basing my findings on my previous experiences. While I may not have used as many QDs as some folks here, I would personally rate my QD experience level as "advanced". In alphabetical order:
•3M Perfect-It Gloss Enhancer
•Auto Magic #49 Body Shine
•Deep Reflections Quick Detail Spray (Local bathtubber)
•Duragloss 921 Fast Clean and Shine
•Eagle One Wet Wipe 'n Shine
•Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl Instant Detail Spray
•Meguiar's#34 Final Inspection
•Meguiar's Quik Detailer
•Mothers California Gold Showtime Instant Detailer
•One Grand Showoff
•Pinnacle Crystal Mist Quick Detailer
•The Wax Shop Slick Stuff
...and now ClearKote Quick Shine.
Friday evening, I washed (Duragloss 901) and waxed (Pinnacle Souverän) my Black Onyx RX 300. I let it rest overnight, woke up Saturday morning it looked great, as usual! I CCD'ed it and applied Clearkote Quick Shine to the hood and one panel on each side. Every other panel (6 total) was QD'ed with one of the brands listed above (I went through a pile of MF's to do this). I did not QD the tailgate. Whaddya know...It still looked great. Every panel.
Visually, I found no difference between Quick Shine and any of the QD's I used or any difference in the tailgate where I didn't QD. I must say, though, that Quick Shine is some truly slick, slick stuff. It leaves the paint feeling like silk.
I worked in the yard all day Saturday and decided to check out the RX around 6pm. There was dust on the car. I did not CCD. I hopped in and drove to town to return some DVDs. When I got to the video place I checked out my paint. The Quik Shine panels were more dust-free than the others, but not by much. I CCD'ed the tailgate and applied QS to half of it and drove home. I observed the Quick Shine side of the tailgate to be less dusty, but not by much.
Today (Sunday) everything was pretty much the same, so I did the whole RX with Quik Shine :xyxthumbs
Is it the best I've ever used? Yes...but not by much.
• It looks no better than many of the brands mentioned above.
• It does appear to leave a finish that releases dust a little more readily. (This is good, especially with a black car)
• It leaves behind a slick, silky feeling. While that may be personally gratifying, unfortunately, it's not something I want other people to realize, because I don't want them touching my paint to check it out.
I've used the following Quick Detail sprays (and still have all of them but one), so I'm basing my findings on my previous experiences. While I may not have used as many QDs as some folks here, I would personally rate my QD experience level as "advanced". In alphabetical order:
•3M Perfect-It Gloss Enhancer
•Auto Magic #49 Body Shine
•Deep Reflections Quick Detail Spray (Local bathtubber)
•Duragloss 921 Fast Clean and Shine
•Eagle One Wet Wipe 'n Shine
•Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl Instant Detail Spray
•Meguiar's#34 Final Inspection
•Meguiar's Quik Detailer
•Mothers California Gold Showtime Instant Detailer
•One Grand Showoff
•Pinnacle Crystal Mist Quick Detailer
•The Wax Shop Slick Stuff
...and now ClearKote Quick Shine.
Friday evening, I washed (Duragloss 901) and waxed (Pinnacle Souverän) my Black Onyx RX 300. I let it rest overnight, woke up Saturday morning it looked great, as usual! I CCD'ed it and applied Clearkote Quick Shine to the hood and one panel on each side. Every other panel (6 total) was QD'ed with one of the brands listed above (I went through a pile of MF's to do this). I did not QD the tailgate. Whaddya know...It still looked great. Every panel.
Visually, I found no difference between Quick Shine and any of the QD's I used or any difference in the tailgate where I didn't QD. I must say, though, that Quick Shine is some truly slick, slick stuff. It leaves the paint feeling like silk.
I worked in the yard all day Saturday and decided to check out the RX around 6pm. There was dust on the car. I did not CCD. I hopped in and drove to town to return some DVDs. When I got to the video place I checked out my paint. The Quik Shine panels were more dust-free than the others, but not by much. I CCD'ed the tailgate and applied QS to half of it and drove home. I observed the Quick Shine side of the tailgate to be less dusty, but not by much.
Today (Sunday) everything was pretty much the same, so I did the whole RX with Quik Shine :xyxthumbs
Is it the best I've ever used? Yes...but not by much.
• It looks no better than many of the brands mentioned above.
• It does appear to leave a finish that releases dust a little more readily. (This is good, especially with a black car)
• It leaves behind a slick, silky feeling. While that may be personally gratifying, unfortunately, it's not something I want other people to realize, because I don't want them touching my paint to check it out.
