ilogikal1 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Stripped my foam lance down today to swap out the gauze for a clean one. Think it's safe to say that it needed it! In other news, there will be the final results on the durability of the headlight protection coming very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Oooooo..... totally forgot you had the headlight test ongoing. I polished mine few months back and was seeing if weekly application of Optimum Optiseal would fair better than my Gtechniq C4 I applied last year. Alas no So I'm looking forward to your side by side test results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly64 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 16 hours ago, HEADPHONES said: 'm looking forward to your side by side test results I'm looking forward to this one too, using Car Polish with a reputed "UV" protection at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Apologies chaps, I got distracted refurbishing my window motor after it packed up a couple of days ago. I will have the results written up with pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly64 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 33 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said: Apologies chaps, I got distracted refurbishing my window motor after it packed up a couple of days ago. I will have the results written up with pictures tomorrow. Apology not necessary, understand entirely. Anytime you're ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 No excuses, we demand RESULTS NOW BITCH!!!11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelly64 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, Ekona said: No excuses, we demand RESULTS NOW BITCH!!!11 Or another way to say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Ekona said: No excuses, we demand RESULTS NOW BITCH!!!11 Just for that I’m now going to post the results after my dinner tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ilogikal1 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ekona said: Fine. I mean if you're going to sulk like a little bitch... I'll start with the C5/Mohs side. Which, for those of you who know me well enough by now, means that either the wipes were exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. If you're thinking that, you would be correct. If you're not, you probably should. The car has for the most part been parked on a south facing driveway since application, meaning that given the summer we've had they've seen a lot of direct sunlight in the last 4 months. That said, it's "only" been four months since application. As a reminder, C5 is on the left & Mohs on the right as you look at it. Up close, there's still a definitive line showing that one or both coatings are still very present; Excusing the raindrops, up close there doesn't appear to be a huge difference between the two. In person, there also isn't a huge difference but there is evidence that one is stronger than the other - one side is noticeably clearer than the other which is starting to look a little (a very little!) bit "soft focussy" (rather than hazy). As can be seen here; Mohs in the top picture, C5 in the bottom. Okay so here it looks like C5 is the one struggling around the projector housing whilst Mohs looks fine. In person this is actually the other way around. C5, in person, looks stronger whilst Mohs is the one in soft focus. It's noticeable but only side-by-side and very difficult to pick up on camera. As you can clearly (not) see here; Meanwhile, over on the other side... Just to remind you, there was a section at the top that was polished, a portion of which was coated with Mohs and a section that was left unprotected entirely. This is the edge where the wipe met the completely unprotected section, demonstrating that the wipe coating is still present; Due to lighting issues, I couldn't get a reasonable shot of the Mohs section, but in person it's evidently present and similar to the other headlight. I've also failed to get a (good) picture of the comparison between the wiped headlight and the unprotected section other than the above. However, given the following shots I'm sure you don't need that direct comparison... For reference, no discernible difference between the unprotected, unpolished section and the wiped areas. Also very little difference between the polished, unprotected section and a the wiped areas. So... er, yeah. Four months. Just to remind you, C5 is "designed" for wheels (i.e. paint), Mohs is designed for bodywork (i.e. paint) and the wipes are designed specifically for headlights. My summary - the wipes do nothing more than apply a self-levelling coating that evens out the existing hazing giving the appearance that it's "fixed" it temporarily. Very temporarily! Essentially, it's the headlight coating equivalent to a glaze; quick, easy, short-term non-solution that simply masks the problem rather than fixes anything. So if you want to tidy up your headlights, polish them and protect them with a wheel coating! Edited September 7, 2018 by ilogikal1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Well bang goes my theory of just using the wipes then time to break out the big guns after all. As always, sterling stuff and thanks dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 There is one quick, easy fix.... Buy a new car. They come with new headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Not my car, so if she wants to buy a new one then she can go right ahead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Well if it's not your car then the wipes will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Great test results. Won't be wasting my money on wipes then. I found my Gtechniq C4 tends to fail in patches after about a year. I may try 2 coats next time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 I'm not sure multiple coats of coatings will help with durability to be honest, they're not really designed to be layered so I think about a year is he best you'll get without going for either a specialist product (I want to try this, I'm just not willing to pay that much for two headlights given the shelf-life once opened is one sixth the life of the product! 30ml is at least 28ml more than I'd use!), even then it's only going to last 18months-to-2years, or reapplying the OEM coating which is usually a much more involved process. ...Or option 3; a little parasol over each headlight. That'd work, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobie140 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I tried similar wipes near the start of summer, after about 4 days they were back to how they were originally 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) So.... erm... does this make me a published author now? http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=409952 http://car-chem.com/store/information/news&news_id=109 And, of course; https://waxandshine.co.uk/wash-guide Edited November 20, 2018 by ilogikal1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 NIIIIIIICE! Pretty old school with the two bucket wash, I’ve gone three, no big deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, SuperStu said: NIIIIIIICE! Pretty old school with the two bucket wash, I’ve gone three, no big deal Not all of us can afford such opulent luxuries you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 And I bet the flash bastard isn't even using the orange B&Q buckets!!!!11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 13 hours ago, SuperStu said: NIIIIIIICE! Pretty old school with the two bucket wash, I’ve gone three, no big deal How does three buckets work then? Two rinse buckets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sim said: How does three buckets work then? Two rinse buckets? One for shampoo, one for mitt rinse, one for him to dip his dainty little hands into so they don't get too soapy for too long 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Sim said: How does three buckets work then? Two rinse buckets? Wash, rinse & wheels typically. Given how filthy wheels can be it's a good idea to have separate water just for the wheels. But then you could even go 4 buckets... ...Or change the water & rinse out the bucket before moving onto the paint. (I use 3 buckets. And separate wash mitts too). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 For a routine weekly maintenance wash, I do the wheels last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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