A picture is worth a thousand words. After a week driving in the rain still looks pretty good/clean. Obviously lower areas not so much.As I said, my car really was still beading almost like new but I had an itch so had to scratch it.
If you had to compare BH Touchless to Car Pro Lift, what say you? Obvious differences like PH balance and chemical composition asideā¦.At work today, I washed both delivery vans. Just quietly, it was hardly āworkā!
In terms of products and equipment, I naturally didnāt have full access to my usual arsenal. Iāve had my Kranzle K1152 at work for a few weeks now, using it to clean down paths and shade cloth while customer flow has been quiet. So having that on hand made progress relatively easy. In addition to that, from home I brought a foam cannon, wash bucket, a wheel brush, and tire brush. Towels, a couple of multipurpose TRC Car Wash Towels, a large waffle weave drying towel, and an old Meguiarās microfiber wash pad.
Chemical wise, I decided this would be a great opportunity to use up some less than stellar products from my collection. For example, Mirch Ceramic Detailer, Mirch Obsidian Tire Dressing, Meguiarās Quick Interior Detailer (the gallon format with the strange vinegar-like scent), and a bottle of P&S Radiance (more on that shortly).
For the wheels and tires, I used Shine Supply Wise Guy, which easily dealt with the usual euro brake dust on this duo, a VW Crafter and Renault Traffic. For the paint, I went in for the kill with Bilt Hamber Touch-less as a pre-wash, THIS is what this product was designed for!
For the contact wash, I used the P&S Radiance Wash and Wax. I was sent this product in error after ordering the ānewā version called Inspiration Radiance. I donāt normally use wash-n-wax type soaps, but in this case, I decided it would be the perfect opportunity to use this soap up on two vehicles that donāt warrant extensive effort being put into their appearance. Surprisingly, this soap is very nice to use, cleans well and leaves behind a layer of gloss and water beading that was not there to begin with.
Howeverā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦.
When Inspiration Radiance was unveiled at SEMA late last year, P&S said that this was a newly reformulated version of the earlier Radiance Wash and Wax, updated to deliver a deeper clean and used as a coating maintenance wash. Having used Inspiration Radiance a bit now, I appreciate that little something it adds to the paint during the wash.
After using the āoldā version today, I would say they are the same product! They smell the same, they āfeelā the same, the have the same consistency, the same colour, the same gloss and water beading boost. I think the only āreformulationā that went down was the new bottle and new label. Does this matter, probably not, I actually liked using the āoldā version today. But I donāt think the ānewā version is as new as they would have you believe.
Finishing the detail, I removed the bulk of standing water with our EGO blower (with no stubby nozzle, this one is actually used for leaves), I then went over the paint using the large waffle weave and Mirch Ceramic Detailer. The interiorās got a vacuum, a wipe down with Megs QID, the glass attended to with some glass cleaner and paper towel from the shop. I then dressed the tires with Mirch Obsidian.
No photos today, I was on the clock and each van is covered in our company logoās ect. Both came up great though! Two things that stood out, Bilt Hamber Touch-less is amazing for cutting through road grime and mud, and P&S Radiance made both vans look like they had been freshly waxed.
Having used both enough now, its a night and day difference.
Had a feeling youād say that. OG is the only company Iāve found carrying BH in the US at the moment so itās a waiting game to get some.
Touch-less is not something you will need every time you wash, but it's nice to have on hand.
Gyeon Tire Cleaner works really well. Itās what I use and it takes everything off
For tires, you need alkalinity! However, depending on the tire and what was used previously, you may need to approach this from two angles. I say this because I have tires that strip easily, others resist pretty much everything.
Vinny: As El Jefe said, Mineral Spirits will strip the rubber of nearly all the previous dressing products and the surface of the tire will look the same as D's Tarminator-treated tire. It stinks, of course, but then most aggressive products do because of the solvents.
Totally forgot I have a bottle of ReTyre too. Got pushed behind a few bottles of adhesive remover, window cleaner, etc.
