What's special about undercarriage/wheel well dressing?

[BigAl3]

i use a water based dressing diluted 2:1 and spray it on and it dries without really having to even touch it...

[NSXTASY]

Originally Posted by Dunbar42

CD2 works really well but I don't think it's as cost effective. I only seemed to get 5-6 uses per can using them on wheel wells. I figure I can get 30-40 applications out of my $17 bottle of FK1 108 (plus it works great for the trim and dash too.) I save CD2 for the engine bay.

1 gallon of FK1 1o8 @ $36 would be more cost effective

[cjbigcog]

Have to chime in regarding one of my favorite products: Griot's Garage Undercarriage Spray. Always makes my wheel wells and suspension parts look great. A bit thin, so I have to wipe off any excess.

[argosy20]

Originally Posted by cjbigcog

Have to chime in regarding one of my favorite products: Griot's Garage Undercarriage Spray. Always makes my wheel wells and suspension parts look great. A bit thin, so I have to wipe off any excess.

Big fan of the Griot's as well. Bought some CG Bare Bones, but haven't had a chance to try it out. Wheel well dressing is one of the things that I learned from this site and it really makes a big difference.

[Accumulator]

Huh, I'm kinda surprised that so may people like the Griot's Undercarriage Spray, thought I was all by my lonesome on that one.

[backwoods_lex]

Thanks for the tips guys. Not having to actually wipe the dressing after spraying is a good way to save time. Things like that allow me to bump up my hourly rate more and more.

[chefwong]

I am in LOVE with the Adams Undercarriage spray from a looks dept. It sprays well or maybe it's the new spray head I'm using.....get very even coverage and it dries to a nice finish with a ever slight sheen on it. After 2 days however, I can still smell grape when I walk by which I DON'T like.

As opposed to what I was using previously for the wheel wells (hyperdressing 3:1), - in which I admit I did not try cutting it more, but sofar, I like the less sheen of the Adams + application seems more even (again, different sprayer head which may be skewing results). It dries fairly quick=quicker than the Meguiars product. Have not run it through a puddle or 2 yet though .

[Bigpoppa3346]

You are going to raise your hourly rate because you can save literally 2 minutes (at most) not wiping down the wheel wells?

[backwoods_lex]

Originally Posted by Bigpoppa3346

You are going to raise your hourly rate because you can save literally 2 minutes (at most) not wiping down the wheel wells?

Probably more than two minutes as I try to dot my I's and cross my T's when I do work and depending on what type of vehicle it is (think civic vs. F-150). Also, it is a combination of these MANY small things that add up to a decent amount of time saved on a vehicle. For example, I plan on using 303 protectant exclusively in the future because it streaks less than any other protectant that I have used before. Less time double-wiping the dash is another penny in the bank. Not that it really matters, because business is slow for me, but if it were not, it could mean the difference between having the time for a detail on a small car with the time I save.

The real question in this idea is if the cost of product justifies the time saved. I'm actually looking to do a group buy (cheaper bulk price) on 303 in the future if anyone is interested.