Mitchell and King Sultan kit + Phillips wax

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I wanted to do a review of my new acquisition, the Mitchell and King Sultan kit. I knew I was going to detail a Porsche Carrera 996 real soon so I thought I would be using this car to give my first impression on the product.


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Initial condition of the Porsche:


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Using a LED light to evaluate the condition of the paint:


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So now that we saw a bit more about the condition of the car, lets open up the sultan kit and see how it is :


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Every bottle was all packed in a single bag so if any bottle was to be leaked, it wouldn’t contaminated the other. However, I didn’t get the small


foam that make the bottle stand upward like you see on the picture which I think would make more sense than having my bottle move around


a box too big for 12 bottles.


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So first thing, I moved to the bespoke car wash. I asked for a chocolate smell and I got it, when you smell it out of the bottle it smell great but once mixed with the water, you couldn’t really smell it so I guess the smell could be a bit more powerful so when dilute you could still enjoy the great smelling of your bespoke product.


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SPA mix very well and foam quite nicely as you can see:

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However when you apply it on the paintwork, the foam fade quite quickly and leave you with a oily film that will protect your paint while you wash and lube the debris so you can’t scratch your paint which is a good thing. It actually reminded me more of a ONR waterless wash than a traditional hyper-suding car wash.


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It’s easy to see the film it left on the paint. This is not a bad thing but if your about foamy wash, this might not be the wash for you:


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I then moved to RIM... product is like any other iron contaminant cleaner, similar smell, same purple reaction. Same great cleaning power.


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Then, I used EXILE on the paint.. I actually couldn’t tell a difference between that and RIM so maybe they are different, but for a first time, I


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Once the 1-step polish was done, Porsche paint usually correct quite easily so a 1-step was enough, I went ahead with the Paint cleanse to


prep the paint for the wax. I really liked the stuff, it reminded me a lot of Prima Amigo despite the color, it’s not a Black hole/ez-creme similar product IMO.


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Then I moved to the bespoke Philips wax.. 40% carnauba content. I always said Black Label from Raceglaze is in a league different than all the other wax on the market. It feel different than any other wax ; its like a sticky wax and when you apply it on the paint you really feel your leaving a protection behind it, very thick formula, not just some oil texture. You may not like Black Label, that’s fine, but you got to agree that the feeling of the wax is different than the typical wax you used in the past. By the way, I’m not bashing the other waxes, I love many waxes, like celeste dettaglio, dw number one, swissvax crystal rock, zymol royale/vintage, RG55 etc etc... But as detailer and hobbyist, don’t we all like a different feeling from times to times !? Of course we do


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Well for the first time with another wax, this is what I felt... a thick feeling. I asked for a vanilla smell and it was a very lovely smell!! Another nice touch is as soon as you touch the wax with your finger, you can feel the wax melting and you can even heard the sound of the wax melting if your working in a silent workplace .. like popcorn cracking haha!


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My only grip is the sample pot is, IMO, too small. I would’ve preferred a larger pot so make it easier to dip your applicator especially when you will be on your last 5-10ml.


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See, it really does apply thick:

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Then, I went ahead and tried TIRE.. IMO, the product is too runny, I prefer gel type of tire shine but this is purely personal. Product is very


nice and leave a nice satin finish. Perfect for high-end car. I can’t comment on durability but being a water-based products


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I also tried tire on trims.. great enhancement!


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I followed with SEAL on the headlight. It felt great. To be honest, felt a lot like Opti-seal.. a spray sealant, wipe on wipe off super easily. Like it!


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Finally, I tried QD to remove wax haze and to give it a final touch. All products are made in Scotland however this one is made in UK. Just a funny fact, I didn’t ask M&K why is that, maybe he will chime in. Product felt great to be honest, since I polished the paint, applied the paint cleanse and then the wax.. I didn’t really see an increase in gloss from the QD but I bet it would if I applied it 2-3 weeks later.


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One thing I would like though is to have the possibility of bespoken our QD just like we can with our wash and wax.


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Let just to the interior:


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Leather is dyed by leather, by normal wear. Being a beige interior, it is to be expected. Glue/rubber mark around the leather center console, door sill etc.


So I used raceglaze leather cleaner to take care of the stain and dye removal. And used Nourish to treat the leather. It gave me a weird feeling, it felt really sticky and I thought I was doing something wrong and then 10 minutes later it was natural feeling, not over slick, but nor sticky either. It left a really natural feeling just like the tire shine.


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Same review with treat but without the sticky feeling, they both smell the same, I mean no artificial smell but didn’t smell chemical either, just neutral.


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So I was left with a very clean interior with no artificial shine:


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Conclusion: If you want to have your name/logo and the possibility of choosing your scent on some products, Mitchell and King got you covered. If you would like to offer a M&K detail package to your client ( only using one brand of products), the products is enought quality to be able to do that. However, its sure not the cheapest as it comes to about 20$ per bottle, others company like Swissvax/Zymol can be more expensive but theres cheaper alternative too. But... I don’t think M&K’s goal was to offer the cheapest product on the market either. I also never really thought I could manage to do a whole car with only 12 bottles. Pictures yourself as a detailer for a car-show, you have 10 cars to maintains... you bring your big sultan case with enough space to fit 20 bottles, take 12 bottles, fill the rest with microfibers. Take another bag with a polisher a couple pads and some 8oz polish bottle and your covered for the whole event with only 2 bag/case. When people will comes to you, you will look prepared, they will think its cool you have your name/logo on each bottle, you can talk about how nice your vanilla scent smell with your Phillips waxes etc etc.


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All in all, I don’t regret this purchase, it wasn’t the cheapest but it get the job perfectly fine and I can rely on M&K for using quality products.. I don’t have to question myself if this QD X is better than the purple one Z and whats so different beside the smell with this Y QD all offered from the same brand.


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Feel free to leave your comment, as long as its not bashing, constructive comment is always welcomed! If you have tried M&K products too, feel free to add your take, see if it differs from my opinions ( remember, I used the products 2 times so far)

[Scottwax]

Nice review, didn`t know they`d added so many products. I have their Rannoch Wax and its pretty impressive. Easy on and off, and an absolutely sick glow.`