Griot`s Garage is here!

[ec90]

Seems like some great service and any company that takes the time to post directly with consumers is absolutely awesome.

[skibik]

Welcome to the forums! I have your 6" polisher and love it. Also have Speed Shine Clay kit with the Speed shine towels and they are all great products.

[Brownie]

Hey Rsurfer...Griot`s Manufacturers its Car Care Products in house. Our chemist formulates unique formulas on the bench, then performs a scale up batch to ensure bench formulas translate into 100`s of gallons... then our production team mixes the formulas. There are few companies left who actually manufacturer their own products...we continue to invest in our research and development to ensure our quality is legit.

Thanks for asking...

[Rsurfer]

Hey Rsurfer...Griot`s Manufacturers its Car Care Products in house. Our chemist formulates unique formulas on the bench, then performs a scale up batch to ensure bench formulas translate into 100`s of gallons... then our production team mixes the formulas. There are few companies left who actually manufacturer their own products...we continue to invest in our research and development to ensure our quality is legit.

Thanks for asking...

Good to know and thanks for answering.

[Greg Gellas]

Welcome to Autopia!

[KBsToy]

Just used your bug and smudge spray remover on my car after a trip. The front was covered with bugs I just spritz the front good let it set and used my cleaning pad and came off with no trouble

[steve1972]

Question about your pads. i heard a few people say they remind them of the LC hydotech pads. So are your pads the same as the hydrotechs?

[Griot's Garage]

haha that`s what I`m saying! Thank you though! We`ve be EXTRA busy lately so it`ll be enjoy by all.

We`ve *been*!!!

[Swanicyouth]

Welcome!

Any plans to make the glass sealant, which I really like, easier to buff off?

The trick to using it is to apply it thin. I use a CarPro block with a paper shop towel wrapped around it with just a line of product - just like a coating. The second trick is to wait for it to dry much longer than 20 mins. The longer the product sits - the easier it is to buff off. I`ve let it sit for an hour plus. If it`s applied thin and completely dry - it`s pretty easy to buff off.

If you have a stubborn spot, you can just spray it with DI water when you buff it off.

[TuxedoTaurus]

The trick to using it is to apply it thin. I use a CarPro block with a paper shop towel wrapped around it with just a line of product - just like a coating. The second trick is to wait for it to dry much longer than 20 mins. The longer the product sits - the easier it is to buff off. I`ve let it sit for an hour plus. If it`s applied thin and completely dry - it`s pretty easy to buff off.

If you have a stubborn spot, you can just spray it with DI water when you buff it off.

I will try that out, sound right as a pad applicator does absorb another of product.

[Bunky]

Do you actually mix all liquids on site? What product has the most complex formula (number of ingredients) combined?

[Griot's Garage]

Question about your pads. i heard a few people say they remind them of the LC hydotech pads. So are your pads the same as the hydrotechs?

They are somewhat similar in that they are European pre-polymer foam. All of our pads are reticulated though. We also designed in the unique chamfered edge for added safety and a larger working surface and had the thermoset bond hook and loop. Long story short, they are not the same pads. Hopefully that helps!

[Griot's Garage]

Do you actually mix all liquids on site? What product has the most complex formula (number of ingredients) combined?

We mix everything on site throughout the process (test samples/variants, scale-up batches, production batches). And that is a really interesting question! The winner is probably Best of Show Wax. Richard just told me he counted over 25 ingredients.

[steve1972]

They are somewhat similar in that they are European pre-polymer foam. All of our pads are reticulated though. We also designed in the unique chamfered edge for added safety and a larger working surface and had the thermoset bond hook and loop. Long story short, they are not the same pads. Hopefully that helps!

Thanks for you reply. Have seen a lot of people say they thought they were the same cause of looks and how they both perform

[Griot's Garage]

Thanks for you reply. Have seen a lot of people say they thought they were the same cause of looks and how they both perform

You`re welcome. Side-by-side it`s a little easier to tell for sure. There are only so many different types of foam but there are some key differences.