bjwebster
04-19-2003, 01:08 PM
With all the talk about Clearkote lately, I decided I would test it on my own. I tried the Moosewax, The Vanilla Moose, And the Quikshine. Prior to testing, I clayed the testing grounds with Autopia clay and lube, Glide and Block, and then I taped off the first testing area, and moved the tape to the inside edges as i went along so that the areas would be directly next to eachother for comparison.
Moosewax:
Wow, i cannot find anything good to say about it. It just didn`t work well for me. It left major haloing on the paint, removed every last bit of vanilla moose under it, and left the surface pretty much bare. No depth, or anything.
I took about a trillion pics trying to capture what i was talking about and this is the best I could come up with. It looks decent, not so haloing in anything but direct light/sunlight. But in the right light at the right angle, its not pretty.
Here It Is:
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1265decent3_copy.jpg
Where it is much blacker and not halo`ed the right, that is where I applied Vanilla moose topped with P21S. The line extending beyond the marker line is where product built up along the edge of the tape, i didn`t remove it because it showed a nice barrier of where one product stopped, and the next product began.
Pro`s: Can be used in the sun, I didn`t try it in the sun, but thats what everyone says.
Cons: Leaves a sterile haloed surface.
Vanilla Moose:
Well I definitely like the Vanilla moose better than the Moosewax. Its a very odd consistency, almost like water. I noticed when i squirted it on my applicator, it had some odd mixed consistency about it, this was after I shook it very well to re-mix the product.
I found the vanilla moose to glaze and clean the surface well, but it was slightly harder to remove than P21S gepc, and left a few streaks. I think thats the surface shine and depth it leaves, is somewhere close to GEPC but not better imo.
Pros: Leaves a fairly deep slick surface.
Cons: Left some streaks that had to be buffed pretty good to remove. Not as easy to work with as P21S GEPC.
Quikshine:
If I was to go buy another clearkote product tomorrow, it would be the quikshine. It leaves a nice slick surface, and dried streak free. It reminded me of some of my favorite QD`s like Eagle one QD, mothers showtime, and Pinnacle crystal mist.
I would have to use it more before I decided if I would use it over other QD`s I like. But initial tests prove its a pretty nice QD.
Pros: Leaves a super slick surface, dries streak free.
Cons: Pricey compared to other QD`s available.
Moosewax:
Wow, i cannot find anything good to say about it. It just didn`t work well for me. It left major haloing on the paint, removed every last bit of vanilla moose under it, and left the surface pretty much bare. No depth, or anything.
I took about a trillion pics trying to capture what i was talking about and this is the best I could come up with. It looks decent, not so haloing in anything but direct light/sunlight. But in the right light at the right angle, its not pretty.
Here It Is:
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/1265decent3_copy.jpg
Where it is much blacker and not halo`ed the right, that is where I applied Vanilla moose topped with P21S. The line extending beyond the marker line is where product built up along the edge of the tape, i didn`t remove it because it showed a nice barrier of where one product stopped, and the next product began.
Pro`s: Can be used in the sun, I didn`t try it in the sun, but thats what everyone says.
Cons: Leaves a sterile haloed surface.
Vanilla Moose:
Well I definitely like the Vanilla moose better than the Moosewax. Its a very odd consistency, almost like water. I noticed when i squirted it on my applicator, it had some odd mixed consistency about it, this was after I shook it very well to re-mix the product.
I found the vanilla moose to glaze and clean the surface well, but it was slightly harder to remove than P21S gepc, and left a few streaks. I think thats the surface shine and depth it leaves, is somewhere close to GEPC but not better imo.
Pros: Leaves a fairly deep slick surface.
Cons: Left some streaks that had to be buffed pretty good to remove. Not as easy to work with as P21S GEPC.
Quikshine:
If I was to go buy another clearkote product tomorrow, it would be the quikshine. It leaves a nice slick surface, and dried streak free. It reminded me of some of my favorite QD`s like Eagle one QD, mothers showtime, and Pinnacle crystal mist.
I would have to use it more before I decided if I would use it over other QD`s I like. But initial tests prove its a pretty nice QD.
Pros: Leaves a super slick surface, dries streak free.
Cons: Pricey compared to other QD`s available.