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Originally posted by RIC
I think the problem with Steve`s Tests is that he does not use scientific methodology like Alex Ruiz uses in his evaluations...i.e...the Alex Ruiz finger test
"The finger test
I don`t know what the paragraph title suggests, but it is not what you think I have this bad manner that with every new product I get, i have to open the bottle and smell it. Also, I like to feel the consistency with my finger, and I usually pick the remainder of what is trapped in between the cap and the bottle itself. Then, I apply it to a surface with my finger, and then remove with a microfiber.
The most important "test" done with the finger, however, is removal. Once the product dries in my finger, I wipe it with a microfiber, thus leaving my finger "waxed". Then, I proceed to wash my hands. First, regular hand soap, then dish soap, and if it fails I use APC direct. Some products are removed by the hand soap alone applied twice (megs old gold class), some of them require one application of dish soap (turtle ultra), and in one case 3 applications of direct dish soap had to be followed up with APC: collinite 476S. Glare had a good laugh at the dishsoap applications, and even the APC had a hard time taking it out of my finger. This "fast" durability test kind of indicates me how good it will fare against the elements. Taking the product out of skin should be much easier than from paint as proper bonding because of natural skin oils and perspiration is not allowed. "