Product Review: Chemical Guys Mr. Pink

[TroyScherer]

Product Review: Chemical Guys Mr. Pink





Introduction:

Like many of you, I am on the never ending search for the best or perfect car wash soap. Like most I have many criteria that I am looking for. I want the soap to have great cleaning ability while also being gentle to the LSP. I want good lubricity to help minimize any marring from having too much drag while also being easy to rinse free afterwards. Let’s be honest if the scent is not pleasing we won’t want to use as much either. And price is always a factor when it comes to spending the cash. There are a few other minor factors that go into my thoughts and choices in choosing car wash; but these are the major ones I focus on.

Product Description / Claims:

Chemical Guys Mr. Pink shampoo is an ultra-concentrated car wash shampoo that produces mountains of thick suds to make washing your car a fun, enjoyable experience. Chemical Guys Mr. Pink shampoo utilizes premium super polymers that encapsulate dirt particles, trapping them in its thick foam so your paint remains scratch-free after every wash. Chemical Guys Mr. Pink will create a foam party when used with our Foam Cannon HP or Foamaster Foam Gun.

Chemical Guys is known for producing one of the most replete lines of car care products, but they’re truly recognized in the detailing world for their vast selection of top-notch car wash shampoos and cleaners. Chemical Guys continues to set the trend that others follow with every new car wash shampoo introduced and Mr. Pink is no exception. Chemical Guys Mr. Pink Shampoo turns something that’s often considered boring and makes it fun by creating a foam party!

Not all car wash shampoos are created equal! Chemical Guys Mr. Pink is hyper concentrated at 1 oz. per 5 gallons of water. With a traditional car wash you will only use 3-4 gallons of water in your wash bucket which means one 16 oz. bottle of Chemical Guys Mr. Pink shampoo is enough to wash your car over 20 times! What’s more, you can wash your car in direct sunlight because Chemical Guys Mr. Pink was developed with the detailer in mind. Its pH balance formula is also wax friendly, meaning it will not affect the durability of your wax or sealant. Chemical Guys Mr. Pink will thoroughly clean every surface on your vehicle while imparting a high-gloss shine.

Product Details:

Packaging: N/A (I am working from a sample)

Directions: N/A (I am working from a sample)

Color: Pink

Viscosity: Thicker Liquid (Not a gel but not watery)

Scent: Candy / Strawberry

Pricing: $8.99 @ 16oz

Price per wash: Assuming 5 gallons of wash solution

- 1oz per wash = 16 washes. $8.99 / 16 = $.562 per wash

Directions:

1. Dilution is 4000:1 (What???)

2. Mix 1oz per 5 gallons of water

3. Wash vehicle

4. Rinse thoroughly

These directions seem a little contradictory to me. A dilution of 4000:1 is 1oz per 31.25 gallons of water. So for a 5 gallon wash you would really need .16oz of soap.

Testing:

I was given a nice 2oz sample of this to try. I wanted to try it in my Foam cannon as well as a 2 bucket wash. I will simply let the video do the rest of the explanation.









Pros:

1. Decent Cleaning ability

2. Easily rinses off

3. Suds last the whole wash

Cons:

1. Over Hyped Sales pitch.

2. No Gallons as of yet

Questions:

1. Will there be a gallon size available?

Final Thought / Summary:

As the new kid on the block Chemical Guys Mr. Pink has quite a few competitors to the high foaming car wash market. I have yet to find a Snow foam soap that cleans as well as a regular car wash. When compared to other dedicated Snow Foam soaps Chemical Guys Mr. Pink is very good. It comes in at a good price point and offers decent cleaning. I could see this being for someone that only wants 1 soap to use a foam gun / cannon and a 2BW, as a regular maintenance soap. Depending on whether or not they make a gallon size available & its cost, will be the deciding factor as to whether or not I purchase this.

[MirandaDetailin]

Nice review,

Looks to be crazy suddzy!

It actually foams really well from what I can see with 1oz in a 32oz foam cannon bottle. Not bad!

I dilute Megs Shampoo Plus 10:1 in gallon jugs then pour that into a 32oz foam cannon and it foams just about as much as that.

So thats some high dilution ratios, (Not 4000:1 though, that`s a little exaggerated. might as well be 4million, bazillion, katrillion:1)

Thanks for the info again!

[TroyScherer]

Nice review,

Looks to be crazy suddzy!

It actually foams really well from what I can see with 1oz in a 32oz foam cannon bottle. Not bad!

I dilute Megs Shampoo Plus 10:1 in gallon jugs then pour that into a 32oz foam cannon and it foams just about as much as that.

So thats some high dilution ratios, (Not 4000:1 though, that`s a little exaggerated. might as well be 4million, bazillion, katrillion:1)

Thanks for the info again!

Thanks.



The foam is very good and the scent is even better. I like this "Candy / Strawberry" scent much better than that of Cherries in DG901. For me Megs Shampoo Plus is just another version of Gold Class wash. I prefer Meg`s HyperWash. The dilution ratio claims are way out there and are like false advertising to me. But I may try it at their 4000:1 once just to prove it to myself.

[MirandaDetailin]

Thanks.



The foam is very good and the scent is even better. I like this "Candy / Strawberry" scent much better than that of Cherries in DG901. For me Megs Shampoo Plus is just another version of Gold Class wash. I prefer Meg`s HyperWash. The dilution ratio claims are way out there and are like false advertising to me. But I may try it at their 4000:1 once just to prove it to myself.

I haven`t tried DG901 yet but have heard good thing about it. I am going to give HyperWash I try. I do like products with fruity scents to them. Makes it pleasant to work with.

[TroyScherer]

I haven`t tried DG901 yet but have heard good thing about it. I am going to give HyperWash I try. I do like products with fruity scents to them. Makes it pleasant to work with.

DG901 has cherry syrup type scent that reminds me of cough syrup.



Hyperwash has a clean soap scent but has much better cleaning and dilution than Shampoo Plus.

Link: http://www.autopia.org/forum/product...yper-wash.html

[Bunky]

Thanks for the review Troy ! It is just as good here as well. So, what is your dilution in the foam cannon (10:1 or greater?)

[TroyScherer]

Thanks for the review Troy ! It is just as good here as well. So, what is your dilution in the foam cannon (10:1 or greater?)

Thanks Al !!!



The bottle for my foam cannon is a 1L. (33.8oz)

For this test I used 1oz in 32oz. So 32:1. But I would suggest maybe using 2oz. So 16:1.

[Inzane]

How is this likely to compare to something like CG`s CW&G using a gilmour foam gun (i don`t own a cannon)?

[tom p.]

Troy, all things considered, including your use of 1oz of soap in the foam gun, I thought that looked very good.



Have you had the chance to try Ultima`s car wash? I kinda consider that one the top of the heap given the dozens of shampoos I`ve used over the years.

[Thomas Dekany]

I wasn`t impressed with that foam in your video. I was expecting thick shaving cream results with that kind of intro. I guess just another CG marketing bs that doesn`t deliver. As a shampoo, it is way too much $$$. I don`t see the value.

[TroyScherer]

How is this likely to compare to something like CG`s CW&G using a gilmour foam gun (i don`t own a cannon)?

As far as foaming: I find them to be fairly similar. The only real difference between them IMO is that CW&G if left to sit / mixed stronger is a better overal cleaner. Especially when used in a bucket wash. But CW&G can begin to degrade and LSP depending on how strong you are using it.

Troy, all things considered, including your use of 1oz of soap in the foam gun, I thought that looked very good.



Have you had the chance to try Ultima`s car wash? I kinda consider that one the top of the heap given the dozens of shampoos I`ve used over the years.

The foam does look good, But after more use and comparison I am finding that other soaps clean better and have a slicker feel to them.



I do like Ultima`s car wash. It seems to dry my hands out a little bit though. The cleaning abilty is very good IMO. I think my favorite aspect of it is that it make the water lay-flat on the paint as final rinse helping to reduse water spots. But other don`t care fo that feature. I don`t use it in a foam gun due to the cost. But the cost is getting much better when you can get it in a gallon size.

I wasn`t impressed with that foam in your video. I was expecting thick shaving cream results with that kind of intro. I guess just another CG marketing bs that doesn`t deliver. As a shampoo, it is way too much $$$. I don`t see the value.

The CG videos are deciving becasue they are using a big PSI gas unit to make the videos look better IMO. As I noted in my Cons: "Over Hyped Sales pitch".



In the end I think this soap is really marketed towards the weekend guy that buys into all the hype and want to try multiple products or the latest and greatest. It`s not for everyone, but its not a bad product.

[tom p.]

The foam does look good, But after more use and comparison I am finding that other soaps clean better and have a slicker feel to them.



I do like Ultima`s car wash. It seems to dry my hands out a little bit though. The cleaning abilty is very good IMO. I think my favorite aspect of it is that it make the water lay-flat on the paint as final rinse helping to reduse water spots. But other don`t care fo that feature. I don`t use it in a foam gun due to the cost. But the cost is getting much better when you can get it in a gallon size.

Thanks. Yeah, I was able to purchase Ultima by the gallon. I don`t think I`d consider it in the small size they had been offering. Way too $$$.

[Bunky]

Since this thread got bumped. I would like to add CG`s web now says in more than one place:



Mr Pink is designed to wash any exterior surface with precision. Simply mix 1 ounce of Mr. Pink to 2 gallons of water to create a superior surface cleanser with a generous amount of wash suds.



The dilution is different from other soaps and see no mention of interesting dilutions.