Couple of comments:
1. What are the long term effects of using a product like E1 A2Z on clear coated or aged clear coated wheels? My personal (two month use) of E1 A2Z produced unsatisfactory results at diluted ratios, but the result came at an instant. I had used Super Clean at a dilution of 1oz product to 15oz H2O for the better part of a year without noticable degredation of the clear coat on my wheels. However, it is entirely likely that the E1 A2Z was the push over the edge to noticable effect being cloudy clear coat.
2. The force produced by 1000psi is also flow dependent. I could take the Krause & Becker Paint Sprayer that many use for rinseless and experience no damage (working pressure is above 1000psi), or I could take an industrial PW that produces 1000psi at 5gpm and then possibly begin to experience damage, but still we haven`t even considered the tip that is dispersing the fluid. Zero degree will absolutely produce more damage than a 40 degree tip, given the same pressure and volume. Our pressuppositions must always be accounted for because our words and statements require precision.
3. pH is merely a relative value that only tells part of the story of relative strength. It is entirely possible to have two cleaners of the same efficacy and one cleaner have closer to neutral pH than the other. However to prove my point about presupposed ideas or statements, I generalized "same efficacy" and employed it for the representation of a similar level wheel cleaning, without even clarifying the dilution ratios, price points, and other information that could be deemed "proprietary".
4. I think your driveway comment is what dragged you into this, but I make my above comments without taking it into consideration.
5. Not meaning to offend AF, but there are moments when he comes across as a bit pompous and a little *extra* as the youth call it. Since I am unsure of his presence in this discussion, I will refrain from making most of my comments. But the guy is a freak when it comes to some things, like washing his driveway off. Like bro, you do realize/consider the environmental factors that could wreck your pretty driveway, right?
6. Though iron removers are pH neutral in the bottle, when the product comes into conact with the iron, technically acid is produced, hence the surface rust, an oxidative change. In all honesty, I don`t feel like completely explaining it, today. Sorry for the blanket statement.
Comment for everyone:
In conclusion, my purpose for these comments is not to forum blast, but to bring to light all of the generalized blanket statements that ALL of us, myself included, are capable of making. We owe it to ourselves and others, in light of all the BS/smoke and mirror show that operates within the detailing industry. We owe it to ourselves to not accept face value, but to ask as many questions as we can, and to never be afraid to admit that we do not know something, and to ask questions as forums like thse can be a great source of knowledge.
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