FINALLY got a chance to try out the system this weekend. Trying to find time now to do an actual review of it, but quick thoughts:
-I dig it. While I knew the cars were dirty beyond what the system was designed, the Surface Wash did as advertised to drop dirt off the car allowing for a safer wash.
-My car got a (single) bucket wash, and had noticeably less funk in the bottom of the bucket than you would expect.
-The Mrs` Q5 got a rinseless after (black car + the sun was coming around). Brought her car to a level I was much more comfortable going rinseless than I would have been prior.
-I believe Older has the same Ryobi 1600/1.2 pressure washer I have and said it worked fine, but I was happy to have great foam output with no futzing around. I think a review on their website said they had to change the orifice - IME I`ve got no reason to.
- Poly gloss left my daily shinier/slicker than it was after just the wash. Due to it being rear-ended last october and a lack of time to focus on the cars, the exterior`s been grossly neglected (If I`m going to clean anything, it has to get done to a standard. Since other things took priority, it kept getting bumped down the priority list. After ordering the foaming system, it also turned into a torture test opportunity). I`m curious to see how the Poly Gloss works on it`s own (not it`s advertised intention, but we`ll give it a go). I`ll continue to report back.
- Product consumption was pretty much as advertised. Didn`t measure anything exactly, but hardly used anything from the bottles to do both cars.
So far, it pretty well lined up with what I was expecting. If you`re hoping to just show it to your filthy car and have it come out clean; might want to realign your expectations. Looking to rid it of abrasive contaminants and mild dirt; much more realistic. I think this will be great for bringing cars to my rinseless threshold. The way the shade is for my driveway, I`ve gotta get cleaning done right away in the morning or I`m fighting sun/water spots. From my experience this weekend, I see it working great to Foam first, then rinseless in the garage out of the elements. I`m excited to see how it works for a maintenance wash.
Random fun facts: I had queried earlier about mixing Surface Wash up at a higher concentration since the Surface Prep isn`t out yet, and with no responses I just gave it a shot. Mixed it at 1:10 ratio with water and pretreated half my driver`s door. Also out of curiosity, I sprayed half my LR door with their Pre Wax Cleanser (no longer available on their site? Was curious what else I could do with it), and half my RF door with Optimum Power Clean also at 1:10 with water. After the Surface wash, you couldn`t tell a difference where I had sprayed any of the pretreatments. Again - extreme circumstance given how long it`d been since the last wash.
Wow, that ended up longer than I meant it to. This is why I never end up getting product reviews done... :wacko:
