Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
I had some plastic shelving panels I had removed from a cabinet and decided to try some experiments with CG Bare Bones and Griot's Undercarriage Spray. The CG crowd says the are the same so I wanted to see if I could determine differences.
This was something I just thought up today so nothing was planned so really did not think much about what I wanted to show.
I started with the same amount of product to make some meaningful comparison.
Initial visual/smell notes:
Griots is darker blue and has a heavy musky smell. CG has a much lighter and nicer smell..
I started with 1/4 ounce each. Griots is on the left; CG is on the right.
I spread it in a more less same size area using a cloth towel.
Griot's is much oiler than CG. Griot's spread fairly uniform with a nice wetting of the surface and provided a nice finish. CG was more liquid so it probably could have been spread farther but never was as uniform as Griots initially
Initial application - Sun in front of camera angle
Initial application Sun behind camera angle
Allowed to dry 30 min.
CG is much closer to Griot's in look
Buffing to remove excess
This is after a second buffing just after the above shot.
The look is nearly identical. Griot's looks a tad richer in angles.
Sprayer Test
The spray test on another panel but not truly apples to apples. The right side is Griots and the left side is an Adam's spray but it does show the Griots.
The panel was placed on its end to watch the spray drip if someone sprayed and walked away. The point in both cases (Griot's being the more obviously) is the need to spray and then spread evenly. The Griot's spray just was not even and I think in part is due to that Griot's is a thicker liquid. The sprayer just could not disperse on several pumps.
Durability - Test in process. I put the first test panel at an angle (so water does not pool) and see how they do. I may get the hose out and wash them some to speed up the test.
Conclusions
Griots is more substantial (more oils) than CG. CG is much a thinner liquid so they are clearly not the same formula based upon my evaluation.. Griots seemed to wet more and produce a more even appearance with the initial wipe. My guess is the more oil the longer the durability but do not have data to indicate that yet.
CG was much less intense and was much wetter so it may cover a larger area (something to try next time). .
In the wheel well area, you do not see the unevenness as readily (it is fairly dark!) but clearly obvious when seen in full light when just spraying and walking away.
My conclusion is to use sparingly and spread with an applicator. It does run if you spray more than a few shots and then gets on the driveway. I have read some say it stains but I have not really seen it but I have concrete in less the perfect condition.
This was something I just thought up today so nothing was planned so really did not think much about what I wanted to show.
I started with the same amount of product to make some meaningful comparison.
Initial visual/smell notes:
Griots is darker blue and has a heavy musky smell. CG has a much lighter and nicer smell..
I started with 1/4 ounce each. Griots is on the left; CG is on the right.
I spread it in a more less same size area using a cloth towel.
Griot's is much oiler than CG. Griot's spread fairly uniform with a nice wetting of the surface and provided a nice finish. CG was more liquid so it probably could have been spread farther but never was as uniform as Griots initially
Initial application - Sun in front of camera angle
Initial application Sun behind camera angle
Allowed to dry 30 min.
CG is much closer to Griot's in look
Buffing to remove excess
This is after a second buffing just after the above shot.
The look is nearly identical. Griot's looks a tad richer in angles.
Sprayer Test
The spray test on another panel but not truly apples to apples. The right side is Griots and the left side is an Adam's spray but it does show the Griots.
The panel was placed on its end to watch the spray drip if someone sprayed and walked away. The point in both cases (Griot's being the more obviously) is the need to spray and then spread evenly. The Griot's spray just was not even and I think in part is due to that Griot's is a thicker liquid. The sprayer just could not disperse on several pumps.
Durability - Test in process. I put the first test panel at an angle (so water does not pool) and see how they do. I may get the hose out and wash them some to speed up the test.
Conclusions
Griots is more substantial (more oils) than CG. CG is much a thinner liquid so they are clearly not the same formula based upon my evaluation.. Griots seemed to wet more and produce a more even appearance with the initial wipe. My guess is the more oil the longer the durability but do not have data to indicate that yet.
CG was much less intense and was much wetter so it may cover a larger area (something to try next time). .
In the wheel well area, you do not see the unevenness as readily (it is fairly dark!) but clearly obvious when seen in full light when just spraying and walking away.
My conclusion is to use sparingly and spread with an applicator. It does run if you spray more than a few shots and then gets on the driveway. I have read some say it stains but I have not really seen it but I have concrete in less the perfect condition.
