I finally had a chance to use the platinum samples I got a few weeks ago from tacscar to clean the car that had been sitting in an uncovered parking lot by the airport for almost 2 weeks. Quite impressive.
I didn't do the dawn wash prep becasue I plan on stripping the platinum in a few weeks anyway and also I just didn't have the time after work. I figured most of my wax was already gone since it was being bombarded by the elements and heat. I'm sure if you do a dawn wash, the results will be beter.
Anyway, The shampoo suds-up real nice and it smells good to, but that's not too important. Like others have mentioned, the soapiness lasted for a while even though I was washing the car in 85+ degree shade. The shampoo is pretty tough and was able to get off some dirt and other grime I doubt my Meguier's gold could get off.
I used a damp terry cloth cotton (no Mfs yet) to apply the paint protectant. It goes on very easily and it's pretty easy to tell when you put on too much. The surface was much slicker afterwards, but it didn't get the same depth and wet look I get with carnuba wax (but that's the downside to all polymers).
This morning when I went out, I noticed that the sprinkler system had decided to water my fender and hood. The water beaded slightly, but not like wax. I was able to wipe it off easily and didn't notice any spotting event through the water was sitting there for a few hours.
One other item I noticed was a lot of dead bugs. It was almost as though the platium has some element that kills mosquitos or other critters that sit on the paint. There were about a dozen dead bugs at different spots on my car which is just too much to be a coincidence. Anyone else notice this? I really don't mind since maybethis will teach their friends to stay off my winshield whant I'm driving down the road, but I don't like the idea of bugs dying and then just sitting on my paint getting baked in my the sun.
Overall I am impressed, but now comes the durability test.
I didn't do the dawn wash prep becasue I plan on stripping the platinum in a few weeks anyway and also I just didn't have the time after work. I figured most of my wax was already gone since it was being bombarded by the elements and heat. I'm sure if you do a dawn wash, the results will be beter.
Anyway, The shampoo suds-up real nice and it smells good to, but that's not too important. Like others have mentioned, the soapiness lasted for a while even though I was washing the car in 85+ degree shade. The shampoo is pretty tough and was able to get off some dirt and other grime I doubt my Meguier's gold could get off.
I used a damp terry cloth cotton (no Mfs yet) to apply the paint protectant. It goes on very easily and it's pretty easy to tell when you put on too much. The surface was much slicker afterwards, but it didn't get the same depth and wet look I get with carnuba wax (but that's the downside to all polymers).
This morning when I went out, I noticed that the sprinkler system had decided to water my fender and hood. The water beaded slightly, but not like wax. I was able to wipe it off easily and didn't notice any spotting event through the water was sitting there for a few hours.
One other item I noticed was a lot of dead bugs. It was almost as though the platium has some element that kills mosquitos or other critters that sit on the paint. There were about a dozen dead bugs at different spots on my car which is just too much to be a coincidence. Anyone else notice this? I really don't mind since maybethis will teach their friends to stay off my winshield whant I'm driving down the road, but I don't like the idea of bugs dying and then just sitting on my paint getting baked in my the sun.
Overall I am impressed, but now comes the durability test.