Big Leegr
Swirls?!?! NNOOOOOOO!!!!!
First off, I'd like to say that I got snowed on... lots, so I wasn't able to try the product as thoroughly as I'd have liked before giving my review. That said... on with the review:
TOTAL ECLIPSE:
Comes in the typical Sonus black 16 oz. bottle, Spray/off/stream/off trigger.
I like that all Sonus triggers (that I've tried, at least) have a long tube, so you are able to get the last bit sprayed out as opposed to poured out.
Instructions are basic, but enough. Tells you to wait 5-10 min. before buffing off excess. You should buff off excess. More on that later.
It's water-based, so it should be better for the environment/surface/you/etc. than a petroleum-based product, I'd think.
It's milky white and the smell reminded me of Armor -All.
As to my experiences with it:
You should buff off the residue. Just "for to see" I sprayed some on a piece of black plastic machinery and left it for the weekend. When I checked on it 4 days later, it still felt greasy. There was a little dust stuck to it, but not as much as I'd expected. The prolonged greasiness could be due to the plastic not being able to absorb any product. I also tried TE on some vinyl (black). There wasn't as much greasiness after even 5 min. of sitting. On the vinyl, I wiped it on, waited, and wiped it off after about 5 min. and there was no greasiness left. Left it looking "new." Not too shiny, not too dull, and it gave a bit of "richness" to the color. Also, it felt smooth and a little slick, but not to the point of sliding out of your seat, if you used it on vinyl seats. I applied a second coat to 1/2 of the vinyl a day later and it made the vinyl look darker, a little shinier (but not near "high gloss"), and made it a little slicker (maybe you'll slide around on your seat now :nixweiss ). Surprisingly (for me, anyways) the texture of the vinyl was more defined after the second application.
If you are planning on using this to do your tires, and tend to spray them in the garage, be forewarned that the floor will become more slippery with the over-spray. As it was cold (10 to -20 F) I wasn't able to test it on tires.
A little goes a long ways, so I would reccomend not overdoing it. Multiple lighter coats would be better than one "slather." This way you don't waste the product and can also guage the gloss/slickness thus better tailoring it to your liking. With regards to this type of versatility, I think more people should consider a product with this "adjustability" as opposed to separate products designed for specific looks (low gloss vs. high gloss)
TOTAL ECLIPSE:
Comes in the typical Sonus black 16 oz. bottle, Spray/off/stream/off trigger.
I like that all Sonus triggers (that I've tried, at least) have a long tube, so you are able to get the last bit sprayed out as opposed to poured out.
Instructions are basic, but enough. Tells you to wait 5-10 min. before buffing off excess. You should buff off excess. More on that later.
It's water-based, so it should be better for the environment/surface/you/etc. than a petroleum-based product, I'd think.
It's milky white and the smell reminded me of Armor -All.
As to my experiences with it:
You should buff off the residue. Just "for to see" I sprayed some on a piece of black plastic machinery and left it for the weekend. When I checked on it 4 days later, it still felt greasy. There was a little dust stuck to it, but not as much as I'd expected. The prolonged greasiness could be due to the plastic not being able to absorb any product. I also tried TE on some vinyl (black). There wasn't as much greasiness after even 5 min. of sitting. On the vinyl, I wiped it on, waited, and wiped it off after about 5 min. and there was no greasiness left. Left it looking "new." Not too shiny, not too dull, and it gave a bit of "richness" to the color. Also, it felt smooth and a little slick, but not to the point of sliding out of your seat, if you used it on vinyl seats. I applied a second coat to 1/2 of the vinyl a day later and it made the vinyl look darker, a little shinier (but not near "high gloss"), and made it a little slicker (maybe you'll slide around on your seat now :nixweiss ). Surprisingly (for me, anyways) the texture of the vinyl was more defined after the second application.
If you are planning on using this to do your tires, and tend to spray them in the garage, be forewarned that the floor will become more slippery with the over-spray. As it was cold (10 to -20 F) I wasn't able to test it on tires.
A little goes a long ways, so I would reccomend not overdoing it. Multiple lighter coats would be better than one "slather." This way you don't waste the product and can also guage the gloss/slickness thus better tailoring it to your liking. With regards to this type of versatility, I think more people should consider a product with this "adjustability" as opposed to separate products designed for specific looks (low gloss vs. high gloss)
