PB SS & Wax Review

[Reddwarf]

Review: Poorboy's World Super Slick & Wax Car Shampoo & Bio-Degradable All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser

Like many I have been skeptical of using a soap with wax. Some say it works great, other say it's a waste, so I was of course non-plussed by the whole debate. But, I'm a car soap addict and I like to try different ones. So, I bought a bottle of the PB SS & Wax.

Review

My car was not very dirty, it rained twice this week, but both days it was in the garage. I washed it last week so it only had a week's worth of road dust.

First I started with the wheels. My wheels were not very dirty. It seems like the PB Wheel Sealant is holding up well and helping to keep my wheels from getting really dirty.

Not too Dirty Wheels:

Tools for the wheels: EZ Brush, black Schmitt and a Meguiar's Tire brush.

I poured some PB SS & W in a bucket and added the water. A nice head of foam appeared making me think it was time for a beer. But I pressed on! I used the PB Bio-Degradable All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser (PB APC) on the wheel wells and tires.

Bucket after washing 2 wheels:

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I tried the PB APC diluted 50/50 and straight. I did not notice a discernible difference between the mixes but then the wheel wells were not very dirty so I will have to experiment another day.

Cleaning Tire (Tyre for you UK Chaps)

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The soap was great. It cleaned up the wheels nicely. I assume however that any wax left behind will dissipate as soon as I drive the car more than a few miles.

Clean Wheels, before applying dressing:

For washing the car I used: PB SS & W, AG Foam Gun, Black Shmitt, Leaf Blower with Air Wand attachment.

The soap made a decent foam, not as much as the PB Super Slick Shampoo but close. I also noticed that the soap seemed to break-down faster. However, it was very slick and had good cleaning ability. The thing that struck me the most was that the leaf blower took the water off easier that it ever has before. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think the wax portion of the soap made the water roll off with the air blower more efficiently. I did not have to use a guzzler or even an MF towel afterwards!

Foam from PB Super Slick & Wax

I finished with a QD of Clearkote Quik Shine.

Clean Car:

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Conclusions:

I really like the PB SS & Wax. I wish I had bought a gallon now! I think it worked great on a car that was not very dirty and it left a nice clean surface. I would not use this soap if I were going to clay and polish the car. But for a weekly wash this seems like a great soap to use.

The jury is still out on the PB Bio-Degradable All Purpose Cleaner and Degreaser. Since the wheel wells were not very dirty I was not able to really test this product. It seemed to work fine mixed 50/50. I'm eager to try it again.

 

[blk45]

Thanks for the review! That's interesting about the water roll off with the leaf blower. I will have to check into that.

 

[budman3]

Looking good, thanks for the review! I have all PB products except SS&S , SS&W, and the QW+.... hopefully there will still be some available for my next order. If not, I'm sure the SS&S will be just as fine.

 

[Pockets]

Great review :bigups

How do you like the ez brush. Would you recommend it??

 

[Reddwarf]

Blk45, Perhaps it was my imagination, but it sure seemed to me like the water rolled off more easily and I have not waxed the car in a long time so it can't be do to an existing layer of wax.

Budman3, thanks, I'd like to try the QW+ someday. You can't go wrong with SS&S, it is a great soap.

Pockets, thanks, putting in all the links takes extra time, but I like it when others do it, so I try to do it. The EZ Brush is a winner in my book. I had the Meg's version and used it happily until it became rather worn out. I debated about the EX Brush because it is so darn expensive. After taking the plunge, I don't regret it at all. It is well worth the money. The only problem with it is that it works so well, you have to be careful when pulling it out as it may flick you with grime it picked up.