Tried my AutoGlym, and some other ramblings

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The FedEx guy brought me my autopia store shipment as I was in the middle of washing the Nissan. What perfect timing. So I was eager to try them out. The Nissan had been polished out a few months ago and clayed. The paint is still pretty smooth and looks good. The clear on this car is shot, though.



The Super Resin Polish is a creamy liquid. I actually thought maybe the bottle was mistakenly filled with leather conditioner because it has a chemically leathery smell to it also. But it worked like a charm. I used a hand mf applicator to apply it, and it does require a reasonable amount of product, but not a ton. I probably used about 3/4 of ounce on the Nissan. I was surprised by how much dirt it was pulling off. I ended up using two pads, and each side of each pad was noticeably dirty when I was done. It left a nice smooth finish on the paint and was very easy to buff off. It was a nice product and easy to use. It's been a while since I've used AIO, but I'd say because it's a bit more watery, AIO may be a bit easier to use, but SRP was quite friendly.



The Extra Gloss Protection is not like I expected. It is very very watery, and smells pretty solventy. It's almost like 1Z Glanz Wax, but doesn't quite smell like a bottle of mineral spirits like Glanz does. The EGP isn't quite that solventy smelling. It spreads very easily and you can really spread it around. I suspect I was using too much at first, as you can really keep going to more panels without adding more product to the pad. In spite of the solventy smell, it didn't dry out on the pad quickly at all, you could really work it a while. This was a very easy to use product and I hardly used any at all. I think it spreads more easily than Klasse SG does. I waited about 30 minutes after doing the whole car and then buffed it off. It buffed off very easily and left a nice smooth slick finish. The product also appears to have a very nice look. It is shiny and glossy.



I am eager to see if it beads well or not, and to see how long it lasts. Many products don't last on the Nissan. I think this is due to the poor condition of the clear. I had some 1Z Glanz on there, and by 5 weeks the top panels had zero beading, while the sides still beaded fairly well. I then used some EO WAUD two weeks ago on it. That beaded nicely during the last two weeks of rain, but slowly the beading got milder. When I washed it yesterday, there was no beading at all on the car after 7 weeks of Glanz followed by EO WAUD. The only products that have lasted well on the Nissan are Zaino and #16. Even Klasse doesn't do all that well on the Nissan, making it about 2 months or so.



Also, the Regal still looks really nice. The Pinnacle Liquid Souveran has only been on 3 weeks, but the car hasn't been washed since I waxed it and it's rained a lot. The car still looks really glossy and reflective. I really hope this stuff lasts well on the Regal because man does it look good! :)
 
Glad you liked the Autoglym. I have found that for maximum protection it is best to follow the old Autoglym instructions which were to leave the Resin for about an hour before buffing and at least one hour before buffing the Gloss. There is a thread about success with using a spray bottle with Extra Gloss but I have not tried it yet.
 
On my bottles, the SRP says to do a panel at a time, or the whole car and buff. EGP says to leave for 30 to 60 minutes or until dry. It was quite dry after 30 minutes, so I buffed it off.



They aren't like Klasse in a UK container, but the results seem similar. Given that they come in a container about 2/3 the size of Klasse, but cost less than 2/3 as much, I wonder why they didn't catch on very much with US folks?



Oh hey, do you think I was weird to think the SRP might have actually been a leather product? Is yours really creamy and leather/chemical smelling?
 
Autoglym changed their instructions a few years ago, it is speculated that this was done to make the products more user friendly and not put people off using the products.



I agree SRP is very creamy is does look very similar to the leather conditioner.



It is rather strange that Autoglym has not made an impact in the USA or Autopia
 
Aurora40 said:
Oh hey, do you think I was weird to think the SRP might have actually been a leather product? Is yours really creamy and leather/chemical smelling?
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I kinda describe it as a chemical mint smell. I've only used Lexol leather products, and only on mom's car a couple times, so I'm not all that familiar with the smells of leather products. The SRP seemed a little thicker than a leather product, but no so thick as to make it hard to work with. I transferred it into a smaller bottle because I found the spout on the bottle it came in hard to work with. Allowed too much product to flow out for my tastes. I like to apply a few drops per panel rather than applying more and doing a couple panels at a time.
 
Aurora40 said:
On my bottles, the SRP says to do a panel at a time, or the whole car and buff. EGP says to leave for 30 to 60 minutes or until dry. It was quite dry after 30 minutes, so I buffed it off.
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Aurora, on Autoglm's website's car care tips it suggests to apply SRP on the whole car, then finish detailing everything else, then remove the polish. It also suggests applying it on a warm day is better. (I guess a warm day in the UK is a chilly one elsewhere;) ;))
 
Im a big fan of the Autoglym line of products but the one downfall is that the products are expensive in the retail line as opposed to their professional line of products.



If you like the products, you can buy the polishes and EGP in 1 liter sizes from Autoglym distributors and it is a lot cheaper when you buy in bigger sizes. For example, 1L of EGP (Called liquid hardwax in "professional line") costs $19. 1L of Super Resin Polish (Called radiant wax polish in "professional line") is only $17. You can also buy in 1 gallon sizes for extra savings but thats a lot of product and a little goes a long way with EGP (liquid hardwax) and SRP (radiant wax polish).
 
I tried the EGP with a well-rinsed spray nozzle from an empty bottle of AG V&RC and was impressed as to how much more of the product actually got to the paint surface rather than soaking up into the cloth, resulting in me using much less.



I would recommend this method, but with the caveat that this should only be done where there is very good ventilation - the 'chemical' nature of EGP means that its a dead cert breathing it in as a vapour could cause serious damage.



I can also confirm the P21S Carnuba Paste Wax makes an excellent topper over AG EGP. Last weekend, My first use of P21S, I was a little concerned as to how easy it would be to apply as, on opening the jar, it 'appeared' to be very dry and dusty, and the applicator provided appeared to be a half-inch thick. circular slice of bog-standard foam.



Imagine my delight, when the wax acted just like a thin liquid and was almost 'too easy' to apply! The tempation to apply layer over layer of P21S was overwhelming, but I stopped at three layers as night started to draw in. The following week, with the help of a lot of fine rain, the beading was incredible. The following afternoon it looked the best (I should have taken a picture I guess)



Only one problem with beading though. Driving along with the driver's window gapped, take a corner and the water runs over the side and down through the open window! At least, it does in my Honda anyway.
 
Are you sure SRP is the same as Radiant Wax Polish No.12? Never heard that one before. The No.12 is for oxidised, weathered, scratched paintwork - I wouldn't put SRP down as being a product for paintwork in that sort of condition.
 
An official autoglym distributor here in the US was the one who told me that the 2 products were the same. He was told by Autoglym corporate that they were the same formula just packaged differently.



They both look like "milky" leather conditioners and smell identical. Maybe there are slight differences but considering the difference in price, I dont think its worth it.
 
That's interesting to know, as the no.12 is available 'off the shelf' here in the UK for approx. £25-GBP which is very good value for 5 litres of product.
 
pugoman said:
That's interesting to know, as the no.12 is available 'off the shelf' here in the UK for approx. £25-GBP which is very good value for 5 litres of product.
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Retail or from the distributer?
 
Off the shelf at Halfords - they always have it in stock. Pretty sure the price was £25 GBP the last time I looked - maybe slightly more?
 
Quote: It is rather strange that Autoglym has not made an impact in the USA or Autopia

~One manâ€â„¢s opinion / observations~



I think this is due more to availability, until very recently I was getting mine in UK and bringing it back with me, now US suppliers are stocking Autoglym products (which saves me explaining to US customs why Iâ€â„¢m carrying auto polish in my carry-on) The other resistance comes from the market position established by Klasse and Zanio (some Z users will NOT use anything else no matter what) and more recently by NXT



~Hope this helps~



Knowledge unshared is experience wasted [each one / teach one]

justadumbarchitect / so I question everything/ JonM
 
Well, I gave the Nissan a wash today, and tried out the AutoGlym body shampoo. Man is this odd stuff. Do any of you remember the directions AutoGeek gave out with Klasse? They said how you can use AIO as a carwash if you want? Well, I never tried that, and thought it a really weird use for AIO. But this is exactly what AutoGlym's car wash makes me think of. It's thin and brown and smells chemically. It doesn't suds at all, but does add lubricity to the water (pretty decent lubricity too). It makes the water dirty brown, and makes surfaces sheet a lot.



It did a very nice job of cleaning, and it really does feel like it adds a coating to the paint, as the bottle claims. It rinses easily too, though it's hard to tell how much is on the mitt since it doesn't suds at all.



I'm impressed. It's an oddball car wash, but the car is clean, it was easy to use, and it looks freshly waxed. That could be due to the 2 week old coat of EGP, or to the freshening of the wash.



The strange nature and good effect of the AutoGlym products is really making me intrigued about the rest of their line. The products have all seemed really weird, but each one has done just what it said it would. I'm really enjoying their stuff.



P.S. I meant to say, I was also impressed by how much the dirt and crud rinsed right off the car. It reminded me of the Aurora (which is much more babied/waxed/QD'd/etc, so I expect that behavior from it, but not from the other cars). So that really bumps it up the list of products to use on my daily drivers. It was easy to use on a car that didn't have a lot of prep, but I'm getting the kind of ease-of-wash I get from a car I prep and pamper like crazy. :xyxthumbs

Neither Klasse nor Zaino ever had that effect on the Nissan, nor #16, MPPP, or the one time I tried the original Blackfire formula on it. I'm wondering if it can punch out #16 as the durability champ on the Nissan.
 
It's brown?, each time I have used Body Shampoo itâ€â„¢s green (in the container & when added to water, have they re-formulated it?



PK
 
Aurora, as PK1 said, it's meant to be green...it should never be brown. :nixweiss Are you wearing blue-tinted sun glasses while washing your car? :eek:



Regardless of colour, it is a very unusual car shampoo compared any we normally use, but as you've discovered, it works incredibely well. In our experience it cleans better than any wash we've ever used and without much sudsing. It sheets brilliantly and adds an amazing gloss!



Just remember that after you wash you must clean your windows well (that goes without saying to an Autopian) as the glossing agents are very strong and will leave very pronounced water spots.



Autoglym delivers! :xyxthumbs
 
Bob-I am quite positive the reason LSPs are not lasting long on the Altima is the condition of the clearcoat. I noticed for about a year before the clear on my Accord's roof began to turn white in some spots, the roof didn't bead for nearly as long as the rest of my car.



Nice write up on the Autoglym products. I tried a couple years ago. Pretty nice stuff but that was before I was on the internet and it was just too much of a PITA to order.
 
Scottwax said:
Bob-I am quite positive the reason LSPs are not lasting long on the Altima is the condition of the clearcoat. I noticed for about a year before the clear on my Accord's roof began to turn white in some spots, the roof didn't bead for nearly as long as the rest of my car.
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Yes, I'm sure that's what it's from too. The 200SX has a pretty bad clearcoat that is failing in numerous places. But it's interesting how some products will still last for a fairly regular period of time, and some will fail within weeks. #16 definitely lasts well, and MPPP would do fairly well. Klasse, NXT, #26, and Zaino would be lucky to go a month.



On the plus side, in the ~5 years I've been waxing the car, it hasn't really gotten any worse.



Oh, and guys, the stuff is definitely brown. I just looked in the bottle again. It's like muddy water. :nixweiss
 
Sounds to me like you've got a mis-labelled bottle there - unless I miss my mark, your washing the car with EGP!
 
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