Disclaimer: I've never tried any waterless products prior to this. Product was applied in my garage - a cool and dark area.
I drive a 2015 Tafetta White Honda Civic Sedan (yenno the dude who spilled coffee on the exterior
). Summer's Solstice is 3 days away, and that usually just means, water restrictions. Given that, that is probably going to happen, I decided to go to Canadian Tire, a probable bad place to buy *good* automotive products.
I bought,
Simoniz Waterless Wash and Wax, it's ingredients and features are:
- "Unique combination of carnauba, PIFE, and natural surfactants that promote shine and water free cleaning"
- Cleans and shines without water (with a little elbow grease required)
- Safely cleans all surfaces without scratching (given that you change microfiber cloths when dirty)
- Will not stain plastics or rubbers (yeah, right.)
- Just spray and wipe for a high gloss finish (close.)
- Size: 473ml (16oz)
Car was a little dirty prior to usage, unfortunately I don't have any before application pictures. However, it's what you can imagine from a day of city driving with rain/hail on Tuesday.
My thoughts:
- "Does not stain plastic pieces"...it stains all the black window trim, windshield wipers, the plastic below the wipers, and even the chrome.
- "Just spray and wipe for a high gloss finish"... the high gloss finish really requires some - a lot of buffing, dries to haze, finish is better than turtle wax wash and wax
- Spray, wipe, and wax - almost like magic
- Has a very fake wax feel
- Makes squeaky clean sound, but is very slippery to the touch
- 45 minutes vs 2.5 hrs conventional wash
Overall, I'm satisfied with the product. I did however,
change microfiber cloths to prevent dragging dirt across my paint. I'm probably not going to buy another waterless wash and wax product, I think I prefer the feeling of actually washing my car. See attached below for images.
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