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You might consider adding Carpro Erasor, Give the whole van a wipedown prior to application of reload ?
Also
I notice you ordered Carpro Perl?
Excellent stuff for engin bay. Interior plastics. ( I would dilute if using on dash )

Do NOT use it on the tyres. Get something else for those.

CarPro IronX Snow Soap is pretty much a once off application through a lance, so will work out very pricey.
Korrosol is a very good product also - getting a bit more for your money too.
Maybe change the CG's Chubby Microfiber to a Microfiber Madness Crazy Pile, a bit pricey, but its quite large, and Id cut it into two sections, and it will be perfect for buffing the Reload.

Remove the Chemical Guys Chubby, unless you plan to use it for buffing the PERL on the plastics or similar!

Curran wrote: »

Yes, there would be no issues with graphics or coloured plastics, nor glass, perspex, etc.

Reload offers very good hydrophobic properties, better than the Collinite. Cant give personal feedback on Reload, as I only applied it recently to my car, but they say up to 6 months - even if it were only 3-4 months, its so easy to apply, it would only take a matter or minutes to top it up. Also, it can be applied to a wet car...so the other day when I used it, I finished washing it, and used it almost like a drying aid. A tip Id give, if you go for it, is to have two buffing cloths - one for lifting the initial product on the panel, and a 2nd to buff it to a perfect finish, as it can leave slight hazing if buffed with a cloth that has become quite saturated with the product. And best to wash it with a shampoo with no gloss enhancers, etc, such as CarPro's Reset.
Purely for ease of application, even if durability wasnt quite up to Collinite (though I would say it will be similar) it is worth giving it a try. And a little goes a long way. Literally a misting is all that is needed.

Thanks. I reckon I'll give it a try when I've the bottle of Collinite used.

Curran wrote: »

Remove the Chemical Guys Chubby, unless you plan to use it for buffing the PERL on the plastics or similar!

Done and I will use it for the external plastics, not worth worrying about €5 in the overall context of the order.

Vectra had an issue where his tyres turned brown after they got wet. CarPro acknowledged that there was a slight change in the formulation that after testing did produce a browning discolouration, and were working on changing the formula to resolve this, or go back to the original. After my own research, I'd seen a few cases of it occur, but in Vectra's case, it was the most extreme change I'd seen.....dont blame him for not wanting to use it on the tyres again, as it was pretty bad. However, Ive also seen plenty of glowing recommendations for it as a tyre dressing.
This reminds me to follow up with them to see if the formula has since been revised!

While ye're on about arches, anything else good for them, mine always look brown, even after apc. Take from the finished look

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

While ye're on about arches, anything else good for them, mine always look brown, even after apc. Take from the finished look

Any dressing will darken them - the thing is, unlike tyres, they wont suffer sling - so you can use anything really, from water based, gel based, etc. The only thing is you'd want something fairly durable give the abuse the arches take!

Chemical Guys Bare Bones might be for you!

edburg wrote: »

Curran whats the line up of products per department for car pro??

So the CarPro products are as follows, and the difficult ones to categorize, Ive discussed separately.

Shampoo – ‘Reset’
Fallout Remover – ‘IronX, IronX Paste’ (for areas needing extra attention)
Tar Remover – ‘TarX’
Drying Towel – ‘Fat BOA’
Regular MFs – ‘BOAs’
Snowfoam / Shampoo – ‘IronX SnowSoap’ which can also be used as a Clay Lube
Clay Lube – ‘Immolube’
Panel Wipe – ‘Eraser’
Polish – ‘Fixer’ (cutting) / ‘Reflect’ (finishing); Fixer works by change the cutting ability of the pads
Water Spot Removal – ‘Spotless’
Glass Polish – ‘CeriGlass’ used with the ‘Rayon Discs’ if polishing by machine
Glass Protection – ‘Flyby30 / Flyby Forte’ – Flyby30 the water runs off the windscreen at ~30mph, Forte at ~50mph, but is more durable
Wheel Protection - 'DLUX', or any of the spray sealants will work too, just not as effective
Plastics / Trim – ‘PERL’ (Plastic, Engine, Rubber, Leather – is what it stands for), or DLUX (nano protection)
Interior Cleaning – ‘Inside’
Fabric Protection – ‘Fabric Coat’
Leather Protection – ‘Leather Coat’
Air Purification – ‘SO2Pure’
Windscreen Fogging Prevention – ‘FogFight’

Protection of paintwork…
‘CQuartz / CQUK’ – nano coating, good for 24 months
‘Reload’ – Spray on, buff off protection, good for 6+ months
‘HydrO2 / HydrO2Lite’ – Spray on, power wash off, car is protected, good for 3+ months
‘HydrO2Foam’ – Snowfoam or Shampoo, power wash off, car is protected, good for 3+ months

Difficult to categorize.....

‘Essence’ – it’s a fine abrasive polish, with semi-permanent fillers and has Quartz in it….in short a Gloss Enhancing Protection product. It is stand alone protection but also the perfect base for either Reload or CQUK. Given its able to work stand alone, you can polish, fill and protect all in one step….usually with detailing products, All-in-One type products, generally don’t perform too well, as its better to do each step separately but this one is in a different league.

'DLUX' - Yes, this product is capable of being protection for Wheels, Plastic and Trim. Its durable for 12+ months. Its probably a bit counter intuitive to think that a product that darkens and protects trim, is capable of going onto a wheel and not change how it appears....but it does it!


If someone asked me to only work with one range for the rest of my days, Id have a tough choice between CarPro and Bilt Hamber. CarPro dont do the traditional type paste waxes, etc, but their products are amazing. Bilt Hamber make superb products but dont cover the whole detailing range, such as trim dressings, interior products, etc, they are more about anti-corrosion, rust treatment and protection of painted surfaces. Based on that CarPro would be the range of choice - easy to use, with some very clever products that, even with just two hours to spare every few weeks, you can keep your car looking amazing. Reload, for example, 15 minutes after a wash, like a quick detailer, leaves your paint shiny, hydrophobic and protected for 6 months....simples!

Well given that you've likely taken extremely good care of it, it could be still good for a few more months, though, given the winter is coming, maybe in the next few weeks is the right time to top it up....as last thing you want is the middle of January for it to show signs of deteriorating.

Id go through the decontamination steps, wash, wipedown, ensure 100% dry....you know yourself, ideally indoors or a bit to ensure no humidity / moisture will effect the re-coating. Two light coats to ensure that the coating is level when it dries!!

If there was an easy way to do it, a polish would be ideal (in the same way you'd polish paintwork), but there shouldnt be any issue given that whats on the wheel currently performing well, when you re-apply, you are locking that in so it cant be effected so will continue to perform well. Obviously with paintwork the coating would show signs of perhaps a little wash damage so a polish would be adviced to re-enhance the surface, but wheels wont have the same issue!

Curran wrote: »

So the CarPro products are as follows, and the difficult ones to categorize, Ive discussed separately.

Shampoo – ‘Reset’
Fallout Remover – ‘IronX, IronX Paste’ (for areas needing extra attention)
Tar Remover – ‘TarX’
Drying Towel – ‘Fat BOA’
Regular MFs – ‘BOAs’
Snowfoam / Shampoo – ‘IronX SnowSoap’ which can also be used as a Clay Lube
Clay Lube – ‘Immolube’
Panel Wipe – ‘Eraser’
Polish – ‘Fixer’ (cutting) / ‘Reflect’ (finishing); Fixer works by change the cutting ability of the pads
Water Spot Removal – ‘Spotless’
Glass Polish – ‘CeriGlass’ used with the ‘Rayon Discs’ if polishing by machine
Glass Protection – ‘Flyby30 / Flyby Forte’ – Flyby30 the water runs off the windscreen at ~30mph, Forte at ~50mph, but is more durable
Wheel Protection - 'DLUX', or any of the spray sealants will work too, just not as effective
Plastics / Trim – ‘PERL’ (Plastic, Engine, Rubber, Leather – is what it stands for), or DLUX (nano protection)
Interior Cleaning – ‘Inside’
Fabric Protection – ‘Fabric Coat’
Leather Protection – ‘Leather Coat’
Air Purification – ‘SO2Pure’
Windscreen Fogging Prevention – ‘FogFight’

Protection of paintwork…
‘CQuartz / CQUK’ – nano coating, good for 24 months
‘Reload’ – Spray on, buff off protection, good for 6+ months
‘HydrO2 / HydrO2Lite’ – Spray on, power wash off, car is protected, good for 3+ months
‘HydrO2Foam’ – Snowfoam or Shampoo, power wash off, car is protected, good for 3+ months

Difficult to categorize.....

‘Essence’ – it’s a fine abrasive polish, with semi-permanent fillers and has Quartz in it….in short a Gloss Enhancing Protection product. It is stand alone protection but also the perfect base for either Reload or CQUK. Given its able to work stand alone, you can polish, fill and protect all in one step….usually with detailing products, All-in-One type products, generally don’t perform too well, as its better to do each step separately but this one is in a different league.

'DLUX' - Yes, this product is capable of being protection for Wheels, Plastic and Trim. Its durable for 12+ months. Its probably a bit counter intuitive to think that a product that darkens and protects trim, is capable of going onto a wheel and not change how it appears....but it does it!


If someone asked me to only work with one range for the rest of my days, Id have a tough choice between CarPro and Bilt Hamber. CarPro dont do the traditional type paste waxes, etc, but their products are amazing. Bilt Hamber make superb products but dont cover the whole detailing range, such as trim dressings, interior products, etc, they are more about anti-corrosion, rust treatment and protection of painted surfaces. Based on that CarPro would be the range of choice - easy to use, with some very clever products that, even with just two hours to spare every few weeks, you can keep your car looking amazing. Reload, for example, 15 minutes after a wash, like a quick detailer, leaves your paint shiny, hydrophobic and protected for 6 months....simples!

Cheers, couple of them were bugging me doing different things. Once I get through my current load of products I thinking moving on to these.

Bilthamber does rock I agree, be using alot of there anti-corrosion stuff on my resto project.

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