Here's some feedback on Vertua Bond and E-zyme i posted on our local Aussie forum... I used the Virtua Bond while my mates used Dodo Lime Prime Lite - the Dodo was far easier to apply and has more oils/gloss. The Virtua felt sticky in comparison, needed alot of water on the pad and alot of product (more than im used to with paint cleaners). Slickness on the Dodo was also slightly better - i think the Virtua is designed more as a bonding agent for Jetseal rather than a "gloss enhancing paint cleanser" - i wont be using it as a paint cleaner in the future, in fact i want my own bottle of the Dodo Lime Prime now and onto the E-zyme, applied over the Virtua Bond.....yep as good as Concorso in terms of gloss and slickness. Cant comment on depth yet, my blue paint does allow for some nice depth, so i wouldnt mind getting the car out in the sun asap. Application was very easy, alot easier than Concorso (having to warm it up in my hands than smear onto an applicator). Just rubbed a pad in the jar and applied, initially a bit too thick, its deceiving as it goes on oily and as easily as P21S but then quickly hazes and you realise woh! too much product. So it took about 3-4 passes with a wet MF to remove.....but i got the hang of it by about the 4th panel and it came off ok - not as easy as P21S or Concorso though ............ finally got around to taking some pics its been roughly 2.5 weeks since application of the e-zyme and 3 washes. The car has seen rain followed by a few hot days before washing, and alot of sun especially this weekend up at my holiday house i washed the car today and noticed it's still beading very well, and optics are still pretty much the same. In comparison to Concorso, it would have stopped beading by now (with my sonax shampoo - concorso does last longer with swissvax wash), and after a few days of having dirty rain water etched into the paint by the sun, Concorso wouldnt have prevented water spotting which E-zyme has......could be the Virtua-Bond helping there now on to the pics..... beading shot
thanks mate its part of BMW's Individual build program.....so the paint and interior color aren't standard brochure colors the paint changes hue in different light, gets a bit of purple in it in the sun.....great for testing carnaubas hahaha
Thanks for the review on the E-Zyme. I won a jar from one of the monthly Detailed Image contest. I can't wait to give it a try on my red 300ZX this spring.
Domino. I found a link to some pics of my Z http://zdriver.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=16635]My%20350Z
yep i definitely remember that car.... love the GTC's JDM parts FTW!!! ive been mucho dissapointed with mod'ing the german, not to mention the inferior quality/reliability of my H&R sways, Bilstein coilovers etc compared to the JDM parts on my Z....so much so ill be getting back into a JDM car soon enough
Hi, I have had the same findings with VertuaBond.. You used hand application, right? I recently sold my Lime Prime Lite as it is too oily for my liking. When evaluating the finish after the application, there's always smears all over the vehicles. I've heard that some people like using the VertuaBond via a DA, so next time I'll give this a try. Otherwise I'll stick to SV CF and CF PRO. Kind regards, Ebbe
