I had some plastic shelving panels I had removed from a cabinet and decided to try some experiments with CG Bare Bones and Griot's Undercarriage Spray. The CG crowd says the are the same so I wanted to see if I could determine differences. Cost: Griot's $39.99 CG Bare Bones $28.92 I started with the same amount of product to make some meaningful comparison. Initial visual/smell notes: Griots is darker blue and has a heavy musky smell. CG has a much lighter and nicer smell.. I started with 1/4 ounce each. Griots is on the left; CG is on the right. I spread it in a more less same size area using a cloth towel. Griot's is much oiler than CG. Griot's spread fairly uniform with a nice wetting of the surface and provided a nice finish. CG was more liquid so it probably could have been spread farther but never was as uniform as Griots initially Initial application - Sun in front of camera angle Initial application Sun behind camera angle Allowed to dry 30 min. CG is much closer to Griot's in look Buffing to remove excess This is after a second buffing just after the above shot. The look is nearly identical. Griot's looks a tad richer in angles. Sprayer Test The spray test on another panel but not truly apples to apples. The right side is Griots and the left side is an Adam's spray but it does show the Griots. The panel was placed on its end to watch the spray drip if someone sprayed and walked away. The point in both cases (Griot's being the more obviously) is the need to spray and then spread evenly. The Griot's spray just was not even and I think in part is due to that Griot's is a thicker liquid. The sprayer just could not disperse on several pumps. Durability - Test in process. I put the first test panel at an angle (so water does not pool) and see how they do. I may get the hose out and wash them some to speed up the test. Conclusions Griots is more substantial (more oils) than CG. CG is a much thinner liquid so they are clearly not the same formula based upon my evaluation.. Griots seemed to wet more and produce a more even appearance with the initial wipe. I think the oils contribute to this and I guess is the more oil the longer the durability but do not have data to indicate that yet.. CG was much less intense and was much wetter so it may cover a larger area (something to try next time). . In the wheel well area, you do not see the unevenness as readily (it is most dark!) but clearly obvious when seen in full light. My conclusion is to use sparingly and spread with an applicator.
Well i think the difference in the way it would look woul'd not phase me any, so CG will be the way I would go..price point is what im looking into here..every penny saved is a penny earned in my pocket to me..
The test is over..oh my. I left the panel outside on a bank so water would not stand. We got a good rain after 2 days and this is the result. Yes, you can tell something is still there but nothing really to note. Based upon this, since I know trim dressing (like UTTG, PB's TR, etc) actually last a lot longer i decided to just switch to trim restoration products on plastic lined wells.
From actual experience in the wheel wells, the sprays do seem to coat the plastic and seem to keep it cleaner than but the test seemed to say a lot.
