What products do you regret buying?

X2 on the CG products

 

Really? I'm pretty happy with it because I hate shiny leather. What alternative do you recommend?

 

Ya I didn't like it so much. There are far better leather products out there. And I'd recommend both Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil and Prestine Clean.

 

Hvae you had any issues with long term negative effects from using the Leatherique twins on modern day coated leather?

I made a thread about it and I am still unsure if it's safe.

 

There should be no negative effects from using it.

 

Damn aldric, you make everything I want to try obsolete! CG BL and V7 i wanted to try! and the Prima line

What's a good QD then?

 

I purchased a firehouse nozzle and did not like it - too much twisting to get the stream right and not much extra pressure. No I have not used the Adam's nor do I need to wash something 30 ft away. I still like my cheap and fail twist spray types until I get a pressure washer.

 

Prima Slick is a good choice as well as Hydro. As for Nero I find it works better in the interior rather than on the exterior plus it smells amazing!

 

Obviously I can't speak for Aldric but I'll stick up for the Prima products I've tried: I love Hydro (the spray wax/drying agent, not the new Hydro products which I haven't tried yet). Swirl is a reasonable alternative to Menzerna 203S, Amigo is good paint cleaner/glaze. I just bought Slick QD from Phil and haven't tried it yet but it has an excellent reputation. No experience with Mistique or Nero.

I was underwhelmed with the sample of CG Jetseal 109 I tried both in looks and durability. CG CW&G has its place but IME it leaves a mildly annoying film.

 

Optimum Instant Detailer and Gloss Enhancer - always ended up with really hard to remove haze.
Infratech CM5300 - COLOR MATCHER CM5300 Ligthing- expensive and can't find any freaking swirls on my metallic paint, plus my Fenix works better. It's been sitting on my shelf pretty much unused.

 

Well, I opened it up and the bulb that doesn't work is clearly darker (almost black) then the working bulb.

Looks like I fell into that 0.01%

 

My Brinkmann light also went out, it's just a cheap unit.

 

What do you recon is a better spot light? I can't afford the 3m sun gun, but if these brinkmann light are gonna last 2 corrections I might need to look at some other options. buying replacement lights at $10 per pack + shipping is a joke considering I bought the light for $20 brand new from DI last year.

 

I got a really bright LED little flashlight from my local general store, puts out something like 200 lumens. Works great, and very durable. It's at work right now, or I'd tell you the brand

 

Heh I probably should've been a little more clear. What I meant with the 99.9% was that the LED bulb didn't reach it's end of life (and thus not working anymore). There must have been a short somewhere. Did you notice a burning smell when it was working or when you opened up the unit?

 

No, but I clearly recall when the bulb burnt out. As I grabbed the light to inspect the paintwork after doing a pass, I pressed the trigger as usual for the light to come on. It came on for millisecond and after this flash it went out. I immediately knew something went wrong.

 

Halogens FTW on corrections. Brinkmann lasted me a year so far, so good.

 

Black & Decker 125mph cordless electric Surface Sweeper (leaf blower) for quicker drying times.

Power dropped down to 75% after a minute of use but even at full power it didn't move water.

 

Sonax FE wheel cleaner - but YEEEARSSSS ago.

 

I gotta say, I am very surprised SOOO many people jumped on Blacklight and Hybrid V7 or whatever it is. I figured most people would say something like

"oh that CG stuff is a CG relable of CG stuff, bottled for CG bu relabled from a CG product for CG with a tweak"