Engine bay dressing-- what do you use?

[Eldorado2k]

Eldo, does hyper dressing really level itself that well or do you find splotches that need wiping down after?

Nope no splotches. The same time I did that I had the Kia parked right next to it and decided to put the extra time and effort into the Kia by applying it with paper towels and a detail brush. By the time I was done with the Kia the Cadillac was looking like that after just spraying a mist of Hyper Dressing over it and letting it dry on its own.

[DaveT435]

Sonus Motor Kote. I'm sure the OP has already decided on one after three years. lol a good post to bring back to lif though.

[MikeC78]

I still like Sonus Motor Kote the best. It is pricey though, but it lasts and doesn't pick up dust/dirt.

[rlmccarty2000]

303 AP works for me. I’ve got some Perl that I want to try out next.

[sudsmobile]

So I got ahold of some OptiBond Tire Gel and diluted it 1:1. I sprayed it on but I couldn't walk away. There were several "drops" like water droplets on the things I sprayed that never went away unless I took it off with a towel. I will admit, the stuff looked great, but I was expecting a little easier spray on walk away type situation. What did I do wrong? Thanks.

[Eldorado2k]

Ok I just touched up under the hood a moment ago..

This is how it looked when I opened the hood. Still looking fairly good since well over a month ago.



I have a dedicated vacuum brush that I use just for this, so I gave it a quik vacuum.



Ready to get sprayed with Hyper Dressing.



I sprayed it 9 min. ago @7:30pm. I closed the hood and I’m going to give my interior a quik vacuuming. Lets see how long it takes Hyper Dressing to level itself out.

[Eldorado2k]

This is just after 10min. As we can see, it’s almost done leveling itself out.





I’ll check it again in a few minutes..

[sudsmobile]

Is it possible I didn't wait long enough?

[Eldorado2k]

And here it is after 20min. and no wiping it down.





These small remaining drips are a non factor and will be gone within minutes. I’d pretty much call this a done deal after 20min. Spray & walk away, lasts long, surprising doesn’t attract dirt, and IMO looks pretty good.



It even smells good.

Finally after 30min.

[Eldorado2k]

Is it possible I didn't wait long enough?

What do you mean? What happened with your application?