jbgrant
06-01-2011, 10:05 PM
Stopped by autozone this week to pick up a can of A/C refrigerant and noticed ALL (usually it's just some select items) of the eagle 1 products were 2/7$. Did not matter if they were 9.99 or 3.99. I heard the nano car wash was pretty good from a detailing friend so I tried a half gallon and pondered over the isle for about 5 minutes trying to decide what would not amount to a total waste (almost got another bottle of wash). Well, it was between the "all-wheel cleaner" and the 23oz spray nano-wax. Decided on the the spray nanowax with the "6 months of protection" claim.... sure.
The daily driver (not garaged) was in need of a wash and the weather was right so I tried out both products. Two weeks ago she got polished with m205, 2x klasse hgsg and 1x liquid pinnacle sov. The beading was great but some of the initial slickness had faded (washed once last week). I can’t give a proper review given that the car was detailed two weeks ago, but had accumulated a lot of mud and grime from the storms last week (we had tornados in town).
Pressure rinsed the car to remove mud and grit as always. Moved on to the bucket wash with 3 ounces nano wash in 3 gallons of water. This soap is very foamy and very slick. Gave it a good rinse and sheeted nearly all the water off with a free-flowing hose. Unlike other OTC “wash and wax” products I’ve tried, it did not leave any streaking or wax-like residue. It’s not especially good at self-rinsing, but the amount of surfactant in the formula seems perfectly able to handle film and some bonded dirt. It claims it doesn’t strip wax, as far as I can tell this is accurate. Blew out the crevices with the leaf blower and pushed the remaining droplets off the panels. The wash did not replenish the finish slickness, but I never expected it to. Overall very pleased with the value of the wash.
I expected the nano spray wax to be a quick detailer with big claims, but I was entirely wrong. It is definitely a real spray wax and is much more concentrated than I would have predicted. I used one MF for applying it and another for buffing it off. It dries to a durable (but not troublesome) haze in a matter of 1-3 minutes, so it’s definitely a panel by panel product. I applied it in a cross-hatch pattern and found it to spread evenly over the recently sealed+waxed finish. I tried to take it off fairly quickly as my goal with a spray wax it to use very little pressure during removal to avoid any damage from embedded contaminants between details. One-half to one spray is all that is required to cover a panel; I estimated I used about a half-ounce on the whole car. The slickness of the spray-waxed areas was far greater than the recently-waxed panels on the car (not up to just-waxed with sov, but about 70% there). The product is not streaky and smells very good (I think they scented it to smell like carnauba). It did not cloud the polished and protected finish. I avoided getting it on trim although it is not supposed to stain. I believe it is water-based but would appreciate it if somebody can confirm that. I’m not going to compare this product to any other spray waxes as I didn’t apply it to clean paint. I did not wear gloves and can still smell and feel the nanowax on my fingers several hours later and after washing twice with dish soap. Next time I do a real comparison test I will put together a proper review if nobody beats me to it. At 2 for 7 bucks, it’s almost free and my initial impressions are quite good.
The daily driver (not garaged) was in need of a wash and the weather was right so I tried out both products. Two weeks ago she got polished with m205, 2x klasse hgsg and 1x liquid pinnacle sov. The beading was great but some of the initial slickness had faded (washed once last week). I can’t give a proper review given that the car was detailed two weeks ago, but had accumulated a lot of mud and grime from the storms last week (we had tornados in town).
Pressure rinsed the car to remove mud and grit as always. Moved on to the bucket wash with 3 ounces nano wash in 3 gallons of water. This soap is very foamy and very slick. Gave it a good rinse and sheeted nearly all the water off with a free-flowing hose. Unlike other OTC “wash and wax” products I’ve tried, it did not leave any streaking or wax-like residue. It’s not especially good at self-rinsing, but the amount of surfactant in the formula seems perfectly able to handle film and some bonded dirt. It claims it doesn’t strip wax, as far as I can tell this is accurate. Blew out the crevices with the leaf blower and pushed the remaining droplets off the panels. The wash did not replenish the finish slickness, but I never expected it to. Overall very pleased with the value of the wash.
I expected the nano spray wax to be a quick detailer with big claims, but I was entirely wrong. It is definitely a real spray wax and is much more concentrated than I would have predicted. I used one MF for applying it and another for buffing it off. It dries to a durable (but not troublesome) haze in a matter of 1-3 minutes, so it’s definitely a panel by panel product. I applied it in a cross-hatch pattern and found it to spread evenly over the recently sealed+waxed finish. I tried to take it off fairly quickly as my goal with a spray wax it to use very little pressure during removal to avoid any damage from embedded contaminants between details. One-half to one spray is all that is required to cover a panel; I estimated I used about a half-ounce on the whole car. The slickness of the spray-waxed areas was far greater than the recently-waxed panels on the car (not up to just-waxed with sov, but about 70% there). The product is not streaky and smells very good (I think they scented it to smell like carnauba). It did not cloud the polished and protected finish. I avoided getting it on trim although it is not supposed to stain. I believe it is water-based but would appreciate it if somebody can confirm that. I’m not going to compare this product to any other spray waxes as I didn’t apply it to clean paint. I did not wear gloves and can still smell and feel the nanowax on my fingers several hours later and after washing twice with dish soap. Next time I do a real comparison test I will put together a proper review if nobody beats me to it. At 2 for 7 bucks, it’s almost free and my initial impressions are quite good.