Dodo Juice - Sour Power Shampoo & Griot's Garage - Wheel Cleaner (Review + More!)

[PreludeVTEC01]

This past weekend I was able to get a good wash in on my car. The two products I will be reviewing are Dodo Juice Sour Power Shampoo & Griots Garage. (Also a mini review on the AG Sheepskin Mitt & LC Wool Wheel Mitt) This is my first review, so if you have any comments to make it better please let me know. I like pictures so I take a lot. :)

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Dodo Juice Sour Power Shampoo (Dodo Juice Shampoo, Dodo Juice car wash, sour power gloss enhancing shampoo (http://www.autogeek.net/dodo-juice-car-wash.html))
I have always wanted to try a Dodo Juice product. Luckily AGO had the Sour Power Shampoo BOGO last week so I got some.

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Packaging: Thick plastic see through bottle. Easy to use push top to dispense product. Label is multiple shades of green, making it somewhat hard to read.

Product: Green. It does have a green apple scent that is very pleasing. Nothing too strong. The texture is a medium syrup. I would almost say a perfect consistency.


Subject car... My 2001 Honda Prelude.

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I mixed 1oz with 3.5 gallons of water.

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Not many suds. I am a suds guy so this was some what of a disappointment. Even agitating with the hose did little. (picture before agitating)

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Again, this wash will also be including my first time ever use of the AGO Sheepskin Mitt (Sheepskin Wash Mitt (http://www.autogeek.net/sheepwas.html))

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Before wash: Side skirt

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Before wash: Rear panel

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Before wash: Trunk area

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Sadly I had run out of good sunlight by the time I had finished. So the lighting is different but you can still see the outcome!


After wash: Side skirt

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Before & After: Side skirt

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After wash: Rear panel

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Before & After: Rear panel

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After wash: Trunk area

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Before & After: Trunk Area

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Reflection in the door... not too bad!

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Pros: Smells great. Pours easily. Cleans great. It does leave a nice "wax" look afterwards.

Cons: Price. Mid-level lubricity. minimal amount of suds (might not be a con)

Final thought: I really enjoyed the smell and the outcome looked great. Yet the mid-level lubricity and not many suds are a let down. Not sure if I would purchase again however....

A scale of 1-10 ........ I would give it a 8.0



AG Sheepskin Mitt

Final thought (review) on the AG Sheepskin Mitt... It holds a ton of water/soap. It has a nice slot for your hand to go in and it feels comfortable while washing. The only downside I could see is the price. $19.99.
A scale of 1-10 ........ I would give it a 8.5

[PreludeVTEC01]

Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner (with optional foam sprayer) & LC Wool Wheel Mitt

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Griot's Garage Wheel Cleaner (Griot's Garage Wheel Cleaner, Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner, wheel cleaning (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-wheel-cleaner.html))

I had also been looking at Griot's Garage stuff for awhile, before I really knew there were better products out there. Yet I have read that the wheel cleaner is really good. So also on my last purchase I got a bottle along with the foam sprayer.

Packaging: Thick plastic see through bottle. Nice, classic looking label, easy to read.

Product: Dark Green. It does have a sweet/candy scent. I found it to be very pleasant. Consistency is just slightly thicker than water.


Dirty Wheels....

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Griot's Garage Wheel Cleaner breaking up the break dust/road grime.

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LC Wool Wheel Mitt floating on top of my rinse bucket...

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All cleaned up!

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Before & After: BIG difference!

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A different angle

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Before & After

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Pros: Smells Great, Good Price, Works Great!

Cons: None

Final thought: Fantastic! Works just as I had hoped and left the wheels looking great. The foam sprayer works great to apply the product perfectly. I would purchase again.

A scale of 1-10 ........ I would give it a 8.5


OC Wool Wheel Mitt

Final thought (review) on the OC Wool Wheel Mitt... It cleans the wheels well. Allows you to put your four fingers inside it to easily move around the wheels. Two downsides: 1) The "fibers" came off while resting in my rinse bucket (might be a new thing). 2) The mitt left my fingers black. Yes, it stained my fingers black. It was pretty easy to wash off but I found this strange. Again, hopefully this is just a one time thing...

A scale of 1-10 ........ I would give it a 7

There are better ways of cleaning your wheels..

All done! :)

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[FrankS]

Nice review and very nice pictures. :dblthumb2:

[GreatAvalon]

Yes, great pictures! Nice review, thanks for taking the time!

[dougsrt]

Great review and pictures :dblthumb2:

[jamesboyy]

Nice review the picture's, and everything are very professional like....keep the reviews coming

[PreludeVTEC01]

One Week Update

First thing... can you not edit your post on the forum? I was originally going to add this info to the original post but couldn't find an edit button.

Anyhow, I have a little update with the original items reviewed. The GG wheel cleaner did a great job the past week with keeping the wheels clean and a nice shine. It did rain here one day and I do daily my car. So it does see the elements pretty much daily. The Dodo Jucie SP did a fantastic job with keeping a nice "glossy wax look". I was pretty impressed. Below are a few water bead shots before my wash the other day. :xyxthumbs:

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Dodo Juice - Sour Power Shampoo & Griot's Garage - Wheel Cleaner (Review) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/117902932@N02/12689505743/) by preludevtec01.detail (http://www.flickr.com/people/117902932@N02/), on Flickr

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Dodo Juice - Sour Power Shampoo & Griot's Garage - Wheel Cleaner (Review) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/117902932@N02/12689505723/) by preludevtec01.detail (http://www.flickr.com/people/117902932@N02/), on Flickr

Also I have now had the chance to use the LC Wool Wheel Mitt a few times. It hasn't gotten any better. The mitt still stains my fingers black. Although not as bad as the first time. The mitt is still loosing strains in my rinse bucket. I would drop my rating to a 5, perhaps even lower. I haven't had had another go with the Sheepskin Mitt yet but will update when I get a chance to. :coolgleam:

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

You only have so long to edit your posts.

I like Griot`s Wheel Cleaner as well. I used to use it and the foam sprayer worked great. Its one of the Griot`s products that I would actually get again. They have them at AAP now IIRC.

[PA DETAILER]

Great review! I was going to get the sour power when it was BOGO. The lc wool wheel mitt caught my eye. Might have to try one next order....