Review: Solution Finish “Brings Black Back” (Trim Restoration Product)

[CEE DOG]

Wow, very impressive Corey! Do you have a way of testing the areas with Solution Finish topped with C4 and UTTG to see if they are slippery? The side-by-side-by-side shot with all 3 gives the best detail and I like the way C4 looks the best. Thanks.

Thanks bud!

Yes, it appears to bond well to Solution Finish and work in harmony Richard. so far so good. Only thing is the C4 is such a costly proposition. So now I'm thinking how 2 coats of Solution Finish would be compared to one coat of Solution Finish and a coat of C4.

Thanks for the update Coreo! Your dedication and commitment never cease to amaze me... :dancebanana:

Thank you my friend!

[Hoytman]

Thanks bud!

So now I'm thinking how 2 coats of Solution Finish would be compared to one coat of Solution Finish and a coat of C4.

Me too! Two coat of SF only, but the sf/uttg and the sf/c4 both looked great, though imho the sf/c4 looked the best.

I'm going to guess and say the two coats of sf is going to be a stunner.

Great job Corey.

[stoffden]

Excellent testing and follow-up reporting. One question for clarification: the SF was used on a grey plastic bumper correct with great resullts?

[CEE DOG]

Excellent testing and follow-up reporting. One question for clarification: the SF was used on a grey plastic bumper correct with great resullts?

My apologies on not answering sooner! Yes, I used it both on plastic that was originally black and some that was originally gray.

Solution Finish is specifically developed for black but it will darken gray as well.

[Josh@BR]

Wow Corey great review. I've added this product to my cart now for my next purchase thanks to you. Btw I'm not sure if you knew or not but your review on AG's website for the 1oz size is only 1 star lol.

[CEE DOG]

Thanks Josh!!

Also thanks for the heads up! That irritating review system does that sometimes... I put 5 stars as I recall it I'll ask Meghan to fix it since it won't let me change it.. Thanks again!

[Railroad]

I ordered a bottle Sunday.

[CEE DOG]

Sweet! I owe you guys an update and will post it next weekend

[CEE DOG]

Two Month Update:

It's been about two months since I applied Solution Finish. I snapped some pics so here we go.

Overall the results are mixed with some of them being excellent!

First off are the test pieces where I see no degradation so far!! Excellent results here! Furthermore, UTTG, C4, OC, and CQ are all still bonded over the top of Solution Finish in the places they were applied.








Second off is the van we applied it to which had severely faded trim! I was starting to think they had sold it but finally saw it parked there on the way home. Unfortunately the young lady that drives it had been T-boned while sitting at a red light… Right at the drivers side door… just the edge of the drivers door is visible in picture 5. The door itself is caved in like a foot in the middle. Very sad especially as the driver at faults insurance will not be paying for her medical which basically means she will probably live in pain for a long time. They are a really wonderful family – good people. I was very sad to hear it.

Here we have what I would call decent results. There is some fading but it still looks much much better than before application 2 months ago.
















Finally we have my Green Saturn, I found that Solution Finish seemed to fade more than I would have liked on this vehicle over two months. Taking into account the good and great results on the other tests I must assume it worked differently on this vehicle due to the fact it was applied over the remnants of C4. I make the assumption it didn’t penetrate the C4 residue but I haven’t given up. I’m going to snap a couple pics for you guys at the next update, and then re-apply only after using a trick from Ron to use Water Spot remover to thoroughly clean it before applying.

[HellDemon]

Beautiful results man!