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Offline miniman

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Proshine or similar
« on: 28 May 2016, 08:10 »
Who uses the waterless polish spray on thier pride n joy?

I do, seems to do a good job on white paintwork, but i do wash most of the heavy dirt off first.
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Re: Proshine or similar
« Reply #1 on: 29 May 2016, 16:52 »
Very interesting replies lol
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Re: Proshine or similar
« Reply #2 on: 30 May 2016, 14:06 »
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I think this says it all???  :grin:

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Re: Proshine or similar
« Reply #3 on: 30 May 2016, 14:35 »
I don't think you'll find too many amateur detailers use waterless products as the risk of marring the paint is quite high, and that's what most of us spend our time avoiding.  Might be worth a look over on Detailng World though to see if there are any reviews.

Here's a few comments from DW.

 http://detailingworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122589

http://detailingworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35981

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=80956
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Re: Proshine or similar
« Reply #4 on: 30 May 2016, 15:49 »
Haven't used it and wouldn't, as I actually enjoy cleaning my car and don't consider washing it using the safe 2 (or 3) bucket method a chore.

Also, it must be difficult to get to the backs of the wheels and into all the nooks and crannies using a waterless spray, whereas with a good set of conventional washing gear, this isn't a problem.

I wonder if these waterless products contain some form of fillers to mask swirls? It would be interesting to see what the condition of the paintwork is like if on a car cleaned with a waterless cleaner if the paintwork was stripped of all protection ready for polishing.
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Re: Proshine or similar
« Reply #5 on: 30 May 2016, 19:59 »
So you wash the car and then use a waterless polish spray (glorified quick detailer)?