I've been using it on the regular vinyl dash and assorted plastic bits in my commuter with no problems. Gives a nice shine without gunking it up or making it slippery.

 

it works great on the interior pieces. give it a shot it won't dry
white or anything. it will be a nice rich color.

 

good point about the rubber cleaner. I could treat my tires before I put the vinyl and rubber treatment on it.

 

has anyone used the griots polish?

i am and have been for years been using best of show on my cars but have been using a meguires polish.
i have thought of switchign to all griots but so far this works. and opinions?

 

I use Polish 1, 2, and 3.

or are you talking about the metal polish? i use Wenol for that.

 

talking about 1 , 2 , 3

 

i like my Polish1, 2, and 3. works great with their orange pads.

 

Hello, I am anxiously awaiting the arival of our new MINI (should be at the dealer by 10/13)...I have a quick detailing question...

I'm getting a handfull of Griotts products to protect the MINI from Chicago Winter! (fortunatly it gets parked in a garage so it shouldn't see too much winter)...Anyway, I'm wondering two things...

First, what is the best product for cleaning the black trim around the wheel well? Is just using their car wash good enough?

Second, I always mix this up...Is it synthetic or carnauba wax that can be applied to plastic without causing the white marks?

Thanks in advance for help!

 

Congradulations!
You will need something other than car wash. I use there Paint Prep then dress it wit R&V dressing.

Depending on how they are forumlated they both will. For your chicago winter I would look at Griots Paint Sealent. It is a great one step process that last about a year. I still polish(if needed) in the spring then put carnauba on it.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks, I'll look into something extra then! I am thinking of using "Best of Show" wax becuase it gets such great reviews...So, wash, best of show, then paint sealent in that order?

I know there are other things like clay bar, wash wheels, etc...Just overall, wash, wax, seal?

Brad

 

You have the order a bit off. The carnuba wax I use is the Best of Show. Put that OVER the sealent. So wash, clay, seal THEN Best of Show. Yesterday I just did the paint sealent, no Best of Show, and it shines

 

OK, thanks for clearing that up! And on the black parts around the wheel well I'll clean, paint prep detail them, then put the sealant on NO wax on the plastic wheel wells right?

 

I would not use the sealent on the arches, they will turn white. I would paint prep them after you seal and wax your car. I tape mine off while sealing and waxing to prevent it from getting on the trim. If you are good, which I am not yet, you may not have to paint prep after your wax, you may be able to just treat them.

Also, I know Heater from Detailing Solutions has a one step dressing for the arches that appears to work well. May want to give that a try.

 

whats the point of best of show over sealent? i thought the sealent took the place of best of show if you wanted a once in a while type wax.

 

Living the Seattle area is a plus when it comes to Griot's. They located in Tacoma and have hosted the PSMINI group on three different detailing sessions ouver the past year. They always have a free raffle and give away complete detailing kits. They just had their annual garage sale and everything was on sale and they also got rid of retruns from customers. I picked up a power brake bleeder for $20.00.

I purchased all the waxes and two buffers from them and they taught me how to use them and made sure I was comfortable buffing out my MINI, also they went over the best process for keeping the CABRIO clean and protected.

 

I've known people that used sealant first, for the long-lasting protection, and then topped it off with wax for a superior shorter-term shine.

Scott

 

Thats awesome! I was hoping the garage sale would be in Indy so I could go. I am jelous you live out west...its beautiful out there! Traffic sucks though...

Thats correct. The shine is more natural from a wax.

 

well as far as my Chicago winter this year, im going to run Prima Epic
on both my Civic and Legacy.

and top them off with Griot's SprayOn wax after each wash. that's probably
all the protection my cars will ever need to make it through this winter.

i think im going to use this stuff all year long on my commuters and possibly
my G35C too.

 

When the Griot's team came to Des Moines for a demo day a couple weeks ago, I asked about the wax content of Speedshine. It is only 1% wax at the most.

 

Also when the Griot's team was in Des Moines, the techs were not very high on combining paint sealant (PS) and BOSWax. They said, 'yeah, they are compatible...' but suggested using either one or the other.

BOSW is carnauba (sp?) wax, and PS doesn't contain wax at all (and why am I having a brain lock as to the name of what it is in PS? Sorry, I can't come up with the term.).

They were also saying you can layer on BOSW in numerous layers. Up to 7 layers (without removing the wax between coats) can be applied and really get a great shine with greater protection.

I've started using PS on our daily driver '02 MC and I'm very happy with the results. It gives a very nice shine with good depth. I've actually done it in 3 coats on the hood and it looks great.

 

I want Griots! oh wait, wrong thread....

 

I think I am the only one who uses their carnauba paste wax!

YES, I did finally get my mini It looks awesome. I have to take photo's tomorrow.

The carnauba paste was very unpaste like. It covered well and rubbed off without much fuss. I did the car in one shot. I like doing that vs sections. It's more fun to get the whole car with the wax and then buffing it all off I think. I also do everything by hand, no machines for me. One day, if the paints needs it, I will orbital pc it and go the Octaneguy way.

I got some wax below the door on the rubber. That did not come off that easy. I used griot's rubber cleaner, but I think I had to leave it on longer. That carnauba doesnt like comming off of much. It did work but I had to do it twice and rub quite a bit. I dont' tape off things. That's just not my style.

 

I did my legacy yesterday using Best Of Show. This time I used less wax when I applied; removing it from the panel was considerably easier.

I used Griot's MF towel and distilled water to assist.

 

I waxed my wife's MINI today using the Best of Show, and I had a hard time removing it, even though I only did the hood and fenders before removing it - it wasn't like it sat there and hardened for hours or anything.

I'd find a patch that I missed, and I'd almost have to scrub at it to get it to come off. I ended up misting it with Speedshine, and it came up right away after that.

I really don't forsee using the BoS again anytime soon. I've still got almost-full bottles of Zaino and Menzerna, and I think they shine as well or better than BoS, and they're a *lot* easier to remove.

Scott

 

I had a hard time with BoS the first time I used it.

Turns out I was using way, WAY too much. Once I scaled back and used much less, it came off just fine.