(note, this is a procust review and i have this same post there too but this forum gets alot more trafic.)
I cant go on to tell you about my experience with AutoInts ABC wash system without sounding like a detailing mishionary. Recently, before i ordered the stuff, there have been many Dawn/ABC debates and this is NOT one of them. After taklking to many about Dawn, i didnt really like the idea of using it on your paint, but i DO realize that once a year isnt gonna do much harm. Well, ABC is a three step wash system, of (A), "Acid Neutralizer", (B) "Alkaline Neutralizer", (C) "PH7 Shampoo". The first step is an alkaline solution designed to completely strip the car of waxes, sealents, oils, films ect, making the paint squeaky clean. It also neatralizes any acids present in th pores of the paint as a result from bird bombs and lot stains. Step B is a mild buffered acid solution desinged to work similar to clay, lostening and removing inductrial fallout and ferrious metal perticles. It also neutralizes alkalines in the pores of the paint, from hard water spots and ect. The third step is just a good, no non-sense PH balanced car wash that returns the car back to its normal PH and is great for everyday use. My test cdar was my moms gold BMW 330 convertable, a color that looks dingy and green when dirty and bright, and warm when fully detailed. It was pretty dirty to begin with. I mixed the A in a bucket w/ one gallon of water and 16oz of product. This provided my with just enough solution to go over the whole car with re-wetting, but for an SUV you mught want to use 2 gallons. Afer biulding up some nice suds in the bucket, i used one of CMAs chennile wash mits and bathed the whole car in the solution. The idea is to aply it to the whole car, let it dwell for about 5-7 min, then rinse of all while keeping the body wet. It whent on easily and i used the dwell time to clean one wheel/tire with EF HI. I re-wet the paint with the A and rinsed it off a few minutes later. Imidiatelly I noticed a difference, the car was not only clean but looked re-freshed in a way, with no films or grime on the car. Next I applyied the B, even though the car didnt have too much contamination (had a fair amound on the horizontals) just to test it out. You use the solution strait from a sqirt bottle, no diluting on a fairly dry surface. I used a dry, separate chennile mitt to spread it. In the dwell time i cleaned another wheel/tire combo. When applied it foams up a little but I made sure to wipe over the surface after about 2 minutes with a slightly damp (not wet) mitt to prevent drying. It rinsed off fairly easily. Finnaly, i rubed the car with some of the car wash, which was much easier than normal because it was clean. Once dried, the car looked better then it did when it was fully detailed last time! It looked very clean, and the B removed contaminants just as well as clay, and neutralized the paint which clay doesnt do. You still need clay for some stuborn overspray, but the B worked suprisingly well, the car felt squeeky clean and smooth. And another pluss it took about 50min to do!. Im very happy with this stuff and higly recomend that others try it out, its awesome. The car was ready for an easy app. of AIO, Vinylex on the tires, and cleaned the windows and the car looked the best it has ever looked. The ABC system is quite cost efective at about $15 for each gallon of product (A,B will last about 12 washings the C about 64)
I cant go on to tell you about my experience with AutoInts ABC wash system without sounding like a detailing mishionary. Recently, before i ordered the stuff, there have been many Dawn/ABC debates and this is NOT one of them. After taklking to many about Dawn, i didnt really like the idea of using it on your paint, but i DO realize that once a year isnt gonna do much harm. Well, ABC is a three step wash system, of (A), "Acid Neutralizer", (B) "Alkaline Neutralizer", (C) "PH7 Shampoo". The first step is an alkaline solution designed to completely strip the car of waxes, sealents, oils, films ect, making the paint squeaky clean. It also neatralizes any acids present in th pores of the paint as a result from bird bombs and lot stains. Step B is a mild buffered acid solution desinged to work similar to clay, lostening and removing inductrial fallout and ferrious metal perticles. It also neutralizes alkalines in the pores of the paint, from hard water spots and ect. The third step is just a good, no non-sense PH balanced car wash that returns the car back to its normal PH and is great for everyday use. My test cdar was my moms gold BMW 330 convertable, a color that looks dingy and green when dirty and bright, and warm when fully detailed. It was pretty dirty to begin with. I mixed the A in a bucket w/ one gallon of water and 16oz of product. This provided my with just enough solution to go over the whole car with re-wetting, but for an SUV you mught want to use 2 gallons. Afer biulding up some nice suds in the bucket, i used one of CMAs chennile wash mits and bathed the whole car in the solution. The idea is to aply it to the whole car, let it dwell for about 5-7 min, then rinse of all while keeping the body wet. It whent on easily and i used the dwell time to clean one wheel/tire with EF HI. I re-wet the paint with the A and rinsed it off a few minutes later. Imidiatelly I noticed a difference, the car was not only clean but looked re-freshed in a way, with no films or grime on the car. Next I applyied the B, even though the car didnt have too much contamination (had a fair amound on the horizontals) just to test it out. You use the solution strait from a sqirt bottle, no diluting on a fairly dry surface. I used a dry, separate chennile mitt to spread it. In the dwell time i cleaned another wheel/tire combo. When applied it foams up a little but I made sure to wipe over the surface after about 2 minutes with a slightly damp (not wet) mitt to prevent drying. It rinsed off fairly easily. Finnaly, i rubed the car with some of the car wash, which was much easier than normal because it was clean. Once dried, the car looked better then it did when it was fully detailed last time! It looked very clean, and the B removed contaminants just as well as clay, and neutralized the paint which clay doesnt do. You still need clay for some stuborn overspray, but the B worked suprisingly well, the car felt squeeky clean and smooth. And another pluss it took about 50min to do!. Im very happy with this stuff and higly recomend that others try it out, its awesome. The car was ready for an easy app. of AIO, Vinylex on the tires, and cleaned the windows and the car looked the best it has ever looked. The ABC system is quite cost efective at about $15 for each gallon of product (A,B will last about 12 washings the C about 64)
