Hi all,
I am home for the summer and starting to review a lot more products. So sorry if I post a lot in this group.
Product/ Packaging/ Price:
So I`m reviewing the 3d Pink Car Soap. This is one of 2 soaps that 3d offers. I have it in the gallon size and have used almost half the gallon in many different uses. The product is very thick soap gel and has a bright pink color. The scent is a sweet cherry candy type scent. The dilution is 1oz to 1 gallon of water. The soap sells for $18.50 for a gallon (can usually find it for $15 on sale). The soap is also supposed to have no wax, gloss enhancers, or anything else. Just a simple car soap. I added a Tolco gallon pump for easy dispensing.
I also used my brand new Ryobi pressure washer for this review. It is fantastic! $115 from Home Depot and works fantastically.
Before Condition of the Car:
Some of you have probably seen this car in some of my other reviews. It is my mom`s 2011 Mercedes GL550 in Jet Black with 82k miles. It sits outside 24/7 and has never been polished. She also runs it through the tunnel car wash when I`m away at college (I know, I tell her not to).
The car has about a month`s worth of dirt, pollen, brake dust, everything on this car. It also had heavy water-spotting from the sprinklers hitting it.
Suds:
I added about 3-4 pumps of soap to my bucket which is equivalent to 3-4 oz. I used my pressure washer to activate the suds and it created a thick sudsy solution. I`ve used this soap with a regular hose and the suds are very easy to generate--you don`t need a pressure washer.
The suds also lasted the whole wash. After washing, drying, and rinsing out my other buckets the foam looked like this:
Lubricity:
In my opinion, suds are great, but a soap`s performance is all about lubricity. This soap feels slick on the surface and it carries the dirt away easily. The slickness of this soap is very good, I`d rate it a 8/10.
Cleaning Power:
This was the category I was most impressed with. The car was filthy before and this soap handled it like it was nothing. I did not use a foam gun/ cannon on this vehicle. The cleaning power of this soap is fantastic. I was really impressed with the cleaning power from a pH balanced and wax safe shampoo. In my current soap arsenal, this is best cleaning soap I own (compared to my Hyper Wash review, the 3d Pink smashes it). Remember, there is no wax or gloss enhancers in this soap, so it just leaves the car clean and prepped.
Also cleaned up the interior and engine bay on my mom`s car. Not bad for 82k miles!
Final Thoughts:
This soap is one of my favorites. It is cheap for a gallon and even cheaper for a 5 gallon (only $50!) I`ve used this soap in a ton of different ways--bucket soap, Gilmour foam gun, foam cannon, wheel soap, Wheel Cleaner Gel (diluted 3:1 in a spray bottle), and even more. This soap does it all. The scent is good, suds are great, slickness is very good, and cleaning power is fantastic. It also just leaves the surface clean which I like when starting a detail--no wax or fillers or gloss enhancers to fight with. My only issue with this soap is that it doesn`t rinse as easily as other soaps. The Meg`s Hyper Wash and Shine Supply Shine Soap rinse easier than the 3d Pink. Overall, I think it is a great soap and since I`m doing higher volume cars now, I will order the 5 gallon soon. Thanks for reading!
I am home for the summer and starting to review a lot more products. So sorry if I post a lot in this group.
Product/ Packaging/ Price:
So I`m reviewing the 3d Pink Car Soap. This is one of 2 soaps that 3d offers. I have it in the gallon size and have used almost half the gallon in many different uses. The product is very thick soap gel and has a bright pink color. The scent is a sweet cherry candy type scent. The dilution is 1oz to 1 gallon of water. The soap sells for $18.50 for a gallon (can usually find it for $15 on sale). The soap is also supposed to have no wax, gloss enhancers, or anything else. Just a simple car soap. I added a Tolco gallon pump for easy dispensing.
I also used my brand new Ryobi pressure washer for this review. It is fantastic! $115 from Home Depot and works fantastically.
Before Condition of the Car:
Some of you have probably seen this car in some of my other reviews. It is my mom`s 2011 Mercedes GL550 in Jet Black with 82k miles. It sits outside 24/7 and has never been polished. She also runs it through the tunnel car wash when I`m away at college (I know, I tell her not to).
The car has about a month`s worth of dirt, pollen, brake dust, everything on this car. It also had heavy water-spotting from the sprinklers hitting it.
Suds:
I added about 3-4 pumps of soap to my bucket which is equivalent to 3-4 oz. I used my pressure washer to activate the suds and it created a thick sudsy solution. I`ve used this soap with a regular hose and the suds are very easy to generate--you don`t need a pressure washer.
The suds also lasted the whole wash. After washing, drying, and rinsing out my other buckets the foam looked like this:
Lubricity:
In my opinion, suds are great, but a soap`s performance is all about lubricity. This soap feels slick on the surface and it carries the dirt away easily. The slickness of this soap is very good, I`d rate it a 8/10.
Cleaning Power:
This was the category I was most impressed with. The car was filthy before and this soap handled it like it was nothing. I did not use a foam gun/ cannon on this vehicle. The cleaning power of this soap is fantastic. I was really impressed with the cleaning power from a pH balanced and wax safe shampoo. In my current soap arsenal, this is best cleaning soap I own (compared to my Hyper Wash review, the 3d Pink smashes it). Remember, there is no wax or gloss enhancers in this soap, so it just leaves the car clean and prepped.
Also cleaned up the interior and engine bay on my mom`s car. Not bad for 82k miles!
Final Thoughts:
This soap is one of my favorites. It is cheap for a gallon and even cheaper for a 5 gallon (only $50!) I`ve used this soap in a ton of different ways--bucket soap, Gilmour foam gun, foam cannon, wheel soap, Wheel Cleaner Gel (diluted 3:1 in a spray bottle), and even more. This soap does it all. The scent is good, suds are great, slickness is very good, and cleaning power is fantastic. It also just leaves the surface clean which I like when starting a detail--no wax or fillers or gloss enhancers to fight with. My only issue with this soap is that it doesn`t rinse as easily as other soaps. The Meg`s Hyper Wash and Shine Supply Shine Soap rinse easier than the 3d Pink. Overall, I think it is a great soap and since I`m doing higher volume cars now, I will order the 5 gallon soon. Thanks for reading!
