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Imperial Review



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Hi

This is my Review of the new improved imperial wheel cleaner.

Opened the box to be greeted by a lovely smell of bubblgum thought to myself i could just drink that, then realised it was the air freshener in the bottom of the box. thanks Auto Finesse.


So was given a bottle of the newly improved Imperial the instructions stated you can dilute with water to suit. As the wheels was fairly riffy after a month of not being cleaned, thought i would knock up imo a fairly mildish mix.

When imperial was poured into the spray bottle it was pretty thick and had a weird smell that i can't put my finger on.

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This is how much neat product i put in, just under the label on an old CP bottle.

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Diluted it down to near on 500ml

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Filth i was up against

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Jet washed loose dirt.

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gave a decent spray of imperial all over the wheel and left to soak for a minute

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Agitated with a stiff brush which helped froff up the solution

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Went over with a smaller brush to get in the nooks and crannies

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Left it to dwell

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After 5 mins of sitting Imperial held its own and stayed pretty froffy and clingy (well impressed)

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Rinsed it all off and gave a shampoo and another rinse, there was no dirt left to shampoo of tbh.

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Quick 3 pictures here all done within a couple of minutes.

Dry dirt

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Spray imperial and agitate

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Rinse and 1 months worth of brake dust and dirt gone

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Onto the Tyres which i have had a nightmare with this brown edge of dirt and dust that won't shift.

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Again sprayed and agitated imperial and left to soak for a couple of minutes

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Rinsed off and the brown mark round the tyre wall has gone.

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Quick wipe over to remove excess water and they have come up like new :D

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Applied a thin coat of megs tyre gel then wiped away any overspill. to then be left with very fresh looking tyres and wheels.

Few finished shots(excuse the discs lol) also still wearing the coat of illusion from the previous test.

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All in all im over the moon with how imperial works really really impressed, i even reckon i could use a weaker solution and would still do a great job.

This is something i shall be getting in the near future to have in my collection and can see a bottle lasting a very long time, One thing i would like to know is it sealant safe? as i plan on tough coating my wheels at some point.

Thanks again to Auto Finesse
 
Looks great fella!

Agree on the sealant safe question - I would presume so, as it would go hand in hand with Mint Rims. But Auto Finesse will confirm.

One thing on the tyres - looks like you're using a wheel woolie - try a slightly stiffer brush. It'll help remove grime, leading to better tyre shine performance.
 
Nice Review Martin, thanks for taking the time to put this together.

In answer to your question, the new Imperial formula is wax and sealant when diluited down, however at a strong ratio such as 1:1 to 1:3 it has the potential to strip wax and sealants.


Joe
 
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Thanks Joe.

Good to know that about sealants and waxes. But tbf one good deep clean with a strong ratio mix and then get the wheels sealed a weak ratio will do fine for the weekly clean.
 
Thats the idea Martin.

Its like detailing the rest of your vehicle. Two to Three times a year its worth doing a deep heavy clean and adding protection and after that you can simply maintain that look.


Joe
 


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