Auto Finesse product test : Titanium 182

[MartinR]

Finally stopped bloody raining so i could crack on with the sample test.

First up thanks to Auto Finesse for sending me a sample to try and review

Here goes, i'm new to this so go easy on me:rasp: ( Sorry for the amount of pictures)

The clio wasn't in much of a state to start with as i only iron-x and clayed it a couple of weeks ago.

Few pics of how it looked before hand.

So i was sent a sample of iron out and spirit wax

Started off by rinsing of any loose crap

Broke out the iron out sample,stuck it in a little spray bottle and set about doing the wheels. First thing i noticed is it does not smell as rank as the iron-x, Could not believe how quick it went to work!
agitated it and left for 5 mins before rinsing off which came off very easy, then washed them using the only shampoo i have to hand Muc-off ubershine..

Snow foamed the rest of the car with some car pro PH neutral stuff???? ( label has come off)

Shampoo'd , rinsed and dried

Heard good things about Auto Finesse's Tripple so i got me a bottle to try. Wow it goes on so well and comes off very easy leaving a great finish behind and is very glossy and reflective. Best thing i have bought this year. Used it on the door jam/hinge area also along with the bootlid opening.

Spirit wax

The smell is addictive!! I never used a wax applicator sponge thingy as i don't have one.. So i used the old finger method.

Spirit seems alot softer and more oily than the DJ light fantastic i have previously used, once in your fingers it seems to melt like butter and spreads very very well compared to the hardness of the light fantastic, i done one panel at a time and by the time i had finished applying one panel the one beforehand was ready to be buffed off.
The wax buffed off really easy without leaving an oily residue feeling behind. I don't know if its the wax or the Tripple but the flake pop and reflection is the best i have ever seen on my car and imo a winning combo which i shall be using again from now on.

I only have this one cacky picture of the Spirit wax on the rear quarter as daylight was against me.

Here is the finished pictures not the best as i'm useless with the camera lol and pictures don't do it justice i'm over the moon with it, tbh i quite enjoyed this detailing stuff so i have ordered a few more bits from AF. Oh and i put Megs tyre gel on the tyres.

Once again i apologise for the shocking pictures

Shall keep this updated on how Spirit performs..... Thanks

 

[B00mer]

Looks good mate, only thing i would say is, the CS sticker in back window looks on the pi55 :rasp:

 

[MartinR]

Flol cheers Tom!! i shall take that sticker out tomorrow!

 

[Darren61]

Looks very nice mate. You've done a good job. Car is looking very nice

 

[MartinR]

Cheers dot61

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

Utter shed

nice and shiney tho.
Whats disks are they, the enamel painted ?

 

[MartinR]

Grande scenic 300mm discs, just stuck a bit of hammerite on the rusted bits

Yep its really shiny my professional photography skillls don't show it that well lol

Cheers mate

 

[Lawro]

Looks lovely, best colour too.. Although I am biased

 

[Adamm.]

That looks lovely!

 

[Gally]

That's a lovely bus but it's the colour that continues to stun me. I want one. Today, on 2118s.

 

[MartinR]

Cheers for the comments. Yep its a great colour underestimated.

Bit of beading this morning , very small beads compared to the DJ light fantastic which was done a few months prior to spirit.

AF Spirit

DJ light fantastic

 

[TimR26]

That looks great!

 

[VIICarCare]

looks uber clean

 

[Badbuzz2]

Looking good pal

 

[MartinR]

Cheers all

Lee i have that pipe in my boot shall drop it in when i remember lol.

Can see me giving the AF shop a bashing.

 

[Coby.]

Great results as silver can sometimes be such an unrewarding colour but it's come up really well.

That is one seriously clean and tidy car, A real credit to you.

 

[Badbuzz2]

Nps pal when Evers good m8ty

 

[JD]

Now that's tight beading. The way I'd expect it. Well played chap!

 

[MartinR]

Great results as silver can sometimes be such an unrewarding colour but it's come up really well.

That is one seriously clean and tidy car, A real credit to you.

cheers Mate. Yep alot of money has gone into it.

Now that's tight beading. The way I'd expect it. Well played chap!

Thanks JD i take it thats how beading is meant to be?

 

[JD]

Thanks JD i take it thats how beading is meant to be?

Meant to be for a decent way, fella, yes. Great to see.

 

[Chapster5]

I love that beading! Any idea what this stuff would look like on a black car with metalic paint?

 

[davo172]

Lookin Good Mart Top Work :approve:

 

[MartinR]

I love that beading! Any idea what this stuff would look like on a black car with metalic paint?

Its all down to the polishing the spirit wax enhances the fleck in the paint along with a very high gloss/reflective sheen. Im very impressed.

Lookin Good Mart Top Work :approve:

Cheers Dave

 

[Auto Finesse]

Thanks for taking the time to review the products for us Martin, please to see your happy with the results, and the samples going to good use. Your car looks great.

James

 

[MartinR]

Thanks James

As im new to all this hopefully as i learn and become more expirenced i can give better reviews...

 

[MartinR]

Crappy update one week on.

Car is still gleaming any dirt that sticks just washes off when it rains, Very impressed so far!! Gritters should be out this week, see how it holds up after some salt.

 

[MartinR]

UPDATE

A month has passed since applying Spirit and since washing the car!! Nothing fancy just a jetwash warm water and a drop of ubershine shampoo (have a decent selction of AF products coming from Santa)

The car is in a bit of a state after a recent cold snap, salt screen wash and road grime all over it, plus them jelly bits of a nappy that splatted up it when some dirty git dumped one out the window on a dual carriage way.:nono:

I didn't expect for some reason Spirit to hold up so well but im very pleased with the results and its still beading / sheeting really well! As if i had just applied it.

So i just jetwashed the car over then used ubershine shampoo mixed in warm water, rinsed off and dried. Then applied megs tyre gel and Dressle to a few parts (See other thread).

Here is what i was up against.

Is this sheeting?? looks cool

[video=youtube_share;RCLO-qT2ABo]http://youtu.be/RCLO-qT2ABo[/video]

Bit of beading

 

[Yellow Dave]

Just goes to show all that effort with the initial detail pays off when a car washes up so easily and looks almost as good as it did that first time.

My own tests have proved to show spirit as a very hard wearing and resistant wax

 

[MartinR]

Well its been 3 months since applying 1 coat of Auto finesse Spirit. And i am truly impressed by it!! it has seen every weather element plus loads of road grime and it still doesn't give in.

The beading has dropped off sightly but the sheeting and shine is still there, I shall be buying a tub of spirit come the better weather!

Video of sheeting

[video=youtube_share;lG4ueGzrLTU]http://youtu.be/lG4ueGzrLTU[/video]

Couple of pictures of beading.

Thanks again auto finesse