Spirit - The reviews thread

[Knuckles]

Scraping through on the skin of my teeth here.

I managed to spend a few hours on the car yesterday morning to test spirit and rejuvenate.

The car was filthy.

I didn't get any process pics as it's not what this is about, but so much fallout and tar came off lol.

Before

After all the crap was off the paint I got out the rejuvenate.

I did a panel at a time before buffing off. Went on and came off with ease.

It was probably a placebo but the rejuvenated panels seemed to have a bit more depth and gloss than the non rejuvenated panels.

The curing was a pita to get a picture of.

After doing the whole front end and drivers side, I started wondering whether rejuvenate affected the longevity of the wax, so I only did half the rear end and left the passenger side.

I'll post back when I see the outcome.

The wax again was a pita to catch curing, it went on no problem, but even after a panel at a time, it seemed to be a bit grabby when removing. I don't recall this from last time I used it.
Some afters before doing the glass, tyres, plastics and exhausts.

And some random afters from the rest of the day.

All in, spirit is still my favourite of the auto finesse waxes. It smells ace and is usually brilliant to use.

Durability I found last year is 4-5 months before it needs stripping and reapplying.

 

[Paul172sport]

As with many others, this month has been a battle of time vs weather, fortunately i got lucky with both and managed to give the sunflower some tlc and a mid winter top up protection.
I recall being impressed with both rejuvenate and spirt from the last time we were fortunate to review these so it was good to have another chance. I also had a go with teh wheel soap from last month which guiltly i didnt manage to review in time.

filthy wheel

soap applied and scrubed with a wheel sponge and brushes

very impressed, the F1's are in definate need of a refurb, once done il be buying a full size wheel soap and using this as part of my routine wash in favor of bilbury/imperial it has just the right level of cut to get through the grime without worrying about acidity and being over abrashive.

so onto the paint,

rejuventate, applied with microfibre,

whilst not as clear in the photos, the panels definately seem a deeper clearer colour and more depth.

applied as thinly as possible, a little really does go a long way, given the cold temperature it took much longer to cure and i actually managed to apply wax to the entire car before being ready to buff off.

and done, will definately be using spirt again in the spring time when the weather is warmer and ready for a full detail, the results are always stunning and so far Spirit is my favorite of teh AF waxes.