Griot's stuff at Advance auto
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:14
I had some coupons to spend at Advance Auto, so I picked up some Meguiars clay, Griots Best in Show wax, and Griots Interior cleaner. I already had the Griots All in One Sealant. I decided to forgo the usual plan, and just clayed, sealed, and waxed. The Taco definitely had some paint contaminants that needed some removal.
Don't need to review the clay. It's clay, and it worked.
The sealant is easy to work with. On its own, it doesn't last long (tried that). Heck, it lasted longer than the Meguiars black wax. I tried that out on the Taco after using it on the Focus, and with the truck living outside, it lost all ability to bead in about 1 month. That sucks. Anyway, I used the PC to apply the sealant and removed with a MF towel. It applied easy, removed easily with no streaking/etc, Paint looked good after application.
Best In Show wax looks good and leaves a nice finish. It's easy to work with as well. However it is sensitive to heavy application and heat. I had 2/3 of the truck done before the sun popped back out yesterday and one panel warmed up. It hazed quickly and was hard to remove, but that's not the wax's fault. I did initially put on too heavy of a coat on my first panel application. It also hazes and is difficult to remove if too thick. The main hope is that this wax is durable. I'll report back in a month or so to see if this wax still beads.
Don't need to review the clay. It's clay, and it worked.
The sealant is easy to work with. On its own, it doesn't last long (tried that). Heck, it lasted longer than the Meguiars black wax. I tried that out on the Taco after using it on the Focus, and with the truck living outside, it lost all ability to bead in about 1 month. That sucks. Anyway, I used the PC to apply the sealant and removed with a MF towel. It applied easy, removed easily with no streaking/etc, Paint looked good after application.
Best In Show wax looks good and leaves a nice finish. It's easy to work with as well. However it is sensitive to heavy application and heat. I had 2/3 of the truck done before the sun popped back out yesterday and one panel warmed up. It hazed quickly and was hard to remove, but that's not the wax's fault. I did initially put on too heavy of a coat on my first panel application. It also hazes and is difficult to remove if too thick. The main hope is that this wax is durable. I'll report back in a month or so to see if this wax still beads.