Tropi-Care - Durable? YES, see pics
04-05-2007, 02:25 PM
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Tropi-Care - Durable? YES, see pics When I got my sample Kit I detailed the car top to bottom
Handwash with TC-6 car wash soap
Clay'd the car
Used the TC-8 Swirl cutter
Went over the car with TC-3 Polish/Sealant
Let it sit till later that night then went over it with Gold Glass liquid wax
Then used the TC-5 Quick detailer the next morning as it had some dew marks on it.
This was on Saturday March 10th, its now April 5th...
Since then the car has sat outside every day, been rained on probably 10 times, been handwashed probably 5 times and rinsed at the carwash and hand dried probably 5 times. It just rained again yesterday and I went out to my car, wiped the hood off with a microfiber towel and this is how nice its holding up so far!
Tried to get one with the sun in it so you could see any swirl marks, but thats the best I could do...
Handwash with TC-6 car wash soap
Clay'd the car
Used the TC-8 Swirl cutter
Went over the car with TC-3 Polish/Sealant
Let it sit till later that night then went over it with Gold Glass liquid wax
Then used the TC-5 Quick detailer the next morning as it had some dew marks on it.
This was on Saturday March 10th, its now April 5th...
Since then the car has sat outside every day, been rained on probably 10 times, been handwashed probably 5 times and rinsed at the carwash and hand dried probably 5 times. It just rained again yesterday and I went out to my car, wiped the hood off with a microfiber towel and this is how nice its holding up so far!
Tried to get one with the sun in it so you could see any swirl marks, but thats the best I could do...
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04-05-2007, 02:27 PM
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Needless to say, I ordered some more, and have a list of friends who want me to detail their cars, I'll be sure to include before/after shots
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why do you say that? They show nearly every watermark/piece of dirt/pollen/bug just like black almost lol. Silver and Pewter are the way to go if you don't like cleaning. I do love the look of a clean white car though so yeah it is very nice for me haha
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Originally Posted by not7fifteen
why do you say that? They show nearly every watermark/piece of dirt/pollen/bug just like black almost lol. Silver and Pewter are the way to go if you don't like cleaning. I do love the look of a clean white car though so yeah it is very nice for me haha
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Swirls, maybe.
Scratches... They don't show that bad untill some one touches them with grease or oil or dirt on thier hands and the scratch gets filled with a black substance, then it looks just as bad.
I've had 2 black vehicles (95 GT, 00 Explorer LTD) and three white (91 GT, 94 Explorer LTD, and now my Z28)
As far as dust not showing white FTW! but dirt and grime shows just as easy on it as it does any other color.
My silver cars though (01 GT, and 00 Lincoln LS) I hardley ever washed them bc they looked clean all the time...
Scratches... They don't show that bad untill some one touches them with grease or oil or dirt on thier hands and the scratch gets filled with a black substance, then it looks just as bad.
I've had 2 black vehicles (95 GT, 00 Explorer LTD) and three white (91 GT, 94 Explorer LTD, and now my Z28)
As far as dust not showing white FTW! but dirt and grime shows just as easy on it as it does any other color.
My silver cars though (01 GT, and 00 Lincoln LS) I hardley ever washed them bc they looked clean all the time...
