Decided to try out CarPro Perl. Tested it on a portion of a severely faded and oxidized plastic bumper. Based on those results decided to try it on the whole bumper.
Dear sir, car.pro.perl as a water based product, it is dressing and not a restorer. It is not the.products perpose to restore faded.plastiks ...inspite in some situations can do a nice job(it depends of the nature.of the.plastik..if it is textured.or.not car pro behaves different)..... It is a very quality.....dressing. Also as a water based dressing it will NOT last long...because it is easily removed by...water. An oil-petroleum restorer would.do.a better and longer lasting job on a situation such your bumpers. Car pro.perl is one of....if the best.....water based dressings for vinyl, plastiks, rubber, leather........but has his.own limitations from his chemical nature as a water based dressing. Kind regards
Uses vinyl, plastic, rubber dressing to restore a faded bumper and knocks product for failing? You might want to know what the intended usage of a product is before buying it and also look for a product that is designed to accomplish your task. You liked it on the tires so it’s a success lol. The label also gives you the dilution ratios for what you’re using it on. You’re using it straight from bottle when minimum dilution is 1:1.
And yet many people use it straight with no dilution. Last time I checked the part of the bumper I was using it on is in fact plastic. Don't actually remember knocking the product but since it seemed to work so well on the test corner I did, I guess I did expect more. I do however still use it one tires at full strength. I also went ahead and purchased Solution Finish to do the bumper "correctly" just haven't gotten around to it.
Umm you didnt say if was snake oil or not I use and I use it diluted on my tires as a protectant I use 303 on my rubber but neither product is meant to restore meant to protect
Hi nice car.. Can I ask a question? how much water you mix with perl, for bumper and tire use? did you follow the instructions behind the bottle? i did not get the result like you. can you share with us how do you mix water and perl? I'm sorry for the poor English language *Google translate
A comment on at test by Forensic Detailing Channel (worth watching) Note CP statement on dilution. "I came back to this one recently as I've been reading a lot about PERL water spotting. You should redo this test of PERL vs SF by first cleaning the trim piece thoroughly, degreasing using a magic eraser sponge and APC, and then wiping down thoroughly with a panel wipe. I've been told by CarPro themselves that PERL will only bond properly to plastic when diluted 1:3 with water. Apparently using it neat on plastic is a mistake. CarPro also said if the product spots with water it's because the surface underneath is oily so PERL won't bond 100%. Maybe the same goes for Solution Finish. A retest would be great to see.
Dear sir,
car.pro.perl as a water based product, it is dressing and not a restorer. It is not the.products perpose to restore faded.plastiks ...inspite in some situations can do a nice job(it depends of the nature.of the.plastik..if it is textured.or.not car pro behaves different)..... It is a very quality.....dressing. Also as a water based dressing it will NOT last long...because it is easily removed by...water. An oil-petroleum restorer would.do.a better and longer lasting job on a situation such your bumpers.
Car pro.perl is one of....if the best.....water based dressings for vinyl, plastiks, rubber, leather........but has his.own limitations from his chemical nature as a water based dressing.
Kind regards
marios kosmidhs to restore he must use solution finish
Glad to see ya back. The kitty is looking clean.
Yes this is like the first time in weeks where there has been more than 1 or 2 days in a row with no amount of rain.
Uses vinyl, plastic, rubber dressing to restore a faded bumper and knocks product for failing? You might want to know what the intended usage of a product is before buying it and also look for a product that is designed to accomplish your task. You liked it on the tires so it’s a success lol. The label also gives you the dilution ratios for what you’re using it on. You’re using it straight from bottle when minimum dilution is 1:1.
And yet many people use it straight with no dilution. Last time I checked the part of the bumper I was using it on is in fact plastic. Don't actually remember knocking the product but since it seemed to work so well on the test corner I did, I guess I did expect more. I do however still use it one tires at full strength. I also went ahead and purchased Solution Finish to do the bumper "correctly" just haven't gotten around to it.
You need solution finish for that plastic bumper, not carpro perl.
Umm you didnt say if was snake oil or not I use and I use it diluted on my tires as a protectant I use 303 on my rubber but neither product is meant to restore meant to protect
Application error.
It's not a restorer, it's just a dressing
Good video!
Thank you sir. That Perl would probably look pretty good on the tall side walls of Big Red.
coolwrld302 you’re Most welcome !! Yes, I will definitely Think of that with my next Detail for sure
Hi nice car.. Can I ask a question? how much water you mix with perl, for bumper and tire use? did you follow the instructions behind the bottle? i did not get the result like you. can you share with us how do you mix water and perl?
I'm sorry for the poor English language
*Google translate
I did not dilute the Perl at all I used it at full strength.
You can’t even distinguish the difference between restorer and dressing (protect).
A comment on at test by Forensic Detailing Channel (worth watching) Note CP statement on dilution.
"I came back to this one recently as I've been reading a lot about PERL water spotting. You should redo this test of PERL vs SF by first cleaning the trim piece thoroughly, degreasing using a magic eraser sponge and APC, and then wiping down thoroughly with a panel wipe. I've been told by CarPro themselves that PERL will only bond properly to plastic when diluted 1:3 with water. Apparently using it neat on plastic is a mistake. CarPro also said if the product spots with water it's because the surface underneath is oily so PERL won't bond 100%. Maybe the same goes for Solution Finish. A retest would be great to see.
Gtechniq C4.
Issa no from me on the bumper dawg
Agreed. Based on how well the test area looked I had high hopes but was thoroughly disappointed. It does do a good job on tires though.