Thank you for the review! I have been debating on trying LIFT myself. Love the Carpro products. Don’t think they have a bad one in their line up. I will be adding Lift and 3D to my next order. Hopefully they can help with the winter grime here in Indiana!!
Great review. Answered all my questions better than other reviews have. Ordered a bottle of Lift to try for Cape Town rainy season. Best pre soak I’ve ever used is ValetPro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam. It has Citrus pre soak in the mix so it pulls off the most dirt, insects and road grime from rainy weather. Dilution isn’t great though, 2 parts product to 3 parts water, so it didn’t work out cost effective. My go to is now Autoglym Polar Blast, it’s great, foams super thick, dwells long but keen try Lift for a bit more kick for rainy season.
For my prewash I like to use McKees N914 rinseless wash in an ik multipro sprayer. 1/2oz product, 50 oz water. If you’ve used it before you know the lubricity is insane plus it helps lift any loose contaminants.. Then I use Lift in the foam cannon to get the heavier dirt/grime off and Reset in the hand wash. As a topper I like CarPro’s Reload spray too every other month. I haven’t tried Reset in the foam cannon so that was cool to see the comparison!
Really enjoying your videos and am considering these two. But what's your take on saving some money and mixing up the affordable Turtle Wax wash and some Dawn dish soap depending on how dirty the car is?
dish soap is for dishes, provides no lubrication to protect your paint from scratches during the wash process and leaves a residue behind. if you want a strong and economical strip wash, 3D super pre soak is a great value considering how little is needed.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa pro window cleaners use Dawn with a squeegee and there is no residue left behind. Oil spill disaster workers use Dawn. It has many uses, not just for dishes :). I'm saying add the Dawn to the car wash shampoo for extra cleaning power. You'd have plenty of lubrication already, even though we're talking about a prewash. The Slick & Slide wash you checked out seems like a good candidate for its low-cost per wash.
@ericfranke1637 no visible residue. Glass is a very different substrate than clear coat. Glass is incredibly hard and doesn't require the same level of meticulous care as automotive clear. No need to cut corners, car shampoos are generally pretty cheap and you'll only save a few dollars and sacrifice a lot of quality with dawn.
By the way, not trying to discount your experience, but dish soap has plenty of lubricity. So much that they use it to apply window tint and paint protection film.
Have you ever tried f-bomb as a pre soak? I always heard great things about ADG products but have not tried them yet myself..good vid thankyou for the review
I have not, though a lot of people do add various all purpose cleaner/degreasers in with their wash soap as a pre wash. Personally I just like using purpose made products, but everyone has their way of doing things.
The ph of the product isn’t necessarily going to tell you if it’s going to strip something. You can have a high ph product that will be wax safe and you can have a ph neutral product that will be damaging to LSP’s. If you increase the dilution ratio of a ph neutral product that you think is safe, it doesn’t mean that it is safe at a stronger dilution. I appreciate the test, but if you’re gonna compare the cleaning power of products, you should test them all at the same strength say 5% pir so you have a level playing base.
Thanks. I did mention there is more to cleaning than ph levels. If you want to take the time to calculate PIR % then by all means. I am not much of a math person so I just went off the reccomended dilution and a ph test another channel did. Was just elaborating how it is a neutral ph once diluted.
If anything weaken them. All depends on how resistant they are but yea. It's basically like any other strip wash, just formulated to clean off hammered ceramic coatings.
from your experience, the lift vs Reset, in terms of car protection, sealant wax and the like, did you know if the Lift will remove the protection applied to the car?!
This product is expensive. It’s fantastic, but expensive. Would using a pump sprayer instead of a cannon foam result in using less product, thus reducing the cost per wash? Would it clean as well? I think I’ll try it.
Carpro definitely is a premium price but everything they make is top notch. I think you would be able to save product as well because you would need less soap in a pump foamer!
Gyeon foam, Snow+ from nv car care, GSF + GC. Those are a few. I have used Gyeon foam and works pretty well. High PH value undiluted, pretty much PH neutral diluted. However, it is costly. The dilution ration is 1:5 😱
Yea that's my gripe with Bilt Hamber. Too expensive to keep using at $49.99 US for 5 liters plus shipping. If these other products ever make their way to major retailer wholesale programs I'd be more inclined to get them!
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa it makes the gun want too twist out of your hand way harder. My pressure washers 10gpm 3500psi. But when you use it 10+ hours a day you notice little things like that wayyyyyyy more.
@@Saddedude well god damn dude lmao you got a friggen fire hose so I can see why that would happen! My humble little 1.2 GPM 2000 PSI isn't tiring to use at all but I only use it for washing cars and spraying things off.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa I do industrial cleaning for the oil and gas industry. Its necessary. I definitely have a unique perspective and demand on my pressure washers haha.
Have you ever used Purple Power Vehicle & Boat? I'd be interested in how Lift compares to that in cleaning ability. I can already see that Lift foams way better!
Yes. PPVB requires a lot of product if you read the dilution ratios. It is cheap, because it is not as highly concentrated as products like these. They also serve different purposes. PPVB is good as a strip wash or for really dirty vehicles. Lift is for a pre wash on dirty coated cars. I use 3D Super Pre Soak now in place of PPVB. I have a video on that as well.
Ummmm I’ve had awful results using even as little as 1/2 an ounce when I added it to CG watermelon foam to carry it. Every time I use PP it leaves a nasty residue that is extremely hard to get off. If the sun bakes it on by chance, it has to be polished off. Also makes black trim very chalky. Can’t rinse it off, have to spray wax it, no guaranteed results. I used to put 1 ounce PP 2 OZ foam soap, but using even the slightest amount is just way too alkaline for cleaning vehicle paint. It’s a 13 on the pH scale
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This is still my favorite premium pre wash snow foam!
@miscellaneous5215 yes, for ceramic coated vehicles
Thank you for the review! I have been debating on trying LIFT myself. Love the Carpro products. Don’t think they have a bad one in their line up. I will be adding Lift and 3D to my next order. Hopefully they can help with the winter grime here in Indiana!!
I've been using angel wax fast foam, and a tip from Brian to put an ounce of angel wax cleanliness in, seems to work.
great. Great video 👍
Interesting I can’t get any foam to dwell from Angel Wax Fast Foam. It just runs off and no dirt is pulled.
Great review. Answered all my questions better than other reviews have. Ordered a bottle of Lift to try for Cape Town rainy season.
Best pre soak I’ve ever used is ValetPro Advanced Neutral Snow Foam. It has Citrus pre soak in the mix so it pulls off the most dirt, insects and road grime from rainy weather. Dilution isn’t great though, 2 parts product to 3 parts water, so it didn’t work out cost effective. My go to is now Autoglym Polar Blast, it’s great, foams super thick, dwells long but keen try Lift for a bit more kick for rainy season.
Thanks for watching!
How the heck is reset ph neutral? That soap cleans better than any strip soap I have ever used. Can’t wait to try lift.
it has good cleaning surfactants is why. it's made for cleaning coatings which wont be harmed by it's surfactants.
which do u prefer? koch chemie active foam or carpro lift? may i know the reason pls?
For my prewash I like to use McKees N914 rinseless wash in an ik multipro sprayer. 1/2oz product, 50 oz water. If you’ve used it before you know the lubricity is insane plus it helps lift any loose contaminants.. Then I use Lift in the foam cannon to get the heavier dirt/grime off and Reset in the hand wash. As a topper I like CarPro’s Reload spray too every other month.
I haven’t tried Reset in the foam cannon so that was cool to see the comparison!
great comparison thx
Where’d you get that blow dryer ?
Amazon! That one is chemical guys brand but there are many that are similar! mini leaf blower basically
Great review, carpro is awesome stuff
Just get my first bottle of lift so looking for using it. Was using reset as prewash too
Really enjoying your videos and am considering these two. But what's your take on saving some money and mixing up the affordable Turtle Wax wash and some Dawn dish soap depending on how dirty the car is?
dish soap is for dishes, provides no lubrication to protect your paint from scratches during the wash process and leaves a residue behind. if you want a strong and economical strip wash, 3D super pre soak is a great value considering how little is needed.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa pro window cleaners use Dawn with a squeegee and there is no residue left behind. Oil spill disaster workers use Dawn. It has many uses, not just for dishes :). I'm saying add the Dawn to the car wash shampoo for extra cleaning power. You'd have plenty of lubrication already, even though we're talking about a prewash. The Slick & Slide wash you checked out seems like a good candidate for its low-cost per wash.
@ericfranke1637 no visible residue. Glass is a very different substrate than clear coat. Glass is incredibly hard and doesn't require the same level of meticulous care as automotive clear. No need to cut corners, car shampoos are generally pretty cheap and you'll only save a few dollars and sacrifice a lot of quality with dawn.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa noted. Thanks!
By the way, not trying to discount your experience, but dish soap has plenty of lubricity. So much that they use it to apply window tint and paint protection film.
So on a wash you use lift or reset not both on the same wash ?
I use both. Pre Soak with Lift and contact wash with reset.
Have you ever tried f-bomb as a pre soak? I always heard great things about ADG products but have not tried them yet myself..good vid thankyou for the review
I have not, though a lot of people do add various all purpose cleaner/degreasers in with their wash soap as a pre wash. Personally I just like using purpose made products, but everyone has their way of doing things.
1 more question...is it safe to use LIFT on graphene and ceramic coated paint? It won't weaken it or remove it. Thanks
Yea it is fine on those. Carpro made this for foaming onto Cquartz coated cars.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa thank you 👍
Can you use lift on ppf?
yes
The ph of the product isn’t necessarily going to tell you if it’s going to strip something. You can have a high ph product that will be wax safe and you can have a ph neutral product that will be damaging to LSP’s. If you increase the dilution ratio of a ph neutral product that you think is safe, it doesn’t mean that it is safe at a stronger dilution.
I appreciate the test, but if you’re gonna compare the cleaning power of products, you should test them all at the same strength say 5% pir so you have a level playing base.
Thanks. I did mention there is more to cleaning than ph levels. If you want to take the time to calculate PIR % then by all means. I am not much of a math person so I just went off the reccomended dilution and a ph test another channel did. Was just elaborating how it is a neutral ph once diluted.
So I can use Carpro Lift to remove sealants and waxes?
If anything weaken them. All depends on how resistant they are but yea. It's basically like any other strip wash, just formulated to clean off hammered ceramic coatings.
from your experience, the lift vs Reset, in terms of car protection, sealant wax and the like, did you know if the Lift will remove the protection applied to the car?!
Yes due to it's alkaline nature and surfactants Lift will definitely have an impact on weaker sealants and waxes.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa
if i use the reset dilution 1: 5 or 1:10 will it remove wax or sealant ?! used once a month ?!
@@eduardofolha8415 no reset is a gentle cleaning soap
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa I have used Reset as a wash 1 time a month I wash the car and I don't notice Reset removing the protection .....
This product is expensive. It’s fantastic, but expensive. Would using a pump sprayer instead of a cannon foam result in using less product, thus reducing the cost per wash? Would it clean as well? I think I’ll try it.
Carpro definitely is a premium price but everything they make is top notch. I think you would be able to save product as well because you would need less soap in a pump foamer!
A great presoak..... ethos foam party.... excellent
funny enough Pan just compared those in a video
Have you tried Angelwax FastFoam?
No I have not
Just falls off my car unfortunately doesn’t dwell. No dirt gets taken off.
Gyeon foam, Snow+ from nv car care, GSF + GC. Those are a few. I have used Gyeon foam and works pretty well. High PH value undiluted, pretty much PH neutral diluted. However, it is costly. The dilution ration is 1:5 😱
Yea that's my gripe with Bilt Hamber. Too expensive to keep using at $49.99 US for 5 liters plus shipping. If these other products ever make their way to major retailer wholesale programs I'd be more inclined to get them!
Any words of carpro Perl?
Perl is a solid choice for a dressing
Bent wands piss me off so much. Literally one of my biggest pet peaves
Why is that? You prefer no bend?
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa it makes the gun want too twist out of your hand way harder. My pressure washers 10gpm 3500psi. But when you use it 10+ hours a day you notice little things like that wayyyyyyy more.
@@Saddedude well god damn dude lmao you got a friggen fire hose so I can see why that would happen! My humble little 1.2 GPM 2000 PSI isn't tiring to use at all but I only use it for washing cars and spraying things off.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa I do industrial cleaning for the oil and gas industry. Its necessary. I definitely have a unique perspective and demand on my pressure washers haha.
@@Saddedude Completely understandable! I imagine you have a wand with a forward grip to keep control of that beast.
Great review and comparison, please invest in a good micro to put on yourself, the difference between your voice and the machine noise is too much
In due time. Currently doing everything with my phone. Hopefully once I hit 1k subs I cam spare the expense.
Have you ever used Purple Power Vehicle & Boat? I'd be interested in how Lift compares to that in cleaning ability. I can already see that Lift foams way better!
Yes. PPVB requires a lot of product if you read the dilution ratios. It is cheap, because it is not as highly concentrated as products like these. They also serve different purposes. PPVB is good as a strip wash or for really dirty vehicles. Lift is for a pre wash on dirty coated cars. I use 3D Super Pre Soak now in place of PPVB. I have a video on that as well.
@@BelLavoroAutoSpa Cool man, thanks a lot!
Subbed btw
Ummmm I’ve had awful results using even as little as 1/2 an ounce when I added it to CG watermelon foam to carry it. Every time I use PP it leaves a nasty residue that is extremely hard to get off. If the sun bakes it on by chance, it has to be polished off. Also makes black trim very chalky. Can’t rinse it off, have to spray wax it, no guaranteed results. I used to put 1 ounce PP 2 OZ foam soap, but using even the slightest amount is just way too alkaline for cleaning vehicle paint. It’s a 13 on the pH scale
@@Ichabod_Jericho the product he is referring to is the car shampoo they make, not the degreaser.
High pH citrus oil? Yeah sounds about right.