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I picked this up a couple weeks ago and have been using it here and there.
Putting the APC into a 32oz spray bottle via spoon was pretty much worthless. I had an idea one night while laying in bed(that's when I get my best ideas).
It's simple, clean and can accurately measure how much APC you are adding.
SC's suggested ratio for detailers is not much help outside of "tire cleaning" I would venture to guess that most detailers like myself use the standard, 4:1, 10:1 and sometimes 20:1 ratios. Yesterday morning I decided to wash my wife's Avalance and thought it would be a good opportunity to write a review as I haven't seen one yet.
Going off SC recommendations it says 1-3 tsp per 16 oz of water. Since most use 32oz bottles as do I, that's what I went with.
That puts you at 2-6 tsp per 32oz of water. Since I was cleaning tires I went w/ 6tsp
1 tsp is 5ml
6tsp x 5ml=30ml
There are 30ml in an ounce.
Using a 32oz bottle and standard APC measurements
4:1 is 6.4oz of cleaner
10:1 is 3oz of cleaner
20:1 is 1.5 of cleaner
You notice for "tire cleaning" SC is actually mixing it 30:1. However since "Bubble Pudding" is concentrated I don't think there's an apples to apples comparison to be made because even an APC full strength is still somewhat diluted.
After mixing a few bottles up over the past week I found out, MAKE SURE YOU FILL THE BOTTLE PARTIALLY BEFORE YOU ADD THE PUDDING If not the Pudding will cling to the bottom of the bottle making is very difficult to get it mixed up. Even when you partially fill the bottle some will stick to the bottle but it's not nearly as bad. I also used hot water to help in dissolving the Pudding.
Shaking the bottle to mix it up proved partially ineffective. Shaking the bottle produced bubbles which caused an increase in pressure(using hot water might have added to this problem) I would have to vent the bottle every couple of shakes to help the mixing process. What I'm going to try next is find something long enough/small enough that will reach to the bottom of the bottle so I can stir it to help break up the Pudding without causing so many bubbles. I think physically agitating the Pudding will be much more effective than shaking the bottle with hopes of it dissolving.
I found myself having to continually shake the bottle when using it to ensure the Pudding was breaking down and mixing. But once it was mixed it didn't separate anymore.
First thing that I noticed was the smell didn't knock me over like some APC's do. The next thing was it didn't foam like a normal APC would when agitating it with a brush.
However I was impressed with it's cleaning ability. After rinsing the tire off and letting it dry the tire was clean and had a "natural" look if that makes sense. I did not get a picture of the tire afterwards. Remember in the beginning of my post when I said I was going to wash my wife's truck? That turned into yellow road paint removal from the rear lower bed side, which turned into me restoring the headlights which turned into me being "swayed" by my wife into doing a full correction w/ CQuartz UK 2014 and DLUX on all of the faded trim. If you forgot it's an Avalanche
At least it's on 05' with Denali fender trim. I'm about to buy stock in DLUX, I hope Corey is ready.
Overall I'm really happy with Pudding. I think it's a gentle APC and you will probably have to play with the dilution ratios till you find exactly what you are wanting.
The next time I mix up a bottle I will probably use 1.5 oz(9 tsp or 45ml)
My wife is in the medical field and I'm going to have her get me a 50ml syringe(no needle) which is 2oz to make this whole process faster.
Thanks for reading. Hope this helps some.
J
Added----
It's a great pad cleaner. If you have some really dirty pads use just a little bit of Pudding full strength and rub it in.
Putting the APC into a 32oz spray bottle via spoon was pretty much worthless. I had an idea one night while laying in bed(that's when I get my best ideas).
It's simple, clean and can accurately measure how much APC you are adding.
SC's suggested ratio for detailers is not much help outside of "tire cleaning" I would venture to guess that most detailers like myself use the standard, 4:1, 10:1 and sometimes 20:1 ratios. Yesterday morning I decided to wash my wife's Avalance and thought it would be a good opportunity to write a review as I haven't seen one yet.
Going off SC recommendations it says 1-3 tsp per 16 oz of water. Since most use 32oz bottles as do I, that's what I went with.
That puts you at 2-6 tsp per 32oz of water. Since I was cleaning tires I went w/ 6tsp
1 tsp is 5ml
6tsp x 5ml=30ml
There are 30ml in an ounce.
Using a 32oz bottle and standard APC measurements
4:1 is 6.4oz of cleaner
10:1 is 3oz of cleaner
20:1 is 1.5 of cleaner
You notice for "tire cleaning" SC is actually mixing it 30:1. However since "Bubble Pudding" is concentrated I don't think there's an apples to apples comparison to be made because even an APC full strength is still somewhat diluted.
After mixing a few bottles up over the past week I found out, MAKE SURE YOU FILL THE BOTTLE PARTIALLY BEFORE YOU ADD THE PUDDING If not the Pudding will cling to the bottom of the bottle making is very difficult to get it mixed up. Even when you partially fill the bottle some will stick to the bottle but it's not nearly as bad. I also used hot water to help in dissolving the Pudding.
Shaking the bottle to mix it up proved partially ineffective. Shaking the bottle produced bubbles which caused an increase in pressure(using hot water might have added to this problem) I would have to vent the bottle every couple of shakes to help the mixing process. What I'm going to try next is find something long enough/small enough that will reach to the bottom of the bottle so I can stir it to help break up the Pudding without causing so many bubbles. I think physically agitating the Pudding will be much more effective than shaking the bottle with hopes of it dissolving.
I found myself having to continually shake the bottle when using it to ensure the Pudding was breaking down and mixing. But once it was mixed it didn't separate anymore.
First thing that I noticed was the smell didn't knock me over like some APC's do. The next thing was it didn't foam like a normal APC would when agitating it with a brush.
However I was impressed with it's cleaning ability. After rinsing the tire off and letting it dry the tire was clean and had a "natural" look if that makes sense. I did not get a picture of the tire afterwards. Remember in the beginning of my post when I said I was going to wash my wife's truck? That turned into yellow road paint removal from the rear lower bed side, which turned into me restoring the headlights which turned into me being "swayed" by my wife into doing a full correction w/ CQuartz UK 2014 and DLUX on all of the faded trim. If you forgot it's an Avalanche
At least it's on 05' with Denali fender trim. I'm about to buy stock in DLUX, I hope Corey is ready. Overall I'm really happy with Pudding. I think it's a gentle APC and you will probably have to play with the dilution ratios till you find exactly what you are wanting.
The next time I mix up a bottle I will probably use 1.5 oz(9 tsp or 45ml)
My wife is in the medical field and I'm going to have her get me a 50ml syringe(no needle) which is 2oz to make this whole process faster.
Thanks for reading. Hope this helps some.
J
Added----
It's a great pad cleaner. If you have some really dirty pads use just a little bit of Pudding full strength and rub it in.
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