| Product Review - Brown Royal Wheel Cleaner and Aqua Gloss Review (pics) |
Subject: Product Review - Brown Royal Wheel Cleaner and Aqua Gloss Review (pics) by Danspeed1 on 2009/3/25 3:54:28 I have been looking for a new wheel cleaner for quite sometime. I have been using P21s wheel gel for the past year and although it is a very effective and more importantly "safe" wheel cleaner, it is extremely expensive and I have had a couple of jobs where it has not completely delivered. I decided to give Flash Products a try after viewing their video on youtube. I know there is limited information on the web about these products so I thought i would post my results. Before I begin I would like to mention that I have absolutely no affiliation with this company... These are my independent findings..... The Test Vehicle: My 95 Monte Carlo Z34's wheels. PLEASE NOTE: The wheels were very far from perfect before I started cleaning them. They are dinged, chipped and there was paint stripping off of them prior to using these products. I wasn't expecting a perfect out come because these wheels were not perfect, they have over 200K on them and they are rarely cleaned these days; which is also why they are great wheels to test on. Ok, so here are the wheels. 10K miles of heavy brake dust, and 200K miles on the road. The last time I cleaned them they brake dust came off with the P21s, BUT there was still embedded yellow brake dust I could not get off the lips. These brakes dust worst than a BMW; this stuff was caked on. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal002.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal001.jpg[/IMG] Out with the Brown Royal Wheel Cleaner.... [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal005.jpg[/IMG] So I started the process by soaking the wheels with this stuff. Brown Royal is actually brown, and it smells like lickerish, it is also very sticky. Next time I will use gloves. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal006.jpg[/IMG] And the tires also....... [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal008.jpg[/IMG] Flash states that you can just spray on and rinse off immediately after. But I know nothing is really that good so I decided to modify the process. I sprayed this stuff on and let it dwell for 3 full minutes. Then I proceeded to use "meguiars safe wheel brush" just to agitate the stuff on the wheels and loosen it up. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal009.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal010.jpg[/IMG] After agitating, I let it sit on the rims for one more full minute. You can already see the brake dust just dripping off. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal011.jpg[/IMG] Finally, just rinse.... [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal012.jpg[/IMG] And here's the results.............. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal012.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal013.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal015.jpg[/IMG] Results: In my opinion, the results of this product where outstanding. The rims did not need to be "re-cleaned" and the embedded brake dust that has been plaguing me since I purchased the vehicle years ago (even after many P21s washes) was FINALLY GONE!!! Overall I was very impressed with this product, and intend to order a gallon of it next week. I am still not sure how "safe" of a wheel cleaner this is because had any damage been done to the rims I wouldn't be able to tell because they are so old. BUT IT SURE DID REMOVE THE BRAKE DUST WITH EASE. I would have to rate this product a 9.5 out of 10 SO FAR. Now onto Aqua gloss tire gloss. I am going to keep this one short. Just as impressed as I was with Brown Royal I was equally disappointed with aqua gloss. It was hard to apply, does not shine when put on light, does not shine when put on heavy, and slings all over the car. I would rate this product a zero out of 10, and could not recommend it to anyone. I am just happy I found one winner in this bunch. Two big thumbs up for Brown Royal! If you are interested in what aqua gloss looked like.... here goes... [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal021.jpg[/IMG] Application was basically spray on, wipe excess off, let dry for an hour. [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal022.jpg[/IMG] Afterwards I took a 10 mile trip into town and back... Here are the lackluster results.... [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal024.jpg[/IMG] And plenty of sling! [IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r97/BG528/BrownRoyal025.jpg[/IMG] I look forward to trying there other products in the future; I think they may be a very cost effective solution to other "prestige" products like P21s, with comparable or better results! Dan |
