Dry Shine!

[LukeHorobin]

Hey people, I have a little interest in sports boats as well as cars, so me and the girlfriend went to the boat and caravan show just for a cheap day out. It was awsome...anyway. To cut a long story short some guy asked me if I have a car as we walked past him, and I said yes, he asked what, I said a 'Toyota Aygo Black', then he said oh dear you need Dry shine! I asked what it was and he told me that I can wash my car with it without water I said whats the catch and he said there isnt one...I was like

So he showed me how it worked on an old boot door of a renault clio "Boooooo!"

I was impressed so I bought myself a can for £9.99

Tried it yesterday and WOW! it really is a miricle!

My girlfriend tried it today on her yucky red nissan micra lol...but it looked very shiny and clean when she finished.

You can use it on windows and plastic as well as every where else.

Soooo i thought i would post about it on here as i really do recommend it to any car owner!

Check out the website for more details.... www.dryshine.co.uk :D

Let me know what you think..

Thanks

Luke

[-Ub3R-]

This seems exactly the same as: Showroom Shine.

But I wouldn't use it the way they show. On a mucky car.

I'd wash it first. Then use the DryShine/ShowroomShine to get the shiny waxed look.

[LukeHorobin]

This seems exactly the same as: Showroom Shine.

But I wouldn't use it the way they show. On a mucky car.

I'd wash it first. Then use the DryShine/ShowroomShine to get the shiny waxed look.

My car seemed to be okay with just using 'Dry Shine' but i did say when I wash it next I will give it a pre-wash.

Thanks

Luke

[AYGOgummy]

I use the Showroom Shine... it's a spray bottle rather than a can. It regularly pops up on one of the shopping channels... Ideal World, I think. It's absolutely fantastic, there really isn't a catch. They don't use water in the demonstrations, on even the muckiest of cars, and I've never needed to use water either. It really cuts through anything and ends up looking great. I also use tyre shine to make the tyres look like new, they give a nice wet look. It's always worth taking care of your car, I think these waterless products should be more readily available... I never seem to see them in Halfords or regular shops like that. Mine really, really needs a wash (mine's an Aygo Black as well, so the dirt shows!!), and with the nice weather we're having at the moment maybe I'll get out and get it done soon!

[Raistlin]

I use this and its Brilliant

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[AygoIronman]

Er, guys!

This AINT a good product. :( What your doing is just shifting dirt around your vehicle, and if you have black tar spots on your paint work already. You`ll end up scratching your paint.

Sorry but I dont believe the hype. The dirt,a nd salt is still on your car. It has to be rinsed away with water. The conventional way.

[LukeHorobin]

I use the Showroom Shine... it's a spray bottle rather than a can. It regularly pops up on one of the shopping channels... Ideal World, I think. It's absolutely fantastic, there really isn't a catch. They don't use water in the demonstrations, on even the muckiest of cars, and I've never needed to use water either. It really cuts through anything and ends up looking great. I also use tyre shine to make the tyres look like new, they give a nice wet look. It's always worth taking care of your car, I think these waterless products should be more readily available... I never seem to see them in Halfords or regular shops like that. Mine really, really needs a wash (mine's an Aygo Black as well, so the dirt shows!!), and with the nice weather we're having at the moment maybe I'll get out and get it done soon!

Apparentlly they are trying to get Dry shine in Halfords at the moment. On a warm sunny day i love to have the hose out and do it the hard way lol but when I cant be botherd or its not too warm outside I shall just use Dry Shine. Oh and washing your car normally, never gets rid of salt very well at all where as this stuff is awsome for it.

Thanks

Luke

[Raistlin]

Sorry but I dont believe the hype.

So you've not used it then....

All the dirt comes off on the micro fibre cloth as it washes and polishes the car, the product molecularly bonds to the dirt covering in a coat of wax so the paintwork is not damaged.

I have used it for nearly three years on my car (Blue) and it looks shinier that the day I got it.

Have a look at this site as it has over 250 five star comments http://www.netparts.co.uk/store/index.php?...;products_id=56

I have nothing to do with the firm or product except buying and using it.

[AYGOgummy]

Well AygoIronMan, you obviously haven't tried it. The dirt comes off - that's the point of the product. It gets tar off. It gets paint off. Once you've done it once, it protects your paintwork. That's what the microfibre cloths are for. I used it after being sceptical and it works. Also, Mercedes Benz apparently use it in their dealers for the cars in the showroom, and I believe it's what the cleaners use at Motor Shows after each day. Great product, you won't believe us until you've tried it. But it certainly doesn't damage your paintwork... quite the opposite.

[LukeHorobin]

Here Here to both of them comments! lol

If you watch the Youtube video about how it works and that, its exactly the same as what Raistlin said.

But everyone to there own, if you dont wanna use it then dont but there is 3 people here that have used it and cant believe it.

Thanks

Luke

[Chris81]

Showroom Shine! A stalwart of the Ideal World shopping channel! Whatever happenned to Stan and his demonstrations, and reading the pre prepared testimonials off a big board?! All to do with the carnuba wax and the magic microfibre cloth lifting the dirt off. I was always tempted to try some but really can't see how the filth/dirt from the lower half of the car would stick to the cloth straight away without scratching the paintwork at all.

And by the way - the demo cars at these shows and on tv will have hundreds of layers of polish underneath all the dirt, so when they magically give them a spritz with the product its no wonder the paint underneath looks so damn good.

[Pat2u]

Showroom Shine! A stalwart of the Ideal World shopping channel! Whatever happenned to Stan and his demonstrations, and reading the pre prepared testimonials off a big board?! All to do with the carnuba wax and the magic microfibre cloth lifting the dirt off. I was always tempted to try some but really can't see how the filth/dirt from the lower half of the car would stick to the cloth straight away without scratching the paintwork at all.

And by the way - the demo cars at these shows and on tv will have hundreds of layers of polish underneath all the dirt, so when they magically give them a spritz with the product its no wonder the paint underneath looks so damn good.

I doubt i am the kinda person who would put my faith in this type of polish and i would not be tempted to use it on a dirty car and i have to agree with what chris said that even the slightest grit on a dirty car would scratch the lacquar on any car without it being washed away first with water, then maybe this wonderful product might do the job without marking the paintwork. Personally i still like the old fashion way with a bucket of shampoo a bit of elbow grease on a warm summer evening to clean my car and if i see any minor scratches i polish them out as i go on the final clean.

[AYGOgummy]

^ but the point of them putting hundreds of layers on is to show that once you apply the Showroom Shine, it protects the paintwork anyway, thus you can get even the worst stuff off every time afterwards. If it's good enough for Mercedes' UK dealer network, it's gotta be a decent product... I can't imagine they'd be using a product that "scratches paintwork" as you say. If you don't try it, you don't know. :D

[AygoIronman]

Er, guys! At last a SERIOUS debate.

Yes, your correct. I ve never used this stuff. I dont believe in cleaning a mankly car with a spray and cloth.

Correct me if I m wrong but its like running a sweaty body with a damp cloth opposing to having a shower. PLEASE! lol :o

[AygoIronman]

^ but the point of them putting hundreds of layers on is to show that once you apply the Showroom Shine, it protects the paintwork anyway, thus you can get even the worst stuff off every time afterwards. If it's good enough for Mercedes' UK dealer network, it's gotta be a decent product... I can't imagine they'd be using a product that "scratches paintwork" as you say. If you don't try it, you don't know. :D

Oh, please read my post again. I never said the product would cause scratches. What I mean was your just shifting dirt around the vehicle on the same piece of cloth, and if you black tar spots from the road from summer - you` ll end up sracthing your paint from the dirt and grit embedded in your cloth.

No I dont want to use this stuff. I want to rinse the salt, and muck off a car.

Which is beter, sitting in a bath full of dirt or rinsing it off in a shower of water. Your choice guys.

[AygoFast]

Oh, please read my post again. I never said the product would cause scratches. What I mean was your just shifting dirt around the vehicle on the same piece of cloth, and if you black tar spots from the road from summer - you` ll end up sracthing your paint from the dirt and grit embedded in your cloth.

No I dont want to use this stuff. I want to rinse the salt, and muck off a car.

Which is beter, sitting in a bath full of dirt or rinsing it off in a shower of water. Your choice guys.

This guy speaks the truth. Learn the basics and see real results:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/

[Chris81]

Since when do Mercedes endorse waterless car washing? There's a valeting company called Proshine but that has nothing to do with the product bearing the same name.

To use that stuff properly you'd need about 20 microfibre cloths. One wipe on the lower half of your car in this weather would render a single cloth absolutely filthy, so unless you fancy cleaning the rest of the car with a dirty cloth then you're going to need a lot of cloths. I don't doubt the product would bring up a good shine and protect the paintwork, but I'd only ever apply it after having given the car a good wash, which defeats the whole point. Basically, if it was that good then we'd all be using it!

[AYGOgummy]

^ but the point of them putting hundreds of layers on is to show that once you apply the Showroom Shine, it protects the paintwork anyway, thus you can get even the worst stuff off every time afterwards. If it's good enough for Mercedes' UK dealer network, it's gotta be a decent product... I can't imagine they'd be using a product that "scratches paintwork" as you say. If you don't try it, you don't know. :D

Oh, please read my post again. I never said the product would cause scratches. What I mean was your just shifting dirt around the vehicle on the same piece of cloth, and if you black tar spots from the road from summer - you` ll end up sracthing your paint from the dirt and grit embedded in your cloth.

No I dont want to use this stuff. I want to rinse the salt, and muck off a car.

Which is beter, sitting in a bath full of dirt or rinsing it off in a shower of water. Your choice guys.

You get the muck off with one cloth, and use another to 'buff it up' and get the shine. You don't use just one cloth - one to get the muck off, one to get the shine. And the spray is made up of quite a bit of water, so it's not exactly a bone-dry process!! The point is, it's widely used in the car industry and that's how they get some of the very impressive results you see in showrooms, at motorshows etc. And if people can't be bothered or are so narrow minded not to even try the product, they're surely in no place to comment. And yes, Mercedes do use it Chris81 - Listers are a Merecedes-Benz official dealer chain down south somewhere I think, they always pop up when Showroom Shine is being advertised on the shopping channel. I'm only saying they use it because they say they do. I use the stuff 'properly', and I use a maximum of 3 microfibre cloths per go, which are of course machine-washable. And it's only recently getting to be a big product, which is why we don't see it so readily available. It's also seen as the 'green' choice. Try it people!! :D

[Jamesbelfast]

I have personally seen this product demonstrated and I asked the guy doing the demo if the car he was cleaning/polishing had a solid colour paint or was it a clear over base as most modern cars are painted. He got a bit red faced at my comment when I said even if you used an abrasive polish there won't be any colour on the cloth as the top coat is transparent.

Personally I still believe you should wash the car first as there is always going to be the risk of fine particles of dirt likely to act as an abrasive. And should this incur small abrasive score marks then you're back to using an abrasive polish to restore the surface.

Yes I believe this product has potential and is good at providing a protective layer but as yet I have to find out how long this protective layer will last. Time will tell though - maybe its the polish of the future.

In the meantime I'll stick to washing my cars with industrial car shampoo and drying off with a leather chamois - works for me.:)

[Chris81]

I'm well aware that you clean with one cloth and buff with another but unless I was using cloths the size of bath towels it would take many many cloths to do a good job. As I said before, in this weather 1 squirt followed by a wipe would render half of the microfibre cloth filthy, so unless I want to clean the next panel with a filthy cloth I'd need to use a new one. And by the end of it all chuck them in the washing machine (how 'green' haha!) Then of course there's all the really dirty bits of the car - round the wheelarches, under the sills, around the bumpers - you're always going to need water (and ideally a jet wash for these).

I trust brands like Autoglym and Meguiars - both sell a 'quick detailing' spray which can be used to remove minor dirt inbetween washing the car but not a one step fits all solution. They're well aware that such a thing doesn't exist.

As for endorsements, well Autoglym are endorsed by Jaguar, Aston Martin and McLaren amongst others. Pro shine is endorsed by a Listers - a dealership, who no doubt receive a nice kickback.

Each to their own I suppose. Jamesbelfast makes a great point about the modern clearcoat.

[AYGOgummy]

http://www.greasedlightning.co.uk/reviews.php?rid=1

I reckon it'll just take some longer than others to be converted :)

[Jamesbelfast]

I'm well aware that you clean with one cloth and buff with another but unless I was using cloths the size of bath towels it would take many many cloths to do a good job. As I said before, in this weather 1 squirt followed by a wipe would render half of the microfibre cloth filthy, so unless I want to clean the next panel with a filthy cloth I'd need to use a new one. And by the end of it all chuck them in the washing machine (how 'green' haha!) Then of course there's all the really dirty bits of the car - round the wheelarches, under the sills, around the bumpers - you're always going to need water (and ideally a jet wash for these).

I trust brands like Autoglym and Meguiars - both sell a 'quick detailing' spray which can be used to remove minor dirt inbetween washing the car but not a one step fits all solution. They're well aware that such a thing doesn't exist.

As for endorsements, well Autoglym are endorsed by Jaguar, Aston Martin and McLaren amongst others. Pro shine is endorsed by a Listers - a dealership, who no doubt receive a nice kickback.

Each to their own I suppose. Jamesbelfast makes a great point about the modern clearcoat.

Maybe all your doing is shifting the problem. Instead of washing the dirt off your car with water and detergent you are washing the dirt out of the microfibre cloths in the washing machine using water and detergent anyway - hardly makes sense when you look at it that way nor is it much more environmentally friendly either

Worse still is the so-called wonder polish going to do the innards of the washing machine any good.:)

I have considered using this cleaner-polish and have yet to believe the no-colour removal aspect or the no water system aspect really holds up.

[AYGOgummy]

^ I'd recommend giving it a go, at least then you'll be able to properly decide :D

We've used it on five different cars, not one of them has had damaged paint or whatever as a result. It just made them all look great. I'd recommend it to everyone who hasn't tried it, then at least some people will be able say whether or not they're impressed.

[AygoIronman]

As per Wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfiber

I ll re-iterate,a nd quote in the article.

"Microfiber textiles tend to be flammable and emit toxic gases when burning.[citation needed] They are made with synthetic fibers such as polyester and nylon which are made from petrochemicals. Microfibers are not made from a renewable resource and are not biodegradable.

For most cleaning applications they are designed for repeated use rather than being discarded after use[4] (an exception is the precise cleaning of optical components where a 'wet' cloth is drawn once across the object and must not be used again as the debris collected and now embedded in the cloth may scratch the optical surface)."

I rest my case! :P

[andytran]

Can I just add one comment which no-one seems to have noted, especially the mods....

The first post stinks of SPAM in my opinion.

Andy