CD2
not to be rude, but don't waste your money on it. I used to use it on engines and wheel wells, and after a while, the cost was not worth it.
I suggest using Meguiar's Hyper Dressing. It can be diluted up to 4:1, depending on how much gloss you prefer. I use it at 4:1 (lowest gloss level). I love it, and it's way more cost effective than CD2. I use it on engines, wells, and sometimes even tires.
I suggest using Meguiar's Hyper Dressing. It can be diluted up to 4:1, depending on how much gloss you prefer. I use it at 4:1 (lowest gloss level). I love it, and it's way more cost effective than CD2. I use it on engines, wells, and sometimes even tires.
I think the cost-effectiveness of CD-2 depends on whether one is detailing professionally or just detailing one's personal vehicles. If the former, then I agree: Megs' HyperDressing is a much better value. But if one is only detailing one's own vehicles, then the cost difference is not a factor. A can of CD-2 runs about $6 and will shine-up two engine bays. How often does one detail and dress one's engine? I don't anticipate wanting to dress my engine bay more than twice a year. Sure, one can get a lot more mileage from a gallon of Hyper-Dressing, but the gallon costs over $40! You professionals will go through a gallon pretty quickly, especially given all the different ways you can use it; but it would take me forever to go through a gallon of HyperDressing. So I prefer to spend $6 a year on a can of CD-2 rather than spend $42 (plus shipping) all at once on a gallon of HyperDressing, even though it will probably last me the rest of my detailing life.
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There's something else I dislike about CD2 - the oily residue it leaves behind.
I used that stuff on my beater CRX when I first bought it. I'd cleaned the engine bay up thoroughly before using CD2, and it looked great when I was done. Then the distributor let go, and I had to change it. Immediately I discovered that CD2 leaves things slippery to the touch; I found it pretty annoying.
Meg's Hyperdressing also leaves stuff a little slippery, but to a much smaller degree than CD2 does. It's also water based, so the parts you want to wipe off come clean easily.
Akimel's point regarding the cost of HD is a valid one though; having to buy it by the gallon is a problem for people only using it on their own vehicles. Cut at the "minimum gloss" 4:1 ratio, the $40 purchase price leaves you with, effectively, 4 gallons of dressing! That's a lot of HD that most folks will never go through.
I used that stuff on my beater CRX when I first bought it. I'd cleaned the engine bay up thoroughly before using CD2, and it looked great when I was done. Then the distributor let go, and I had to change it. Immediately I discovered that CD2 leaves things slippery to the touch; I found it pretty annoying.
Meg's Hyperdressing also leaves stuff a little slippery, but to a much smaller degree than CD2 does. It's also water based, so the parts you want to wipe off come clean easily.
Akimel's point regarding the cost of HD is a valid one though; having to buy it by the gallon is a problem for people only using it on their own vehicles. Cut at the "minimum gloss" 4:1 ratio, the $40 purchase price leaves you with, effectively, 4 gallons of dressing! That's a lot of HD that most folks will never go through.
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