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I have a black Camaro that sits half under a maple tree and about 30 feet from my neighbor's flower garden, so between the two, I get A LOT of pollen all over the car. After being informed that using UQW wasn't a good idea for heavy pollen removal, I bought a bottle of UWWA at Wally World.
I had a chance to use it tonight after about 3 days of pollen collection and a light sprinkle that seems to have glued the pollen to the finish. I had done a small patch on my quarter panel at work to demonstrate to a coworker (who immediately took a picture of the bottle so he could go to Wally World on his lunch break and get the right stuff). The smell is very strong, but also very pleasant and the sprayer actually works well.
Using probably less than I should on the heavy areas (top/hood/trunk) I sprayed the UWWA on and let it 'soak' a minute or two, there was no hot sun and the car was cool, so it didn't evaporate. Then I took a clean MF, folded twice, giving me 4 clean surfaces to work with, I started wiping the UWWA/pollen mix off the paint. There was so much pollen that even using the 'rolling the towel' method, two swipes and that part of the towel was caked with pollen and had to be turned to a fresh side. Once that part was done (I broke each panel into halves (hood/roof/trunk) which took 2 towels to wipe off all 6 surfaces, I used a clean/dry MF to buff off the residue. It wasn't as slick as I thought it was going to be, but it buffed off streak-free, even on the glass which was awesome because almost EVERYTHING streaks or smear on my glass.
I finished the whole car in about 30 minutes (I wasn't in a hurry) and went to get ready for work. On the way, I stopped at my usual haunt to pick up my coffee and under their sodium vapor lights I saw a spot I had missed while buffing. I grabbed a clean MF from the back seat and gently wiped the area. Not only did it buff out beautifully, but it was crazy-slippery. If the D-115 is anything like this, I will definitely be buying this stuff by the gallon soon enough.
I had a chance to use it tonight after about 3 days of pollen collection and a light sprinkle that seems to have glued the pollen to the finish. I had done a small patch on my quarter panel at work to demonstrate to a coworker (who immediately took a picture of the bottle so he could go to Wally World on his lunch break and get the right stuff). The smell is very strong, but also very pleasant and the sprayer actually works well.
Using probably less than I should on the heavy areas (top/hood/trunk) I sprayed the UWWA on and let it 'soak' a minute or two, there was no hot sun and the car was cool, so it didn't evaporate. Then I took a clean MF, folded twice, giving me 4 clean surfaces to work with, I started wiping the UWWA/pollen mix off the paint. There was so much pollen that even using the 'rolling the towel' method, two swipes and that part of the towel was caked with pollen and had to be turned to a fresh side. Once that part was done (I broke each panel into halves (hood/roof/trunk) which took 2 towels to wipe off all 6 surfaces, I used a clean/dry MF to buff off the residue. It wasn't as slick as I thought it was going to be, but it buffed off streak-free, even on the glass which was awesome because almost EVERYTHING streaks or smear on my glass.
I finished the whole car in about 30 minutes (I wasn't in a hurry) and went to get ready for work. On the way, I stopped at my usual haunt to pick up my coffee and under their sodium vapor lights I saw a spot I had missed while buffing. I grabbed a clean MF from the back seat and gently wiped the area. Not only did it buff out beautifully, but it was crazy-slippery. If the D-115 is anything like this, I will definitely be buying this stuff by the gallon soon enough.
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