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MM2004
04-18-2011, 06:53 AM
During the past Louisville meet, 03mmmonroe (Russ) had donated some of his company's product for the raffle on Saturday evening.

Afterwards, Russ was kind enough to put on a little demo. on my car as I had heard great things about Croftgate and wanted to see for myself.

Saying this product is amazing would be quite the understatement.

I purchased what I refer to as a kit that included:

Multi Clean,
Aquanil-X,
Wash and Wax (no rinse),
Quick-N-Slick and
Tire Shine

Yesterday was sunny and about 70 degrees out and decided to give it a try on the MM.

The car has sat outside and been rained on with an accumulation of pollen, etc. I contacted Russ to ask a few questions as he is the expert and frankly, was too lazy to go online.

About 2 gallons of water and 3 - 4 caps full of the car wash.

No hose to drag out and will need about 4 micro-fibre towels to do your car.

Lightly ring out the soaked towel from the bucket and wipe one panel at a time. Then with a dry towel, wipe the water from the panel.

I did the entire car in about 25 minutes and looked great! Windows included.

Using the Multi-Clean spray, I went around each tire/rim, waited a couple of minutes then wiped all 4 dry.

Tires and rims were very clean, with the rims having a buffed look to them.

Grabbed the Tire Shine, sprayed a little on the tires, waited then wiped around each one once for an even wet look.

Lastly, I grabbed the Quick-N-Slick and the 4th towel and hit each panel lightly with spray and wiped dry.

Stepping back with a beer, the paint on my MM looked wet and cannot remember the last time it shined like this.

Charlotte even commented on how good it looked and noticed a major improvement over what I normally use.

I had to call Russ and tell him how peased I was with his product and could basically throw all my other car care stuff to the side replacing it with only 5 Croftgate items.

Honestly, I have said many times in the past that I was sold on a product. Nothing I have used in the past compares to what I used yesterday and wanted to share with you guys/gals my experience.

The best thing about this product is you use damn little of it, and goes a very long way.

Check out the Croftgate site here -> http://croftgateusa.com/

Shoot Russ a PM if interested and he will hook you guys/gals up!

:beer:

;)

Mike.

SC Cheesehead
04-18-2011, 06:56 AM
+1

I was a 100% Zaino guy, but have made the switch to Croftgate.

Good stuff, and Russ is THE MAN with info on the products. :up:

MM2004
04-18-2011, 06:58 AM
+1

I was a 100% Zaino guy, but have made the switch to Croftgate.

Good stuff, and Russ is THE MAN with info on the products. :up:

Russ is good Peeps, and Croftgate costs less than Zaino and much more user friendly.

;)

Mike.

SC Cheesehead
04-18-2011, 07:01 AM
Russ is good Peeps, and Croftgate costs less than Zaino and much more user friendly.

;)

Mike.

Fo' sho'
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J-MAN
04-18-2011, 07:09 AM
Interesting. Just what other products are you comparing Croftgate to?

MM2004
04-18-2011, 07:11 AM
Interesting. Just what other products are you comparing Croftgate to?

Zaino, Maguier's, Turtle Wax, Eagle One, etc..

;)

Mike.

MM2004
04-18-2011, 07:17 AM
The coolest thing about the Wash is not needing a hose.

When going to a car show for example, throw a gallon or 2 of distilled water in the trunk, and if you hit rain on the way...

Voila! Car wash in the parking lot. And fast!

No looking for a touchless car wash, no worries of water flying out the mirrors once on the road, no water dripping in the trunk when opening after soaking the car, no streaks and no spots.

Seriously, this product is truly amazing and cannot imagine using anything else in the future.

Was breezy yesterday, and took me quite a while to cover the MM as it kept sliding off the car it was that slick!

:lol:

Mike.

J-MAN
04-18-2011, 07:25 AM
Sorry, I meant Croftgate against other specific products such as:

Wash and wax>
Multi Clean>
Tire Shine>
Quick-N-slick>

Not trying to bug ya, just curious.

MM2004
04-18-2011, 07:29 AM
Sorry, I meant Croftgate against other specific products such as:

Wash and wax> Maguier's Gold
Multi Clean> Eagle One
Tire Shine> Eagle One Insane Tire Shine
Quick-N-slick> Zaino, Ice, Maguier's

Not trying to bug ya, just curious.

The money I could have saved thru the years had I been 'in the know' I rather not think about..

:lol:

Mike.

PonyUP
04-18-2011, 07:59 AM
Good post Mike, as I live in an Apartment complex, the hose can be difficult to come by. I won some of Ross' products during the raffle, and I look forward to putting together the kit. Especially with all the pollen around here, the washes on both cars come more frequent

CBT
04-18-2011, 08:07 AM
Good post Mike, as I live in an Apartment complex, the hose can be difficult to come by. <--something tells me you have no problem finding hose....I won some of Ross' products during the raffle, and I look forward to putting together the kit. Especially with all the pollen around here, the washes on both cars come more frequent

I was going to bring all kinds of cleaning supplies to Louisville, then I remembered the stuff I won from Russ in Charlotte, so I took the other junk out and brought the little box of Croftgate goodies. Good stuff! :beer:

Blackened300a
04-18-2011, 08:16 AM
I used the kit from MV8 that Russ provided and I was impressed with it. I plan on picking up some more in the near future.

Marauderman
04-18-2011, 08:48 AM
I'm a user of all that stuff from MMVIII as well and then bought a separate kit too......good stuff just like you described......plus Russ is on the other side of town from me----which makes it easy to get whatever I need---a great guy to work with!!!

fastblackmerc
04-18-2011, 01:45 PM
I'm also a Croftgate convert!

Thanks Russ!

SC Cheesehead
04-18-2011, 02:17 PM
I'm also a Croftgate convert!

Thanks Russ!

Now that says it all!

Between Russ and Jim, when it comes to car detailing, you've got the two most A/R - OCD guys in the Carolina Marauders.

If all they're using is Croftgate, that says volumes! :2thumbs:

SMOKE
04-18-2011, 03:55 PM
Jeez, I'm sold. Free shipping right now on orders over $50 too....ordered a value pack and can now feel sure I'm ready for the merciless
elements that have consistently ruined my detailing prior to Carlisle over the last 3 years....:D

Best,
Jonathan

Cobra25
04-18-2011, 04:26 PM
Great products I use them also. The "Quick & Slick" is great. Also I meet Russ a little while back & hes a great guy to deal with.

jimlam56
04-18-2011, 05:21 PM
Great products I use them also. The "Quick & Slick" is great. Also I meet Russ a little while back & hes a great guy to deal with.

This was the final recommendation I needed, because I know how you are with your car Z...Just bought some Zaino but I will check this out soon.

MM2004
04-19-2011, 06:00 AM
Very cool!

You guys can always contact Russ (03mmmonroe) via PM if you choose.

:burnout:

;)

Mike.

Cobra25
04-19-2011, 06:05 AM
This was the final recommendation I needed, because I know how you are with your car Z...Just bought some Zaino but I will check this out soon.While the products are good I'm a Big fan of the " Quick & Slick " . I can do the Marauder about 5 times on one bottle. It leaves the paint super slick. But being My marauder is always garaged I can't tell ya how long it lasts if left out side.