Test Day Clear Kote & Poorboy`s

**Thomasfl** · 05-08-2003, 08:43 PM

So today I had to get acquainted with quite a few products that I recently received from both Clear Kote and Poorboy`s. The test bed, my 2003 Gray Metallic IS300. One thing these are only based on one time use, so my results are not perfect.

First up the Poorboy`s Spray & Wipe. This is an awesome product, you can clean your car with a spray of this product and a wipe of a MF. I had some bugs on my hood I figured no way, it did take a few extra sprays but it got it. My car wasn`t very dirty so it was clean in a matter of minutes. I highly recommend this product because most of us don`t wait for our cars to get dirty.

Poorboy`s QD+. A different type of QD, thicker than any I have used, seems like a high carnauba content, it went on thick and buffed off easy with a deep gloss, not a high gloss like Quik Shine. I need to use this more but it seems very good, especially over UPP, although I wonder if I will have bonding problems now with applying UPP over this QD.

Poorboy`s EX. I wasn`t ready for this, this is a great product, can`t wait to use it this weekend on few different colored cars. This is a sealant with carnauba. It looks closely like UPP, but deeper. It isn`t quite as glossy as UPP, but it is deeper. I really liked it on my gray, but I did put it over 5 layers of UPP, so this is not the best scenario for this product. But I can say that there has been much discussion about topping UPP, IMO S100 didn`t add anything, but EX did, it deepened the look of UPP while keeping the high gloss. I then added S100 on top it actually added more shine, my car looks so good right now. Of course you have to be obsessed to have 5 layers of UPP, EX and then S100. From what I understand you can keep layering this product but I really don`t think I will see anything more.

Clear Kote Vanilla Moose. This polish has a high gloss with a clean look with some cleaning abilities. Grat shine I topped it with S100. A very impressive look and it did darken the paint slightly.

Clear Kote Quick Shine. A great QD with some cleaning capabilities. This has no carnauba and can be used over wax`s and sealants. Very high gloss, the most I have seen from a QD and it is very versatile. I have even found it useful around the house.

Clear Kote Tire Treatment. This is a decent product, but doesn`t crack my choices for tires, I like the EF Black Saphire and even like Endurance better. I tried this on a few other areas but found it useful for the wheel wells but itis a little expensive for this use.

Clear Kote Carpet Cleaner (aerosol). Not a bad cleaner but it sprays fast and all over, messy. Guess I need to use it a few more times. I haven`t used it on anything that is extreme yet either. I like the 4 Star carpet cleaner alot so it will be tough to replace.

**ashsarna** · 05-09-2003, 10:51 AM

Great review!!

I too really am impressed with Poorboy QD+, s&w, and EX. The QD+ stands for qd abilities and more!! This is a product that I thought looked more like s100/ps21 when I applied/let it dry and buffed it. I have actually used QD+ on top of my black volvo (AIO, 4xSG, souveran,and s100) in a comparison to pinnacle cm and efcp. Qd+ was deeper. It will be nice when Dwayne gets them as part of his products for sale.

**Poorboy** · 05-09-2003, 02:49 PM

Very nice review Thomas...

Ash very soon.....

**Thomasfl** · 05-09-2003, 03:13 PM

No problem Steve. I will be using the EX this weekend on a few different colors including black to see how it is and also how it looks without being applied over UPP. I want to see how it is on lighter colored cars, not sure if anything can beat UPP on silver though. Also the Poorboy`s MFs are very very nice. Not thick but plush. I have many different ones and they are right up there, my favorites are the ones that came with the UPC Starter Kit.

**blkZ28Conv** · 05-09-2003, 04:53 PM

Good review Thomas. I agree whole-heartedly about the Poorboy`s products and Clearkote VM and QuickShine.
Nice job!!

Steve, you have mail (2). I forgot to order the Spray&Wipe in the first e-mail.

**Thomasfl** · 05-12-2003, 01:35 PM

Update: I worked on a few cars this weekend and got to use the EX, VM, and QD+ some more. I found that the EX is very close to UPP with the difference being that is has a little more depth and the UPP has a little more gloss, so I am thinking that the EX will be slightly better on darker cars and the UPP on the lighter cars. The QD+ is really an interesting product, it seems like a cross between a QD and a quickwax, it has a great finish very warm, but is not as easy to use as a QD. Although part of this could be due to the crappy sprayer on the bottle, I will put it in a Mequiars bottle and see if it changes. Not sure if this is the best product when working on clients cars because a straight-up QD is much faster and efficient. The VM seems like a good polish I used it with S100, this combo gives a bright clean look, still need to put this on a few more colors. I want to try VM with UPP as well, seems like it would be a geat combo. The VM is not as oily and as deep looking as #7 or IHG, not that this is bad.