I am posting my results as asked by Brian (beeg) who was kind enough to send me a sample of "Magic Wash". For doing this, I was perfectly willing to see what this product would do either proving or disproving the claims.

I had just received the sample on Tuesday or Wednesday of this past week. I was not able to do anything with it until this morning. The first thing I did this morning was get a coffee and sit down and read the instructions. Nothing special, just pour the solution into a spray bottle which I had, do not dillute, get a damp chamois ( I used a micro fiber towel since I did not have a chamois), a clean towel and bucket of water. Not sure what the clean towel was for, maybe for wiping off any excess water and the bucket of water was for rinsing the chamois/MF towel. I felt it not necessary to do the whole or half of a car and felt that certain areas would be good enough for me to tell if this product does as Brian claims. The basics are to spray on and wipe off the area. Instructions state to use finger nail or wax for stubborn stains or stuck debris.



So my truck sits out in the elements everyday and had aquired some enviromental residue. I wax it 2 or 3 times a year and wash it around 6. It was not overly dirty, but could use a nice cleaning. I had performed the procedure as instructed in 3 different areas.

1) Side of truck where rain has left dark run off/drip marks on the side of the bed from tonneau cover.

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Application...


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2 )Rear tail gate where all dirt collects on the back of a truck.

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3) Front wheel with lot's of brake dust.

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Results by areas:
1) cleaned the area but left the drip marks. Not as apparent, but if you look, they are certainly still there. In a regular washing application, they would probably remain as well. Just a wet rag would probably give all the same results. Most likely would need a paint cleaner or wax with cleaning agent.

2) Tail gates get dirt and grease from the road and the truck itself. The product cleaned it very well. Regular washing would do the same thing. Just wiping with a wet rag would smear the grease and wipe off most of the dirt.

3) Brake dust is a bitch. I was pleasantly surprised at how this stuff just cut through the dust and made it simple with just one wipe to clean the wheel. Regular washing would do it too, but I don't recall it being so easy to remove. Wet rag would get most off, but leave behind some dirt.

All in all, I would have to say that the product does what it claims. Would I use it as a substitute to a good wet washing?...probably not, because running water over an area that has been soaked with soap and water will clean deeper and will also clean areas that your hand or rag cannot get to IMHO. You wouldn't have to rinse the chamois/MF towel as often either. As a quick cleaning product (something like Mequires Quick Detailing) when the car just has a light dust on it or water spots, this would be a nice thing to have. Remember though, I did not do a lot of the truck and would have had to rinse the MF towel quite often. Also, the instructions DO say to hose off any areas that have mud caked on first. The product claims to be enviromentally safe. It has no strong smell and as it suggested, I tasted it (touched my finger to it and lick my finger), and it does not have any chemical taste.

Revolutionary product? ehhh, not as far as I know, but still a nice thing to have on hand for a quick clean. I don't really know much about products such as these as I always do a full cleaning when I do my cars. Hopefully some of the other guys who got samples will give their results.

Thank you for letting me try this Brian. I would have to say it works based on my results. Good Luck to you.

 

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