Anybody try Wipe New?

Just curious if anyone has tried Wipe New yet? The one they advertise on Velocity every other commercial break as some kind of miracle plastic restorer and protecter. I am not really interested in buying it, just wondering if anybody has some first hand experience.

Just received a bottle from my brother-in-law to try on his B2000. Will try it on Sat. and let you know-----

Is it bad that I'm 1000% more skeptical about this product because it advertises on TV than I would be otherwise?

In reply to Tom_Spangler:

I'm 1000% more skeptical because it's not being sold by Billy Mays or Ron Popeil. You can trust them.

Fwiw, I've been doing tests of various products on the Miata. All but one of the vinyl treatments fail together at the same rate, about 2-3 weeks. Poorboys, Meguires, Klassee, Armorall, STP, 303, peanut butter, vegetable oil, engine oil, atf, linseed oil, proprietary blends, etc. 2-3 weeks to total failure.

The one and only that I've seen stand out has been on the harder plastics, like the plastic nose of the Miata and the black plastic trim of the wifes Volvo. This product did not stand out at all on the softer vinyl convertible top. On the convertible top, it failed just as fast as the other products.

Flood Penetrol. In the paint aisle of your hardware store.

It has been about a year now, and it is very clearly visible on the plastic nose of the Miata. Less than initially, and the edge is just starting blur. The faded pink nose has a deep(ish) red stripe, under the Penetrol.

Maybe we should start a sticky on different automotive related products and the results the members here get with using them. Just a thought.

viking wrote: Just received a bottle from my brother-in-law to try on his B2000. Will try it on Sat. and let you know-----

Thanks.

TV? I only trust products that advertise in GRM.

viking wrote: Just received a bottle from my brother-in-law to try on his B2000. Will try it on Sat. and let you know-----

Soooo, what was the verdict? I saw this advertised for the first time over Christmas (I don't watch much TV at my own place...) and was curious to see what experiences people here had with it. I have a bear of a time keeping the unpainted black plastic trim on the D looking good and was curious if it would do better than the Back to Black that has been my go-to for the last few years...

In reply to scardeal:

But now they have Danny "The Count" From Count's custom cars or something like that pitching their goods. It must be good if he is selling it. ::sarcasm face::

I don't trust the Wipe New stuff simply because they show someone pretending to wipe cloudy headlights clear with it. I know that is purest bullE36 M3, so I assume the rest is too.

Duke wrote: I don't trust the Wipe New stuff simply because they show someone pretending to wipe cloudy headlights clear with it. I know that is purest bullE36 M3, so I assume the rest is too.

I just saw the ad for this and this is what I thought as well. Anything that could clear up headlights for longer than it takes the substance to evaporate would melt your plastic bodywork.

And if what they say in the ad is true then this thing is scary. Survives 100 washes!? I don't think factory clear coat could survive 100 washes!

I think 100 times through the car wash has always been the standard metric for 'as seen on TV' miracle products - I remember ads from 30 years ago saying the same thing.

I hope the clear coat can hold up to 100+ washes. That's only once a week for two years. Not that my car gets washed that often.....

stuart in mn wrote: I think 100 times through the car wash has always been the standard metric for 'as seen on TV' miracle products - I remember ads from 30 years ago saying the same thing.

In 1976 it was 52 washes.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jG64Q9yOjg

Clearcoat on a rag! amazing!

You can make all sorts of dulled out/hazy stuff look better by wiping clearcoat on it... The particular mix they've created to make it work on the widest variety of surfaces by the widest variety of dummies may be proprietary and very specific, but the basic idea is 'clearcoat on a rag!'.

What about silcone spray? Motul makes a product called "Silicone Clean"

Seems to have great reviews on the forums...

As an E30 owner I'm naturally interested in this topic. Back to black has been my go-to for a while too, I'll be interested to hear if there's anything better.

That Motul silicone spray looks pretty amazing.

Apexcarver advised me to use ATF to restore plastics.

Isn't silicone the component in ArmorAll that made everything turn gray after three days, forcing you to use it every other day, so your car doesn't look like E36 M3?

if yorue interested in wipe new just go on amazon and read the reviews. They are all really bad. Not just about the product, but about the company that sells it. apparently they don't honor their money back guarantee, apparently the bottle you actually receive only contains a few ounces (yes, the double size bottle) and supposedly they don't tell you how much your total is even when pressed, and end up charging you $16 extra for your free gift of latex gloves and a cheap towel.
and the reviews of how it works basically say its like every other plastic dressing. It shines things up within reason and fades after a few weeks or a month or so. Now, there are a bunch of really generic positive reviews on amazon too. if you look at those peoples profiles its pretty clear they are canoes. But you can check them out and judge for yourself.

something I learned ( the hard way ) many yrs ago ... if it sounds too good to be true then it usually is

Tom_Spangler wrote:

stuart in mn wrote: I think 100 times through the car wash has always been the standard metric for 'as seen on TV' miracle products - I remember ads from 30 years ago saying the same thing.

In 1976 it was 52 washes.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jG64Q9yOjg

Do you guys remember the oil additive commercial where they added this oil additive and they were showing how well it worked, and iirc they drained the oil out of the engine then ran it without oil, and then they actually sprayed the engine with a fire house while it was running, presumably to show how the oil additive... had... made... the engine... more... waterproof?? on the outside? or something?

In reply to andrave: I remember ads where they'd drop the oil pan and throw sand at the rotating bits. Slick50, IIRC.

Hmm. So whats that prove, exactly? I'm not sure exact what a grain of sand measures out to, but I'm pretty sure its more than the clearance in most engines...