it wont damage the paint its just like a bonding siloxane in water. If I had to guess, your just putting too much of this material on if you used it every week. its a mirky white liquid so maybe you start getting like higher chance of bad application or like patchy product on the car. dont know, shouldnt guess, because it might just be because its a waste of product.
Is Autoglym Polar range safe to use with other Autoglym polishes & wax? Will it strip previous polishes/wax or is it safe to use along side Autoglym products.
joflynn5 Yes safe and pretty much ph neutral when applied at the right concentration. It is recommended to still use a wax and or sealant and treat polar seal as a top up.
@@markford8649 i think the sylizanes bond instantly, they are like a magnet to the clear coat ....from what i know....i think john explained a competitor product once this way...but same concept.
I tried polar seal yesterday. Very easy to use and left a nice gloss behind. A great product for me as I am time limited with two young kids. I would also agree that it is a product that comes into its particularly at this time of year when the weather prevents us spending as much time on the car.
I’ve been using this system now for 2 months and I must say that it’s a cracking system. My car is 18 years old and it’s still as shiny as the day it came out the showroom. As for the seal even if you do get it on the windows no worries it acts the same as rain x with no watermarks left on any windows even the front window has no smearing when wipers are used. Also the polar seal does last along time when applied to the car. I’ve used it as Autoglym recommended and it still works after a month before applying a top up coat. All in all an excellent product.
1k mile wash. Used AG alloy wheel premix. Then bottom half spray with Sfix HD. Then the AG foam trio. Cleans your car ok. Using a 56 bar cordless power washer. Cannot abide rainx or AG seal on windscreen. Crap at low speed in drizzle or mist. Great video Cheers
Excellent review, thanks very much. Just used the Polar Seal on my black car for the first time - a revelation, took about 5 minutes to dry, water just floated off with a towel. Hope it lasts!
I'm testing these now, the snow foam is excellent, the wash is average, it doesn't remove stuck on flies as good as the 2-bucket method. And I think it's because the wash foam is being applied by cold water, whereas car wash in a bucket will be with warm water. However, the seal smells amazing and is really easy to apply, and the results easily as good as Autofinesse Aquacoat. My favourite is the seal and I can see the bottle lasting ages. For the wash you either should just do half a car at a time if sunny otherwise it could dry out, probably better in the winter to use the wash anyway. You also need to factor in buying 3 separate snow foam bottles to avoid cross contamination. For me I think I'll just be using the AG pre-wash snow foam, my normal 2-bucket wash & AG seal monthly.
Before I really, REALLY got into detailing I would see AutoGlym at PepBoys but never tried their stuff. I do remember a nice clean, basic white bottle with colored lettering based on what it was for, THAT I do remember. Great review as usual John🔔
Just got some of the seal this week, done a couple of cars with it now, really good stuff, all i can say is don't mix it with hot water, you can get the footstepping that was mentioned. I like that they have brought out some winter products, nothing worse than a cold bucket in the cold weather!
I have been using this stuff for since it launched. The polar seal is brilliant. I do tend to properly clean my windows prior to use, then cover ALL glass with the seal. Gives a lovely rain replant to the screen and glass (especially the rear screen)
I've been trying these products for about a month now. I'm using a new Mitsubishi L200 as the test bed, it's been fully prepared, machine polished then been given a good couple of coats of their Super Resin polish. On top of that, I've used their Ultra High Definition HD wax. The only downside I've found is if you mix a strong solution of their Polar Blast. I used it one Sunday and there were traces of foam still present in the street the following Wednesday! So, I had to ease up on its use to stop my neighbours complaining. All in all, I like the range.
your right. but anything with more foam boosters and stabalizers has more foam thats also more erm.... stable. but yer foam sticks around on ground. someone else said that but its true it does stick around longer.
Cool products good review. About 7-8 years Autoglym was my first detail company I got into while started my hobby of detailing. Now like most of us I try many other companies and many other products. So many out there only a few great ones. Great value as usual with Autoglym. Keep it up Jon with your excellent videos. 👌👍🏻
I love Bilt Hamber snow foam, and this with Polar Wash through the snow canon as a contact wash afterwards is a great combination this time of year. Polar Wash is a tenner at our local motor factors so not a bad price either.
I'll give the seal a miss as I hate the water activated ones (apart from on wheels) as they do end up on the glass and and time saved is wasted claying the screen! The wash stuff looks very interesting though. There appears to be a high degree of lubricity. I've been thinking about a Hozelock Y connector so that the PW can be attached along with the Hozelock trigger multispray - would allow the mitt to sprayed clean (like your 1 bucket method) and, on a warm day - PW soap, wash with mitt, rinse panel, spray mitt, repeat, all with no swapping of water supply. Yes, I know, I'll get it all in a tangle and fall over ... xD
So the sealant is basically nano boost. Seen it all before, but I do agree this time of year you don’t want to be spending hours on your car. you want to be able to still feel your fingers.
that's what SealSkinz Ultragrip gloves are for, keeps your hands warm & dry, even when washing with a bucket of warm water -- best Xmas gift I've ever had (also has side effect of gripping microfibre clothes like nothing else)
Hey John. I have just bought a new hose for my Karcher pressure washer. It's a long life anti kink rubber hose with a swivel connection at the lance end. I got it from Direct Hoses and it's one of the best investments I've made. Not only does it not tangle up like the thermoplastic ones but I seem to have more pressure output now. Its well worth £40 for 10 meters and is cheaper if you buy it through Ebay for some weird reason. Just search for Karcher Swivel Hose. 😀👍
this bundle was my first ever products ... a year ago it was good but then you go deep in to other companys like bilt hamber and garage theopy ect you know what is best for you thas why its so many companys out there 👍
Been using all three for the last few months. Really has made keeping the car clean very easy. Have only used the Polar Seal once but it seems to do the job.
Hi Jon, I have been watching your excellent videos for a while and have purchased things on your recommendation like the das6 (great bit of kit). I finally bought the polar series set after watching your review and another RUclips review (a Scotsman wearing glasses!!). This stuff is amazing not only has it cleaned my Renault master swb van, it was easy to use (did buy 2 more snow foam guns for ease of use). Polar blast worked fantastic, polar wash was great, I think my 300ml total mix was asking too much for a vehicle that size, but the polar seal 40:250ml was spot on. The van is now sparkling even more, it already had a coat of ag hd wax. I am a big fan of ag products and will tell them this. Thanks for a great product review and look forward to many more as you are teaching an oldish (45) dog new tricks, keep up the good work 👏👏
Hi Jon. Another great review. I have been following a similar system, but using standard car shampoos in my foam lance. Yes I snowfoam before I go in with the contact wash, but while the Bilt Hamber Auto Foam is doing it's thing, I get a shampoo solution ready. I also use dedicated mits for the top section, and ones for the lower sections and bumpers. I found it to be much quicker, and one less bucket to fill, and lug around. I also do half the car, then the other half. To be really fussy, I'm going to see how rinsing off with demonized water through a Worx Hydroshot helps speed thing up. What do you reckon ? Anyways, cheers bud. Look forward to the next one.
Afternoon John et al, Used this for the first time today as a possible service additional service to offer. My points of note: Snow foam, quite effective, decent amount of dirt lifted and seen in the run off. Seen a lot worse from others Shampoo. Dried a little quick, considering it wasn't that hot today, and no direct sunlight. I may up the concentration next time, maybe. I think it best to maybe clean the wheels before applying the shampoo (either post snow foam, or post snow foam rinse) Or, as John suggests, maybe sides at a time. Sealant. Wow, for such a small amount needed to apply, worked very quickly and the beading afterwards for such a simple application was great. Didn't think the shine was there as much as I'd hoped. However, the car I used was covered in salt and no protection was on it already. If I had questions for AutoGlym, I've always worked top down, the instructions here are apply bottom up, just wondering why? Thans for the video John.
Im not sure on the applying thing.. maybe top panels are the ones likely to be the hotest so if you start there its gonna get a longer dwell time.. maybe if you put more on the top it risks more going onto windscreen, dont think its critcally important though. Ive had it on the car for over a week and its been really cool. Im looking forward to seeing how it is next wash. And I want to try decanting like I said to use as a rinse aid. also interested to see if it makes future washes easier because the car is properly dirty again now because of all the like wet winter slush and salts and stuff. cheers mate great feedback
@@ForensicDetailing Update - tried it on my own car, this weekend and I believe it has also helped 'mask' a few minor swirls ad scratches, as I know my rear quarter was bad, but the A3 in the sun this weekend, looked a lot less swirled than normal. I've also been offering using it with some customers as a basic-ish offering and they are pleased with it
Spot on review. I’ve just bought the polar wash to save time as my car is big and keep going back to the bucket can be annoying. Doing a panel at a time, contact wash then rinse is the plan. I’m happy with my polar blast but when that runs out I’m using bilt hamber touchless.
Brilliant review. Could not have been better timed ! I have all three products and can’t wait to get out there tomorrow morning and try them out. Cheers
Whilst I use my pressure washer for applying this brand of foam (reassuring it appears exactly the same on the car as shown here) I would never dare use my pressure lance on my car (Mazda 6 Soul Red). The paint is so thin. My preferred tactic is a hose lance followed by Autoglym AquaWax applied by hand - superb finish.
Just had a go with adding the polar seal into a spray bottle. I added 50ml to 1000ml of water and seems to of worked a charm. I washed the car, then rinsed and applied the spray and dried with a drying towel. You could probably get away with reducing the polar seal even more but more tests to come.
hey davy, thanks for feeding back. thats quite a strong ratio your about 1:20 (there at 50:10000) So in the lance it would be closer to 1:200 i think. so you should get turbo charged performance. maybe try like 20 ml to 1000 litres and see if that still works? ill get round to try as well and feedback on the channel.
@@lazydave3215 yer defo, hey davy how cool though because if you can make use of it in a sprayer like this, one litre of raw polar seal could literally make like 40 bottles of trigger or pump spray sealant. or if you just use in the lance mainly and decant say 100ml you could also have like 3-5 free litre bottles of spray sealant which can be used in a sort of drying aid style application.
I now live in Australia and have used Autoglym for as long as i can remember.always take advice. its very hot here. i put the snow foam on neat. it looked like christmas for for the 1st time in 13 years since i have lived here.it washed the drive and the road.Whoops!,
I see you are experimenting the multi-mitt method using the Chinese eBay mitts. Love these mitts since you’ve helped me discover them in your one-bucket method video. If you properly take care of them, they can easily last for a handful of washes and then they are dirt cheap to replace. Brand new, I’ve actually found them softer than microfiber.
synthetic wool isnt as good as other formats from the testing Ive seen. but that testing was on very soft plastics. on normal clearcoat its more about technique I guess. I wouldnt use them if it was critically important. but it is perhaps a reason why I generally use a cool mitt and just rinse clean it. dunno overal this wash method just made a lot of sense to me, even shooting this video (which slows everything down like you wouldnt believe) it was still so fast.
Thank you for the great video..lots of technical information and cost breakdown. However having bought these three products I can honestly say they were a waste of money. The pre wash accomplished nothing. After applying a thick layer of foam and power hosing I still had the exact same dirt and grim on my car. I even wrote some words in the dirt before starting and all were still there after pre wash.. the actual contact wash cleaned the car . I used a soft brush..the same result would have occurred with any wash fluid. The seal smelled nice and provided a type of wax film so performed best of all three products. There is certainly nothing that makes these products worth the cost.. you would get the same results using any cheap shampoo as long as you are prepared to use a good sponge and lots of elbow grease..
Excellent video Jon. Looks like a nice trio of products from Autoglym. Excellent advice with the Polar Seal, I bet 10ml in a 500ml sprayer with water would be plenty for a good spray sealant product. That 1L bottle would then go a very long way!
Hi thought this question and answer from Autoglym might be helpful to people considering these products, my aim is to try this set up for contactless cleaning through the winter months. Q - is there a recommended minimum time to apply / dry before it is likely to rain (e.g. to let the material fully bond etc). Plus when using in winter can you use without drying off the product (its so rainy sometimes). A - No minimum time, in fact you want to get this on and off as quick as possible. for the best possible finish apply to the car quickly and then switch to the water rinse and get it off quickly. This is not like a regular product that gets better or protects more the longer you leave it, the chemistry is different. On fast, off fast, no dwell time or curing time needed. As for the need to dry, the buffing action of a drying towel or similar can ensure the finish is even if a bit has been missed during the rinse. Ideally dry it yes, but if you do not need to it will be ok and you can catch any rinse missed areas during the next contact wash or application of Rapid Detailer or similar.
@@ForensicDetailing Yes sorry should have made that clearer, thought you might like this. Me and the wife spent an hour yesterday doing the great RSBP bird watch from indoors during the rain, after some time it was observed that i was spending far to much time looking at the beads on my car through my binoculars, rather adictive!
Just used the Polar wash this morning( with the cheap but very good eBay wash mitt thingys) really saves time and washes really well. I used Bilt hamber snow foam as pre wash rather than the polar blast. Work well together, but as mentioned in your video, I would not want to use in hot weather. Well impressed though as a quick winter maintenance wash.
Forensic Detailing Channel No Jon Because I’ve got Fusso coat on it I wasn’t sure if it would bond tbh. So I am using the soft 99 QD spray that compliments it.
They don't really market Autoglym that well up here in Canada. You can find it at Canadian tire but only if you go outta your way to look for it and even then it's the most expensive products on the shelves. It sucks because I actually do like their products but they're just not popular here. Great video as always
its like the same for some of the US stuff that hits the UK. Was really impressed with what Ive seen so far of griots for example and its cheap in the USA but expensive here. I think the costs of shipping them or maybe import duty or something puts price tags up not sure though.
Guys, this isn't about whether or not I can get the product. It's 'why would I spend $30 on a gallon of Autoglym product when I can get meguiars/Adams/optimum product at 1/2 of the cost?' quality products don't always make you a professional. Being a professional makes you a professional.
If you have good lines you have used that are half the price just use those, or just buy it once for fun or just buy the polar seal perhaps. Thats fine, its like real and we all do that. Like I say theres some products I want to use over here that are normal prices but in the UK they are expensive, so its put me off buying. Cost per wash for this stuff is decent if you use what you need. But its also in their retail line. go into their trade line and the cost per wash suddenly plummets when you start buying like high concentrates in bulk.
it so funny to watch the soap try to cling to a car that is well protected. Your video is living proof of who you are and how well coated and maintained your car is. This looks just like mine at home, it doesn't matter how fantastic and shaving cream thick my snow foam and mtm canon shoot out, it just can't stick to the car. I would only ask is the Snow Foam Trifecta as good as it sounds and is it a thick rich foam or very watery as it shows on your car? Thanks.
Very detailed analysis. thanks a bunch dude. I think the recomendations are a lil inflated though. All that needs to be done is create a decently lubricated layer between wash mitt and paint. As you said can def get more washes out of the product than what is said.
I recently used all 3 products. Worked pretty well although didn't get the bugs off the grille. Really need a hot wet rag for that. The seal was a bit of a pain to hand dry and then clean the windows but it looked good afterwards. No idea if it's better than a proper hand polish and wax but I assume it isn't.
I'm a massive fan of Autoglym yet I feel this review was slightly under reviewed perhaps because the FDC needs to have more irons in the fire to keep all the free samples and views at a high level, just my opinion folks. Had to think twice in posting this given I'm a massive fan of FDC
that first tune is actually wicked :) Im not a kind of fan of that type of music either. Im signed up to one of the like YT music provider services and I try and search it for tunes others are not using, rather than use the same stuff. takes time to do that but you get some cool music as well occasionally.
Still on the fence with the polar blast snowfoam but l tell you what, l just bought autoglyms new high performance tyre gel and its really really good if you like the high gloss look and what the hell have got on the beemers paintwork as nothing is clinging on it.... Also digging them tunes DJ..... Jon
I think the beemer just has beadmaker on it. but like old beadmaker. that tune rocks dunnit. was just scanning through tracks and like, thats a good'un :)
At least it feels at home in my yard in the northern half of scandinavia, and yes, i hand wash my car in below freezing conditions. Just have hot water in the bucket and you´ll be fine.
This Polar Seal looks pretty similar to Envy Valeting Speed Gloss and no doubt other products , I've been using this for a few years now and its great during the winter
yer theres other lance wet coats out there for sure. AG didnt pioneer this concepts but to bring it to the mass market is gonna be interesting. I think lots will like it and use this method, as long as they follow the instructions they will get really nice results.
Nice one, as always. Interesting comment about diluting polar seal and making a spray sealant. That would be great for people who don't have/can't use a pressure washer.
its an important hack but Ive not tested it. The reason its important is like I say the concentration of polar seal for it to work in the lance has to be insanely high. So I will experiment myself with decanting small amounts wih lots of water to use as a post wash sort of drying aid as well. If it works you get some seriously good value out of this product because you could make litres of drying aid protectant for pennies.
Mate I finally subscribed. Your videos are bloody engaging. We have only recently had this made available on the Aussie market and I'm too lazy to wax the car every 2 months so might give it a whirl for some protection. Even too lazy to aqua wax.
this is defo for the lazy detailer :) just be carefull in that aussi heat mate. any spray and rinse product hate heat. so literally spray on blast off. work in sections rather than whole car if there is heat involved or try and work out of the heat if you can.
@@ForensicDetailing thanks for the tip. That's how we have to work just washing the car let alone applying anything like this. Keep up the awesome vids.
Great video! I picked up the whole range and cant wait to try them out. Ive already got a foam canon to use with the polar blast and wash, but for the seal i bought a cheap karcher FJ6 foam canon to be used with the polar seal exclusively. Because the karcher foam canon is only 0.6l bottle, how much polar seal do you recommend i should put in?
In my assessment you are the undisputed authority on online car detailing information - Love your videos mate! Quick question: would it makes sense to apply the Auto Glym Aqua Wax on top of the Polar Seal? Or is that unnecessary/counter-intuitive?
they are essentially the same sort of thing Joe. Polar seal is a mega concentrated version with usage instructions for use in a snow foam lance. Aqua Wax is like set up to be ready to use. With Aqua wax you could bust it out most like a sqray wax or spray and rinse, you can control where it goes more. Polar seal sort of puts a blanket everywhere because its gonna come flying out the lance. Heres a cool tip. Take some Polar Seal and mix about 50ml with 500ml of water and use it like Aqua Wax but a very cheap version of aqua wax. This works I love polar seal because its so concentrated you can create little haxs like this.
Great video, it says on polar wash 250ml of mix solution should be enough for one car, how many ml of polar wash would you recommend, about 50ml. Thanks
Washed my car today. BH AF in a pump sprayer, AG Polar Blast, AG Pure Shampoo, then dried with AG Aqua Wax. TBH After the first two stages I really didn't actually need to do a contact wash, but I did want to dry the car so carried through with the hand wash. Cant fault this routine. Been a long time Polar Blast Snow Foam user and just cant fault it. I did think about nipping to halfords and buying the Polar Seal, bit I really cant fault Aqua Wax. BTW what wheel brush was that you were using, my Daytona Speed brush really needs replacing.
Great video, just a quick one, on your lance what you have you found out to be the best setting for the ratio on the appliance foam adjuster. More to + or - for the best results.
additional note; Autoglym reccomends not applying Polar Seal more than once a month
important point ill sticky it. thx richie
Forensic Detailing Channel what is the reason for this? Can it have a negative impact on the existing protection or (gulp) on the paint?
it wont damage the paint its just like a bonding siloxane in water. If I had to guess, your just putting too much of this material on if you used it every week. its a mirky white liquid so maybe you start getting like higher chance of bad application or like patchy product on the car. dont know, shouldnt guess, because it might just be because its a waste of product.
Can buy that canadian tire
What the price of it
Thanks for taking the time to review - glad you enjoyed it, the car looks amazing.
Is Autoglym Polar range safe to use with other Autoglym polishes & wax? Will it strip previous polishes/wax or is it safe to use along side Autoglym products.
joflynn5 Yes safe and pretty much ph neutral when applied at the right concentration. It is recommended to still use a wax and or sealant and treat polar seal as a top up.
AutoglymUK yeah it’s good stuff but I wish the Polar wash would stay on the car a bit longer like the snow foam
@@markford8649 i think the sylizanes bond instantly, they are like a magnet to the clear coat ....from what i know....i think john explained a competitor product once this way...but same concept.
20 years ago u brought an orange XR3i, turns out, thanks to your resin, it was blood red ans ended up the redest XR3I in town😁
No one else goes in to the detail on cost like this guy. Well done really helps make a decision on the product.
I tried polar seal yesterday. Very easy to use and left a nice gloss behind. A great product for me as I am time limited with two young kids. I would also agree that it is a product that comes into its particularly at this time of year when the weather prevents us spending as much time on the car.
I’ve been using this system now for 2 months and I must say that it’s a cracking system. My car is 18 years old and it’s still as shiny as the day it came out the showroom. As for the seal even if you do get it on the windows no worries it acts the same as rain x with no watermarks left on any windows even the front window has no smearing when wipers are used. Also the polar seal does last along time when applied to the car. I’ve used it as Autoglym recommended and it still works after a month before applying a top up coat.
All in all an excellent product.
Not sure if its the product but the gloss & shine on the car is perfection 👍
1k mile wash.
Used AG alloy wheel premix.
Then bottom half spray with Sfix HD.
Then the AG foam trio.
Cleans your car ok.
Using a 56 bar cordless power washer.
Cannot abide rainx or AG seal on windscreen.
Crap at low speed in drizzle or mist.
Great video
Cheers
Excellent review, thanks very much. Just used the Polar Seal on my black car for the first time - a revelation, took about 5 minutes to dry, water just floated off with a towel. Hope it lasts!
I'm testing these now, the snow foam is excellent, the wash is average, it doesn't remove stuck on flies as good as the 2-bucket method. And I think it's because the wash foam is being applied by cold water, whereas car wash in a bucket will be with warm water. However, the seal smells amazing and is really easy to apply, and the results easily as good as Autofinesse Aquacoat. My favourite is the seal and I can see the bottle lasting ages. For the wash you either should just do half a car at a time if sunny otherwise it could dry out, probably better in the winter to use the wash anyway. You also need to factor in buying 3 separate snow foam bottles to avoid cross contamination. For me I think I'll just be using the AG pre-wash snow foam, my normal 2-bucket wash & AG seal monthly.
Been using these products since you posted this 3 years ago cheers dude - Brilliant for the weekend warrior imo.
I like this guy. Always proper explanation and knows his stuff
Autoglym are the masters. Even their wash and wax is brilliant
Before I really, REALLY got into detailing I would see AutoGlym at PepBoys but never tried their stuff. I do remember a nice clean, basic white bottle with colored lettering based on what it was for, THAT I do remember.
Great review as usual John🔔
Can't get polar blast in America... Yet
Just got some of the seal this week, done a couple of cars with it now, really good stuff, all i can say is don't mix it with hot water, you can get the footstepping that was mentioned. I like that they have brought out some winter products, nothing worse than a cold bucket in the cold weather!
I have been using this stuff for since it launched. The polar seal is brilliant. I do tend to properly clean my windows prior to use, then cover ALL glass with the seal. Gives a lovely rain replant to the screen and glass (especially the rear screen)
I've been trying these products for about a month now. I'm using a new Mitsubishi L200 as the test bed, it's been fully prepared, machine polished then been given a good couple of coats of their Super Resin polish. On top of that, I've used their Ultra High Definition HD wax.
The only downside I've found is if you mix a strong solution of their Polar Blast. I used it one Sunday and there were traces of foam still present in the street the following Wednesday! So, I had to ease up on its use to stop my neighbours complaining.
All in all, I like the range.
your right. but anything with more foam boosters and stabalizers has more foam thats also more erm.... stable.
but yer foam sticks around on ground. someone else said that but its true it does stick around longer.
Hi Jon, Great video as always. Can u post a link to the cheap wash mitts please? I'm gonna give this a go.
Thanks
Cool products good review.
About 7-8 years Autoglym was my first detail company I got into while started my hobby of detailing. Now like most of us I try many other companies and many other products. So many out there only a few great ones.
Great value as usual with Autoglym.
Keep it up Jon with your excellent videos. 👌👍🏻
I love Bilt Hamber snow foam, and this with Polar Wash through the snow canon as a contact wash afterwards is a great combination this time of year. Polar Wash is a tenner at our local motor factors so not a bad price either.
Used for the first time , all 3 products very impressed with the results 👍
Its a direct result of your review thats made my mind up , thanks 👍
I'll give the seal a miss as I hate the water activated ones (apart from on wheels) as they do end up on the glass and and time saved is wasted claying the screen! The wash stuff looks very interesting though. There appears to be a high degree of lubricity. I've been thinking about a Hozelock Y connector so that the PW can be attached along with the Hozelock trigger multispray - would allow the mitt to sprayed clean (like your 1 bucket method) and, on a warm day - PW soap, wash with mitt, rinse panel, spray mitt, repeat, all with no swapping of water supply. Yes, I know, I'll get it all in a tangle and fall over ... xD
So the sealant is basically nano boost. Seen it all before, but I do agree this time of year you don’t want to be spending hours on your car. you want to be able to still feel your fingers.
that's what SealSkinz Ultragrip gloves are for, keeps your hands warm & dry, even when washing with a bucket of warm water -- best Xmas gift I've ever had (also has side effect of gripping microfibre clothes like nothing else)
Mogsy28uk . Not heard of these. Thank you for the tip. I’m now on the hunt.
Hey John. I have just bought a new hose for my Karcher pressure washer. It's a long life anti kink rubber hose with a swivel connection at the lance end. I got it from Direct Hoses and it's one of the best investments I've made. Not only does it not tangle up like the thermoplastic ones but I seem to have more pressure output now. Its well worth £40 for 10 meters and is cheaper if you buy it through Ebay for some weird reason. Just search for Karcher Swivel Hose. 😀👍
can you link me up jason I might be interested. that green hose lol :)
@@ForensicDetailing. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283101592060
@@ForensicDetailing.I hope that link works ok.
this bundle was my first ever products ...
a year ago it was good but then you go deep in to other companys like bilt hamber and garage theopy ect you know what is best for you thas why its so many companys out there 👍
Been using all three for the last few months. Really has made keeping the car clean very easy. Have only used the Polar Seal once but it seems to do the job.
Wow that’s a beautiful looking car and finish.
Hi Jon, I have been watching your excellent videos for a while and have purchased things on your recommendation like the das6 (great bit of kit). I finally bought the polar series set after watching your review and another RUclips review (a Scotsman wearing glasses!!). This stuff is amazing not only has it cleaned my Renault master swb van, it was easy to use (did buy 2 more snow foam guns for ease of use). Polar blast worked fantastic, polar wash was great, I think my 300ml total mix was asking too much for a vehicle that size, but the polar seal 40:250ml was spot on. The van is now sparkling even more, it already had a coat of ag hd wax. I am a big fan of ag products and will tell them this. Thanks for a great product review and look forward to many more as you are teaching an oldish (45) dog new tricks, keep up the good work 👏👏
thanks paul. you can get great results from these products. I love using this system in winter, its so fast.
Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of this for the winter and use my normal 2 bucket method for summer use!!
Hi Jon. Another great review.
I have been following a similar system, but using standard car shampoos in my foam lance. Yes I snowfoam before I go in with the contact wash, but while the Bilt Hamber Auto Foam is doing it's thing, I get a shampoo solution ready. I also use dedicated mits for the top section, and ones for the lower sections and bumpers.
I found it to be much quicker, and one less bucket to fill, and lug around. I also do half the car, then the other half. To be really fussy, I'm going to see how rinsing off with demonized water through a Worx Hydroshot helps speed thing up.
What do you reckon ?
Anyways, cheers bud. Look forward to the next one.
Afternoon John et al,
Used this for the first time today as a possible service additional service to offer. My points of note:
Snow foam, quite effective, decent amount of dirt lifted and seen in the run off. Seen a lot worse from others
Shampoo. Dried a little quick, considering it wasn't that hot today, and no direct sunlight. I may up the concentration next time, maybe. I think it best to maybe clean the wheels before applying the shampoo (either post snow foam, or post snow foam rinse) Or, as John suggests, maybe sides at a time.
Sealant. Wow, for such a small amount needed to apply, worked very quickly and the beading afterwards for such a simple application was great. Didn't think the shine was there as much as I'd hoped. However, the car I used was covered in salt and no protection was on it already.
If I had questions for AutoGlym, I've always worked top down, the instructions here are apply bottom up, just wondering why?
Thans for the video John.
Im not sure on the applying thing.. maybe top panels are the ones likely to be the hotest so if you start there its gonna get a longer dwell time.. maybe if you put more on the top it risks more going onto windscreen, dont think its critcally important though. Ive had it on the car for over a week and its been really cool. Im looking forward to seeing how it is next wash. And I want to try decanting like I said to use as a rinse aid. also interested to see if it makes future washes easier because the car is properly dirty again now because of all the like wet winter slush and salts and stuff. cheers mate great feedback
@@ForensicDetailing Update - tried it on my own car, this weekend and I believe it has also helped 'mask' a few minor swirls ad scratches, as I know my rear quarter was bad, but the A3 in the sun this weekend, looked a lot less swirled than normal. I've also been offering using it with some customers as a basic-ish offering and they are pleased with it
@@ursocale thanks mate
Spot on review. I’ve just bought the polar wash to save time as my car is big and keep going back to the bucket can be annoying. Doing a panel at a time, contact wash then rinse is the plan. I’m happy with my polar blast but when that runs out I’m using bilt hamber touchless.
A really helpful video. Being new to these products I have found this to be so useful.
Awesome! Thank you!
Hey! Can you do a water test on polar seal? Show us the sheeting and beading? Thanks!
Thanks for reviewing theses products, Jon. Just bought a bottle of their snow foam after watching this review.
Brilliant review. Could not have been better timed ! I have all three products and can’t wait to get out there tomorrow morning and try them out. Cheers
Whilst I use my pressure washer for applying this brand of foam (reassuring it appears exactly the same on the car as shown here) I would never dare use my pressure lance on my car (Mazda 6 Soul Red). The paint is so thin. My preferred tactic is a hose lance followed by Autoglym AquaWax applied by hand - superb finish.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I never got on with auto glym. Now I have all the equipment I need. Mite just try again. Love your videos
Just had a go with adding the polar seal into a spray bottle. I added 50ml to 1000ml of water and seems to of worked a charm. I washed the car, then rinsed and applied the spray and dried with a drying towel. You could probably get away with reducing the polar seal even more but more tests to come.
hey davy, thanks for feeding back. thats quite a strong ratio your about 1:20 (there at 50:10000) So in the lance it would be closer to 1:200 i think. so you should get turbo charged performance. maybe try like 20 ml to 1000 litres and see if that still works? ill get round to try as well and feedback on the channel.
I’ll dig a syringe out Jon and try with 20ml. As they say Jon ”Its a learning curve”😂😂😂
@@lazydave3215 yer defo, hey davy how cool though because if you can make use of it in a sprayer like this, one litre of raw polar seal could literally make like 40 bottles of trigger or pump spray sealant. or if you just use in the lance mainly and decant say 100ml you could also have like 3-5 free litre bottles of spray sealant which can be used in a sort of drying aid style application.
Wife’s just asked if it’ll do for the shower screen Jon😂😂😂 I know it mentions about glass but it’s working bloody wonders on the glass screen😂😂😂
@@lazydave3215 could try yes I think it will bond and work if you spead over with wet rag and then rub dry it should work.
I think Polar Blast is a standout product, it’s probably the best of the many snow foams I’ve tried over the years.
Just about to use this kit for the first time, some very useful info in the video, cheers dude 👍🏻
Ordered the Seal for my daily driver as it needs cleaning once a week :)
As always great detailed review on these 3 autogylm products, like the music you used for the cleaning part of the video.
I now live in Australia and have used Autoglym for as long as i can remember.always take advice. its very hot here. i put the snow foam on neat. it looked like
christmas for for the 1st time in 13 years since i have lived here.it washed the drive and the road.Whoops!,
I see you are experimenting the multi-mitt method using the Chinese eBay mitts. Love these mitts since you’ve helped me discover them in your one-bucket method video. If you properly take care of them, they can easily last for a handful of washes and then they are dirt cheap to replace. Brand new, I’ve actually found them softer than microfiber.
synthetic wool isnt as good as other formats from the testing Ive seen. but that testing was on very soft plastics. on normal clearcoat its more about technique I guess. I wouldnt use them if it was critically important. but it is perhaps a reason why I generally use a cool mitt and just rinse clean it. dunno overal this wash method just made a lot of sense to me, even shooting this video (which slows everything down like you wouldnt believe) it was still so fast.
top quality video, makes me want to go for a beer with ya. Cheers for making it. 10/10.
Looks like Autoglym have released trade versions of them today.
I like the idea of this method I'll be giving it a go seems ideal for quick winter washing when the weather is pants 👍🏻
Still the best products today 👍🏼
Thank you for the great video..lots of technical information and cost breakdown. However having bought these three products I can honestly say they were a waste of money. The pre wash accomplished nothing. After applying a thick layer of foam and power hosing I still had the exact same dirt and grim on my car. I even wrote some words in the dirt before starting and all were still there after pre wash.. the actual contact wash cleaned the car . I used a soft brush..the same result would have occurred with any wash fluid. The seal smelled nice and provided a type of wax film so performed best of all three products. There is certainly nothing that makes these products worth the cost.. you would get the same results using any cheap shampoo as long as you are prepared to use a good sponge and lots of elbow grease..
I stopped reading your comment at "brush".
Great videos, picked up some great tips. Also the BM looks amazing
Ahhh Autoglym I live breath and love it 😍great vid as always thanks 😁👍
really? lol
Excellent video Jon. Looks like a nice trio of products from Autoglym. Excellent advice with the Polar Seal, I bet 10ml in a 500ml sprayer with water would be plenty for a good spray sealant product. That 1L bottle would then go a very long way!
Hi thought this question and answer from Autoglym might be helpful to people considering these products, my aim is to try this set up for contactless cleaning through the winter months.
Q - is there a recommended minimum time to apply / dry before it is likely to rain (e.g. to let the material fully bond etc). Plus when using in winter can you use without drying off the product (its so rainy sometimes).
A - No minimum time, in fact you want to get this on and off as quick as possible. for the best possible finish apply to the car quickly and then switch to the water rinse and get it off quickly. This is not like a regular product that gets better or protects more the longer you leave it, the chemistry is different. On fast, off fast, no dwell time or curing time needed.
As for the need to dry, the buffing action of a drying towel or similar can ensure the finish is even if a bit has been missed during the rinse. Ideally dry it yes, but if you do not need to it will be ok and you can catch any rinse missed areas during the next contact wash or application of Rapid Detailer or similar.
great info just worth saying this info is for polar SEAL not blast or wash.
@@ForensicDetailing Yes sorry should have made that clearer, thought you might like this. Me and the wife spent an hour yesterday doing the great RSBP bird watch from indoors during the rain, after some time it was observed that i was spending far to much time looking at the beads on my car through my binoculars, rather adictive!
Another extensive review, thank you, might give it a go. Cheers
Autoglym really makes it easy with this 3 stage wash. I do want to try put some good protection on it like ceramic wax , graphene or whatever though.
Just used the Polar wash this morning( with the cheap but very good eBay wash mitt thingys) really saves time and washes really well. I used Bilt hamber snow foam as pre wash rather than the polar blast. Work well together, but as mentioned in your video, I would not want to use in hot weather. Well impressed though as a quick winter maintenance wash.
did you use polar seal as well peter?
Forensic Detailing Channel
No Jon
Because I’ve got Fusso coat on it I wasn’t sure if it would bond tbh. So I am using the soft 99 QD spray that compliments it.
They don't really market Autoglym that well up here in Canada. You can find it at Canadian tire but only if you go outta your way to look for it and even then it's the most expensive products on the shelves. It sucks because I actually do like their products but they're just not popular here.
Great video as always
its like the same for some of the US stuff that hits the UK. Was really impressed with what Ive seen so far of griots for example and its cheap in the USA but expensive here. I think the costs of shipping them or maybe import duty or something puts price tags up not sure though.
Quality doesn't cost, it pays😉
They announced Blast will be available in Canada, actually.
Guys, this isn't about whether or not I can get the product. It's 'why would I spend $30 on a gallon of Autoglym product when I can get meguiars/Adams/optimum product at 1/2 of the cost?' quality products don't always make you a professional. Being a professional makes you a professional.
If you have good lines you have used that are half the price just use those, or just buy it once for fun or just buy the polar seal perhaps. Thats fine, its like real and we all do that. Like I say theres some products I want to use over here that are normal prices but in the UK they are expensive, so its put me off buying. Cost per wash for this stuff is decent if you use what you need. But its also in their retail line. go into their trade line and the cost per wash suddenly plummets when you start buying like high concentrates in bulk.
Jon are you using this now that winter is setting in? great system for cold winter?
this is extreemly satisfying to watch...prob on my 10th time.
I like the look of this and as you mentioned, handy in this cold.
it so funny to watch the soap try to cling to a car that is well protected. Your video is living proof of who you are and how well coated and maintained your car is. This looks just like mine at home, it doesn't matter how fantastic and shaving cream thick my snow foam and mtm canon shoot out, it just can't stick to the car. I would only ask is the Snow Foam Trifecta as good as it sounds and is it a thick rich foam or very watery as it shows on your car? Thanks.
i love this video for some reason
Have used or reviewed Autoglym Coat-it. Similar to Polar seal but only lasts 6 week's. It seems very cost-effective at £35 for 5 litres.
have you used this this winter? seems great when its cold out
Looks great. Thanks for the review.
Excellent review as always, after using all three products can you still apply a wax polish after the seal, or do you need too?
I like the look of this.
Love autoglym products
And I'm a sucker for a system
Great video as usual
Very detailed analysis. thanks a bunch dude. I think the recomendations are a lil inflated though. All that needs to be done is create a decently lubricated layer between wash mitt and paint. As you said can def get more washes out of the product than what is said.
i over concentrate my products all the time never had any issues XP
im glad I subscribed , your videos are very informative and in detail , thanx mate
I recently used all 3 products. Worked pretty well although didn't get the bugs off the grille. Really need a hot wet rag for that. The seal was a bit of a pain to hand dry and then clean the windows but it looked good afterwards. No idea if it's better than a proper hand polish and wax but I assume it isn't.
I'm a massive fan of Autoglym yet I feel this review was slightly under reviewed perhaps because the FDC needs to have more irons in the fire to keep all the free samples and views at a high level, just my opinion folks. Had to think twice in posting this given I'm a massive fan of FDC
nice music in this video
Is it normal to be dancing whilst enjoying a quality detailing video?
Cheers for the great review. Car looks great.
Great review Jon, would you just able to use the polar wash out of a bucket panel by panel if it's really hot? 🤔
Yes m8
Fantastic review, thanks
Like the tunes, great to nod along keep it up!
that first tune is actually wicked :) Im not a kind of fan of that type of music either. Im signed up to one of the like YT music provider services and I try and search it for tunes others are not using, rather than use the same stuff. takes time to do that but you get some cool music as well occasionally.
Still on the fence with the polar blast snowfoam but l tell you what, l just bought autoglyms new high performance tyre gel and its really really good if you like the high gloss look and what the hell have got on the beemers paintwork as nothing is clinging on it.... Also digging them tunes DJ..... Jon
I think the beemer just has beadmaker on it. but like old beadmaker. that tune rocks dunnit. was just scanning through tracks and like, thats a good'un :)
Great video. Wish we could get autoglym in the States. Thanks for the review.
does polar series work better in polar cold conditions?
At least it feels at home in my yard in the northern half of scandinavia, and yes, i hand wash my car in below freezing conditions. Just have hot water in the bucket and you´ll be fine.
Nice one fella! Look forward to a update on the sealant, longevity and using with a spray bottle 👍🏼 if that lasts 3 weeks + that’s a purchase!
Always make it look so easy, fab
This Polar Seal looks pretty similar to Envy Valeting Speed Gloss and no doubt other products , I've been using this for a few years now and its great during the winter
yer theres other lance wet coats out there for sure. AG didnt pioneer this concepts but to bring it to the mass market is gonna be interesting. I think lots will like it and use this method, as long as they follow the instructions they will get really nice results.
Awesome video,it did a good job on your car,nice review.
Bang on review thanks 👏👏👏👏
Nice one, as always.
Interesting comment about diluting polar seal and making a spray sealant. That would be great for people who don't have/can't use a pressure washer.
its an important hack but Ive not tested it. The reason its important is like I say the concentration of polar seal for it to work in the lance has to be insanely high. So I will experiment myself with decanting small amounts wih lots of water to use as a post wash sort of drying aid as well. If it works you get some seriously good value out of this product because you could make litres of drying aid protectant for pennies.
@@ForensicDetailing Did you ever get any positive results from this testing?
Mate I finally subscribed. Your videos are bloody engaging. We have only recently had this made available on the Aussie market and I'm too lazy to wax the car every 2 months so might give it a whirl for some protection. Even too lazy to aqua wax.
this is defo for the lazy detailer :) just be carefull in that aussi heat mate. any spray and rinse product hate heat. so literally spray on blast off. work in sections rather than whole car if there is heat involved or try and work out of the heat if you can.
@@ForensicDetailing thanks for the tip. That's how we have to work just washing the car let alone applying anything like this. Keep up the awesome vids.
Great video! I picked up the whole range and cant wait to try them out. Ive already got a foam canon to use with the polar blast and wash, but for the seal i bought a cheap karcher FJ6 foam canon to be used with the polar seal exclusively. Because the karcher foam canon is only 0.6l bottle, how much polar seal do you recommend i should put in?
In my assessment you are the undisputed authority on online car detailing information - Love your videos mate!
Quick question: would it makes sense to apply the Auto Glym Aqua Wax on top of the Polar Seal? Or is that unnecessary/counter-intuitive?
they are essentially the same sort of thing Joe. Polar seal is a mega concentrated version with usage instructions for use in a snow foam lance. Aqua Wax is like set up to be ready to use.
With Aqua wax you could bust it out most like a sqray wax or spray and rinse, you can control where it goes more. Polar seal sort of puts a blanket everywhere because its gonna come flying out the lance. Heres a cool tip. Take some Polar Seal and mix about 50ml with 500ml of water and use it like Aqua Wax but a very cheap version of aqua wax. This works I love polar seal because its so concentrated you can create little haxs like this.
Great video, it says on polar wash 250ml of mix solution should be enough for one car, how many ml of polar wash would you recommend, about 50ml. Thanks
Great video, was looking at this stuff today, might have to grab some tomorrow. What foam gun do you use/recommend?
Washed my car today. BH AF in a pump sprayer, AG Polar Blast, AG Pure Shampoo, then dried with AG Aqua Wax. TBH After the first two stages I really didn't actually need to do a contact wash, but I did want to dry the car so carried through with the hand wash. Cant fault this routine. Been a long time Polar Blast Snow Foam user and just cant fault it. I did think about nipping to halfords and buying the Polar Seal, bit I really cant fault Aqua Wax. BTW what wheel brush was that you were using, my Daytona Speed brush really needs replacing.
When I wash the sill I go the back to the front, one wipe only. Then rinse. All that back and forth must scratch.
Thanks for another great vlog, is this new Autoglym range available now? My other half just commented on the gloss on your BMW.
As always great video!
Great video, just a quick one, on your lance what you have you found out to be the best setting for the ratio on the appliance foam adjuster. More to + or - for the best results.
Mjjc pro v2
What towel was used to dry the car I wouldn’t mind purchasing one ?
why do i watch this everyday
Good review
What lance did you use? I’m looking at getting all of this but have no idea which lance is best. Thanks