We're always trying to improve our product selection based on new products we try, recommendations from professional detailers, new products from our current suppliers and suggestions from our loyal customers. Below are some of our most recent additions to the DetailedImage.com store. Enjoy!

New from Dodo Juice: Supernatural v2 Wax!
Dodo Juice decided to offer their best selling wax in a new plastic jar, helping eliminate some of the fixed costs from the original Supernatural wax. This new plastic jar is 200ml compared to 250ml for the original version, so slightly less product. It also does not offer a discounted refill option like the wooden jar version offers.

What Supernatural v2 does offer over the original version is a slightly (pretty minimal) higher carnauba content. This is said to help improve durability and perhaps a tad glossier look, but does mean it's not quite as easy to remove as the original version.

Ok, so here is the best part, the price is only $129.99 compared to the $199.99 price point of the wooden container. If you were on the fence about Supernatural before, I'd suggest giving it a shot at the new price point. You will not be disappointed!



E-Z Detail Brush
Looking for the most effective way to clean the inner barrels of your wheels? Look no further as the E-Z Detail Brush will help save you time and energy, while producing a professional wheel detail. I recommend partnering up the E-Z Detail Brush with a quality wheel cleaner. Let the cleaner dwell for a few minutes, agitate with the soft bristles on the E-Z Detail Brush and rinse to reveal a super clean wheel.



New from Menzerna: Power Finish PO203S
Menzerna has done it again with another outstanding ceramic clear coat polish! The Menzerna PO203S polish is designed to remove swirls, fine scratches, oxidation and more from the new ceramic clear coats and all traditional clear coats. The remarkably smooth cutting particles help leave the paint extremely smooth and vibrant looking. It is a light to medium cutting polish that can help restore the clear coat so it is smooth and vibrant looking again. Menzerna PO203S can be used on some lighter colors as a finishing polish with outstanding cutting power. For those who want to do just one coat on lighter colors and get the maximum results this may be the product for you. For darker colors you may want to follow up with a lighter polish like the ultra fine polish Menzerna PO85RD or the PO106FF. These polishes will ensure the paint looks totally clear and crisp. I would most commonly use the Menzerna PO203S with a white polishing pad, but there are certainly other options. It could be used with an orange light cutting pad if you're following up with another lighter polish/pad combo or with a black finishing pad if you want to use the polish as your finishing polish.

In terms of aggressiveness, it falls between Super Intensive Polish PO83 and PO106FF / PO106FA.




New from Blackfire: Polycharged Deep Gloss Spray Sealant and One Step Plastic Cleaner, Polish and Protectant
Blackfire has formulated one of the longest lasting spray on sealants with their Deep Gloss Spray. To accomplish the long durability, they've supercharged the formula with Polycharger. Polycharger technology helps align the polymer particles in a unique interlinking pattern which helps improve durability.



Blackfire's One Step Plastic Cleaner, Polish and Glaze works great on all of your plastic surfaces. It can clean, protect and enhance the look of delicate surfaces such as gauges, navigation and tv screens, headlights, taillights, plastic trim, clear bra's and much more.




New from Chemical Guys: Clear-Seal and Sticky Gel Citrus Wheel Cleaner
Chemical Guy's has formulated a great citrus based wheel cleaner that can be diluted down for exceptional value, Sticky Gel Citrus Wheel Cleaner. The concentrated gel based formula does a good job sticking to vertical parts of the wheel, which gives you a more thorough clean. For regular maintenance we recommend diluting this powerful, but safe, wheel cleaner to a 5:1 ratio. Pair this up with an E-Z Detail Brush for fresh looking wheels every time.



Clear Seal is a unique product that cleans, protects and enhances the look to any plastic surface. The unique formula leaves behind a slick, but not greasy, feel while protecting plastic surfaces. It is an exceptional product for your vehicle's clear bra, DVD/Navigation screen, coated hard wood, headlights, gauge screens. It is also excellent to use on lap tops, ipods/mp3 players, cell phones, etc. The unlimited uses of this top quality plastic cleaner and protectant make it must have for car care and for around the home and office.



New Detailed Image Accessories: Microfiber Mini Mop Kit
Ever wonder how to clean the corners of your windshield without leaving behind streaks from your hand or finger tips? The Microfiber Mini Mop Kit gives you everything you need for streak free glass even in hard to reach areas.



We offer this kit that includes one of the following:

• Microfiber Easy Reach Mini Mop
• Microfiber Mini Mop Scrubber Pad
• Microfiber Mini Mop Glass Cleaning Pad
• Microfiber Mini Mop Duster Pad

The tilting head of the Easy Reach Mop handle allows you to exert even pressure in the most difficult to reach areas. Pair the Mini Mop up with a duster pad and use it like you would a car duster for your interior or exterior.

 

New from Gilmour: Brass Shut-off Valve
Sick of running over to your hose every time you need to turn off the water? Simplify your life by attaching Gilmour's Brass Shut-off Valve to the end of your hose. With a twist of a valve, you can stop water from flowing to easily remove your foam gun, hose nozzle, sprinklers and more.



New from Poorboy's World: Quick Detailer Plus
Poorboy's has recently come out with a great quick detailer, Quick Detailer Plus (QD+), that not only cleans your surface but also leaves behind a layer of protection. Enhance the gloss and depth of your finish while removing dust, finger prints, water spots and other light contamination.



New from Lake Country: 4" Pads and Backing Plates
While the Porter Cable 7424 is very paint safe, sometimes it's TOO safe and simply doesn't have enough power to get the results you are looking for. An easy way to increase the bite and effectiveness to your PC 7424 is to invest in a smaller set of pads.

Smaller pads allows you to generate more heat and friction with the PC, which breaks polishes down more effectively and efficiently. This happens due to the fact your generating the same amount of energy in a more concentrated, smaller area. The random orbiting motion of the PC generates the most power in the center of the pad, since the pad revisits that section more frequently than any other part of the pad. The area of a 6.5" pad is ~33 inches squared compared to the area of a 4" pad is ~12.5 inches squared. This means that the area of the smaller 4" pads is less than half of a 6.5" pad. This provides you with additional cutting power that you normally wouldn't get out of larger pads, which leads to deeper imperfections being removed.

The opposite is true with rotary buffers. When you go with a smaller pad, the speed of the outer edge of the pad is slower than a larger pad. This helps reduce the amount of heat and friction generated, which makes polishing tighter areas much safer. Since you are generating less heat than larger pads, it's easier to finish the paint down hologram free.

With both a random orbital buffer or a rotary buffer, you gain increased control and maneuverability with smaller pads. You'll be able to get closer to trim, emblems, lights, and other hard to reach areas.



We put together a couple starter packages at some great prices so you can experience the benefits of having some smaller pads in your detailing arsenal.

The Porter Cable 7424 4" Pad Kit includes:
1x 4" Backing Plate for Porter Cable 7424 - $12.99
1x 4" Purple Foamed Wool Pad - $5.99
1x 4" Yellow Cutting Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Orange Light Cutting Pad - $4.99
1x 4" White Polishing Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Black Finishing Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Blue Fine Finishing Pad - $4.99
Regular Price - $44.93
Package Price - $34.99

Rotary Buffer 4" Pad Kit
1x 4" Backing Plate for Rotary Buffers - $14.99
1x 4" Purple Foamed Wool Pad - $5.99
1x 4" Yellow Cutting Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Orange Light Cutting Pad - $4.99
1x 4" White Polishing Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Black Finishing Pad - $4.99
1x 4" Blue Fine Finishing Pad - $4.99
Regular Price - $46.93
Package Price - $34.99

As always, if anyone has any questions on anything or needs a hand putting together a detailing solution to best fit their needs, please do not hesitate to ask.

Happy Detailing!

George

 

I'm looking into buying a very high end wax, currently my highest end waxes, I have are swissvax smaragd, and zymol concours, as well as p21s 100%. While I'm satisified with them, they each have different characteristics, although the p21s looks a lot like the zymol, with the smaragd has a unique glow.

How does supernatural compare, shine, durability, wetness etc. As well as ease of application/removal.

You can pm me if you dont want to answer it in public.

Also are you going to be carrying the new Chemical guys vetura bond pre cleaner, and their e-zyme concours wax? Or have an opinion on it? Btw, my order with the glass cleaner, bare bones undercarriage spray, and vrt showed up, man you got some great/fast service and shipping. A+

 

Seer, thanks for the kind words

I'll do my best to answer your questions. I personally haven't used either of the Zymol or Swissvax waxes you mentioned, so I can't exactly give you a full comparison, but I have used Zymol Vintage and can give you my impressions comparing the two.

While they are both high end waxes, Vintage costs nearly 10x more than Supernatural, nearly 16x more than our new Supernatural v2 wax for $129.99. Texture wise, Vintage is a softer wax and should probably be applied by hand. Supernatural is a semi-soft wax, which gives you the option to hand apply the wax or use a foam applicator pad. I've had good luck with both but feel you get a lot more control from using the foam applicator pad, plus you don't use as much product. Beading wise, they look pretty similar when initially applied, but I'd give the advantage to Vintage for the tightness of the beading lasting longer. Ease of application and removal, Supernatural definitely wins this battle. SN is one of the easiest waxes I've removed. When I applied Vintage even a little too thick, it required some elbow grease to remove. In terms of looks, of course it's very subjective, assuming the paint is properly prepped, Supernatural has a liquefying effect it seems, where I'd say Zymol had more of a crisper, defined reflection. The original Supernatural in the hand crafted wooden container does offer discounted refills from Dodo direct in the UK. This means you'll always have their latest version at your fingertips for roughly half the cost of Concours or Smaragd.

I haven't looked into the Chemical Guys e-zyme, but I'll give Paul a call and see what the scoop is on that. I'll pick some up with our next order. Regarding Vertua-Bond 408, we've had that in stock for a few weeks now.

If you have any other questions on anything, please do not hesitate to ask and I'll do my best to answer them.

Kind Regards,

George

 

Thank you very much for your detailed explaination. Yes, I've never really looked into Vintage, although i was given a pot of Atlantique (one step below Vintage), but I hardly ever use it, since its so pricey, and could not see much of a diff between it and Smaragd.

E-zyme is CG's new high dollar wax (about $275). They state it uses only natural ingredients. I've been seriously considering DJ SN, due to its performance reviews it has been getting.

 

You can always start with a sample SN pot for $29.99 to get a feel for the wax. From my experience and all of the waxes I've tried, for $129.99 the plastic jar of Supernatural will not disappoint.

I'll keep you posted on my thoughts of e-zyme when I get it in stock and try to give you the Dodo SN vs CG e-zyme comparison.

George

 

oh that would be great. I've read nothing but good things about it so far, other than its a little difficult to remove, but we'll see.