I do have all of the Polar Product Range, with the liquid in large quantities due to promotions. The Polar Gun is great, and the Polar Wash is OK, though after a few wash excursions I do skip the other products as I find them to be unnecessarily time consuming with zero benefit. So, I go rinse, Polar Wash with gentle agitation, Pure Shampoo 2 buckets method, followed by Ceramic Spray . . . Obviously then some tyre and trim finishers
I find that the polar seal isn't quite as good as auto finesse lavish ceramic foam. The polar wash is okay but I don't like a wash foam I only use foam for pre rinse like the blast. The blast is great
Tip. Dont rinse off the car with water before the non contact pre wash. Itll make the soap less clingy therefore lifting less of the dirt and debirs off
Very fair review and actually reflects some of what I've read in other forums. I know the lack of cleaning power in the snow foam is a comment that recurs. Must admit that missing wheel trim was aggravating my OCD😆😂
Used it today and I was impressed with it easy to use fo4 someone who is not a detailer very good shine easy to dry of Let's see how long the shine lasts
Got a car with a pearlescent white paint and like you said I wanted to up my game from wash and wax shampoo and a sponge. Invested in this as a newbie and been impressed from what I was doing. I have nothing to compare to mind, but once I’ve used it will probably look to Bilt Hamber as many have recommended.
My Volvo dealership reminded me not to have the pressure washer pressure too high, as you risk damaging the rubber trim by windows. Let’s face it, you’re only rinsing the foam off, not cleaning your driveway!! 😂 How long should you leave the foam on?? Ten minutes I’m thinking?? 😊😊
Enjoy the polar blast, winter time I always cover my car in citrus the blast on top the amount of dirt drops of incredible, polar seal really good last a while
That’s a lot of it now a days , proper application and usage of the products is a must, it’s like detail sprays some think “oh spray on and wipe” well that’s not really the case to some things like bird droppings .
Can you do a video on the better products like auto foam. I’ve used polar blast and it’s like you say pretty good. I would like to see some of the better products and price comparison.
Used to use this years ago when it first come out the polar blast (snow foam) was expensive £18 for 2.5 litres ? And it cleans ok the same goes for the shampoo it's OK at best compared to say garage therapy snow foam and bilt hamber auto foam/touchless which are much cheaper and clean considerably better i still use the polar seal that's not to bad value for money using only 40ml Auto Glym are old school and still make some cracking products the quick ceramic Detailer in my opinion is 1 of the best out there 👍👌
So I thought that you don’t use the power wash to get rid of the dirt first. As this could cause the grit to scratch the bodywork. Was told to put foam on first to listen the dirt then wash off 🤔
Prices are a lot cheaper from Halfords at the moment as they’re Currently on offer but if you have a trade card then these products are always pretty affordable. £13 for the blast, £10 for the wash and £15 for the seal.
Really enjoyed this one, I stand by my original comment on the first video of yours I watched. You present really well on camera. I like the way you have put the range into perspective, perfectly put into its place. For simplicity it looks great and many could benefit from simply going to this from a bucket and sponge. Nice work pal,👍
Was a nice opportunity to show products on something this dirty. It did get scraped shortly after this video though so you are right about not bothering 😂
I always wonder sometimes it's not products you use people get disappointed how the final wash and shine finish is. It's the paint of the vehicle of the vehicle when it was sprayed at factory. Different paints have different effects on final glow and shine. Matt finish car from factory paint won't give ultimate glow and extreme shine.
This is no problem. What I recommend is to dry the car with, for example, a leaf blower and then finish with a fiber cloth. Just make sure that no water droplet dries up. The beading etc on the windshield is particularly good, the wipers will not cause white streaks. In the meantime, what are your findings?
At 16 minutes it looks like Michael realises he's on screen and decides against it 🤣 really good product creation from AG, simple, effective and easily available.
Novice to all this - so you should leave the foam soap and then pressure off - should you/can you not foam it and then sponge in and then pressure off? Thanks!
Good questions bud. So in theory if you can wash your car without physical contact it's safer for the paint. This means if you can get away with a foam/rinse combo then do that. However as this video shows the foam is not strong enough to fully clean the car without sponge/mitt work. This is where I need to advise a little caution. Could you sponge in and rinse? Yes. Is the foam slick enough to allow that without significant scratching? Depends how dirty the car is.
Very informative video , only problem I have is that I have the same power washers as you but mine is the Premium 180 Nilfisk and cannot get a foam bottle to connect even with the Autoglym one
There are two connector styles with Nilfisk I believe. There is the standard Nilfisk one and also one called Alto. Look on In2Detailings website as they list all the options. Then it's just a case of removing the current connector and replacing with the correct one.
My understanding was that these products are supposed to be just spray on/spray off to save the need for the manual work. Doesn't it kind of miss the point if you're going to rinse the car first and use a brush or other tool to loosen the dirt? If you're just going to wash and wipe you'd get more or less the same results with most products. For me, what you did there was no quicker than just using a bucket and soap.
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing Thanks for that. I just bought a pressure washer and have been looking at vids to see which one is worth a shot, and most the Autoglym stuff I've used is very good. Some say they're good enough to use without touching the car, but I guess it depends what condition the car is in and what sort of protective coating it has to begin with.
Your answer to - Is it worth buying, No, if you're already into detailing or Yes, if you have no experience in detailing and just want a clean car. In which case you're saying not for yourself.. Having used the products I would say If you're looking for a quick way and cheap way to clean the car then great this is because you get some paint protection, but the bucket and washing solution will be cheaper with no paint protection. The take away from this is, no good car cleaning is done quickly, put research and effort in and you will get better results and a longer paint protection period.
My main issue with this is the pressure washer I have came with a real shit snow foam bottle and the autoglym one doesn't fit attachment wise and finding the correct adaptor is a nightmare
After watching the video again I've got to say I'm converted, thinking it was too much hassle with 3 products I was wrong, the system does work which demonstrated superbly, the Blast does not need to be used on most cars and the Seal is by far the best out there I feel, Bilt Hamber or Polar Range? it's the Polar Range for me and my customers, they love the results.
I used this with the Karcher k2. Followed instructions as far as I know. Yet even after their 3 treatments, when the car had dried it would still be dirty underneath. I don’t know if it’s the k2 that doesn’t have enough power or what. But either way I’ve gone back to elbow grease with a sponge. Faffing around with all of that and power leads and hoses getting tangled all for nothing. Total waste of money imo.
Really disappointed used it my Vauxhall mokka white hasn’t been washed for a couple of months followed instructions ending up doing it the old fashioned way bucket and sponge
Polar blast is a really poor cleaner, more of a show foam, next to uselessness. Polar wash is OK but I just didn't get on with it. Polar seal is awesome though
Blast certainly lacks the bite that many other foams offer thats for sure. Wash, when we first foamed it on felt like it was really lacking in slickness but a little adjustment on the lance dial and it was much better (also, it was much much better on an already protected car) and l, like you say, Seal is a decent product.
I’m going to try a more water to 50ml of polar seal, I added 250ml of water to it and bottle was empty after doing 3/4 car on minimum setting on the snow bottle
@@nigellewis8461 And how would cleaning door seals have helped with a review of a snowfoam product range? I also didn't remove the wheels to clean them, steam the engine bay, wet vac the interior or machine polish the paint as it would have offered nothing to the point of this video.
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing brighter than you. Clearly your technique is crap. You foam from the top down, you use the same mitt top and bottom. Amateur mate. Detailer my arse.
Have you tried the Polar range? What did you think of it?
I do have all of the Polar Product Range, with the liquid in large quantities due to promotions. The Polar Gun is great, and the Polar Wash is OK, though after a few wash excursions I do skip the other products as I find them to be unnecessarily time consuming with zero benefit. So, I go rinse, Polar Wash with gentle agitation, Pure Shampoo 2 buckets method, followed by Ceramic Spray . . . Obviously then some tyre and trim finishers
I find that the polar seal isn't quite as good as auto finesse lavish ceramic foam. The polar wash is okay but I don't like a wash foam I only use foam for pre rinse like the blast. The blast is great
Tip. Dont rinse off the car with water before the non contact pre wash. Itll make the soap less clingy therefore lifting less of the dirt and debirs off
little tip . pre mixed up 5 litres of snow foam and you can use and pour back the un-used liquid, not waste any.
Genius. Thanks mate.
Very fair review and actually reflects some of what I've read in other forums. I know the lack of cleaning power in the snow foam is a comment that recurs. Must admit that missing wheel trim was aggravating my OCD😆😂
at 3:44 what is it that you sprayed on the rubber stuffs before you brush it? And why?
Nice to see a video of using the product on a dirty car for a change - so many vids cleaning clean cars !!!
Sorry no just watched it was dirty but you cleaned it before using your pressure washer !
thanks for doing. normal dirty car. what did u spray on to do the windows and darker trim while foam working? is this still autoglym Polar
Used it today and I was impressed with it easy to use fo4 someone who is not a detailer very good shine easy to dry of
Let's see how long the shine lasts
If autoglym comes up short, what range would you recommend instead?
I've found if autoglym comes up short, it's normally because you haven't read the instructions or ignored them...
Got a car with a pearlescent white paint and like you said I wanted to up my game from wash and wax shampoo and a sponge. Invested in this as a newbie and been impressed from what I was doing. I have nothing to compare to mind, but once I’ve used it will probably look to Bilt Hamber as many have recommended.
don't use sponges.
Another great video Luke. Thank you.
Cheers Neil. Appreciate that bud
My Volvo dealership reminded me not to have the pressure washer pressure too high, as you risk damaging the rubber trim by windows. Let’s face it, you’re only rinsing the foam off, not cleaning your driveway!! 😂 How long should you leave the foam on?? Ten minutes I’m thinking?? 😊😊
Pretty sure 10mins is the usual time to leave it on
hi, great video but just wondering where did you get that long nozzle from?
Superb job , great video and results…. Respect
Great summing up Luke, always your strongpoint.
What would you prescribe a diy detail kit and what brand?
Good video, although polar seal, autoglym advise not to get it on the windows
A lovely balanced review. Thank you.
Enjoy the polar blast, winter time I always cover my car in citrus the blast on top the amount of dirt drops of incredible, polar seal really good last a while
That’s a lot of it now a days , proper application and usage of the products is a must, it’s like detail sprays some think “oh spray on and wipe” well that’s not really the case to some things like bird droppings .
Can you do a video on the better products like auto foam. I’ve used polar blast and it’s like you say pretty good. I would like to see some of the better products and price comparison.
Used to use this years ago when it first come out the polar blast (snow foam) was expensive £18 for 2.5 litres ? And it cleans ok the same goes for the shampoo it's OK at best compared to say garage therapy snow foam and bilt hamber auto foam/touchless which are much cheaper and clean considerably better i still use the polar seal that's not to bad value for money using only 40ml Auto Glym are old school and still make some cracking products the quick ceramic Detailer in my opinion is 1 of the best out there 👍👌
Really like some of the Polar range stuff. I use Coat-it and Expess wax as alternatives. As it's available in 5 litres so more cost effective.
So I thought that you don’t use the power wash to get rid of the dirt first. As this could cause the grit to scratch the bodywork. Was told to put foam on first to listen the dirt then wash off 🤔
I've heard this before but I can't see why it would scratch the paintwork.
Correct.With dirt on straight with the polar blast then wash then seal.
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing because the pressure of the water will make the dirt scratch the paint
Good vid buddy! That ‘Polar Seal’ looks very impressive. They’re great for quick and easy LSP for unprotected paintwork.
Prices are a lot cheaper from Halfords at the moment as they’re Currently on offer but if you have a trade card then these products are always pretty affordable. £13 for the blast, £10 for the wash and £15 for the seal.
Really enjoyed this one, I stand by my original comment on the first video of yours I watched. You present really well on camera. I like the way you have put the range into perspective, perfectly put into its place. For simplicity it looks great and many could benefit from simply going to this from a bucket and sponge. Nice work pal,👍
What were you using around the window trims after the snow foam?
Bugsy by Sansom
Good job lads, I still have a lot of love for the Polar range. Also, I want your red hoody! 😎
Good video, thanks. What would be your preference on a better, more effective snow foam product out of interest?
Hi mate.
I hope you are very well.
I'm so excited for this idea.
Please i want to advise me if you can.
Best
I don't understand buddy
Hi,great video,polar seal is brilliant at beading,it has done a cool job on the Zafira.
Around 3:35, what is in the bottle that you spray ontop of the foam before you start brushing the gaps?
It's a product called Bugsy by Sansom.
Really useful review. Thanks.
Beautiful E39… 👀👍
Finally a properly dirty car. Congrats
3:38 What is the product and what are you doing there?
@@spawnterror Samson bugsy. Just cleaning the tight work before rinsing.
I don’t think I’d have bothered detailing an old Vauxhall with a missing wheel cap though 😜. Nice review though 👍
Was a nice opportunity to show products on something this dirty.
It did get scraped shortly after this video though so you are right about not bothering 😂
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing. Yeah it does make a change actually having a dirty car for one of these videos…nice job though 😂👍
@@MJB9559 thanks👍
Great video Luke.
Another range i havent use but dont here much about of.
I always wonder sometimes it's not products you use people get disappointed how the final wash and shine finish is. It's the paint of the vehicle of the vehicle when it was sprayed at factory. Different paints have different effects on final glow and shine.
Matt finish car from factory paint won't give ultimate glow and extreme shine.
Nice honest review.
I'm surprised that Auto Glym missed the mark with this range.
It's funny, it's not the best available, but I still find myself reaching for it when it's time for a clean.
Which power washer and Lance are you using please?
Lance is the Autoglym lance, and pressure washer is Nilfisk 145
Might as well use turtle wax and bucket & sponge.... I didn't find the polar blast any good
I was advised to wash and rinse blaster out between products and not to mix them
You were advised correctly
Should you avoid the windows with the seal?, Thanks for the video info, much appreciated
Should be fine on windows. Didn't cause us any issues in that area
This is no problem. What I recommend is to dry the car with, for example, a leaf blower and then finish with a fiber cloth. Just make sure that no water droplet dries up. The beading etc on the windshield is particularly good, the wipers will not cause white streaks.
In the meantime, what are your findings?
At 16 minutes it looks like Michael realises he's on screen and decides against it 🤣 really good product creation from AG, simple, effective and easily available.
If I can be off camera, I'm good with that 🤣
Novice to all this - so you should leave the foam soap and then pressure off - should you/can you not foam it and then sponge in and then pressure off? Thanks!
Good questions bud.
So in theory if you can wash your car without physical contact it's safer for the paint. This means if you can get away with a foam/rinse combo then do that.
However as this video shows the foam is not strong enough to fully clean the car without sponge/mitt work.
This is where I need to advise a little caution. Could you sponge in and rinse? Yes. Is the foam slick enough to allow that without significant scratching? Depends how dirty the car is.
what pressure washer do u use?
That pressure washer we're using there is a Nilfisk 145 👍
The polar snow cannon works great
Ps why wouldn’t u just use all the product.. why throw it away for ?😊
If you want to save product you can have a 1:5 ratio by mixing approximately 83.33ml of Autoglym with approximately 416.67ml of water.
At 4:56, not sure what the point of the polar blast was tbh, did nothing
Defo worth buying
Very informative video , only problem I have is that I have the same power washers as you but mine is the Premium 180 Nilfisk and cannot get a foam bottle to connect even with the Autoglym one
There are two connector styles with Nilfisk I believe. There is the standard Nilfisk one and also one called Alto.
Look on In2Detailings website as they list all the options. Then it's just a case of removing the current connector and replacing with the correct one.
technical sheet says that polar blast must be properly collected and recycled. can anyone confirm that?! thanks
My understanding was that these products are supposed to be just spray on/spray off to save the need for the manual work. Doesn't it kind of miss the point if you're going to rinse the car first and use a brush or other tool to loosen the dirt? If you're just going to wash and wipe you'd get more or less the same results with most products. For me, what you did there was no quicker than just using a bucket and soap.
You're exactly right bud. These just aren't strong enough to be used as designed as such adjust your process accordingly.
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing Thanks for that. I just bought a pressure washer and have been looking at vids to see which one is worth a shot, and most the Autoglym stuff I've used is very good.
Some say they're good enough to use without touching the car, but I guess it depends what condition the car is in and what sort of protective coating it has to begin with.
Auto Glyn also states on user manual on Seal "don't use directly on windshield" as you will get an undesired effect 😏
Your answer to - Is it worth buying, No, if you're already into detailing or Yes, if you have no experience in detailing and just want a clean car. In which case you're saying not for yourself.. Having used the products I would say If you're looking for a quick way and cheap way to clean the car then great this is because you get some paint protection, but the bucket and washing solution will be cheaper with no paint protection. The take away from this is, no good car cleaning is done quickly, put research and effort in and you will get better results and a longer paint protection period.
My main issue with this is the pressure washer I have came with a real shit snow foam bottle and the autoglym one doesn't fit attachment wise and finding the correct adaptor is a nightmare
Should be able to swap the adaptor. Can buy the correct one on autoglyms website or in2detailing
The dramatic fade at the end only missed the infamous EastEnders tone!
Maybe I'll use it in another video. Love that idea😂
1:5 and even 1:1?? That's a lot.
I know it’s a old comment but they are both different products that require different dilution ratios
Spot on deffo need MIT
Hi could you please tell me the best snow that you have had
Atb
Paul
Best for cleaning power is Bilt Hamber Autofoam. Best for cleaning power and thick foam is Wax Planet Eight Below.
A very well detailed and comprehensive video indeed, I am a massive Autoglym fan, tried and tested but the polar Range is not for me unfortunately.
After watching the video again I've got to say I'm converted, thinking it was too much hassle with 3 products I was wrong, the system does work which demonstrated superbly, the Blast does not need to be used on most cars and the Seal is by far the best out there I feel, Bilt Hamber or Polar Range? it's the Polar Range for me and my customers, they love the results.
I used this with the Karcher k2.
Followed instructions as far as I know.
Yet even after their 3 treatments, when the car had dried it would still be dirty underneath.
I don’t know if it’s the k2 that doesn’t have enough power or what. But either way I’ve gone back to elbow grease with a sponge.
Faffing around with all of that and power leads and hoses getting tangled all for nothing.
Total waste of money imo.
Never fairy liquid crazy concept
Don’t like polar blast not much cleaning power and lingers a long time on drive other two products are good 👍🚗
Doesn't look like it produced good foam
Polar seal should not be used on glass as per the instructions. Used the complete polar range and find the polar seal finish gloss is great.
Really disappointed used it my Vauxhall mokka white hasn’t been washed for a couple of months followed instructions ending up doing it the old fashioned way bucket and sponge
Polar blast is a really poor cleaner, more of a show foam, next to uselessness. Polar wash is OK but I just didn't get on with it. Polar seal is awesome though
Blast certainly lacks the bite that many other foams offer thats for sure. Wash, when we first foamed it on felt like it was really lacking in slickness but a little adjustment on the lance dial and it was much better (also, it was much much better on an already protected car) and l, like you say, Seal is a decent product.
Wiping 👍 try blotting it so you don’t scratch it any more,wouldn’t let you near my merc
Don't think you could scratch this any worse than it currently is😂
I assume your Merc is in a much better condition. What Merc have you got?
16 E class estate
@@ashk5331 nice motor mate.
This one got scraped a couple months after filming
I’m going to try a more water to 50ml of polar seal, I added 250ml of water to it and bottle was empty after doing 3/4 car on minimum setting on the snow bottle
polar blast £14.oo on eBay.
did not even bother to clean door seals and other things that didnt bother with
Did you try to make sense or just mashed the keyboard to see what would happen?
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing after cleaning you open doors and clean inside them as well as places as the boot
@@nigellewis8461 And how would cleaning door seals have helped with a review of a snowfoam product range? I also didn't remove the wheels to clean them, steam the engine bay, wet vac the interior or machine polish the paint as it would have offered nothing to the point of this video.
Nigel go back to sleep mate 🤣
@@davyboy4515 i have
Shockingly amateur car wash technique. Not detailing at all unfortunately.
Not the brightest are you?
@@TranquilityBaseDetailing brighter than you. Clearly your technique is crap. You foam from the top down, you use the same mitt top and bottom. Amateur mate. Detailer my arse.
Lance looked decent