Gtechniq G1

by **dombooth** » Thu May 24, 2012 1:40 pm

http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-cars/ki ... creen-kit/

Fantastic! No other word for it!

Video:
http://www.kivetonpcrepairs.co.uk/g1.mov

Dom

by **YorkshireJumbo** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:25 am

Had something similar on the windscreen of a hire car recently, and it was spectacular. You could almost drive in heavy rain with the wipers off. First time I'd seen it, and I thought it might have been a feature of the hire firm. After a few days of driving in the rain, it became less effective, until it had basically stopped working. It was then that we noticed the arc of worn windscreen caused by something like a badly worn blade scraping the screen :roll:

by **dombooth** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:36 am

YorkshireJumbo wrote:Had something similar on the windscreen of a hire car recently, and it was spectacular. You could almost drive in heavy rain with the wipers off. First time I'd seen it, and I thought it might have been a feature of the hire firm. After a few days of driving in the rain, it became less effective, until it had basically stopped working. It was then that we noticed the arc of worn windscreen caused by something like a badly worn blade scraping the screen

This lasts up to 30K miles driving.

Dom

by **Angus** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:49 pm

Vested interest?

by **dombooth** » Fri May 25, 2012 10:13 pm

Angus wrote:Vested interest?

You what?

Dom

by **stefan einz** » Sat May 26, 2012 10:16 am

Yes, it is very good stuff indeed. I have it on all my cars and at higher speeds, at night I get a better view without using windscreen wipers.

This is a video showing the effect on one of my cars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtmh2puMd5o&feature=plcp

Far better than the old product I used to use - RainX - which would smear after a few weeks.

Cheers

by **dombooth** » Sat May 26, 2012 10:58 am

stefan einz wrote:Yes, it is very good stuff indeed. I have it on all my cars and at higher speeds, at night I get a better view without using windscreen wipers.

This is a video showing the effect on one of my cars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtmh2puMd5o&feature=plcp

Far better than the old product I used to use - RainX - which would smear after a few weeks.

Cheers

It is great. I used to use RainX but it's nowhere near as good as this is!

Dom

by **Mr Cholmondeley-Warner** » Sat May 26, 2012 8:36 pm

I used to use Ombrello, which was pretty awesome too. Haven't seen this stuff...

by **dombooth** » Sat May 26, 2012 10:34 pm

Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I used to use Ombrello, which was pretty awesome too. Haven't seen this stuff...

This stuff is supposed to last 30K miles or 2 years.

Dom

by **Horse** » Sun May 27, 2012 11:04 am

Google / Youtube for 'Never Wet' - like Scotchguard on steroids!

I wonder if this stuff is similar nanotechnology . . . ?

by **Mr Cholmondeley-Warner** » Sun May 27, 2012 6:24 pm

Ombrello used to last a whole winter. I've tried other cheaper things, and none of them last as long. 2 winters would be outstanding - I think any product would struggle over that period. Frost and scrapers are their worst enemy - hard for them to withstand a ham-fisted driver anxious to get the frost off the windscreen so they can drive off - and yes, it still freezes onto the windscreen.

by **dombooth** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:17 pm

Horse wrote:Google / Youtube for 'Never Wet' - like Scotchguard on steroids!

I wonder if this stuff is similar nanotechnology . . . ?

Gtechniq do all sorts of coatings for fabrics/woods/boats etc.

And yes it in nanotechnology.

Dom

by **dombooth** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:17 pm

Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:Ombrello used to last a whole winter. I've tried other cheaper things, and none of them last as long. 2 winters would be outstanding - I think any product would struggle over that period. Frost and scrapers are their worst enemy - hard for them to withstand a ham-fisted driver anxious to get the frost off the windscreen so they can drive off - and yes, it still freezes onto the windscreen.

All I can say is buy the kit and see how you do!

Dom

by **swatchways** » Sun May 27, 2012 8:45 pm

dombooth wrote:Gtechniq do all sorts of coatings for ... boats etc.

Off topic for a car forum but do you have a link for these, I can't locate them on the site? I'd wonder about putting water repellent on the hull, part of me would be expecting her to fall over...!

by **dombooth** » Sun May 27, 2012 9:00 pm

swatchways wrote:
dombooth wrote:Gtechniq do all sorts of coatings for ... boats etc.

Off topic for a car forum but do you have a link for these, I can't locate them on the site? I'd wonder about putting water repellent on the hull, part of me would be expecting her to fall over...!

http://gtechniq.com/shop/3s-for-yachts/

Gtechniq D1.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... hp?t=66488

Dom

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