I've heard their Boss foam canon is nice as well. And the mat cleaner is supposed to be great. Fab Automotive Detailing uses a lot of their products.
Olly's a cutie for sure D but then, what puppy that age isn't, right? And they all have that "puppy smell." <grin> And if there is life after "somewhere," I have absolutely NO doubt that Faych would agree with your decision.
It's all good, I understand and I was kinda expecting someone to bring it up.
I know those nails probably cost you a fortune but they're not safe around babies...seriously...pleaseI'm not entirely sure if I have done the right thing here, and I don't want to jinx things, but say hello to baby Olly..................
Those Milwaukee M18 polishers are very good, a little heavy but plenty of torque. With that in mind, perhaps get a test panel or start off with something mild/forgiving. I'd also draw a long on the back of the backing plate so that you see when the pad stalls.You made the right choice, my friend. I made the mistake of thinking time needed to pass before getting another pup in my life and I was miserable... your friend Faytch would not approve of that...
On a lighter note, I just picked this up as the price was right... any experience or thoughts on it? I'm a total beginner so any input is appreciatedPads and product next!
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I agree about the look and feel of them. I have never spent so much money on bottles in my life, although the Black Friday 30% off sale did help a LOT.A little re-stock from Detailing Shed before the Christmas closures. The notable inclusion here being that spray bottle, the new Pressol Pro-Series.
I've been using v1 Pressol sprayers for a while now. From an aesthetic point of view, I love how I can fill them with a multitude of different products from different brands and have a matching label on each. Of course, that was the vision of someone else, and I can't deny or hide where that influence came from.
Functionally though, I have always felt the Kwazar Mercury 360 were vastly superior. For example, a thicker bottle that will not panel in under repeated spraying, as well the extra stabilizing piece on the base. The spray head itself has a smoother action, the trigger being longer to allow all of your fingers to wrap around it. Both are double action, spraying on both squeeze and release, but the atomization of the Kwazar was vastly superior and with a much wider range of adjustment.
These original Pressol "Household" spray bottles were never intended for use with detailing chemicals. No, the black or red "Industrial" bottles with the ergonomic bottle design were better suited to this role, but because of that odd bottle shape, labels were not possible. So, that's why Matt went with the "Household" type and persisted with fixing the issues. And there were plenty of issues....................
- Because of the lack of spray pattern adjustment, the tips had to be cranked right down to achieve fine atomization. This would often split the plastic tip. I will say, I never had one single tip split on me, so I'm not sure what others were doing with them. :conf
- Alkaline chemicals would nuke the spray head seals within a very short period. Most spray heads have a limited life span with these chemicals, but not to the extent of these Pressol items. And it would happen with both the standard "Household" and tougher "Industrial" heads. I will say, I've killed Kwazar spray heads as well with high-pH products.
- Bottle paneling under repeated use.
- Certain chemicals leaching through the bottle, mainly from solvents such as tar remover. This became an issue because the microscopic leaching would dissolve the adhesive of those fancy labels and cause them to fall off.
- Ultra-slick products would cause the suction tube to fall off the spray head. Again, I never experienced this.
The big sticking point with Pressol has been the price, $25 vs the $17 for the Kwazar. And that's before you consider a basic Tolco sprayer and bottle for $5 had none of the above issues and would last longer with alkaline chemicals. So why pay the premium and get a worse durability?
Enter the Pressol Pro-Series. The culmination of 6-years work, which I think was far too long for what is just a plastic spray head and bottle, these new Pro-Series items feature a number of changes. The spray head internals have been upgraded to better resist alkalinity, effectively replacing both Household and Industrial spray heads from v1. The spray tip is now stainless steel, not plastic. The pickup tube is now silicone, which facilitates 360-degree spraying like the Kwazar's. The tube is now held in place with wire spring clips. And finally, the bottles are treated to prevent chemical leeching, a process called fluorination. All sounds great...................
I'm not going to sit here and tell you these new versions solve all of the problems with v1. Actually, they created some new ones. For example, alkaline products can react with the fluorination process and cause the bottle to turn brown. The first batch of spray tips were accidentally made with steel and not stainless steel, so they rusted out. Certain products have caused the tube to fall off, and that's despite those fancy clips. And certain IPA-type products can nuke the seals too. I've sat back watching this happen, baffled as to why all this didn't get noticed during the "extensive torture testing". They had 6 years to get it right, but the problems are still there. And as a final insult, they are now even more expensive.
And yet, here I am buying another Pressol to try, go figure. :doh
On first acquaintance, those stainless steel tips look and feel amazing. They also atomize way, way better than v1................and the Kwazar too if I'm honest.
Spring clips on both ends of the silicone pickup tube...................
As you can see, the tube is ultra flexible and permits 360-degree spraying. Of course, no one is spraying with the bottle upside down, but this feature becomes handy as the bottle empties and while spraying at an awkward angle.
The following is a comparison between the three Pressol spray heads. In the middle, the new Pro Series. On the right, the Household version with a ridged plastic tube and basic filter cap. On the left, the Industrial head with a semi-flexible pickup and weighted plastic filter. Of the older two, the Industrial was superior as the pickup point could move as the bottle was tilted, handy when the nearing empty, however it couldn't allow 360-degree movement.
The improvements to spray pattern and the flexible pickup tube are instantly noticeable and appreciated, both aspects certainly better than before. What remains to be seen is how they perform over the longer term, namely the seals and that strange bottle staining.
You may question why spend so much on a spray bottle, especially one that isn't totally sorted. Well, I question that too. But then I see them lined up in my cabinet with the fancy labels and I'm sold. I get the same satisfaction with the Kwazar's too, but the Pressol's are next level. Naturally, how they look has nothing to do with functional performance, but visual pleasure is important to me and something I always look for in just about everything in life. I also love that clicky-click sound the Pressol trigger makes, super satisfying. So, while flawed, there is much to like as well.
Got the entire ADS set then, plus 1 more for Amplify since I go thru it like water I still have an entire fleet of IK bottles for other chemicals, and a whole box of Tolco spray heads for those when they fail. Trying to keep all the heavy hitter chemicals in those bottles.
I gave up putting HD chemicals in the Kwazar's, Shine Supply Wise Guy in particular was nuking them in short order. With the Pressol's, I purge the chemical back into the bottle and pump clean water through them. That seems to keep them alive.I agree about the look and feel of them. I have never spent so much money on bottles in my life, although the Black Friday 30% off sale did help a LOT.
