My experience with Green Stuff polish PICS FIXED

KAdams4458 · 03-16-2003, 09:28 PM

Okay, so you've probably all read about Green Stuff more than a few times recently, but I'm going to go over yesterday's experience with the product.

My test subject, a '69 Dodge Dart, has the one of the most horribly neglected finishes which I have ever seen. The last time we can verify that this car was polished or waxed was some time in 1985. Now, since the car has a single stage paint coat, you can imagine the blue powdery mess that's covering it right now. I figured that if Green Stuff could make a dent in the Dart's paint, then I'd be impressed. What good is it to test out a polish/wax on a car that already has great paint, right?

Well, the results were in fact pretty impressive. Just a few drops on a cotton cloth quickly cut through all of the paint oxidation on the small spot I picked. While it didn't do to much for the fine scratches, I can't say that I would expect it to. There was a lot of oxidation and it quickly loaded the cloth I was using with a thick coating of blue crud. Additional product application would most likely work out a lot of the scratches and haze left in the paint.

By far the most impressive part of Green Stuff is the super slick finish it leaves behind. I've never felt any paint as slick as this is! I mean, this stuff is slippery! it'd be great fun to watch a cat try to jump onto a hood which had been treated with this stuff.

I'll be interested to see how long the slick finish lasts with all of the rain around here.

Here are a few photos. One of the hood which shows the over all condition of the paint before I did anything, and one of the small area I used Green Stuff on.

All in all, I'd say that Green Stuff holds great promise for use on regularly maintained finishes. So, if your paint is already pretty clean and doesn't require more than light polishing, give this stuff a shot.

Pete_Morgan · 03-16-2003, 09:53 PM

sweet! That is an awesome review btw!

Pete

KAdams4458 · 03-16-2003, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete_Morgan

sweet! That is an awesome review btw!

Pete

Why, thank you. I was just trying to see what the stuff could really do and it didn't make sense to try using it on something that couldn't be improved. That would be like testing glass cleaners on windows that are already clean.

saturnd00d · 03-16-2003, 11:14 PM

is that stuff only available from the net or can you buy it at an auto store?

KAdams4458 · 03-16-2003, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnd00d

is that stuff only available from the net or can you buy it at an auto store?

There are stores which stock it, but not many of them. They sent me a list of distributors along with the samples. I think there are around 30 or so places in the country selling it for them.

You might be able ot email them and ask if they can assist you in finding someone locally who carries it.

saturnd00d · 03-17-2003, 12:14 AM

well I'd rather buy it from somewhere locally to me since I would be raped with the duty and taxes for something like that coming over the border

Matt · 03-17-2003, 01:43 AM

Wow! That made a huge difference. What's the website or a listing of distibutors for Green Stuff?

KAdams4458 · 03-17-2003, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by saturnd00d

well I'd rather buy it from somewhere locally to me since I would be raped with the duty and taxes for something like that coming over the border

There is one customer of there's that I can find in Canada...

Greenwood Haulage, Ontario, Canada.

They did not have a phone number listed for them, or even an address, so I tried to find some contact info for them on whitepages.ca. Here's what I found, but I don't know if it's accurate.

173395 County Road 25
Grand Valley, ON L0N1G0
519-928-5283

Try calling that number and see what you can find out. They may not sell it to the public, but even so, there's a chance they may be able to assist you.

I Hope this lead works out for you.

KAdams4458 · 03-17-2003, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

Wow! That made a huge difference. What's the website or a listing of distibutors for Green Stuff?

The website is http://www.green-stuff-polish.com. It isn't the most informative site I have ever seen, and it certainly doesn't look very professional, but let me tell you, this stuff works very well.

You can obtain a free sample like I did by visiting their sample page at http://www.green-stuff-polish.com/sample.htm. That page mentions sending them a dollar for the sample but I didn't pay anything to get mine. All I did was fill out the online form at the bottom of that page and click send. A few days later, I had a bottle each of wax and metal polish to try out. (I did give them my business name since I do in fact have a business license. Never mind the fact that the business I own is actually an out of service website hosting provider.) I may well consider reselling their product for them if further testing shows it to be as superior a product as I think it might be.

Now, I don't condone getting carried away with the free samples. Just get the samples once, and if you want more of the stuff, buy it from them. This is a small business and they seem to me to be doing a terrific job so far. Don't go getting any ideas about scewing them over by cheating to get free products. Behind every small business are regular people like you and me who are just trying to be successful in life.

jeep45238 · 03-17-2003, 05:22 AM

That and they're a 1/2 ounce bottle for a buck, or 8 ounces for $10.

I love it.