DFB's Detailing Garage

[DFB5.0]

No doubt I'm not the only one who was being spammed with ads for this brush across multiple social media platforms. After I noticed a few positive comments from people I trusted, I thought I'd give it a go. For $30 and a few bucks for shipping, it was worth a shot, my hope was to replace the EZ-Detail brushes in my arsenal.

Elyra Viking Wheel Barrel Brush

Well....................my delivery from Chiiiiiiiiina arrived today. This is what turned up in an unlabeled box made from the thinnest carboard I've ever encountered.

Tell me, does that brush look like the one promised in the marketing content? The handle is wrong, and the brush material is not even close to the same. Instead, this is just a microfiber brush. Actually, it's so thick and bushy that it doesn't fit between the wheel barrel and brake rotor, you know, like the marketing suggested it would.

I don't know who I'm more annoyed at, them for taking my money and sending some random brush they found in a warehouse somewhere, or me for breaking my own rules and buying a social media brand product. I've done that in the past, only to discover that all of the effort goes is the marketing material, not the product itself.

Let's be real here, no mater who "Elyra" claim to be, it's just some faceless marketing company selling cheap sh.t to social media consumers. And I fell for it too. I'd ask for a refund, but who do I contact in China for that? The only way to contact them is via email, and how do I prove they sent me the wrong brush if there is no way to send an image with it. They know exactly what they are doing.

My advice, you know the advice I chose to ignore myself, NEVER EVER buy products marketed on social media and nowhere else. Buy from proven, established brands with actual ethics and customer satisfaction as the priority.

Not happy!

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[Brisvegas]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...8-3Khwyu50JsDJa1xHd_cIXRtisJilg4aAijgEALw_wcB

$19 , might order one see if its different

Edit , ordered one . 19 bucks pffft , putting 20s on car so more likely to get between caliper and barrel

 

[DFB5.0]

Old Blue collected an unusual number of bugs the other day, well it was "bugging me" so it needed to be addressed. The longer bugs sit on paint, the more likely they are to leave permanent etchings behind. Acidic proteins and enzymes can eat right through ceramic coatings, waxes, and sealants down into the clearcoat, permanently etching the finish. At that point, you might wonder what the point of the coating or wax is in the first place. In reality, the protection buys you time before the etching sets in. Bug removers don't remedy the damage, they simply break down the bug itself, not the etching. Polishing the etchings out doesn't work either. In other words, don't sleep on it.

The car otherwise wasn't very dirty, so I went with Armour Detail Supply Hero rinse-less wash. Before that, I foamed the wheels with Bilt Hamber Touch-less, then scrubbed the tyres and rinsed. Drying Aid was a light amount of ADS Adapt, also used on the door jambs and engine bay. Tyres were treated with OG Tire Dressing, glass via Traceless (trying to use that crap up), interior ADS Pilot.

I also treated the steering wheel, gear shifter and handbrake with ColourLock Leather Protector.

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