{"id":7632,"date":"2012-06-19T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=7632"},"modified":"2016-10-16T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T18:26:09","slug":"product-review-optimum-power-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/product-review-optimum-power-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Optimum Power Clean"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Marc Harris & Jacob Bunyan<\/a>‘s\u00a0article, 5 car detailing products for beginners<\/a>\u00a0their number one choice is Optimum’s Power Clean<\/a>.\u00a0 I am going to try to touch on a few reasons why I think they listed this product as the first on their list.<\/p>\n

Power Clean<\/a>\u00a0really is a wonderful APC. \u00a0I wanted to understand why one should use Power Clean over Opti-Clean. Seeing as they have similar names I wanted clarification. I decided to shoot an e-mail off\u00a0 Dr. David Ghodoussi of Optimum. He quickly gave me a better understanding between the two products, and when Power Clean should be used. David says,<\/p>\n

“For regular washing and cleaning, you can use 1 oz. of No Rinse with two gallons of water for a bucket wash or Opti-Clean at the proper dilution for a waterless wash. Both of these products have polymers that encapsulate dirt particles to protect paint during cleaning and leave a glossy finish behind. Neither product will remove oils or waxes from the surface. If you want to clean oils, waxes, break dust, etc. that is when you want to use Power Clean….”<\/p>\n

This is a great product for almost any surface that needs cleaning. It can be used for everything from tires to carpets,\u00a0 Power Clean removes dirt, and almost\u00a0always with just a little bit of agitation and then a rinsing. Power clean can be diluted up to a 3:1 ratio. I prefer to use it right out of the bottle with no dilution.<\/p>\n

Often times emblems have dried wax stuck on, in,\u00a0and around them. An area like this is ideal for Power Clean. I spray and then agitate with a DI Boars Hair Brush<\/a>. Usually, I will\u00a0do this as a pre-cleaning before washing the car ensuring further cleaning of the emblem.\u00a0\"Emblem<\/p>\n

As you can see with a simple spraying and light agitation, the wax is removed and the emblem is brighter and completely clean.\u00a0\"emblemafter\"<\/p>\n

Power Clean is also an amazing\u00a0pre-cleaner for bugs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"Powerclean2\"<\/p>\n

Simply spray and let it dwell for a minute or two. I will mist the area at times to ensure it doesn’t get dry, not enough for the product to run off the paint, just enough to keep it wet.\"Powercleanspray\"<\/p>\n

I\u00a0then\u00a0follow up with a nice lubricating soap like Chemical Guys Maxi Suds<\/a>\u00a0along with a nice gentle sponge.\u00a0You can see how effective this product is even after one light wipe with a DI Sheepskin Wash Mitt<\/a>. There is no need to induce additional marring into the paint, let the product do its job, and don’t scrub, wipe gently.\"powercleanwipe\"<\/p>\n

The finals show exactly how effective Power Clean is.\"Powercleanfinal\"<\/p>\n

Power clean is also great to assist in breaking up beading\u00a0caused from polishing oils.\u00a0\u00a0Below, the beading breaks instantly once sprayed with\u00a0Power Clean. Ensuring those oils are completely removed\u00a0is very important for your LSP to properly adhere and Power Clean works perfectly for this job.\"PowerCleanOils\"<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a powerful yet safe APC, look no further than Optimum’s Power Clean.\u00a0 It really is an amazing all around cleanser that does dirty work and gentle cleaning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this Article Greg Gellas from Signature Detailing in Northern, NJ explains the many uses of Optimum’s Power Clean. He also has clearly explains the differences between Optimum’s Power Clean and Opti-Clean. As always he shares a few great, and possibly unknown uses for Power Clean that all Detailers should know about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":20915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,47,63,31,18],"tags":[385,178,81,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-7632","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-engine-bay-care","8":"category-exterior-trim-and-misc","9":"category-general-detailing","10":"category-pre-wash-degreasing","11":"category-product-reviews","12":"tag-detailing","13":"tag-optimum","14":"tag-optimum-power-clean","15":"tag-product-review"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Product-Review-Optimum-Power-Clean.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-1Z6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7632"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20916,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7632\/revisions\/20916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}