JML Mantis waterless instant shine car cleaner

[paramaniac]

Hi all,

With thanks to John (geordie_21) I have recieved a bottle of this Mantis instant shine cleaner.

The idea being to clean the car using only the spray & microfibre towels.

The blurb on the back says it contains silicone enhancers to fill imperfections & gloss boosters to increase water repellency.

I tried it on my silver VRS which is machine polished, wearing Autoglym SRP, EGP & 2 coats of collinite 476. So not really any imperfections to fill.

The car was essentially clean anyway, with just some water marks & some fine dust & a few flies, so really I used the Mantis as a quick detailer.

The instructions tell you to apply with one MF cloth & buff with another,this stuff cleans flies & watermarks with ease, yet leaves a glossy smooth smear free finish.I felt thet the glossy finish was on a par with my Zaino Z8 QD that I usually use. Where the mantis is fantastic is around door shuts/sills etc, seems to bring aluminium & plastic up beautifully, with no hazing or residue left behind.

I also found the JML branded MF cloths are very soft & quite thick, better than the Halfrauds ones I usually use.

I'm not sure I'd use this system on a really dirty car, I snow foam before washing with the 2 bucket method (inc grit guards) with a lambswool mitt so I acknowledge I'm a bit OCD about swirl marks! I daresay Mantis would still out perform our eastern european hand car wash friends though!

Overall I'm quite impressed with Mantis, I view it as an excellent quick detailer that will remove flies, bird sheeite, water marks & dust etc & saves so much time around the bonnet/tailgate & doorshuts etc.

[paramaniac]

Just popped out to fuel up, had a very close look at my paintwork under the flourescent lights on the forecourt....absolutely no swirl marks whatsoever, a bloke filling up next to me said it looked 'amazing' so got to be happy with that.

[PhilP1903]

Sounds good , thanks for the review. I have tried the "ideal world" stuff called greased lightning , it is good but leaves residue on plastics n stuff which can be a bit of a pain to clean off afterwards.

[DBP]

I think you really need to see it on a black car. Silver cars are too good at hiding bad detailing.

If it has a filler you shouldn't see any swirls until you wash it out.

[markbsac]

http://www.jmldirect.com/Mantis%C2%AE-Instant-Shine-PM4201/

click on play video

Edited 19 September, 2011 by markbsac

[geordie_21]

Hi all,

With thanks to John (geordie_21) I have recieved a bottle of this Mantis instant shine cleaner.

The idea being to clean the car using only the spray & microfibre towels.

The blurb on the back says it contains silicone enhancers to fill imperfections & gloss boosters to increase water repellency.

I tried it on my silver VRS which is machine polished, wearing Autoglym SRP, EGP & 2 coats of collinite 476. So not really any imperfections to fill.

The car was essentially clean anyway, with just some water marks & some fine dust & a few flies, so really I used the Mantis as a quick detailer.

The instructions tell you to apply with one MF cloth & buff with another,this stuff cleans flies & watermarks with ease, yet leaves a glossy smooth smear free finish.I felt thet the glossy finish was on a par with my Zaino Z8 QD that I usually use. Where the mantis is fantastic is around door shuts/sills etc, seems to bring aluminium & plastic up beautifully, with no hazing or residue left behind.

I also found the JML branded MF cloths are very soft & quite thick, better than the Halfrauds ones I usually use.

I'm not sure I'd use this system on a really dirty car, I snow foam before washing with the 2 bucket method (inc grit guards) with a lambswool mitt so I acknowledge I'm a bit OCD about swirl marks! I daresay Mantis would still out perform our eastern european hand car wash friends though!

Overall I'm quite impressed with Mantis, I view it as an excellent quick detailer that will remove flies, bird sheeite, water marks & dust etc & saves so much time around the bonnet/tailgate & doorshuts etc.

You're welcome Dave, there's another few members on here we (JML) shipped bottles to so hopefully they'll see this and write their views.

Thanks, John

[geordie_21]

Here's the TV ad I directed and edited recently for Mantis Instant Shine using a black Focus ST.

Thanks, John

[markbsac]

Here's the TV ad I directed and edited recently for Mantis Instant Shine using a black Focus ST.

Thanks, John

how do i get hold of a trial bottle of mantis...i have showroom shine on it at the moment

[geordie_21]

how do i get hold of a trial bottle of mantis...i have showroom shine on it at the moment

PM me your address and I'll ask our very nice PR dept if they'll post you a bottle out (if we have any stock at HO).

Thanks, John

[fluffmeister]

I might give this a try as essentially I am a bit of a lazy git when it comes to waxing etc, I always wash with the 2 bucket method but never have time to do much else with only the weekend and all the activities with the kids etc.

[karlbar2k]

how different is the Matis scratch remover? is it a full polish or is it just fillers?

[ChrisRs]

Fillers

[markbob917]

not being rude but is it not just a quik detailer? whats the difference of using this over say poorboys qd+ or megs last touch?

[Stormchaser]

Tried the Mantis Scratch Remover on my Octy and it wouldn't even remove the smallest lightest scratch. It's complete cr*p and I took it back for a refund as it's not fit for the job. I took back the Polish too as didn't want to try that after. I'm just not impressed with JML stuff but I'm glad you are getting results.