New cladding product?

[ScottinMA]

I went to our Cape Cod based Home Depot today to purchase "Restora". It is not available here because it contains chemicals that are prohibited for this area. No stores are allowed to carry a wide variety of products that might endanger the ground water supply so I'll need to make a trip somewhere to pick it up at some point. The guy behind the desk at Home Depot said that he gets a dozen or more requests for the product daily so there is some demand for it. I suspect that it might work pretty well for our cladding and may not require the frequent applications that most products require. In fact, three years per application is the advertisement. Would have jumped at the opportunity to try it. I'll post results if I ever get my hands on some of it.

Scott

[TechnoPope]

It is available via the internet. I googled "Flood Restora" and found a few sellers. Here is one example: http://www.epaintstore.com/paint/flood_restora_menu.htm

[ScottinMA]

Why didn't I think of that! I ordered it and I'll post when the experiment is complete.

[ScottinMA]

I used "Restora" on my cladding today. It's a kit that comes from the Flood company that contains everything you need including brushes and the two step chemical process. It goes on like a white milky substance and dries within an hour or two. Unlike everything else I've tried, it doesn't leave a sticky residue to collect dirt. It's guaranteed not to chip, fade etc for years and I must say on initial inspection I am quite impressed. I'll be even more impressed not having to treat my cladding whenever I wash the car. If this works as the claim (for years) then we've stumbled upon a real work saver that gives you the look of freshly treated cladding.

[Mudd]

Restora was discussed on the Chevy Avalanche sites with inconclusive results. I was told that it is the same as Future® Floor Wax. I'm sticking to Mothers Back to Black for now....

[ScottinMA]

If you have the link to where Restora was discussed I'd like to see it.

Scott

[transio]

Scott,

Did you get the low lustre or semi-gloss kit?

Steve