Hi CYBERBRITE should ONLY be applied per instructions. DO NOT apply using a spray bottle!
Thanks, this is the review I was waiting for.Yesterday was a beautiful day, I had just received my first test bottle of CyberBrite and eBeast was in need of a bath. So ABT (anything but taxes) prevailed. This is how my first test performed.
TLDR;
- Impressed with the results, will order again.
- Followed all directions (important, as I usually just wing it), it goes on with the black cloth like a thin oil so good coverage is easy
- Great at getting rid of those whiteish spots (mineral deposits), but does nothing for scratches (as to be expected)
- Final clean water rinse is hydrophilic (water sheets off rather than beading up)
eBeast is an early Foundation series with about 20k (both on road and some off road). I live near the northern California coast and the truck lives outside. So I have some salt, tree debris and bird poop every day. I wash the truck every few weeks with just tap water (5 gal bucket with about 1 tbs of Dawn dishwashing soap, rinse and dry). I have done one complete CitriSurf 77 passivation cleaning last summer (went well, but was a lot of work and really smelled).
I usually don’t follow directions as I’ve got four vehicles and have had Porsches for decades - so I know a thing or two about cleaning cars. That said each car is different (years between models, so different paints and materials) and I’ve developed a procedure for each vehicle.
The directions are straightforward - wash, rinse and dry before starting CybertBrite. So I did my usual cleaning which takes me 1+ hours including hand wiping down/drying the vehicle. The vehicle should feel smooth everywhere when running your fingers over the surface. Then starting at the front (because this is where most of the road grit hits the vehicle) and doing one one panel at a time using the gloves and black cloth (kind of a microfiber) that comes in the package. I added enough CyberBrite to thoroughly wet the cloth (saturated). Then using small, light circlular motions I applied the solution. It goes on like a light oil and is very easy to see where it has been coated. It should glide on, I didn’t need to rub it in. The goal is to get a nice even coating. If the black cloth snags, especially on the front facing panel (which gets lots of grit impacts) then you need to go back and clean it more. This entire process took me about 30 minutes (it goes quickly). Then as the first time application - instructions say to apply a second coat on top of the first.
With the CitriSurf 77 last summer I had to be really be careful NOT to get any of it on the plastic or rubber parts. I kept a water wet cloth at the ready to wipe up any drips. With CyberBrite this was not a problem: 1) the product isn’t as runny/drippy and 2) any areas where these parts did get a little wet they didn’t show any discoloration after final rinsing. That said obviously you want to keep coverage to the stainless steel parts.
The second coat actually took a bit longer, as I was keen to see areas where the first coat hadn’t yet gotten all of those pesky white mottled areas (for me the top sails and the top door sills were the worst - water and washer fluid sit there). I took extra time to make sure I re-coated those to the point where those spots disappeared.
If you can afford demineralized water (instructions recommend) for rinsing you are way more of a perfectionist than I. What I have found that works well is an inline filter for the garden hose, which I also just happen to use when filling my hot tub. Here is the link…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMP9G2YW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1
Rinsing was a surprise as I expected the final rinse to result in a hydrophobic (water beading) surface (as one would expect with a finely waxed car). But CyberBrite surface rinse was hydrophilic resulting in water sheeting off the surface. I then used clean shop towels to wipe everything down. For this first double application I used just over â…“ of the bottle. Going forward I will probably do this about once every 2 months or so.
Final results were very good! I’m not great with photos and I did the wash in my tree shaded driveway. But I then took eBeast out to the coast and took some full sun pics. It did lighten the overall finish very slightly. But in the end I think the truck actually looks better than when I first took delivery in spring 2024. My Beast (s/n xx4050) was early production and still has some mismatch of the panels and production scratches when I first received it (the dealership efforts to “buff out” those was less than good). But I love eBeast just the same….
LF Qtr Panel pre-treatment
LF Qtr Panel post-treatment
eBeast post treatment at the coast
Hi thank you for your review!! Your is the first independent comprehensive review that proves what I have been experiencing in all my testing. If you could please re-post as a general post thread, and on my website, it would be greatly appreciated.Yesterday was a beautiful day, I had just received my first test bottle of CyberBrite and eBeast was in need of a bath. So ABT (anything but taxes) prevailed. This is how my first test performed.
TLDR;
- Impressed with the results, will order again.
- Followed all directions (important, as I usually just wing it), it goes on with the black cloth like a thin oil so good coverage is easy
- Great at getting rid of those whiteish spots (mineral deposits), but does nothing for scratches (as to be expected)
- Final clean water rinse is hydrophilic (water sheets off rather than beading up)
eBeast is an early Foundation series with about 20k (both on road and some off road). I live near the northern California coast and the truck lives outside. So I have some salt, tree debris and bird poop every day. I wash the truck every few weeks with just tap water (5 gal bucket with about 1 tbs of Dawn dishwashing soap, rinse and dry). I have done one complete CitriSurf 77 passivation cleaning last summer (went well, but was a lot of work and really smelled).
I usually don’t follow directions as I’ve got four vehicles and have had Porsches for decades - so I know a thing or two about cleaning cars. That said each car is different (years between models, so different paints and materials) and I’ve developed a procedure for each vehicle.
The directions are straightforward - wash, rinse and dry before starting CybertBrite. So I did my usual cleaning which takes me 1+ hours including hand wiping down/drying the vehicle. The vehicle should feel smooth everywhere when running your fingers over the surface. Then starting at the front (because this is where most of the road grit hits the vehicle) and doing one one panel at a time using the gloves and black cloth (kind of a microfiber) that comes in the package. I added enough CyberBrite to thoroughly wet the cloth (saturated). Then using small, light circlular motions I applied the solution. It goes on like a light oil and is very easy to see where it has been coated. It should glide on, I didn’t need to rub it in. The goal is to get a nice even coating. If the black cloth snags, especially on the front facing panel (which gets lots of grit impacts) then you need to go back and clean it more. This entire process took me about 30 minutes (it goes quickly). Then as the first time application - instructions say to apply a second coat on top of the first.
With the CitriSurf 77 last summer I had to be really be careful NOT to get any of it on the plastic or rubber parts. I kept a water wet cloth at the ready to wipe up any drips. With CyberBrite this was not a problem: 1) the product isn’t as runny/drippy and 2) any areas where these parts did get a little wet they didn’t show any discoloration after final rinsing. That said obviously you want to keep coverage to the stainless steel parts.
The second coat actually took a bit longer, as I was keen to see areas where the first coat hadn’t yet gotten all of those pesky white mottled areas (for me the top sails and the top door sills were the worst - water and washer fluid sit there). I took extra time to make sure I re-coated those to the point where those spots disappeared.
If you can afford demineralized water (instructions recommend) for rinsing you are way more of a perfectionist than I. What I have found that works well is an inline filter for the garden hose, which I also just happen to use when filling my hot tub. Here is the link…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMP9G2YW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1
Rinsing was a surprise as I expected the final rinse to result in a hydrophobic (water beading) surface (as one would expect with a finely waxed car). But CyberBrite surface rinse was hydrophilic resulting in water sheeting off the surface. I then used clean shop towels to wipe everything down. For this first double application I used just over â…“ of the bottle. Going forward I will probably do this about once every 2 months or so.
Final results were very good! I’m not great with photos and I did the wash in my tree shaded driveway. But I then took eBeast out to the coast and took some full sun pics. It did lighten the overall finish very slightly. But in the end I think the truck actually looks better than when I first took delivery in spring 2024. My Beast (s/n xx4050) was early production and still has some mismatch of the panels and production scratches when I first received it (the dealership efforts to “buff out” those was less than good). But I love eBeast just the same….
LF Qtr Panel pre-treatment
LF Qtr Panel post-treatment
eBeast post treatment at the coast
Wow, this is awesome. The insides of my doors look like small rust spots (I know it’s not) and was thinking I gotta clean it. I should place my order soon.This isn't a review, just a quick test. I forgot to snap any before pictures, you can use your car as a reference. I did a single pass and left it on for about an hour, wiped it off with a damp cloth followed by a microfiber, front driver side door, you be the judge.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, I had just received my first test bottle of CyberBrite and eBeast was in need of a bath. So ABT (anything but taxes) prevailed. This is how my first test performed.
TLDR;
- Impressed with the results, will order again.
- Followed all directions (important, as I usually just wing it), it goes on with the black cloth like a thin oil so good coverage is easy
- Great at getting rid of those whiteish spots (mineral deposits), but does nothing for scratches (as to be expected)
- Final clean water rinse is hydrophilic (water sheets off rather than beading up)
eBeast is an early Foundation series with about 20k (both on road and some off road). I live near the northern California coast and the truck lives outside. So I have some salt, tree debris and bird poop every day. I wash the truck every few weeks with just tap water (5 gal bucket with about 1 tbs of Dawn dishwashing soap, rinse and dry). I have done one complete CitriSurf 77 passivation cleaning last summer (went well, but was a lot of work and really smelled).
I usually don’t follow directions as I’ve got four vehicles and have had Porsches for decades - so I know a thing or two about cleaning cars. That said each car is different (years between models, so different paints and materials) and I’ve developed a procedure for each vehicle.
The directions are straightforward - wash, rinse and dry before starting CybertBrite. So I did my usual cleaning which takes me 1+ hours including hand wiping down/drying the vehicle. The vehicle should feel smooth everywhere when running your fingers over the surface. Then starting at the front (because this is where most of the road grit hits the vehicle) and doing one one panel at a time using the gloves and black cloth (kind of a microfiber) that comes in the package. I added enough CyberBrite to thoroughly wet the cloth (saturated). Then using small, light circlular motions I applied the solution. It goes on like a light oil and is very easy to see where it has been coated. It should glide on, I didn’t need to rub it in. The goal is to get a nice even coating. If the black cloth snags, especially on the front facing panel (which gets lots of grit impacts) then you need to go back and clean it more. This entire process took me about 30 minutes (it goes quickly). Then as the first time application - instructions say to apply a second coat on top of the first.
With the CitriSurf 77 last summer I had to be really be careful NOT to get any of it on the plastic or rubber parts. I kept a water wet cloth at the ready to wipe up any drips. With CyberBrite this was not a problem: 1) the product isn’t as runny/drippy and 2) any areas where these parts did get a little wet they didn’t show any discoloration after final rinsing. That said obviously you want to keep coverage to the stainless steel parts.
The second coat actually took a bit longer, as I was keen to see areas where the first coat hadn’t yet gotten all of those pesky white mottled areas (for me the top sails and the top door sills were the worst - water and washer fluid sit there). I took extra time to make sure I re-coated those to the point where those spots disappeared.
If you can afford demineralized water (instructions recommend) for rinsing you are way more of a perfectionist than I. What I have found that works well is an inline filter for the garden hose, which I also just happen to use when filling my hot tub. Here is the link…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMP9G2YW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1
Rinsing was a surprise as I expected the final rinse to result in a hydrophobic (water beading) surface (as one would expect with a finely waxed car). But CyberBrite surface rinse was hydrophilic resulting in water sheeting off the surface. I then used clean shop towels to wipe everything down. For this first double application I used just over â…“ of the bottle. Going forward I will probably do this about once every 2 months or so.
Final results were very good! I’m not great with photos and I did the wash in my tree shaded driveway. But I then took eBeast out to the coast and took some full sun pics. It did lighten the overall finish very slightly. But in the end I think the truck actually looks better than when I first took delivery in spring 2024. My Beast (s/n xx4050) was early production and still has some mismatch of the panels and production scratches when I first received it (the dealership efforts to “buff out” those was less than good). But I love eBeast just the same….
LF Qtr Panel pre-treatment
LF Qtr Panel post-treatment
eBeast post treatment at the coast
Yesterday was a beautiful day, I had just received my first test bottle of CyberBrite and eBeast was in need of a bath. So ABT (anything but taxes) prevailed. This is how my first test performed.
TLDR;
- Impressed with the results, will order again.
- Followed all directions (important, as I usually just wing it), it goes on with the black cloth like a thin oil so good coverage is easy
- Great at getting rid of those whiteish spots (mineral deposits), but does nothing for scratches (as to be expected)
- Final clean water rinse is hydrophilic (water sheets off rather than beading up)
eBeast is an early Foundation series with about 20k (both on road and some off road). I live near the northern California coast and the truck lives outside. So I have some salt, tree debris and bird poop every day. I wash the truck every few weeks with just tap water (5 gal bucket with about 1 tbs of Dawn dishwashing soap, rinse and dry). I have done one complete CitriSurf 77 passivation cleaning last summer (went well, but was a lot of work and really smelled).
I usually don’t follow directions as I’ve got four vehicles and have had Porsches for decades - so I know a thing or two about cleaning cars. That said each car is different (years between models, so different paints and materials) and I’ve developed a procedure for each vehicle.
The directions are straightforward - wash, rinse and dry before starting CybertBrite. So I did my usual cleaning which takes me 1+ hours including hand wiping down/drying the vehicle. The vehicle should feel smooth everywhere when running your fingers over the surface. Then starting at the front (because this is where most of the road grit hits the vehicle) and doing one one panel at a time using the gloves and black cloth (kind of a microfiber) that comes in the package. I added enough CyberBrite to thoroughly wet the cloth (saturated). Then using small, light circlular motions I applied the solution. It goes on like a light oil and is very easy to see where it has been coated. It should glide on, I didn’t need to rub it in. The goal is to get a nice even coating. If the black cloth snags, especially on the front facing panel (which gets lots of grit impacts) then you need to go back and clean it more. This entire process took me about 30 minutes (it goes quickly). Then as the first time application - instructions say to apply a second coat on top of the first.
With the CitriSurf 77 last summer I had to be really be careful NOT to get any of it on the plastic or rubber parts. I kept a water wet cloth at the ready to wipe up any drips. With CyberBrite this was not a problem: 1) the product isn’t as runny/drippy and 2) any areas where these parts did get a little wet they didn’t show any discoloration after final rinsing. That said obviously you want to keep coverage to the stainless steel parts.
The second coat actually took a bit longer, as I was keen to see areas where the first coat hadn’t yet gotten all of those pesky white mottled areas (for me the top sails and the top door sills were the worst - water and washer fluid sit there). I took extra time to make sure I re-coated those to the point where those spots disappeared.
If you can afford demineralized water (instructions recommend) for rinsing you are way more of a perfectionist than I. What I have found that works well is an inline filter for the garden hose, which I also just happen to use when filling my hot tub. Here is the link…
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMP9G2YW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1
Rinsing was a surprise as I expected the final rinse to result in a hydrophobic (water beading) surface (as one would expect with a finely waxed car). But CyberBrite surface rinse was hydrophilic resulting in water sheeting off the surface. I then used clean shop towels to wipe everything down. For this first double application I used just over â…“ of the bottle. Going forward I will probably do this about once every 2 months or so.
Final results were very good! I’m not great with photos and I did the wash in my tree shaded driveway. But I then took eBeast out to the coast and took some full sun pics. It did lighten the overall finish very slightly. But in the end I think the truck actually looks better than when I first took delivery in spring 2024. My Beast (s/n xx4050) was early production and still has some mismatch of the panels and production scratches when I first received it (the dealership efforts to “buff out” those was less than good). But I love eBeast just the same….
LF Qtr Panel pre-treatment
LF Qtr Panel post-treatment
eBeast post treatment at the coast
