RippyD
10-09-2017, 11:43 PM
I've been wanting to compare some sealants. I got a few additional ones from the samples thread. This is a combination of sealants and spray waxes. I don't expect the waxes to last as long, but wanted to see a relative comparison.
The first car got some spray-on-wipe off waxes and sealants applied about 2 weeks ago. I'll try to get an update tomorrow to check the water action. Hood was compounded, polished, and wiped down with Gyeon Prep twice (Ultimate Polish and Ultimate Compound).
https://i.imgur.com/WeTznk5l.jpg
2nd car was done today with several sealants. It was polished with UC and then wiped down twice with Gyeon Prep.
https://i.imgur.com/2DRRJZql.jpg
This picture shows what I used. Essence and Essence+ shown in the bottom middle were not used.
https://i.imgur.com/uff0aJZl.jpg
Some labels to make it easier to reference performance going forward:
https://i.imgur.com/EwJ7S9Wl.jpg
I know DG 105 is an AIO. I had more slots than products so used it just to see how it compares.
Everything was applied per instructions with a single coat. These will all get at least 18 hours cure time out of the weather. I likely over-applied OptiSeal and Paint Guard Plus based on residual residue. I may reapply these in a couple of days. Also will apply another sealant to the empty spot in front if I get another one to try.
Where I used DG 601 I put down a coat of it first and applied the sealant without removing it. I prefer to mix it 601 into the sealant rather than applying it first, but hard to do with quantities this small.
Application experience for all of these was good. They're all easy to apply. Should be no surprise the FK was the hardest to remove, but not difficult at all. Collinite was next - also fairly easy. All the others are very easy to remove, Sonüs Ion being the easiest. Paint Guard Plus and OptiSeal don't require any removal.
All products used on both hoods (17 total):
Blackfire Polymer Spray
Carpro Reload
Collinite 845
DG Aquawax
DG 105
DG 111
DG Track Claw
Finish Kare 1000*
Mystery sealant (not sold on AG)
Optimum Spray Wax
Optimum Optiseal
Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz
Sonax Poylmer Net Shield
Sonüs Acrylic Spritz
Sonüs Ion
Ultima Paint Guard Plus
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant
Red - Spray-on-wipe-off or wipe-on-wipe-off
Blue - Apply, wait, wipe off or buff off
Black - Apply and walk away (no wipe off)
*FK 1000 applies like a paste wax rather than a liquid. The application isn't any more difficult.
Where is the cost info? I didn't any because it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. How much you pay per oz is not relevant. How much it costs to cover an average sized car is a better metric. I don't have that info. If possible I'll cover a couple of panels with each to try and get a sense of cost per panel.
Be sure to read the other sealant comparison (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/115947-sealant-showdown.html) taking place concurrently.
The first car got some spray-on-wipe off waxes and sealants applied about 2 weeks ago. I'll try to get an update tomorrow to check the water action. Hood was compounded, polished, and wiped down with Gyeon Prep twice (Ultimate Polish and Ultimate Compound).
https://i.imgur.com/WeTznk5l.jpg
2nd car was done today with several sealants. It was polished with UC and then wiped down twice with Gyeon Prep.
https://i.imgur.com/2DRRJZql.jpg
This picture shows what I used. Essence and Essence+ shown in the bottom middle were not used.
https://i.imgur.com/uff0aJZl.jpg
Some labels to make it easier to reference performance going forward:
https://i.imgur.com/EwJ7S9Wl.jpg
I know DG 105 is an AIO. I had more slots than products so used it just to see how it compares.
Everything was applied per instructions with a single coat. These will all get at least 18 hours cure time out of the weather. I likely over-applied OptiSeal and Paint Guard Plus based on residual residue. I may reapply these in a couple of days. Also will apply another sealant to the empty spot in front if I get another one to try.
Where I used DG 601 I put down a coat of it first and applied the sealant without removing it. I prefer to mix it 601 into the sealant rather than applying it first, but hard to do with quantities this small.
Application experience for all of these was good. They're all easy to apply. Should be no surprise the FK was the hardest to remove, but not difficult at all. Collinite was next - also fairly easy. All the others are very easy to remove, Sonüs Ion being the easiest. Paint Guard Plus and OptiSeal don't require any removal.
All products used on both hoods (17 total):
Blackfire Polymer Spray
Carpro Reload
Collinite 845
DG Aquawax
DG 105
DG 111
DG Track Claw
Finish Kare 1000*
Mystery sealant (not sold on AG)
Optimum Spray Wax
Optimum Optiseal
Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz
Sonax Poylmer Net Shield
Sonüs Acrylic Spritz
Sonüs Ion
Ultima Paint Guard Plus
Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant
Red - Spray-on-wipe-off or wipe-on-wipe-off
Blue - Apply, wait, wipe off or buff off
Black - Apply and walk away (no wipe off)
*FK 1000 applies like a paste wax rather than a liquid. The application isn't any more difficult.
Where is the cost info? I didn't any because it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. How much you pay per oz is not relevant. How much it costs to cover an average sized car is a better metric. I don't have that info. If possible I'll cover a couple of panels with each to try and get a sense of cost per panel.
Be sure to read the other sealant comparison (https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/115947-sealant-showdown.html) taking place concurrently.