Do you test wax/sealant longevity?

[StealthXJ]

This question has been on my mind for a while.

How many people actually go 2 to 3 months or longer before adding more wax or sealant? I ask this because I have never tried to prove a wax or sealant company's longevity claim, as I always top off the initial wax or sealant job usually within a month or really whenever I feel like it. Just thought I'd post the question and see what others have to say.

[RaskyR1]

I have with coatings but not waxes or sealants.

[Mike Phillips]

I've done some of this over the years but here's a better way of thinking and taking action...


Perform regular maintenance.


When I was at Hewlett-Packard we called it PMs

PM - Preventative Maintenance


Think of taking care of the outside of your car like changing the oil in your car.

You don't wait till the oil in the engine is so far gone that you toast the engine. No you replace it with new oil BEFORE anything can go wrong.

Treat your car's exterior the same way, re-apply products before they are completely gone.

For example while I keep a coating on the wife's Mercedes-Benz I keep wax on my truck. Now days I regularly re-machine apply a wax and my truck always looks like it was just waxed. And I also take comfort that I know there's a fresh layer of protection.

[FishyX]

I've done a lot of 1/2 and 1/2 tests on my cars over the years to see which sealants can make it through the winters. This last winter I did my hood in thirds with Z2/zfx, 845 and DG111/601.

[Mike Honcho]

I've done a lot of 1/2 and 1/2 tests on my cars over the years to see which sealants can make it through the winters. This last winter I did my hood in thirds with Z2/zfx, 845 and DG111/601.

And, the results?

[PandaSauce]

I haven't done any real tests, but I put my paint through a lot. In January I applied Chemical Guys Jetseal and until today I hadn't applied anything else.

February:


April


May


Yesterday


So while not a real scientific test, I put my paint through a lot of mud and washes and it has seen 100 degree weather and rain and still beads well and feels smooth.


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[FUNX650]

What protocol do you use when testing
for the longevity of Waxes and Sealants?

{From what I've gathered over the years:
It's often difficult to reach an agreed upon format.}


Bob

[expdetailing]

I've done some of this over the years but here's a better way of thinking and taking action...


Perform regular maintenance.


When I was at Hewlett-Packard we called it PMs

PM - Preventative Maintenance


Think of taking care of the outside of your car like changing the oil in your car.

You don't wait till the oil in the engine is so far gone that you toast the engine. No you replace it with new oil BEFORE anything can go wrong.

Treat your car's exterior the same way, re-apply products before they are completely gone.

For example while I keep a coating on the wife's Mercedes-Benz I keep wax on my truck. Now days I regularly re-machine apply a wax and my truck always looks like it was just waxed. And I also take comfort that I know there's a fresh layer of protection.

Mike, which wax do you use on your truck?

[expdetailing]

What protocol do you use when testing
for the longevity of Waxes and Sealants?

{From what I've gathered over the years:
It's often difficult to reach an agreed upon format.}


Bob

How about the "looks" and "performance." Shouldn't be too hard to tell once you've been doing this for awhile.

[Mike Honcho]

Mike, which wax do you use on your truck?

<Looks in crystal ball...>

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