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Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
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.
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
I have with coatings but not waxes or sealants.
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
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.
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
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.
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
Originally Posted by 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.
And, the results?
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
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
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
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?
"I've seen a good quality car wash look better than some guys complete detail jobs."
Mike Phillips 10/21/09
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
Originally Posted by 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
How about the "looks" and "performance." Shouldn't be too hard to tell once you've been doing this for awhile.
"I've seen a good quality car wash look better than some guys complete detail jobs."
Mike Phillips 10/21/09
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Re: Do you test wax/sealant longevity?
Originally Posted by expdetailing
Mike, which wax do you use on your truck?
<Looks in crystal ball...>
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