Sealant comparison

[RippyD]

We'll see how they do. I have no idea what they are, btw. I got application instructions and applied them. They came from somebody with a solid reputation.

[Cruzscarwash]

We'll see how they do. I have no idea what they are, btw. I got application instructions and applied them. They came from somebody with a solid reputation.

I'm excited to see the results

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[van185]

Great thread!

[steelwindmachine]

looking forward to seeing the results too! Your environment is a bit more like our's here in NJ.

[RippyD]

After about 30 hours in the garage the new sealants on the hood went outside. Couple of days of rain, including some heavy rain last night and this morning.

The hood before I washed it. You can see some beading differences.



Washed with N-914 at waterless concentration and then hit it with the hose. This is it immediately after flooding.


A few seconds later...


All working. Crystal Seal and CG V07 a little behind the others.

[JustJesus]

Thanks for the update.

Glad to see V07 is going as I expected.

[RippyD]

Washed the Rover hood with N-914 @ waterless and hit it with the hose. Temp was about 40 degrees. Sonax PNS appears to be largely done. Collinite 845 still performing the best, FK 1000 right behind it, Track Claw and DG 111 hanging in there - they're taking ~20 seconds to remove all the water.

Some of these may improve with a light claying. I'll try next week. Double edged sword since it may improve sheeting but also some sealant.

As a reminder, we're nearing 3 months since these were applied and they've seen about 50% rain. We got about an inch yesterday. These sealants are getting a lot of exposure.

Left side right after water removed.


Left side a few seconds later.


Right side. You can see a little action from PNS. It did eventually clear most of that section.

[RippyD]

Rover doing about the same. I clayed the hood which brought Sonax PNS back to life. 845 still doing the best, FK1000 a little behind that, Track Claw and DG 111 a little behind those. Sonax PNS performing about as well as FK1000, maybe DG 111 since it was clayed.

Left side


Right side


Sentra immediately after hitting it with the hose


A few minutes later


EDIT: Weather in December was about 50/50 clear vs. rainy. We had a cold snap with ice and a little snow. Mild winter so far. These sealants have seen about 8 inches of rain total in November and December.

[Cruzscarwash]

Rover doing about the same. I clayed the hood which brought Sonax PNS back to life. 845 still doing the best, FK1000 a little behind that, Track Claw and DG 111 a little behind those. Sonax PNS performing about as well as FK1000, maybe DG 111 since it was clayed.

Left side


Right side


Sentra immediately after hitting it with the hose


A few minutes later

Looks like the ones I sent you are doing well still, it's still early but they look good

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[RippyD]

So far so good.