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08-09-2019, 04:13 PM
#471
Re: Sealant comparison
Maybe not fair, but, what would you recommend for ease of application and reasonable life????? Ceramic coated car.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by RippyD
Washed the Rover the other day with CarPro Reset. It got rained on and as too dirty to use N-914. Boxster is with the wife. I won't get to it until this weekend.
Rover update (driver and passenger side)
- CanCoat doing ok - this is finally starting to slow down a little
- Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz doing well
- Sonus Acrylic Spritz is done
- Sonus Acrylic Glanz is done
- DG 521 is done
- Prima Hydro - barely working
- Mothers California Gold Spray Wax - barely working
- Mothers Speed Spray Wax done
- Griots Spray-On Wax - barely working
I'm being as generous as I can with Prima Hydro, Mother's California gold, and Griots Spray-on. I'm saying they're working because they're sheeting faster than the adjacent products but are still slow. I'll test these again this weekend.
Spreadsheet is updated.
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08-12-2019, 08:51 PM
#472
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
Originally Posted by abqhudson
Maybe not fair, but, what would you recommend for ease of application and reasonable life????? Ceramic coated car.
Over a coated car I really don't know. I can't say how any of these will perform over a coating. If you assume it's the same as going over clear coat, I like Sonax PNS for ease of application and longevity. I also like Dodo Acrylic Spritz for the same reasons.
My POV is that there's little value to putting a sealant over a coating, except in the case where it needs some protection to cure.
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08-12-2019, 09:42 PM
#473
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
Tested both the Boxster and the Rover. Washed with McKee's N-914.
Added a couple of additional products the Rover: DuraGloss Coating and another coating I'll call MS #5 (it's called a coating by I'm sure it's a sealant.) I added these to the rear panel on both sides. The passenger side was washed only. The driver side got washed, clayed, polished with HD Polish/white LC pad and then DG Squeaky Clean/LC black pad. I wanted to see how these would perform on polished paint vs. unpolished. These are applied to the same area on both sides. The passenger side was applied 3 weeks ago. The driver side was applied yesterday.
Boxster update (driver and passenger side)
- DG 931 is still hanging on - not working well, but very clearly working
- Ultima Spray Wax is barely working - calling it done
- Dodo Acrylic Spritz is done
Rover update (driver and passenger side)
- CanCoat doing ok
- Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz still doing well
- Prima Hydro - slow but still working
- Mothers California Gold Spray Wax is done
- Griots Spray-On Wax is done
- MS #5 passenger side doing well
- DG coating passenger side doing well
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08-13-2019, 12:24 AM
#474
Re: Sealant comparison
Will be very interesting to see if it's any difference in the longevity between preped panel vs unpreped.
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08-13-2019, 09:13 AM
#475
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
Agree. Got the idea from Cruzscarwash. Should have noted that my DG Coating is also a couple of years old, so we'll have to see how it does. I had it sealed up well and it's remained liquid, so hoping it's ok. I was planning to use CanCoat but the sample I had was ~50% solidified.
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08-16-2019, 06:58 AM
#476
Re: Sealant comparison
Originally Posted by RippyD
Agree. Got the idea from Cruzscarwash. Should have noted that my DG Coating is also a couple of years old, so we'll have to see how it does. I had it sealed up well and it's remained liquid, so hoping it's ok. I was planning to use CanCoat but the sample I had was ~50% solidified.
Yeah that's the sad part with most SiO2 products when you like to testing products they goes bad too soon. Since you don't use much of product with spray products. Have some products that I'm afraid will go bad soon. Try to use them as often as I can. But it's fun to see how long they lasts too LOL.
Hope your DG coating is still useable.
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08-16-2019, 09:25 AM
#477
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
I guess we'll see how it holds up. It comes in a metal bottle and I've kept it sealed tight. Doesn't appear to have solidified and looks ok. This is more of a comparison of performance on a polished vs. unpolished panel.
And I hope it doesn't last 40+ weeks. I'm glad to see products last a long time but am always eager to get more tests done. The long lasting products take up valuable space.
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08-18-2019, 10:06 PM
#478
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
Washed both cars with CarPro reload. Used a Big Red Sponge (aka BRS) on the Rover and MF towels on the Boxster. Pressure washed both first.
Boxster update (driver and passenger side)
- DG 931 is still hanging on. I really want to call it done, but it's not there yet
Rover update (driver and passenger) side
- CanCoat doing ok
- Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz still doing well
- Prima Hydro - slow but still working
- MS #5 passenger and driver sides doing well
- DG coating passenger and driver sides doing well
It would be great if somebody else could test DG 931 and prove me wrong. It seems like it just can't work as well as it does. One note: Applied it to the rest of the Boxster today (not the doors) on a ~70 degree cloudy day. Had to buff off a lot of streaking. Best to use this stuff out of the sun, smaller sections, and make sure you wipe it until dry.
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08-26-2019, 10:58 PM
#479
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
Washed both cars with CarPro reload again. Used a Big Red Sponge (aka BRS) on the Rover and MF towels on the Boxster. Pressure washed both first.
Boxster update (driver side)
- DG 931 - calling it done. Still moving water faster than the rest of the door but has slowed considerably
Rover update (driver and passenger side)
- CanCoat doing ok
- Polish Angel Cosmic doing ok
- Prima Hydro - slowing and guessing it will be done next time
- MS #5 passenger and driver sides doing well
- DG coating passenger and driver sides doing well
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09-03-2019, 09:11 PM
#480
Super Member
Re: Sealant comparison
No products currently being tested on the Boxster. Pressure washed the Rover and washed with CarPro Reset and a BRS.
Rover update (driver and passenger side)
- CanCoat doing ok
- Polish Angel Cosmic doing ok
- Prima Hydro - barely working and calling it done
- MS #5 passenger and driver sides doing well
- DG coating passenger and driver sides doing well
I polished the driver side of the Rover with DG Squeaky Clean and a black pad, then washed it with Reset, then checked with the pressure washer to make sure the water action was slow and consistent on both doors.
I taped it up to add 6 more durable products to test over the Winter. Below the horizontal tape I applied DG 601 (polish bonding agent). The idea is to see if it helps with longevity. I applied all the sealants per instructions. I gave them all 30+ minutes to cure in 80+ degree weather. They were all dry when I removed them. I over-applied FK 1000P a little and it was harder to remove, but not difficult. I may have under applied Sonax SFX-4 and Track Claw. They all wiped off fine with no streaking and polished up as expected. We'll see how they do over the next few months.
The new list of products for the Rover is:
- CanCoat
- Polish Angel Cosmic
- MS #5 passenger and driver sides doing well
- DG coating passenger and driver sides doing well
- Collinite 845
- Track Claw
- Sonus SFX-4
- Finish Kare 1000P
- Duragloss 104
- Collinite 845
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