Hi, I'm a lurker. I have been drowning myself with all the great information here. I am thankful to have found such a great resource. I will try my best to keep this to the point:
I have a 2019 Chevy 2500 that is black. I live in the Northeast, near the ocean, and I also have pine trees where I park.
I drove it about a month before putting any products on ( washing aside).I noticed the paint starting to collect some crap. Pine sap, and dog drool mostly. I have applied Zymol cleaner wax twice. It works well for what it is, but I need to get ready for the winter. It lives outside and is a DD which I use for work.
I would like to strip this thing down, get all the crap out of the paint, and seal it with something that lasts. I'm thinking either the Wolfgang Deep Gloss Sealant or Collinite 845.
My biggest fear/challenge is deciding which products to use before sealing. There is pine sap, light etching from dog drool, light swirling and the typical fallout and road grime on the paint, along with whatever is left of the zymol cleaner wax.
I'm not afraid of using an orbital, I have used them on my boats in the past with Finesse it and collinite. That said, this is a different animal in a new black chevy which I have read can be a bear to get looking good and keep looking good.
So please throw it out there: which products will get this newbie back to a contaminant free, glossy black sealed paint that will handle a tough Northeast wintah. The wolfgang stuff seems to be popular here, but I want what is best to correct the current condition of the paint as well as the end goal of glossiness and durability.
I will be doing this outside, as I have no garage. That may factor in to my choices?
Thanks in advance :props:
Edit: Whatever I use, I will be buying it here FYI. I'm not asking for help and buying the stuff elsewhere.