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This is the second round of testing, the PNS has been removed. See post #373 Sorry for the confusion

Observations:

ONRWW did not survive even one wash, even at 4:1

303 spray wax was a big disappointment, also failing quickly.

As a topper on an AIO applied a short time after the base coat ,...

Ok, Roughly two weeks, several rains, and five washes in:

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It rained around the 48 hour mark, but I waited another 24 hours before washing. First Wash results: Kinda disappointing:

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Well, guys, I'm going to do a quick and dirty phase two of my experiment. I'm going to try a couple other products I didn't have room for on my first run and in an effort to extend the life of the...

I don't think you'll get longevity to last through the season with just a cleaner wax.

As far as wash durability, I've just completed a test on my truck and 501 lasted longer than 105.

This is after 25 washes:

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BTW, RippyD, If you need any products I have tested I'll be glad to send you some samples.

OK, Guys, I washed in one of my hand bay by spraying the hood with self serve presoak, then scrubbing normally with a foam brush. This did indeed accelerate failure of several products.

Anyway,...

I don't know for sure because I haven't tried, But I'm going to speculate that it would not be helpful. Most water spots removers are acidic in nature and respond to acids, not solvents which are in...

You can get a UV light and look for spots of urine you have missed. It will have to be dark, but its pretty easy to spot urine stains with it.

The urine smell will subside as it dries. Every time...

The optimum quit beading. Meguiars and Durgloss sprays are the products holding up. I predict Duragloss will be the wash durability winner. RippyD's longevity test indicated both lasted about the...

Well, had this real estate on my hood being unused by the AIOs, so I thought I would test a couple of sprays in their old spots:

Shown is at (12 o'clock) Duragloss 931 with Aquawax mixed at detail...

I'm going to assume not necessary because all the products are getting the same treatment. You can see which ones are still beading nicely HOWEVER, I will say that if I spray water on my dry hood...

Guys, I'm testing several of these products now for automatic touch free wash durability and contributing this info to Rippy's excellent longevity study. My posts start at page 34, but Rippy has...

Live observations that the camera didn't or isn't catching:

Meguiars UFF lasted longer than optiseal

Meguiars Utimate Paste is still there but is likely going to be the next to fail. With the...

OK, guys, we're here at about the 15 wash mark. Chronologically this is only over ten days, but this is the equivalent of over three months of once weekly washes.

Here's the pic of the products...

Still catching up on old data. These washes occurred in mid September. I had hot weather here and daily highs were in the 90s. I had some troubleshooting work to do on two different units and washed...

OK Guys, I'm going to try to catch up and provide some useful information.

At about the six wash mark the first sealant failed. It was HDPoxy. When you add in the relatively short life Rippy got...

Hi Rippy, sorry, I've been tied up a few days. I'm hoping it's OK that I'm posting here and not starting my own thread. Your research is much more comprehensive and mine can be a mere footnote.
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Take a look at duragloss 501. Good cleaner and very durable.

Well, Eldorado2k, thanks for the guess. I'm actually not recording chronological time, but the number of times a particular product can survive an alkaline wash cycle. Although I'm trying to wait 24...

Products tested during the initaial round include:

Front Row: (L to R) Sonax Polymer Net Shield, Duragloss 105, Meguiars 166 AIO, Klasse AIO

Middle Row: Meguiars Ultimate Paste, HD Poxy (2016...

OK let me try this:

Well, inspired by RippyD Ive been experimenting with a few sealants lately and thought I would see how some of these products stand up to a commercial car wash and their...

OK, Ive got some data to share with photos. But I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to post pics. Is there a "how to post pics thread"