Polycharger for Sealants

[DavidB]

Polycharger for Sealants

Description

This product is a polymer additive designed to work with most synthetic wax and polymer sealant products. This product is being designed to:

1. Improve sealant durability
2. Improve sealant application (ease of use)
3. Improve sealant look and final (after cure) slickness

Note: The benefit this additive provides varies with each product.

Note: This product can only be used with solvent-based sealant/wax products. These include:

- Ultimate UPP
- Mothers
- Meguiar’s
- Poorboys
- Blackfire
- Zaino
- Eagle1
- Wolfgang
- Menzerna FMJ
- Turtlewax
- Chemical Guys

The Klasse Sealant Glaze (and other true acrylic sealants) is not a solvent base. For these systems, you must use Polycharger H20 (aka, Polycharger for Sprays).

This product works by creating a catalyst system that works with the most common polymer systems used in car care products. Once mixed, the shelf life of the “Polycharged” product is normally less than 10 days. For optimum use, the Polycharged sealant product should be used within 72 hours.

Mixing Instructions

Polycharger is provided in a glass pharmaceutical bottle with an eye dropper stem and a rubber bulb closure. Each depression of the rubber bulb fills the dropper stem approximately 50%. This is “one dose” of Polycharger.

Use a 2 ounce mixing bottle (provided). Fill the mixing bottle half full with sealant or synthetic wax. Apply 3-4 doses of Polycharger and cap the mixing bottle. Shake thoroughly.

Usage

Follow sealant manufacturer’s application instructions.

Testing

Coming…

[joyriiide1113]

Wow... You are spending way too much time with your chemist... Can't wait.

[White95Max]

Originally Posted by DavidB

Note: This product can only be used with solvent-based sealant/wax products. These include:
...
- Wolfgang

Isn't Wolfgang sealant water-based, not solvent-based?

From Autogeek:
The difference lies in the paint-friendly, water-based formula. Rather than rely on the usual synthetic solvents found in most sealants, we’ve built Deep Gloss Paint Sealant on an oil-in-water emulsion

[thom]

good question. though not a chemist the solvent (voc) in bf,wolfgang,upp fmj is often described as similar to a baby oil.

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by White95Max

Isn't Wolfgang sealant water-based, not solvent-based?

From Autogeek:
The difference lies in the paint-friendly, water-based formula. Rather than rely on the usual synthetic solvents found in most sealants, we’ve built Deep Gloss Paint Sealant on an oil-in-water emulsion

Call it what you want with marketing spin. It starts life as a solvent. The emulsion simply holds the non-VOC components in suspension with the VOC components.

[Deanski]

Seems borderline with Zaino ZFX in what it's expected to do.

Interesting none the less. Let's see what it can do for my 997 C2S Porsche in black!

Regards,
Deanski

[calgarydetail]

Alright the million dollar question, when can I get some. I want to try it. I know its in the testing phaze but when is it planned on going into products so us mortal can try it? Im excited, i look forward to hearing how the testing goes

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by calgarydetail

Alright the million dollar question, when can I get some. I want to try it. I know its in the testing phaze but when is it planned on going into products so us mortal can try it? Im excited, i look forward to hearing how the testing goes

There are still a number of potential issues to work out. That's why we're doing real world testing. One of my concerns is shelf life of the product. It's only been around in these mixtures since August. That's not enough time for us to know the potential problems.

We already learned that their is a potential shipping problem with the dropper in the bottle. The polymers consume the air in the bottle and cause the rubber to suck in. So it looks like we will have to ship the bottle with a regular cap and include the dropper seperately.

[calgarydetail]

Originally Posted by DavidB

There are still a number of potential issues to work out. That's why we're doing real world testing. One of my concerns is shelf life of the product. It's only been around in these mixtures since August. That's not enough time for us to know the potential problems.

We already learned that their is a potential shipping problem with the dropper in the bottle. The polymers consume the air in the bottle and cause the rubber to suck in. So it looks like we will have to ship the bottle with a regular cap and include the dropper seperately.

Cool Thnznk you for the info. I look forward to trying thr product out once its on the market. It sounds exciting. Cant wait

[wannafbody]

Originally Posted by Deanski

Seems borderline with Zaino ZFX in what it's expected to do.

Interesting none the less. Let's see what it can do for my 997 C2S Porsche in black!

Regards,
Deanski

Based on my testing, Zaino without ZFX is pretty much indestructible. It seems to be ISO and detergent resistant. Adding anything that would make it more durable might make it too durable and difficult to remove

[mongo]

Maybe but you will stil get waterspots and if you get egged although highly unlikely it is the amino acids will eat through the Zaino

[sneek]

I would like to see it used on half a hood and half a hood without. this sounds like it could change synthetic wax forever!