So I tried Ultima

TH0001 · 09-14-07, 06:49

A forum member sent me a little sample (about an oz or two)...

Very nice inital gloss, very very slick. I will post pictures but I am out of town at the moment.

So far so good, and honestly, better than I expected.

NSXTASY · 09-14-07, 09:31

I also used it today. Clay, UPPP, Detail Spray Plus, and lastly UPGP. The Paint prep went on great, white CCS, buffed off easily and left a nice gloss. I wiped it down with the UDSP and it was already pretty slick. Followed by the UPGP it produced a nice finish, intially not very slick, but like CS and OS, it slickened in about 20 minutes. I would say that my initial thoughts are that it is a touch wetter and less reflective than OS or CS. Application seemed the same as OS and CS. Durability will determine alot.

series1 · 09-14-07, 10:22

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Originally Posted by NSXTASY

Durability will determine alot.

Thats what it seems like a lot of people here are narrowing it down to with these three spray sealant products.

TH0001 · 09-15-07, 04:16

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Originally Posted by NSXTASY

I also used it today. Clay, UPPP, Detail Spray Plus, and lastly UPGP. The Paint prep went on great, white CCS, buffed off easily and left a nice gloss. I wiped it down with the UDSP and it was already pretty slick. Followed by the UPGP it produced a nice finish, intially not very slick, but like CS and OS, it slickened in about 20 minutes. I would say that my initial thoughts are that it is a touch wetter and less reflective than OS or CS. Application seemed the same as OS and CS. Durability will determine alot.

Interesting finding. I found the appearance very wet as well, but I also found it very slick right off the bat. Maybe its the heat?

DavidB · 09-15-07, 07:41

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Originally Posted by TH0001

Interesting finding. I found the appearance very wet as well, but I also found it very slick right off the bat. Maybe its the heat?

We have found a number of factors contribute to slickness:

- heat/humidity
- Amount of product applied
- Paint prep

In all cases, we found that maximum slickness came after 12 - 24 hours of drying time.

db

frank_jarle · 09-15-07, 09:40

DavidB: Any report that its "more" or "less" that gives more slickness? And is it better to apply this when its not so humid or hot (reason i ask is because i live in Norway and we dont get any humid weath, except for autumn when its lots of rain).

Frank
Norway

NSXTASY · 09-15-07, 11:39

It was pretty cool here, 55 or so. The paint was prepped as good as it gets, I really liked the PPP. The thing is though, it is reccomended to apply UPGP 4 times a year for max protection, so it seems that durability is a moot point in my case (as long as it last 3 months), seeing as I want max protection. In that case, its really tough to justify the price, considering it's $72 + shipping for the Zaino triplets.

I really like the Ultima products so far, so little UPGP is used I would imagine a bottle would last. I Ultima'd a 06 TSX today and it came out great. The detail spray plus streaked a little bit in the temps, 52 today. I don't particularly care for the massive applicator, just too big for me, but my smaller MF app's work excellently.

David,

frank_jarle · 09-15-07, 02:51

Thanks for the info NSXTASY, awesome to hear all this. Im going to make the ultima Ultima package, but not sure what to include with it yet.

But to hear that you didnt have any major problem in 55F sounds good to me.

Frank

NSXTASY · 09-15-07, 03:01

I just Ultima'd a Chevrolet 2500HD @ 50F and with no issues. The slickness really amplifies as time progresses, but its more of a buttery soft slickness, not a nothing can possibly stick slickness (make sense?) ala Zaino/4* UPP/Fk 1000P. I guess it feels more like a carnuba than a sealant.

wannafbody · 09-15-07, 04:19

how low of temperatures can Ultima be applied in?

rleven · 09-15-07, 04:40

Bottle says not to apply below 40F.