My sealant throwdown test

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Interesting to see end results.

Just to stir the pot a little:
How do you really know when it is no longer protecting the paint?

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Good question. I will judge it by when the beads don`t look similar to after application. Granted it might be hard to determine because i know clean unprotected paint can bead as well but we`ll have to wing it

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Second post updated with beads
Let`s rank them!

Me personally
1. Wolfgang (stand out #1 to my eyes)
2. Exp
3. Optiseal (pleasant surprise)
4. Blackfire (they just seem the least impressive of the 4 to me)

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There was an older post on AG I stumbled on a while ago, and they did a pretty large scale test on a RV with multiple sealants. It was for 4 months and WGDPS was one of the survivors.

Nice. Now i have to go digging for it later.

[ccarney]

Nice. Now i have to go digging for it later.

The Biggest Sealant Test ever! - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

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The Biggest Sealant Test ever! - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

Thanks

[craigdt]

Hoping to see one of my faves, EX-P do well!
Thanks for your effort

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So it wont let me edit the second post ...

two week update

Previous days hard rain cleaned off any loose dirt.
Wolfs mean green rinseless washed the truck.

5 sprays out of the kwazar of distilled h20









Sprayed lightly across the lower hood









hard to determine what i make of this
They all look about the same.

Still cant load sheeting video but all are still sheeting well.

[pgp]

I am interested in how this plays out, thanks for the updates !

[Bunky]

Thanks for the update!

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5 weeks and 2 days











Opened sprayer and poured the water on the hood as evenly as I could


They all still release very well even though the nice beads appear gone









Thoughts:
So i give up on objectively trying to rate these. I am most likely going to polish out the truck with essence and top with dodo hybrid nano and other silica type products for my next curiosity experiment.

Hood still looks great although I`m ready to try something else out.

[cvergi01]

This is great! looks like you cant really go wrong with any of these, I`ll be going with the EXP first, the beading stays consistent and easy to apply. Thank you for doing this!

[WhyteWizard]

Brandt

Thanks for this test.

I`ve been thinking about wax, sealants, etc. for a long time. Paints have always been pretty hard and the thickness of whatever sealant or wax is so thin it`s hard to imagine them having a lot of ability to protect against scratching due to hardness. I don`t know if anyone has taken a durometer to paint before and after applying products, but, if they have and there is a real testable difference I`d like to know. (Anyone?)

That said, there`s no doubt a good wax or sealant does protect the surface from scratching. So, I`ve come to believe that the difference, the protection, is a result of the slickness the products provide. A slick surface keeps abrasives from getting a bite.

So, the way I would pick the winner in this test wouldn`t be determined solely by which one beads water the longest. I`d also look for a difference in marring on the surface over time.

Again, thanks for the contribution.

Robert

[Ronkh]

But....... But.......... But...............

How can we reach a conclusion ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!



Thanks Brandt, shows they all work pretty well.

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Brandt

Thanks for this test.

I`ve been thinking about wax, sealants, etc. for a long time. Paints have always been pretty hard and the thickness of whatever sealant or wax is so thin it`s hard to imagine them having a lot of ability to protect against scratching due to hardness. I don`t know if anyone has taken a durometer to paint before and after applying products, but, if they have and there is a real testable difference I`d like to know. (Anyone?)

That said, there`s no doubt a good wax or sealant does protect the surface from scratching. So, I`ve come to believe that the difference, the protection, is a result of the slickness the products provide. A slick surface keeps abrasives from getting a bite.

So, the way I would pick the winner in this test wouldn`t be determined solely by which one beads water the longest. I`d also look for a difference in marring on the surface over time.

Again, thanks for the contribution.

Robert

thanks. that is a very valid point. I`m not concerned about protection against scratches in this test, however I think slickness was an original variable I was going to use..
I will admit I was disappointed in the beading at 5 weeks - I`ve only washed with PH neutral soap or Wolfs Mean green which is also ph neutral and only Spray and Wipe afterwards- but the water behavior on the hood is still great with flooding, rinsing off and when driving in the rain (the one time it happened in the last 5 weeks-ha)

But....... But.......... But...............

How can we reach a conclusion ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!



Thanks Brandt, shows they all work pretty well.

ok so I decided to keep it on the hood...at least until March....and I will reevaluate the original variables sunday and make some assessments....for the sake of discussion if nothing else

This is great! looks like you cant really go wrong with any of these, I`ll be going with the EXP first, the beading stays consistent and easy to apply. Thank you for doing this!

thanks. EXP is always a good choice- if I could choose one of these 4 it would be EXP hands down....It`s my favorite but I`m quite biased to Poorboy`s Products

[Ronkh]

You don`t have to, I was just giving you a hard time.

It really is a good test, and THANKS for doing it. (since I use most of the products)