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    Longest lasting gloss

    Most modern sealants and waxes have a initial high gloss wet look. What wax or sealant keeps that initial high gloss the longest?

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Quote Originally Posted by Larry A
    Most modern sealants and waxes have a initial high gloss wet look. What wax or sealant keeps that initial high gloss the longest?
    This is a real hard question to answer...weather conditions, storage, daily driver / garage queen and washing habits or frequencies of, all play a factor in this....For me the one that I have really enjoyed as high gloss is Wolfgang`s high gloss sealant...I`ve used that on the neighbors black Jag she parks outside and have seen a real decent gloss for 4 to 5 weeks....The car to me always looks shiny but I can see a good evidence of the sealant on the car for that period of time.
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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Really hard to tell really. I mean. If I wash my car today, and stare at it for 3-4 hours after I wax it, after a bit it will begin to look normal to me and I`ll begin to think its lost its gloss.

    Sort of like women. You know your wife/girlfriend is attractive, but your buddys think shes hot. You just got used to her.

    LOL...

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Another vote for the WG. Duragloss AW also seems to look glossy for a good while to me on my white paint.
    I still don`t believe in grit guards.

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Quote Originally Posted by joyriide1113
    Sort of like women. You know your wife/girlfriend is attractive, but your buddys think shes hot. You just got used to her.

    LOL...

    Have a good day guys.

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    4 Star Pro Sealant looks nice a fairly long time. (Other attributes "dim" more quickly, though. )
    Also, using a QD can help keep the looks lasting longer.
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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Zaino and Duragloss

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    FK 2180, FK 1000P, Z2Pro, CL LLS
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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    I have to agree on the 2 FK products mentioned.

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Collinite #845 Insulator Wax is another very durable product.

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    I have a car the down the st that was last do in WG thats almost a year aoo if you would like pics i would be glad to post before and afters.




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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    I have a black volvo s80 with WG parked 24/7 outdoors since spring. The gloss looks great at about the 4 week mark (I don`t know beyond that as I reapply another coat every 4 or so weeks; its soo easy wowo lsp ). This si even the case after the record rainfall we had the past few days here - the car is dirty but at a distance the gloss puts it above the other vehicles that I park with anywhere.

    I also have DG 105 on the other car and that lasts and lasts (note that is parked indoors but a daily driver).

    Have not tried Collonite, but my winter plan is to use it as a topper as its has great feedback for longevity/gloss/beeding.
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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Quote Originally Posted by ashsarna
    I also have DG 105 on the other car and that lasts and lasts (note that is parked indoors but a daily driver).

    Have not tried Collonite, but my winter plan is to use it as a topper as its has great feedback for longevity/gloss/beeding.
    So, what about DG 105 topped with Collinite IW?
    Should give you more than enough protection.

    Actually, I think either one of them would be plenty. Both would probably be over-kill.

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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    I am going with the DG 105 for the winter this year..I am still contemplating topping with a Collinite paste wax...I have 915 which I used last year over the Klasse twins and worked great..or fleetwax I have also...

    The wax will be a nice sacrafical barrier for the winter...and use AW to keep it slick...to me a wax is more durable in colder weather due to it getting hard as a rock...lol..than in summer when the heat keeps it softer...


    But to answer the original question...there are to many factors that play into this...

    you have weather..rain..sun.. heat...snow...

    you have enviormental conditions...industrial fallout...smog...garaged..out 24/7..

    some products work nice in one area..but may not work in another..

    example...Joe in Montana has great success with a wax last 2 months or more..nice temps..

    Bob in Texas has horrible luck with wax..has to reapply every 2-3 weeks cause heat and sun just destroys it...

    same with sealants...some work great in one area and not so good in others...Like OCW..it does not last here in New England long..with the rain it seems to wash out fast..same with UPP..I really like the stuff..but during the spring or fall with alot of rain..slickness and beading fall off in about 3-4 weeks...but a nice product for a summer look



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    Re: Longest lasting gloss

    Quote Originally Posted by CharlesW
    So, what about DG 105 topped with Collinite IW?
    Should give you more than enough protection.

    Actually, I think either one of them would be plenty. Both would probably be over-kill.

    Charles


    Yep, that is definitely a plan. As you say I could be overdoing it. Therefore, the quandry that I face is do I DG 105 every car and then top with Collonite or should I vary them (ie. DG and another favorite carnauba I have, Klasse SG/WG/ collonite, or even EX with collonite). I love choices .
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