I`m with you here, I always seem to wonder "why not just use XXX topper then?" though I do realize some seem to experience different/better performance layering certain products than just using either alone. I guess you could argue using a rinseless wash as a drying aid leaves *something* behind but I`ve never tried to pass any of them off as protection.
I also I read on these forums a long time ago that the method of application shouldn`t really tell you anything about the performance of the product. I`m pretty sure this was back in the WOWO sealant days but just because something comes in a spray, a cream, a tin, or a little glass bottle doesn`t tell you much. Problem is my knee-jerk impression to something in 16oz spray bottle is "detail spray" or "topper" and something in a cream is "sealant" and a little glass bottle is "coating" and I`m already forming expectations in my head for the product.
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