Wax vs Sealant = Confusion!

[Mary B]

Welcome Reecard. There is a product line that would help with almost all your wishes, and for a good price, since you are new.
POORBOY`S WORLD. They have some great sealants, or mixes of sealant/wax, just wax, oh you name it !
Take a look, see what you think ?? All top notch products.

[Reecard]

Welcome Reecard. There is a product line that would help with almost all your wishes, and for a good price, since you are new.
POORBOY`S WORLD. They have some great sealants, or mixes of sealant/wax, just wax, oh you name it !
Take a look, see what you think ?? All top notch products.

I will give them a look, thanks.

[grungy]

Cannot go wrong with modern day sealants for a daily driver, especially if you will maintain it on a semi regular basis. As a non-pro I do recommend looking at a coating since you are in snow country and must deal with salt and nasty road grime. If the car is not a daily driver, then wax away in the garage. Coatings may scare most newcomers, but they are well worth learning about and getting applied to save both your car and your mind.

[danlc95]

I`m in Michigan too, but on the other side of the state.

I use Duragloss 111, 101, and Meguiar`s M21 the most. I use these products on the family, and customer cars. So far the Duragloss 111 seems the most resistant to wear.

111 is labeled as a Clear Coat "Polish", but there are no polishing agents in the formula. 101 has light cleaners in it, but again, no functional abrasives to correct paint.

[Reecard]

I have had a lot of good replies on this, but now I have another question. Should I "strip" the vehicle of what is on it? I am not even sure if there is any protection there. Should I remove the protection before I clay or should I just wash, clay, seal then wax?

[DaveT435]

Claying should remove any LSP that is on there. Are you using iron X or equivalent??

[Reecard]

I wasn`t planning on it, what is the advantage to using this?

[jrock645]

I wasn`t planning on it, what is the advantage to using this?

Removes iron contamination that has gotten into the pores of the paint

[Reecard]

What are some other products that will do this? Thanks.

[ShawnF350]

Clean the car the best you can.
Clay it and apply a coat or two of FK1000P.
P Protected for the winter.

[Accumulator]

WARNING, AUTOPIAN HERESY FOLLOWS-

Plenty of times I just slap on a fresh coat of LSP without doing any kind of proper prep other than a good wash. No clay, no decon, nothing. Even do that over old/different LSP if I`m not concerned with bonding issues. Guess that last part can be key though...

Yeah, I know, and YMMV in a huge way. But I do it pretty often.

Hey, it`s Winter and Reecard`s in MI (see, I even checked, I`m paying attention ) and I`d rather the vehicle have protection on it. Make this stuff Autopian enough and people might not end up doing anything. I`d give serious consideration to just doing whatever`s realistically feasible for right now and then giving it a more proper detail come Spring.

[BudgetPlan1]

WARNING, AUTOPIAN HERESY FOLLOWS-

Hey, it`s Winter and Reecard`s in MI (see, I even checked, I`m paying attention ) and I`d rather the vehicle have protection on it. Make this stuff Autopian enough and people might not end up doing anything. I`d give serious consideration to just doing whatever`s realistically feasible for right now and then giving it a more proper detail come Spring.

Bingo...can only do what conditions allow. Winter sucks.


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[jatleson]

or substitute Collinite 845 for FK1000P. For my cars, the last wash of the `warm` months is a wash and a coat of 845. No polishing, claying, etc. Lasts all winter. Come spring I`ll assess the condition of the paint and prep as necessary.

[psynx]

nice what color is your sq5? I got mine ibis white with black and red interior with the CF inserts.
If you dont plan on washing it every weekend to bi weekly you`re better off coating it. sealant will last about 6 months with proper maintenance.
If its a daily driver i would recommend coating over sealant and if coating is too difficult i would do sealant instead wax.

[Reecard]

nice what color is your sq5? I got mine ibis white with black and red interior with the CF inserts.
If you dont plan on washing it every weekend to bi weekly you`re better off coating it. sealant will last about 6 months with proper maintenance.
If its a daily driver i would recommend coating over sealant and if coating is too difficult i would do sealant instead wax.

My SQ5 is Dayton Grey Pearl. Yes, I plan on washing it every weekend, when it is not winter! And yes, it is a daily driver.