Just following up. I guess I`m at about 6 weeks since first application, 4 weeks since the second application. The car has seen very little rain (uncharacteristically little) and I`ve only washed it 2-3 times too. Parked outside at a commuter train lot 3-4 out of 5 days per week for work, garaged otherwise.
It stays looking pretty clean, but that`s probably more the colour than the LSP
I`ve noticed a reduction in slickness and change in beading behaviour. When I first encountered rain, it took almost nothing (15-20mph or light braking) and the water became a giant single blob on the hood and rolled off. Beads were prominent. Paint felt slick. This past week, the beads seem small, stay put and go nowhere when driving in the rain and the paint doesn`t feel as slick.
I haven`t done anything but hand wash in my driveway - once or twice with CG Citrus wash-n-gloss, one with PB SSS. I would be shocked if the FK1000p was "going away" already. P21S Concours lasted way longer than this, and I haven`t exposed the paint to hardly anything but sun and dust (and it`s almost November on top of being in Canada - so that`s not a challenge for an LSP).
I have a theory that perhaps when I first encountered rain the car was spotless, and last week it was dirty underneath the rain. Perhaps that eliminated the one-giant-bead behaviour on the hood. Not feeling as slick after a wash would have to mean fallout? It doesn`t feel rough, just not slick.
Anyways - I`m hoping to throw one more coat on in the next week or so and hopefully make it through winter. My winter wheels have GTechniq C5 (and new Hakkapeliitta R2s) on them and the windshield has Forte. Still want to get XPel or similar on my front bumper. Fingers crossed for a good winter.
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