Pick the Sealant...WG, UPP, BF, Det. Pride?

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nonwelder

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I've played with Zaino, and now Duragloss. I love both...and use them on my wife's car. My car is the play car, as I like to try new stuff. I need something that is durable, as the car is outside about 8 hours a day, plus I take some road trips. I want something that will make the flake pop on a steel gray metallic car as well.



Give me your suggestion...as well as what you would use to prep, or if you would use their pre-cleaner!



Thanks!
 
Honestly, between the list you provided, you won't see incredibly different results from those products. They are more similar in performance and function, than they are different. I think you can expect 2-3 months durability from them (maybe more for a garaged car, less if outside 24/7). The look is very nice and rich, but that doesn't last long at all either, IMO. I wish I could pick just one and say try it, but they all perform so similarly, it's impossible, at least for me.
 
OneQuickGT1 said:
... I need something that is durable, as the car is outside about 8 hours a day, plus I take some road trips. I want something that will make the flake pop on a steel gray metallic car as well...
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Much as I like UPP, IMO it isn't durable enough for this application but with good prep I'd expect it to look nice on that color.



Ditto for the durability (not) of BF, which seems similar except that IME it darkened the paint more (which might add "richness" or "depth" to certain paints) if you care about that.



Note regarding my criticism of the durability: while these products seem to *last* a good long time (e.g., protect against oxidation), their wonderful slickness drops off quickly...and IMO that isn't good for an outside vehicle that you don't want to be refreshing all the time as the slickness is one of the things that's nice about these products.
 
Blackfire has decent to good durability, and creates a shimmering wet shine on your vehicle. Zaino is great on metallic paints, let's the metal shine through. BF or UPP may mute the pop of the metallic flakes, but if you like wet paint and durability, Blackfire is top notch.
 
Blackfire, naked or topped....



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