Platinum UPP vs. S100 Durability test

[imported_Intermezzo]

Waxes, sealants, tire-dressing...everything you put on the surface of your paint "bonds" to the surface. If it wasn't bonded to your paint, it would slip right off.



The key factor in a good quality poly-siloxane or sealant's durability is whether or not it contains resins that CURE or CROSSLINK on the surface it is being applied to. A properly curing poly-silicone product will link its molecules together and become transformed into a slightly different compound (similar process to 2K paint) than what it was originally.



Just because a company calls its product a polymer sealant because it contains polymers doesn't necessarily make that product a true, crosslinking polymer sealant. A sealant and a wax product is not as different as you may think. Most waxes have amino-functional polymers added to them and most 'polymer sealant' products in the market these days are loaded with oils the same way waxes are.

 

[rstype]

Old post (December 2002) by Intermezzo, but this certainly is worth reading right now.

Just because a company calls its product a polymer sealant because it contains polymers doesn't necessarily make that product a true, crosslinking polymer sealant. A sealant and a wax product is not as different as you may think. Most waxes have amino-functional polymers added to them and most 'polymer sealant' products in the market these days are loaded with oils the same way waxes are.

:bow I completely agree. With all the new products in the market claiming to be sealants, it is hard tell whether a product is a "true" crosslinking polymer or not. Are BF, UPP, or EX examples of one? That remains a big question...

 

[shaf]

Normally I HATE it when someone bumps an old thread, but in this case THANK YOU BW!



It seems that "polymer sealant" is a pretty general term and can apply to many things. I'm beginning to wonder if it also includes some products that are not called polymer sealants properly but are definitely not carnauba either! And if this is why they have relatively low durability. Examples of this are some of the old stuff like Blue Poly and Nu Finish - rumored to be "polymer" products but where's the durability?