Spray sealant test

day 1, part 2 update

So the pollen is crazy outside right now, vehicle hasnt moved for about 5 hours outside and the hood looks horrible! strange part is how the sealants react to this all. Hydro Wax as you dry has the least amount of pollen on it, every other sealant is about the same amount. I thought wax would attract pollen more? i dont know

 
Pollen is horrible here too. Very interesting results. Maybe Prima Hydro Max will behave similarly. Anything with carnuba acts like a dust magnet in my experience.
 
donbeezy said:
day 1, part 2 update

So the pollen is crazy outside right now, vehicle hasnt moved for about 5 hours outside and the hood looks horrible! strange part is how the sealants react to this all. Hydro Wax as you dry has the least amount of pollen on it, every other sealant is about the same amount. I thought wax would attract pollen more? i dont know

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Mine looks about the same
 
donbeezy said:
day 1, part 2 update

So the pollen is crazy outside right now, vehicle hasnt moved for about 5 hours outside and the hood looks horrible! strange part is how the sealants react to this all. Hydro Wax as you dry has the least amount of pollen on it, every other sealant is about the same amount. I thought wax would attract pollen more? i dont know

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pheerix said:
Pollen is horrible here too. Very interesting results. Maybe Prima Hydro Max will behave similarly. Anything with carnuba acts like a dust magnet in my experience.
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pheerix said:
It's interesting you've also found BF CS to be not that slick. I've used WG liquid seal and Opti-Seal and they're not as slick as even Uber Rinseless as detail spray.
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When I read a post like this it causes me to question my standards. Maybe I'm slipping (play on words). :) I've found this product to be as slick as most anything I've used and definitely find it to become even more so after about 12 hours.
 
GearHead_1 said:
When I read a post like this it causes me to question my standards. Maybe I'm slipping (play on words). :) I've found this product to be as slick as most anything I've used and definitely find it to become even more so after about 12 hours.
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i had my vehicle in the garage overnight and it wasnt slick as i thought it would be
 
donbeezy said:
sadly all the sealants died in the 2nd week. not sure why or how. reload was the only one with a hint of water sheeting
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I'm really starting to think pollen does more than just make the car green.

With "normal" road grime, I still get decent beading after a rain storm or whatever (lsp is Megs UPW, applied about every 3-4 months). I notice with the pollen, even if a light coat, the beads are just amorphus blobs. Even after washing the pollen off, it's almost like the lsp has been degraded somewhat. When applying a drying aid or spray wax after, the MF towel seems a bit more grabby...

Just conjecturing here. Probably been discussed heavily in the past.
 
nickclark08 said:
I'm really starting to think pollen does more than just make the car green.

With "normal" road grime, I still get decent beading after a rain storm or whatever (lsp is Megs UPW, applied about every 3-4 months). I notice with the pollen, even if a light coat, the beads are just amorphus blobs. Even after washing the pollen off, it's almost like the lsp has been degraded somewhat. When applying a drying aid or spray wax after, the MF towel seems a bit more grabby...

Just conjecturing here. Probably been discussed heavily in the past.
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wow, you read my mind on that one. i didnt want to blame on pollen cause i havent seen it discussed before but both of my vehicles stopped beading after heavy pollen. i thought it was just me not prepping the vehicle correctly
 
Thanks for the test. Yikes. 2 weeks. Hasn't there been reports of Megs UQW and Optimum CW having decent durability for a spray wax? (I've used both, but never checked for durability :( I dropped the ball on that one.

Interesting note about the pollen!!!
 
I've still got Carpro Hydro2lite on my wife's car after 4 months beading like crazy. Could it be the application method? I sprayed it on and waited about 20 seconds and hit it with a strong stream of water. I really didn't expect much, but I am impressed with the beading and sheeting from very little work. And I swear my wife's car had never been waxed. She doesn't like me to touch it. Lol
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
I've still got Carpro Hydro2lite on my wife's car after 4 months beading like crazy. Could it be the application method? I sprayed it on and waited about 20 seconds and hit it with a strong stream of water. I really didn't expect much, but I am impressed with the beading and sheeting from very little work. And I swear my wife's car had never been waxed. She doesn't like me to touch it. Lol
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the whole hood, every single product has "died" though. i did ask a buddy to wash the hood only while he was washing his truck. not sure if the soap dilution was strong enough to kill the sealants. still seems odd
 
Might want to wash the car with a soap that doesn't leave anything behind and see if it starts beading again. Not surprised Reload is still beading and also not surprised CGV07 stopped, they need to stop calling it a sealant and call it a QD like it is. Thanks for the review. We need more comparisons, especially side by side.
 
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