ZAIO vs HD Speed + Poxy

Alfisti said:
Don't both of them extend beading? I'm pretty sure OID does.
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Every single QD I have extends beading, in fact ONR does as well, but OID and Z6 seem to last in the 1-3 rain showers range for me. Perhaps I should skip the QD?
 
Dan said:
Every single QD I have extends beading, in fact ONR does as well, but OID and Z6 seem to last in the 1-3 rain showers range for me. Perhaps I should skip the QD?
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I think it would be the course of wisdom to drop QD so as to not skew the results. :clap1:
 
Just a quick update. About 4 real rains, a few sprinkles here and there and the wicked storm that rolled through here last Friday. In between all that water, its been hot as heck, the car has been parked indoors for a total of 3 days. Most days it spends on the top of my parking deck at work and temps have been over 90 most days, quite a few temp readings from the car of 104 when I get in.



All is beading quite well, no noticeable difference in any of the sections yet. We might get some rain tonight, hoping to get some pics if its still light enough.
 
Thanks for the update. My 4Runner (parked outside) has been subjected to a full week of record breaking 100 degree plus weather and next week is more of the same. Whatever wins your test is going on the truck! :)
 



Just a quick video of the beading. The car is pretty dirty, a good layer of dust but it looks like everything is holding up well, as I'd expect at two weeks and a few days.
 
Quick update at the 3 week mark:

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Love that Jetta red!! Wanted red on my Passat Wagon when but the Passat red is very orange. Not that deep red on the Jetta. Speed/POXY after 7 weeks is beading like when first put on. Used TOUCH yesterday and I was really surprised how it amped up the shine and slickness.
 
Thanks guys, red is my favorite color. Sort of wished I had gotten the vette in red but I didn't want the ticket magnet factor. Final touch is awesome, great QD, amazing value, but for some reason the smell rubs me the wrong way (but not enough to stop using it). On of the things I love most about it, is how well it works on prefect and very imperfect cars.
 
Week 4 update:

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At this point Speed's beading has relaxed a bit, I'd estimate a couple more weeks and it will be gone, but it has done well considering most AIOs drop off at the one month mark. Given that its been REALLY hot lately and we've had lots of showers, its definitely doing well. This is better than what I would get out of something like Poliseal, FK215 or M66.
 
Thanks Thomas, I'm pleased with the results so far. In the AIO class, its certainly no slouch, and its an absolute pleasure to work with. I'm actually surprised there is no visual difference yet in the Poxy vs Speed areas.
 
Interesting stuff! I use both of these products on different cars and while I have been happy and confident in the results provided by ZAIO, I am happy that Speed is doing so well.



I like your willpower of 'doing as little as possible' to maintain your paint finish while driving your car...after all, you have a reputation to live up to! Real world testing is key. But sometimes these tests can be painful! Just be glad one of these products doesn't look like poop because you'd be driving one funny looking car!
 
It's pretty hard not being able to use a QD on it..... I hope you guys appreciate what I'm going through here!!! :D
 
D&D Auto Detail said:
So you're measuring how long water beads on the paint? Interesting...
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If you have some sort of other test protocol, I'd love to hear it. I've experimented with all sorts of stuff like acids, bases even getting some pancreatin (enzyme in bird poo), I can't seem to work out any method that is repeatable. Short of harvesting real bird poo and bug guts, I'm at a loss.
 
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