do most sealants produce great shine and durability?

[chip douglas]

do most sealant produce great shine and durability ?
I got zaino as sealants, and another one bought locally, which i haven't tried out yet. The one bought locally will go on my girlfriend's car, which is my test car but nonetheless is treated with great care. So back to the sealant topic now......i know there are acrylic ones, but aside from that i dont know much, im sure some here will be able to shed some light on this for me.

Zaino doe produce a good shine, as well as UPP, but i wonder about others......the one i have bought locally is one from UAP NAPA from BODYPRO, maybe others have used it, who knows !

Ok,i'll get going now so talk to you'all later


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[ACE]

The sealants/acrylic products I use all provide great shine and good durability. I use Klasse, UPP, EX and Zaino. However, just because a product is acrylic, it doesn't mean you're getting an excellent, long-lasting product. According to the Guru report, some acrylics didn't last over 4-5 weeks. Stick to the big names and proven stuff. I've had EX and UPP on the hood of my dark blue Jetta for almost 6 weeks in the hot NY summer and they're both looking great, so I can only imagine how long they would last on some test panel. Take recommendations from people who actually use the products, not from those who make them.

 

[JimS]

I've used three different sealants and they all produced a geat shine. I have no idea how durable they are. I don't know of a reliable test and I never leave them alone long enough to test them.

I finally have settled on Poorboys EX w/carnuba as my default sealant.:band

 

[Deanski]

Sealants

The two major players in sealants (Zaino & Meguiars) all produce a very high gloss wet look which can last a long time.

One caveat, the finish prior to any sealants must be as shinny and mirror like as possible, along with removal of oils/silicone from the finish for it to bond.

Here's my SC430 with Zaino on it.

Regards,
Deanski

 

[MetalSludge]

I have been using PoorBoys EX for about 9 months and it looks great. As far as durabiloty I cant comment on that much as I have applied 3 coats about every month due to going to truck shows.