Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant versus Traditional Sealants - Test!

acuRAS82

acuRAS82

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This test to compare Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant versus some traditional sealants. I tried to break vertical panels up into comparable groupings.
The panels were cleaned with PBL Surface Cleansing Lotion and were squeaky clean to the touch afterwards.
The sealants were applied on 4/24/2020 late at night. 62degF in the garage during application, temp went as low as 57degF during the night time curing. On each panel, Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant resides in the middle.

Below are all contestants listed drivers side to passengers side:

Hood - The OG Slicksters
- Blackfire Sealant
- Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant
- Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant
- Jescar Powerlock
- Four Star Ultimate Paint Protectant
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Back Roof - The Modern Classics
- PBL Sealant
- Mckees Hi Def
- Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant
- Polish Angel Master Sealant
- 3D HD Poxy
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Trunk Lid - The OG Beasts
- Collinite 476
- Collinite 845
- Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant
- Sonax PNS
- Finish Kare 1000p Hi Temp Paste Wax
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Front Roof - Bonus Contestants
- Collinite 915
- Poorboys EX-P
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The car is still in the garage and will stay there until a minimum 24 hours cure time. I’ll post back for updates.

Thanks for reading.


Edit: I forgot to mention, these sealants are so amazingly slick. PNS is of course not so slick. Poxy is more smooth like a carnauba than slick. All the others feel like Beadmaker slick. Gotta love sealants if you like this kind of thing!
 
TheMeanGreen said:
My bet is that FK1000P, the Wolfgang products, Polish Angel, and Sonax PNS last the longest, and any of them could win.
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No love for the Collinite’s, huh?

It will be tough for me not to use an occasional QD or gloss-enhancing car wash on these panels for such a long time, but will do my best. At all costs I won’t use anything significant like a spray wax.
 
Collinite`s are great products that are pretty durable, but when stacked up against the products that I listed, I don`t think they will win. However, I could be proven wrong.
 
Cool test, will be interesting.

Lol at the jug of PBL sealant, sale must have been good that week.
 
gorram said:
Cool test, will be interesting.

Lol at the jug of PBL sealant, sale must have been good that week.
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I’m a hardcore sale hunter. The deal was probably very good, and it’s tough for me to shell out $50 (or ~$35 on sale) for 8oz when I could get a 32oz jug for ~$75. But in hindsight, the stuff spreads extremely far and I’ve only used about 5oz in 2 years (after about 8 full applications and numerous tests).
 
Updated plan: Due to circumstances, I need to get the car outside earlier than planned. It is expected to start light rain at the 24-25 hour mark (since application). Then heavy rain overnight from the 30 hour mark through the next day. One and a half inches expected.

So a benefit of sealants is supposedly being less finicky than coatings as far as release to the wild. All of them identify 24 hours or less cure time on their labels, including WG SiO2. So the test will begin by mimicking a normal detail job where a car is provided back to the customer at 24 hours in any weather.
 
Update (the next day):
First beading shots after a night of heavy rain. Everything looks great. Sealants aren’t shabby beaders, even if they don’t sheet as well as ceramic-infused products. Still, PNS looks slightly nicer than the rest. WG SiO2 slightly nicer than most the sealants. But when brand new, these all look great.

I’ll include reference shots with updates to remember what products are where.

Hood
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Trunk Lid
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Back Roof
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Front Roof
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I then took the car on a 1.5 hour drive through heavy rain with my son (because we NEED to get out of the house and driving is the only truly mobile-quarantine thing to do these days). I mention this because I’ve been putting on 100+ miles per day on this car over the past 3 weeks due to these rides. And when there is moderate rain, we storm chase. Today there was no need to chase, it’s a one-inch washout throughout the day.

My point above is that this car doesn’t just sit outside during these tests. It drives. And when possible it drives through rain, wind or snow. So consider it a mini-real life torture test as long as the country remains shut down.
 
SGM2008 said:
I`m rooting for the Wolfgang SiO2 Paint Sealant since I just applied it to my car. 😉
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And for the record, Sonax PNS has been my go to sealant. From a durability standpoint, it’s hard to beat. I was just in the mood to try something different.
 
Coleroad said:
Did any stand out good, or bad from a appearance standpoint? Maybe a rating on ease of application.
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A few were noticed during wipe off.

- Master Sealant, being on the roof, my eye level noticed the reflection of the light bulb and garage roof right away. This stands as the one that popped in my head the most when reading your question.

- 845 was noticed for immediately brightening the surface and making the flakes pop.

- 1000p which I never used was noticeably even brighter than Collinite and very “acrylic”, I guess. Not sure how to describe in my own words. Cold and reflective at the surface. It’s like I finally knew what the 1000s of Accumulator’s posts were referring too (though I didn’t look back at them to better my description). ;)

- The 4 on the front (plus WG SiO2) are the first I applied and their slickness blew me away during wipe off. It’s been awhile since applying traditional sealants. When stepping back from the front of the vehicle after wipe off, I recalled wondering if this is the best I’ve ever seen the paint look this nice. The driver’s side of the hood had a bit of a darkened hue compared to the Powerlock next to the center. The WG offerings either darken a bit (and I know BF darkens) or the Powerlock lightens. But the darkened look still looked great and as reflective.

When I put the car outside last night while sun was still out, I was blown away again. This silver paint definitely shines with the brightness that sealants provide. I know it sounds cliche and everyone use to say it, but holy crow.
 
acuRAS82- One coat/application of each?

FWIW, with regard to the ones I`ve used, I agree completely with your take on how they look...and *yes indeed, silver can POP* Anybody who says it`s "boring"... :rolleyes:

An, heh heh, I bet you see why it took me a while to appreciate how the FK looks on certain colors. Oh man, my `93 Audi did look better with either of the Collinites on it (different with 476S vs. 845, but both looked swell).

I`ll be especially interested to see how the FK lasts compared to those Collinites; experiences vary, though I`ve yet to figure out why (and I`ve sure given it plenty of thought).
 
Accumulator said:
acuRAS82- One coat/application of each?

FWIW, with regard to the ones I`ve used, I agree completely with your take on how they look...and *yes indeed, silver can POP* Anybody who says it`s "boring"... :rolleyes:

An, heh heh, I bet you see why it took me a while to appreciate how the FK looks on certain colors. Oh man, my `93 Audi did look better with either of the Collinites on it (different with 476S vs. 845, but both looked swell).

I`ll be especially interested to see how the FK lasts compared to those Collinites; experiences vary, though I`ve yet to figure out why (and I`ve sure given it plenty of thought).
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One coat each. I’m so torn on these comparison tests as to picking one or two coats. I figured this test will represent the most frequent use across all users: one application... since it’s probably only us Autopians who would ever think of doing two. But I could see test results slightly different had I done two coats of each. Oh well, stick with my decision and go with it.

But yes, I absolutely thought of you the moment I wiped the FK off. “Ahh, that’s what he was saying!”. It’s a good look on the silver.
 
acuRAS82- Heh heh, it appears I`m making an impression on some people :D

Ya know..I`ve *NEVER* stopped with one coat of the FK, wonder how long that`ll last. Only stopped at one with the Collinite once (with each of those two versions) to see how it`d go (not so durable, never just one again..). No, no, not being critical at all and as you said a lot of folks will probably stop at one. Though fair warning that I might pull that out as an excuse if the FK dies a lot sooner than I`d expect (just kidding, just kidding..!sorta! ;) ).

Hey, got a Q for you: did you notice any diff in the FK after a day or so? As it cures/whatever-it-does it always changes a bit for me, getting even more "sealanty".

Oh oh..another Q about something: is the Ultimate Paint Protection one the "Four Star" UPP? IF so..that`s what I`ve always used on the S8 (since the stuff came out) and while I *LOVE* the look and the slickness, but the durability was almost as lousy as its protection; bugs/birds etched through that stuff like it wasn`t even there, like...worse than a beauty wax or at least no better than Souveran.
 
Accumulator said:
acuRAS82- Heh heh, it appears I`m making an impression on some people

Ya know..I`ve *NEVER* stopped with one coat of the FK, wonder how long that`ll last. Only stopped at one with the Collinite once (with each of those two versions) to see how it`d go (not so durable, never just one again..). No, no, not being critical at all and as you said a lot of folks will probably stop at one. Though fair warning that I might pull that out as an excuse if the FK dies a lot sooner than I`d expect (just kidding, just kidding..!sorta! ).

Hey, got a Q for you: did you notice any diff in the FK after a day or so? As it cures/whatever-it-does it always changes a bit for me, getting even more "sealanty".

Oh oh..another Q about something: is the Ultimate Paint Protection one the "Four Star" UPP? IF so..that`s what I`ve always used on the S8 (since the stuff came out) and while I *LOVE* the look and the slickness, but the durability was almost as lousy as its protection; bugs/birds etched through that stuff like it wasn`t even there, like...worse than a beauty wax or at least no better than Souveran.
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I’m sure you’ve made an impression on many people throughout the years. I can’t count how many people have stated you got them to try FK.

I won’t mind if you point out the 1 coat as a reason FK doesn’t perform the same way, it’s true. Maybe I can do a longer term, multi-coat next winter.

I do think FK got more “sealanty” later on. I was thinking maybe it was just that the car was out of the garage and in natural light, but definitely sticks out on the back panel (although so does 476 in the opposite way).

And you are correct that I’m using the Ultimate Paint Protection that you had durability and bird bomb issues with. These impressions were left with me too and I’ve never used it this time of year because of that. Only in fall/winter. The stuff looks awesome, feels awesome, but I’ve never left it be to test durability. We’ll see if it and the Acura get along or if it degrades in a few weeks... with how much rain we’ve been getting and the amount of driving I’m doing, the faint-of-heart sealants probably aren’t going to last too long. For anyone who has driven a motorcycle in the rain, those raindrops pound really hard when the car is going 60-70mph through storms.
 
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