i am using the complete system of each. soap, polish, sealant, QD. i have split my hood 50/50, left and right. BF is on the rest of my truck. i got it before the Z. i know there have been a few experiments on this already. but, i can never get enough info from you. so, this is my contribution. i will update whenever there is a noticeable change. i think i will edit this one post instead of posting new replies. i will answer questions and comments with replies. i have not decided when to QD and/or wash. do you have any requests for experiments? it is going to be difficult not to clean my hood. but, i am keeping busy on the rest of the truck with 3m fine cut and #9 getting the paint perfect. it is 18 months old.
day 1 - application is similar. i like being able to remove BF immediately though. i had to wait about 45 mins to remove Z. neither hides swirls. the initial appearance is too close and not worth mentioning. Although, my wife said that one side was more yellow than the other. I take this with a grain of salt because it was dark out and all I have is standard incandescent fixtures in the garage. lighting is soon to change. Under sunlight, it is simply impossible to tell on a horizontal surface. I am now considering doing my tailgate with a 50/50 test for vertical surface evaluation.
day 2 - my truck is garaged at night and parked outside during the day. i accumulate dust normally. but, it is very slow. i have seen posts that Z has an anti-static effect and that BF collects dust more. this is not true on my truck. i thought there would be no difference in the settling of dust. in other words, i thought y'all were full of crap. no offense. well, boy was i wrong. there is a definite, highly visible, line of demarcation between the 2 product lines. Z has about 4 more times the dust than BF. i did not expect this. this is on a horizontal surface. also, the test is not nearly over. as these products cook on my hood, things may change.
day 3 - i don't think the dust levels will ever become equal from this point. i am debating whether to rinse and QD. this would skew the long term durability test though. maybe if it doesn't rain, i will simulate it with a rinse and QD after a week. i am really interested to see how the dust comparison will change. i don't know. i should be patient. any comments?
day 7 - rinsed truck after a rain. the water beaded on the Z side and sheeted on the BF side. the BF side was easier to dry. appied each products QD to it's respected side.
day 9 - today there was enough dust to compare. they are identical looking. the Z side feels slippier. pretty boring, like watching the grass grow or something. i did dawn, clay, and Z the wife's car. it looks real nice! not as nice as my truck though.
day 10 - dust report. the division is back. the Z side has more dust. there is a definite line where dusty Z half starts beside not-as-dusty side of BF.
day 15 - washed with each shampoos. the only slick part of the paint on the whole truck is the 1/2 Z side. also, during the rain in the week, BF stopped beading.
so, my results on a dark color car as a daily driver with daytime temps in the 90's and a couple of rain showers while garaged at night and QD once a week are as follows.
BF didn't last 2 1/2 weeks for beading and slick. it does not hide swirls. dust colloects less than Z.
Z is still beading and is still slick. it does not hide swirls. dust collects faster than BF.
day 1 - application is similar. i like being able to remove BF immediately though. i had to wait about 45 mins to remove Z. neither hides swirls. the initial appearance is too close and not worth mentioning. Although, my wife said that one side was more yellow than the other. I take this with a grain of salt because it was dark out and all I have is standard incandescent fixtures in the garage. lighting is soon to change. Under sunlight, it is simply impossible to tell on a horizontal surface. I am now considering doing my tailgate with a 50/50 test for vertical surface evaluation.
day 2 - my truck is garaged at night and parked outside during the day. i accumulate dust normally. but, it is very slow. i have seen posts that Z has an anti-static effect and that BF collects dust more. this is not true on my truck. i thought there would be no difference in the settling of dust. in other words, i thought y'all were full of crap. no offense. well, boy was i wrong. there is a definite, highly visible, line of demarcation between the 2 product lines. Z has about 4 more times the dust than BF. i did not expect this. this is on a horizontal surface. also, the test is not nearly over. as these products cook on my hood, things may change.
day 3 - i don't think the dust levels will ever become equal from this point. i am debating whether to rinse and QD. this would skew the long term durability test though. maybe if it doesn't rain, i will simulate it with a rinse and QD after a week. i am really interested to see how the dust comparison will change. i don't know. i should be patient. any comments?
day 7 - rinsed truck after a rain. the water beaded on the Z side and sheeted on the BF side. the BF side was easier to dry. appied each products QD to it's respected side.
day 9 - today there was enough dust to compare. they are identical looking. the Z side feels slippier. pretty boring, like watching the grass grow or something. i did dawn, clay, and Z the wife's car. it looks real nice! not as nice as my truck though.
day 10 - dust report. the division is back. the Z side has more dust. there is a definite line where dusty Z half starts beside not-as-dusty side of BF.
day 15 - washed with each shampoos. the only slick part of the paint on the whole truck is the 1/2 Z side. also, during the rain in the week, BF stopped beading.
so, my results on a dark color car as a daily driver with daytime temps in the 90's and a couple of rain showers while garaged at night and QD once a week are as follows.
BF didn't last 2 1/2 weeks for beading and slick. it does not hide swirls. dust colloects less than Z.
Z is still beading and is still slick. it does not hide swirls. dust collects faster than BF.
