I have kind of moved away from working on other peoples cars and focused most of my attention on my car, my new home and my new job. Having done so, I have much more time to focus only on my cars and their paint condition.
Now, my silver Z06 will always either have Z2Pro or UPP (which it has now) on it because they have been the best, by far, on silver in my eyes. I just can't get a carnauba to do what I want on that particular shade of silver.
On my GTO, though, I find I much prefer the look of a glaze/carnauba combination than the shiny appearance of most sealants. I'm currently trying to go through all my sealant peripherals (detail sprays, mostly, as I'll never be able to use up all my sealants) so I can get back to using a carnauba on it. This got me wondering if I was doing my car a disfavor. It's not a daily driver. It doesn't sit out in the sun all day. In fact, it really only comes out for maybe a few hours a week, if that. I can and will keep a fresh layer of wax on it (say, once every two or three weeks) and it will be babied with carnauba fortified QD's between washes.
Am I over looking something here that would steer me back towards a sealant? Besides the extra protection from those inevitable bird bombs (which will burn right through even the toughest LSPs if not taken care of right away) I sure can't think of much else that might come in contact with the paint that a fresh layer of carnauba can't handle.
Plus, I enjoy working with carnauba much more than sealants generally speaking, although sealants such as WG, UPP, and Z2Pro are super easy to use. For the occasional road trip, a quick touch up with OCW should help with bug jerky on the front end, too.
Carnauba definitely isn't a dinosaur in my arsenal... not until I can find a sealant that produces the warmth, easy of use, slickness, and beading of a carnauba. Durability has become much less of a factor for me, thank God.
Now, my silver Z06 will always either have Z2Pro or UPP (which it has now) on it because they have been the best, by far, on silver in my eyes. I just can't get a carnauba to do what I want on that particular shade of silver.
On my GTO, though, I find I much prefer the look of a glaze/carnauba combination than the shiny appearance of most sealants. I'm currently trying to go through all my sealant peripherals (detail sprays, mostly, as I'll never be able to use up all my sealants) so I can get back to using a carnauba on it. This got me wondering if I was doing my car a disfavor. It's not a daily driver. It doesn't sit out in the sun all day. In fact, it really only comes out for maybe a few hours a week, if that. I can and will keep a fresh layer of wax on it (say, once every two or three weeks) and it will be babied with carnauba fortified QD's between washes.
Am I over looking something here that would steer me back towards a sealant? Besides the extra protection from those inevitable bird bombs (which will burn right through even the toughest LSPs if not taken care of right away) I sure can't think of much else that might come in contact with the paint that a fresh layer of carnauba can't handle.
Plus, I enjoy working with carnauba much more than sealants generally speaking, although sealants such as WG, UPP, and Z2Pro are super easy to use. For the occasional road trip, a quick touch up with OCW should help with bug jerky on the front end, too.
Carnauba definitely isn't a dinosaur in my arsenal... not until I can find a sealant that produces the warmth, easy of use, slickness, and beading of a carnauba. Durability has become much less of a factor for me, thank God.