cwcad
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That is what one of the selling points of this glaze actually is. It offers protection that does not wash away.
Sealant test over a Glaze base
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That is what one of the selling points of this glaze actually is. It offers protection that does not wash away.
Stephan
Mr Detailer
Thats interesting...
A question and I am not sure if this is myth or fact...but early on in my detailing days of using glaze, specifically Imperial hand glaze was that glaze had to be immediately covered with a LSP or the sun and heat would actually evaporate the glaze away...
ever hear of that???
cwcad
New Normal
To be honest that is not a product that I have any familiarity with at all.
I am not sure but I think the durabilty issue comes from the product being acrylic based. But I cannot give a credible observation from scientific make up of the product. Just from my meager reading of the product. Remember I am just an enthusiast that used to ride big iron for a living.
cwcad
New Normal
My test is finally coming to a close. The beading is changing each week as you can see from my first posts. I believe that it is time for something different. I never imagined how difficult it was to not do something that would effect the testing. What ever I did during the course of the test each product was treated the same. Nothing was done to add to the products to increase shine or durability.
It appears from the pictures below that that the beading is lacking of uniformity. Although the entire hood seems to be uniform in the beading. I am comparing the beads now to the previous pictures of this thread. Look for yourself
I have to say that I am satisfied with DWG it passed the CharlesW test as far as I am concerned. What is the Charles W test? It is 4 to 6 weeks of good durabilty and shine and I cannot wait to put more product on the replenish what I believe is still doing a relatively good job.
Slickness was not a major factor in this test. The slickness dropped a little each day. I am not sure if the dust issues were the mitigating factor in this issue but I suspect it may be since I had to put the truck through some hard environmental elements because of the trips that I had to make through central Texas during the test period. Dust from the drought brought excessive wear on the test area. I had one day where it rained dust puddles on my test area. That is why I had to use a car shampoo to clean the test area rather than using S&W my usual cleaning practice.
Shine remained consistent after the first week. Eventually the hood looked the same through out the test area as compared to the initial look of the applied sealants. There definitely was a different look between the sealants as was shown in earlier posts. The difference did not last long though. As the test progressed the look became generic in shine and beading characteristics.
Here are my conclusions to my test.
DWG is a fine glaze that offers good shine and adequate protection for a moderate amount of time.
Zaino was effected by DWG. As noted by the change of the beading, slickness drop, and uniform shine on the test area.
Slickness was also noted on NXT 2.0 plus the darkening of the paint and both were soon lost after a week or two as I noted with the generic look of the test area.
Liquid Souveran probably worked the best with DWG but I suspect my opinion is skewed because of my penchant for the look of LS.
All in all it was a fun test for me and I look forward to doing similar testing with other products in the future.
It appears from the pictures below that that the beading is lacking of uniformity. Although the entire hood seems to be uniform in the beading. I am comparing the beads now to the previous pictures of this thread. Look for yourself
I have to say that I am satisfied with DWG it passed the CharlesW test as far as I am concerned. What is the Charles W test? It is 4 to 6 weeks of good durabilty and shine and I cannot wait to put more product on the replenish what I believe is still doing a relatively good job.
Slickness was not a major factor in this test. The slickness dropped a little each day. I am not sure if the dust issues were the mitigating factor in this issue but I suspect it may be since I had to put the truck through some hard environmental elements because of the trips that I had to make through central Texas during the test period. Dust from the drought brought excessive wear on the test area. I had one day where it rained dust puddles on my test area. That is why I had to use a car shampoo to clean the test area rather than using S&W my usual cleaning practice.
Shine remained consistent after the first week. Eventually the hood looked the same through out the test area as compared to the initial look of the applied sealants. There definitely was a different look between the sealants as was shown in earlier posts. The difference did not last long though. As the test progressed the look became generic in shine and beading characteristics.
Here are my conclusions to my test.
DWG is a fine glaze that offers good shine and adequate protection for a moderate amount of time.
Zaino was effected by DWG. As noted by the change of the beading, slickness drop, and uniform shine on the test area.
Slickness was also noted on NXT 2.0 plus the darkening of the paint and both were soon lost after a week or two as I noted with the generic look of the test area.
Liquid Souveran probably worked the best with DWG but I suspect my opinion is skewed because of my penchant for the look of LS.
All in all it was a fun test for me and I look forward to doing similar testing with other products in the future.
JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
Your lack of beading has me worried.
Fishpimp
Anything but Boring....
Is beading really a sign of protection because my cars bead after polishing. Some cars I rinse off before moving to lsp and they bead very well.
So beading just may be a sign of a smooth surface with no dirt particles bridging gaps between water pockets.
I was taught to do finger test instead. If it squeeks its time for wax/sealant
So beading just may be a sign of a smooth surface with no dirt particles bridging gaps between water pockets.
I was taught to do finger test instead. If it squeeks its time for wax/sealant
JaredPointer
COME AT ME BRO
Not really in my book. It is one factor to judge by, but to do that you need to know how the wax/sealant beads from the get-go and keep a "monitor in your mind."
I generally go by things such as how dirt sticks to the surface, how smooth my wash media glides across the surface, how "grabby" is the MF when doing an S&W wipedown, etc. Beading is just too prone to "guessing" compared to other methods of estimating protection.
cwcad
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Well probably not I guess. But it is one of the criteria for me in this test. Slickness was /is gone and the shine is not as good as it once was. Hence...end of my test. I have claimed through out that this is not scientific in any way. This is just my opinion from what I see on my hood.