Sealant under Wax

[imported_spielnicht]

I've always wondered and now I have to ask, but why is it a lot of people here don't use a synthetic sealant like DG TPP 105 (for example) before applying a good carnauba wax (and reapplying it every x weeks)? Wouldn't that give you the best of both worlds, durability and shine?

 

[craigdt]

I think that you would find that many of us indeed do that.



What leads you to believe that a lot of us dont?



However, some would argue that layering products is counter productive/isnt worth the extra work

 

[Atlantic Euro]

I think that you would find that many of us indeed do that.



What leads you to believe that a lot of us dont?

+1 - I'd think most of us do top sealant with carnauba.

However, some would argue that layering products is counter productive/isnt worth the extra work

I've never understood this. I suppose I understand not applying multiple layers of sealant and/or carnauba, but at the end of the day, they both have clear strengths.

 

[Accumulator]

Eh..I don't do it. By the time my waxes degrade to the point that just refreshing them isn't sufficient, I question how healthy the underlying sealant is.



If I'm using sealants, I want to be able to refresh them/add another layer; wax toppers preclude that.



If I'm using a wax, I just don't see any advantage to an underlying sealant. When the wax needs redone I do a gentle claying and *maybe* a (functionally nonbrasive) paint cleaner.



Though topping a synthetic AIO product is *kinda* doing this anyhow, and I do that on some vehciles.