Sealant/Wax/Glaze Comparison Chart

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FDNY1075

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I want to make a chart for the forum, like the compound chart that lists properties of all the sealants, waxes and glazes out there. I have tested a number of waxes and sealants but not all of them by a long shot.



I need input on what properties to put in the chart-

-Durability

-Slickness

-Wetness

-Depth

-Glow

-Filling

-Maybe what it looks good with or what it doesn't work well with...

-Etc (What else should I include?)



The data collected is going to be mostly subjective so I will make this chart dynamic so it can be changed and updated.



I need your ideas on what else to include in the chart and I will also need the data to put in the chart.
 
Submit info in this format in this thread:



Brand, Product, Type

-Durability (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent) & Approximate duration under normal weather/washing conditions

-Slickness (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Wetness (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Depth (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Glow (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Filling (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Ease of use (Terrible, Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)

-Beads or Sheets water?

-Other Comments (Looks good with, dont use with, add on top of, etc.)



I have a number of products I have already put in this chart but want your reviews so that it is more of the groups opinion on the product, but please try to be as objective as possible.



Thanks
 
Well this is no easy task but there are tons of reviews for you too look at fortunately, In the reviews section.
 
Don't want to be a party pooper or discourage your efforts, but this is a very difficult thing to do.



Firstly, looks are very subjective, its quite difficult to get a consistent judgment for properties such as glow, depth, wetness, etc.



Secondly, all input have to be judged from a consistent set of paintwork. A very wet looking wax might not look its best on paint that has not been prepped to the fullest. A fully prepped paint might make a wax look immensely wet. This depends on the procedure done to the paintwork. Besides paintwork, lighting conditions also play a very important role. So gathering inputs from various board members, may be IMHO, very inconsistent. There will be just too many variables such as, how well the paint is prepped, lighting conditions, colour of the paint, etc. etc.



Although properties like durability can be judged based on how long does the water beads stay round on a car(for example), there are also variables such as weather, amount of pollution, mileage of the car, etc.



The ideal way is to probably do something like what Dave KG and his friends had done on Detailing World, where they polished a few cars of the same colour and applied different LSPs on each car. The looks are then judged at the same time in the same lighting conditions. This is to eliminate as many variables as possible.



Even paintwork that has been compounded with a wool pad might look more reflective compared to one that has only been polished with a foam pad(lesser orange peel).



And I'm not too sure about this but one wax can behave differently on 2 different paintwork. So although the wax is the same, you might observe different results on different paintwork.



This is just my humble opinion from my very limited experience. Anyone can disagree with them.



Again, don't mean to put down your efforts, wish you all the best!!
 
Yeah, this would be a great project, but pretty subjective I think.



What looks deep to one person will be wet to another etc.



Durability, slickness, ease of use... there is just so many contradicting opinions on this that it

might be hard to get accurate results.



And you will probably find it hard, like I did, to reconcile alternating opinions on a product, not to mention people demanding product info and nobody helping.



However, if you endeavor to do this project, best wishes.
 
Great idea. I'm looking forward to the fruits of your labor. Please continue and don't be discouraged.



Ryan
 
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