I talked to a customer on Saturday and he told me it cost him $75 and 7 hours to use Zaino on his brand new Tahoe. Where as Duragloss would take less than 3 hours if you count washing the vehicle (to be fair and unbiased)
STEP 1 Duragloss, I am guessing would cost about $22(Bonding Agent, TPP, AW) if purchased at the store, or add $5 for shipping for a total of $27, total time on new car would be no more than 40 minutes to 1 hour the first time to do the bonding agent and TPP if you are slow, and no wasted product.
Step 2 Next day, 30 minutes or less for TPP.
STEP 3 Next day 30 minutes or less for TPP
STEP 4 15 minutes for AW
I personally talked to Jerry at Duragloss, nice guy for over 30 minutes, told him I detail cars for money. He said steps 2 thru 4 WERE NOT NECESSARY for a great shine when detailing for $, but would enhance the shine for an autopian or do it yourself-er type. Also you could put AW on fairly soon after you apply the TPP. For a detailer, do a polish, bonding agent, TPP, than maybe AW if needed and she should be good to go. For an autopian, 12 hour cure time would be prudent before you apply another coat of TPP.
Another interesting thing Jerry mentioned, he said Sealants should not be topped with Carnuba. ALL CARNUBAS WILL DEGRADE the sealant. Makes sense to me. In order for the carnuba to bond, or like some waxes claim to clean it will degrade the sealant. The best finish you get will be with the sealant. I think he was talking about ALL SEALANTS, not just duragloss.
This may be why some people on here only get a month out of certain waxes or sealants while others get 4 or 6 months with the same products. I wonder if the same goes for using quick detailers that contain some type of waxes and sealants from another MFG? :nixweiss
I have had BRAND X on my truck since November, and the majority of posters on here say that this sealant/wax will only last a month. I always get compliments from customers and neighbors about my finish. I am afraid to use this sealant, on my customer cars because of what I have read here and use other products, but after testing them on certain panels of the truck, I am not sure they are really better. Sometimes the hype or marketing is what sells, or the flavor of the month.
I am sure interested in Duragloss. I have used Aqua Wax, and it sure delivered on what everyone has said. I also like UPP even though it has fallen out of favor and I have seen it's durability work. But you guys would laugh if I told you what was on my personal vehicles after 6 months and still was beading strong.
The first Zaino car I saw this weekend looked good, and felt smooth, but it did not blow me away. It didn't make me even think about trying the kit out. (Especially after the customer told me how much work it was). Actually the customer asked me for a bid on how much to detail the car (the one with Zaino on), and he knows I don't do Zaino. Sounds like a good candidate for the Duragloss TPP.
I may be wrong, but I thing the most important thing to the appearance of the car is the polishing and prep work. The least important is the final sealant. If the surface is defect free, most products will look good and last awhile. I'm not doubting some products will outshine some others, but the costs of the products and even the quality of products will not determine the final outcome, it will mostly be determined by the skill and passion of the person detailing the car. :secret But we will all search for that perfect product to get that perfect finish!
Doug
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So Cal Shine Shop TO Calif
Attention To Detail Is What Separates Us From The Rest
