Which WOWA Sealant: UPGP, OS, Z-CS, JW Trigger, other?
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Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
Ok, I have now tried UPGP (in addition to Opti-Seal and AJT).
I am extremely impressed with UPGP! I used it on my yellow Mazda Protege 5. It is better in pretty much every way (I can't comment on longevity/protection yet obviously).
Ease of use is simply spectacular. Easiest product that I have ever used, bar none. It applies much easier and more evenly than OS (and I always maintained that OS was easy to use)! It is easier to use than AJT as you don't have to buff after spraying. Just apply to the supplied pad and spread.
The looks are fantastic as well. Very, very wet and glossy, with good depth as well.
Also, the slickness is better than OS and much better than AJT.
At least for yellow, UPGP is now my favorite sealant.
I will try it on Silver next.
I am extremely impressed with UPGP! I used it on my yellow Mazda Protege 5. It is better in pretty much every way (I can't comment on longevity/protection yet obviously).
Ease of use is simply spectacular. Easiest product that I have ever used, bar none. It applies much easier and more evenly than OS (and I always maintained that OS was easy to use)! It is easier to use than AJT as you don't have to buff after spraying. Just apply to the supplied pad and spread.
The looks are fantastic as well. Very, very wet and glossy, with good depth as well.
Also, the slickness is better than OS and much better than AJT.
At least for yellow, UPGP is now my favorite sealant.
I will try it on Silver next.
imported_Bence
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UPGP is the most blingy initially, but as OOS cures, it closes up in appearance.
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
wfedwar said:
Bare paint, after clay, Menzerna SIP, 106FF and IPA wipe down.
Danforz said:
I've always preferred the looks of sealants on Silver. The only two colors that I have preferred carnauba on are black and red.
Bence said:
What's funny is that about 40 minutes after applying UPGP I said to myself "man, this is pretty disappointing stuff, Opti-seal definitely looks better". Then I caught myself and realized that it needed a lot more time to cure before I could make a valid judgment (and I knew that from using Opti-Seal).
Well, about 9 hours later, the looks of the UPGP changed dramatically for the better. It really does look great. It's always hard to make a direct comparison from memory, but the UPGP does seem to have a bit more gloss, wetness and depth to it than OS, at least on my yellow paint. It surely isn't night and day by any means, but I do believe that there is a difference.
We will see how it holds up.
Dan
Well-known member
After doing a few cars with each, it seems to me that UPGP looks great at greater angles, but looking straight at the paint, it almost dulls it? I don't have that issue with the Optiseal. Optiseal doesn't have the candy look.
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
yakky said:
Completely disagree that UPGP "dulls" the look of the paint.
yakky said:
An old bottle of UPGP has given me a dull look. The key is a newer bottle that you know is new from the date stamp on the bottom.
As I posted on another thread on UPGP, I am now keeping it in an air tight zip lock when not being used to see if that works.
A bottle seems to be good for about a year. After that it does give a kind of dull look and does not have the appearance of another layer of clearcoat.
Dan
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tmg19103 said:
Damn, I guess that is my problem, I got it from Autogeek and its over a year old. The UPGP doesn't look clear in the bottle, its almost milky, but there are no solids or anything. QD'ing gives me my shine back.
imported_Bence
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yakky said:
Yakky, that's how I perceive the UPGP too. It looks wonderful when viewed from flatter angles yet absolutely nothing special when the angle is close to 90 degrees. And water clings to it - I managed to open my trunk and 80% of the beads stay put.
My OOS though gives a consistent "it's there" look no matter what the angles are.
Dan
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Bence said:
Yep, that exactly what I'm seeing. I get the same with DWG or not. In fact I noticed it muted DWG after applying. I used OID on top and the bling was back. Maybe we have an older batch? Mine is dated from 08.
yakky said:
My experience with DWG is that it only looks really good if applied with a buffer.
By hand, on my jet black, I find DWG looks kind of dull.
New bottle of UPGP with three coats given 24 hours each to cure over DWG applied with a PC is an amazing look on my jet black - and it lasts and lasts.
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
tmg19103 said:
That's my experience as well.
Rob Tomlin
Lotus Exige S
Bence said:
That's very strange, because we are on the same page 90% of the time. If anything, to me, the UPGP has a more solid "it's there" look to it, even from looking straight at it, compared to OS.
Am I just in the "honeymoon stage" since my UPGP was applied 5-6 days ago?
Hey yakky did you transfer the UPGP to another bottle? I cant even tell how mine looks since the bottle is so dark.
BTW, if you did transfer it that might have had an effect on it. When I was having some issues with OS, I suggested transferring the product to another bottle and DrG said it would actually be detrimental to the product.
BTW, if you did transfer it that might have had an effect on it. When I was having some issues with OS, I suggested transferring the product to another bottle and DrG said it would actually be detrimental to the product.