toughest sealant?

Also, I could zaino my car once a month every month with two bottles of zaino for the average time I keep a car and come out cheaper than Opti-Coat WITHOUT the worry of "oops I applied it wrong!"
 
Mindflux said:
Also, I could zaino my car once a month every month with two bottles of zaino for the average time I keep a car and come out cheaper than Opti-Coat :p
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That's a very good point. ;)

One thing I found with Zaino though was that even thought it beaded for a long time I still accumulated a lot on bonded surface contaminants. Normally I have always encouraged the use of a cleaner wax or AIO every month or so to help keep the paint clean. It will be interesting to see how my car will hold up for the next few months and maybe even over the winter with nothing but Opti-Coat and Optimum Instant Detailer as a drying aid. :props:
 
cobalt9123 said:
Which Zaino product are you speaking of that lives up to it's terms? (Without advertising, of course).
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Probably Z-CS which is a self drying clear seal. I use it once a year on my personal vehicle. Zaino claims 9 months of protection. I am doing an experiment on my fiberglass 5th wheel right now and so far every place that has carnuba products is starting to chalk and fade after 2 months of Arizona sun and the clear seal looks like the day I put it on. I am looking for somewhere around 9 to 12 months service as a 32 foot 5th wheel is not my idea of fun when polishing. I also applied it to the wifes Toyota headlights after buffing the yellow out with 3M Finesse it

Dave
 
loco said:
It's important to remember that durability and protection can be two different things. Zaino may hang around for a long time, but in my experience it does not provide as much protection as many other sealants that may not last quite as long. Personally, I find that water is much more likely to etch when using Zaino than many other products.

I don't know what the toughest sealant is, but FK1000P is right up there. It provides better protection against spotting and survived that hellish winter we had, fending off salt and chemicals very well.
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This is an excellent point that I have read before about Zaino. I cant speak to Zaino since I havent used it but if it doesnt prevent acid rain etching its of limited value IMO.
 
Old Tiger said:
This is an excellent point that I have read before about Zaino. I cant speak to Zaino since I havent used it but if it doesnt prevent acid rain etching its of limited value IMO.
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Which sealants prey tell prevent acid etching? I don't think I've ever seen one.
 
acid rain is the culprit AKA water etching. I had a SAAB 9-3 that had severe acid rain etching. I had to get it wet sanded. ACid etching would ruin your day
 
My vote is for Klasse Sealant Glaze. It is hands down the longest lasting sealant I have tried.
 
wow, sure are alot of posts lol. what i am looking for in a sealant is the gloss/shine/glow my fk1000p gives but protection to last atleast 1-2 months. really looking for a new liquid sealant. as i stated i will use the sealant for the winter months. i will still follow with a qd'er like fk425 and twice a week boost the sealant with a spray wax.
 
corolla619 said:
wow, sure are alot of posts lol. what i am looking for in a sealant is the gloss/shine/glow my fk1000p gives but protection to last atleast 1-2 months. really looking for a new liquid sealant. as i stated i will use the sealant for the winter months. i will still follow with a qd'er like fk425 and twice a week boost the sealant with a spray wax.
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FK1000P has lasted a solid 2 months for me.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I called collonite directly a while back and they told me that some of their "waxes" contain more carnauba than others, but none of them are 100% carnauba. So could you consider collonite waxes a "hybrid" sealant/wax product? Have you ever used FK1000P, Dana?
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I live 2 miles away from the factory. They are on Lincoln Ave in Utica.. (NY).

They make very small 10 Gallon batches at a time. Very cool place..
 
For what it's worth, I believe the nano technology found in Aquartz and Opti-Coat are absolutely the way of the future. They will render sealants obsolete soon. They will only improve and get easier to apply as they get tweaked. I am a stickler for protection and currently use a 3 level protection system. Fist step is DG 601/501 mix followed by DG 601/105 mix followed by Collinite 845. It's unbelievably smooth and looks amazing and has been protecting like crazy. I have some Aquartz coming and hope to get some Opti coat to try soon as well. I will be very interested to see how they stack up. If you want protection, I think this will be the way to go. For now, I have my 3 step process.
 
I saw Klasse SG mentioned, but how about 3 or 4 coats of KSG? That's what I do each fall and it holds up through the winter, though I am garaged. I prep with Klass AIO first. The painted/CC wheels get the same treatment year round to keep the brake dust from sticking.

The KSG doesn't really begin to shine until the third coat anyway, but then it's glossy!
 
Now,I know alot of you have used WGDGPS. Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant. I'm suprised that no one has mentioned this as a Good sealant?
 
AeroCleanse said:
2 months doesn't seem like a long time for a sealant.
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I'm saying it has lasted 2 months for me and still doing fairly well. I might be able to get another month out of it. I don't believe these claims of sealants lasting 6-9 months holding true. At least I've never seen it...
 
DG 501 and FK 1000p last a good while, id like to try new Poli Coat
 
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