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I would leave it alone. If you want to add something more long-lasting you're going to have to remove what you applied. I've gotten 2 months of water sheeting out of DGPS. I recently got 3 months with Reload. Not saying one is better than the other, just sharing my results. I have to wonder if...

What kind of tire soap are you looking for? Just a good cleaner or something to get all the browning out? i generally use whatever wheel cleaner I'm using on my tires, which works fine. For browning, I use Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner. Strong APC also works well. Tuf Shine works better. I saw what...

These results are from last Saturday, 11/20. I washed the car with CarPro Reset and a Big Red Sponge. The newly applied sealants are all done. They should all be performing well, so I have to assume they didn't get enough heat and/or time to cure. (Assuming this is a chemical reaction taking...

I tried a glass coating and didn't care for it. It shed water well but I got some chattering of my wipers in light rain. I now use a windshield cleaner with a rain repellent. Works great for me. I use these when I wash my car or as needed. Keeps the rain of well, no need to re-apply regularly...

Griots 3 in 1 looks good, and that looks like an excellent comparison test. Keep in mind that one person getting year from a product is relative. That doesn't mean the rest of us will get a year. Weather, how much driving, garaged or not, washing frequency and method are all factors in...

The longest lasting sealants I've used are Collinite 845 (11 months), and Collinite 915, FK 1000P, DG 104 (8-9 months). Those are all paste waxes, which some people don't like. The product cost per application for these is ridiculously low. Other sealants that last 6-7 months on my car: Wipe...

Agreed. Even cooler temps well above freezing are a problem. I applied a few a couple of weeks ago for testing in a ~55 degree garage. They stayed inside for 10 hours before going out into colder weather. They are not performing as expected. The lower the temp, the longer these need to cure. I...

Most spray sealants will last a month. Some will go 2 months or longer. Given that you can apply them to an entire car in ~10 mins or so it's not a big deal every 4-8 weeks. For sealants that need to be applied every few weeks I prefer the ones that can go on wet because it saves me time. I can...

I get it. I want the water to fly off my car. PA products do this. In my experience, many others do this as well or better for far less money. Collinite, FK 1000P, and several others shed water immediately and have much better longevity than the PA products and most others. You can check my...

Not sure what you mean by "water behavior." Beading? I don't measure beading when I test products. I haven't found a good way to measure quickly and objectively, and I don't know what the difference tells me. I get that it's important to a lot of people. I do measure sheeting by seeing how...

CarPro Reset almost exclusively. I don't use any soaps with gloss enhancers over the products I'm testing for just that reason.

I can't see any reason to spend the money on PA products. After trying several I just don't get they hype. No question their marketing and packaging are very good. They products are fine, but are wildly overpriced relative to other products that are as good or better. Several good products...

I appreciate what you're trying to do. I've tested a lot of paint sealants and a few coatings. They all work. Some last longer. I haven't found one that magically makes dirt disappear from my car. The guys trying to sell us on the angle thing don't account for the fact that road grime hitting...

I doubt the quality of the MF matters to the sealant. This stuff is a little harder to remove than most other wipe-on-wipe-off sealants. I got a little over 6 months duration on my test panel with it. It lasts much longer than most spray sealants. but it also doesn't apply like a spray wax. It...

Washed with CarPro Reset and a Big Red Sponge, as usual. There is some issue with most of the newly applied sealants taking longer than expected to sheet water. I suspect that these didn't cure fully due to the temperature. I had them in the garage with a heat going, but they were at ~55+...

Added 9 products to the Rover. These have all been tested before, but I like to see at least 2 tests per product. More than 2 if I see high variability. I washed it as usual. Then polished it with DG 652 (Pre-cleaner #2). This seem to be a paint cleaner. Not sure if it has any cut. I used it...

Tested today. Washed with CarPro Reset. A few more items are done this week, and the others are slowing down. Bead Max is still hanging on and clearing on 3 seconds. 303 Graphene, Bead-It (one of 3), Spray+Seal, and Power Lock+ are done. Bead-it (2/3) , Bead Max, and Reload are still going...

104 paste sealant. 105 doesn't last nearly that long. 104 will hang with other good paste waxes/sealants.

FYI, I fixed a couple of minor issues with the spreadsheet charts. Some items without cost data were showing and the lowest cost per use, because their cost was $0. Fixed that. Two things I need to add to make it more useful: - Usage data for all the products I've tested. I've done enough...

Hard to believe it's been a month. Crappy weather and being gone 2 of the last 3 weekends have kept me from testing. It's been wet here and I've driven at least 500 miles in the rain, which is hard on sealants. Not surprisingly they've all slowed down. Plus it's been another extra month. Nice...