Abandon LSPs for Spray Sealant/Coating?

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I've been wondering lately if anyone has abandoned sealants or even coatings in favor of drying aids in the form of spray sealants or spray coatings? With the recent steps in spray-on products like CarPro Reload, Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz, or even CMX is there a point in applying sealants by machine, letting them cure, and removing them (or full-on coatings which can be finicky to apply). I wash my car on avg. every 1.5 weeks so its not like it would ever go more than a few weeks without proper attention and a refresh of ___ product. Has anyone abandoned formal sealants/coatings and have luck maintaining a truly glossy finish with one of these newer spray products?


Currently I use Pinnacle Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 twice a year with Meguiar's D156 applied after each wash as a drying aid. I've been thinking of switching to a coating but the more I think about it the more the question persists: Could I not apply a LSP and simply replace the D156 with a high-performance spray product?
 
Just to chime in....


I don't know of anyone that has abandoned traditional LSPs for spray on sealants, coatings or drying aids that also seal the paint. I think a person could though.


I also think nothing beats the look of a freshly polished car, be it polishing with a dedicated polish and then applying some form of LSP or even using a one-step AIO.


The mechanical action of good quality abrasive technology just cannot be beat when it comes to making the paint on a car look perfect again.


:)
 
IMO:
•A person doesn’t automatically, or totally,
abandon LSPs by going to large-scale usage
of Spray(on) Sealants/Coatings.
-There are such Spray(on) products that are
advertised as being proficient LSPs.


Bob
 
Not saying my car couldn't benefit from a polish or a AIO but I've maintained it with two bucket washes (and recently introduced a MTM Hydro foam cannon), sealant, a drying aid since new. It has very few swirls and not much marring so I haven't felt the need to polish yet. Until I reach the point when a polish is needed, hypothetically, what high-performance spray product would be proficient for a person to use in this manner?
 
gofast182 said:
Until I reach the point when a polish is needed,
hypothetically, what high-performance spray
product would be proficient for a person to use
in this manner?
Click to expand...
First two spray products
that came to mind:
•Optimum Opti-Seal
•Optimum Car Wax


Bob
 
Blackfire SiO2 Spray Sealant. Mothers CMX. Duragloss Aquawax. I think Wolfgang and Pinnacle also have SiO2 Spray sealants. There's a bunch of products that would accomplish what you're after.
 
Rupes 808
Optimum Opti-Seal / Car Wax
Duragloss Aquawax

I use those a lot, but haven't abandoned traditional waxes and sealants.
 
I use SHinexsupply clutch as a sealant and is great. Says can be used as drying aid have not tried. If don’t mind spending some dough. Watch some videos on kami overcoat and PA cosmic spritz. Both Work amazing, protect upto 6 months and in videos seemed to work amazingly as drying aids


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I certainly haven’t abandoned LSPs, but enjoy using sprays, including SiO2 ones. I prefer to use them on top of my LSP, but as Mike mentioned, you can get away with using a good spray regularly standalone.
 
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