Mckee's High Def Paint Sealant Review

Jeremy1976

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First off, as I always say, my reviews and write ups are always up front and honest. I value my name and would never put it on the line or vouch for crap products. This I promise!

Nick sent me a "goodies bag" with the 5 new Mckee's products in. I love testing out new things and letting you all know my professional opinion.

I had a Town & Country mini van in the shop today. RW with N-914, clayed, then applied the High Def Sealant. Product is thick. Has a nice pleasant smell, and lays out nice. I applied it with my Flex 3401 and black pad. Took me a total of 15 minutes or so to completely cover the entire van. I then let it sit when I went at the Interior. I generally do this to be as efficient as I can. Approximately 45 minutes later I buffed it off. It came off super nice and easy and left behind a VERY smooth glass like high shine finish!

Ease of application: 10
Smell: 8
Ease of removal: 10
Shine/gloss: 9
Smoothness/glide: 9

I obviously have no longevity rating. I will update this thread and get a picture and video of water sheeting and beading when I see it again in fall.

Initial impression: Excellent!

Mckee's in my opinion is a great professional line that will give you great results at a great price!

Enjoy the day and thanks for reading!


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The new McKees products look like home runs so far. I will have to pick up a bottle when my current sealant runs out. Nick is making me want to revamp my shelf with all the great reviews on everything. Good honest review sir. Hope you have a good birthday sir.
 
I just ordered 6 of the new products. The cockpit glass cleaner looks interesting. That one could be a game changer IMO. EVERYONE hates interior glass lol.Maybe there is already something out there like it? If so I haven't seen it.
 
I assume the Hydro Blue is like Hydro2 Lite and not regular Hydro2??
 
Thanks for the review! Lots of new and exciting stuff from McKee's today :)
 
Thanks for the review. I said it earlier today in a different thread, but it bears repeating. McKees 37 is a line that is really impressing me and is very reasonably priced. When I see how it impresses pro detailers on this board I know it has to be good enough for a hobbyist like me.
 
Great review buddy! Thanks for sharing.

Kyle
 
thanks for the review and happy birthday!
 
Thank you for the review. I need some more sealant. Just finishing Pinnacle Black Label, Love WGDGS hmmmmmmm???
 
Thanks for the review!! I noticed the description on AG doesn't indicate whether or not it stains plastic, rubber, vinyl trim. Do you have any insight on it's ability to be used these other exterior surfaces? Thank you very much Jeremy!
 
Something I noticed in the ad copy:
"Avoid exposure to water for at least 6 hours and avoid washing for 1 full week"

I've never seen --avoid washing for a week-- as part of the instructions for any other paint sealer. Is this a new one to you guys, too?
 
That is interesting.
I'd really like to hear some new scientific information about the curing time and process instead of the same old tired "24 hours" story.

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mwoywod said:
Thanks for the review!! I noticed the description on AG doesn't indicate whether or not it stains plastic, rubber, vinyl trim. Do you have any insight on it's ability to be used these other exterior surfaces? Thank you very much Jeremy!
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I'll chime in if you don't mind.... :)

For 95% of applications, it will not stain plastic trim. However, (and I say this for EVERY wax or sealant), errr on the side of caution.

What I would recommend is that you apply McKee's 37 Plastic Trim Restorer first. That way, if any sealant does get on the plastic trim, it will wipe right off.

Harpolith said:
Something I noticed in the ad copy:
"Avoid exposure to water for at least 6 hours and avoid washing for 1 full week"

I've never seen --avoid washing for a week-- as part of the instructions for any other paint sealer. Is this a new one to you guys, too?
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I'm glad you pointed that out. High Def Paint Sealant contains some of the "good stuff" found in McKee's 37 Paint Coating, so it's going to take a full week before it's 100% cured. Can it get wet within that time frame? With exception to the first 6 hours after being applied, the vehicle can absolutely get wet. However, it's not recommended that you wash the vehicle (not that you would need to anyway because nothing sticks to the paint ;) ).

craigdt said:
That is interesting.
I'd really like to hear some new scientific information about the curing time and process instead of the same old tired "24 hours" story.

Edit- spelling
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Think paint, thin-set, concrete, etc. There's a whole mess of chemical reactions taking place during the curing process. :dblthumb2:
 
Good review, Jeremy. Thanks. I'll be doing McKee's 37 360 AIO on a few customers coming up and following that with the HD Sealant. I'm curious about the longevity. I usually use the wife as my test mule but she has McKees 37 Coating on hers.
 
Not to poo poo on this but when WG DGPS is only $10 more why not go with the "better" sealant. I understand M37 products are more value lined for production detailing and such but a sealant isn't something one needs gallons upon gallons of.
 
pheerix said:
Not to poo poo on this but when WG DGPS is only $10 more why not go with the "better" sealant. I understand M37 products are more value lined for production detailing and such but a sealant isn't something one needs gallons upon gallons of.
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Too soon to say if one is better than the other seeing the McKee's was just released a day or so ago? Would be an interesting test indeed, but I would not necessarily correlate higher cost to higher performance...not w/o a test anyway.

ScottH
 
Great review Jeremy. Curious to see how it compares and holds up against other sealants like Wolfgang and Blackfire.
 
Nick@McKees37 said:
I'll chime in if you don't mind.... :)

I'm glad you pointed that out. High Def Paint Sealant contains some of the "good stuff" found in McKee's 37 Paint Coating, so it's going to take a full week before it's 100% cured. Can it get wet within that time frame? With exception to the first 6 hours after being applied, the vehicle can absolutely get wet. However, it's not recommended that you wash the vehicle (not that you would need to anyway because nothing sticks to the paint ;) ).
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Very interesting. Thanks for the info Nick.
 
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