The OFFICIAL Duragloss Enviroshild review thread, everyone!

BTLew81 said:
I've seen some folks on other forums that have found the beading/sheeting and general performance to drop quickly? What are your observations?
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I've read that too and my observation after applying two coats three, almost four months ago is the beading/sheeting is still strong. Not sure if it had to do with the temperature when I applied as Klasse has alluded to. Every week when I wash it I think this might be the week I see a loss and will need to do something but then it just keeps on performing. It kind of reminds me of the old Maytag commercials. Detailing is a hobby to me and never expected to be this satisfied with Enviroshield. I want to do something to it but there's no reason to at this point. I'm glad I have another car to play around with and try different products.
 
So MLee, have you only washed your car and nothing else? No spray wax of any kind?
 
Nope, nothing, just weekly washes with DG shampoo....
 
One thing that may have helped in my case was the car was new and the paint was almost perfect. I did clay it and then used Squeaky Clean, but everyone here could replicate that. Application was easy, almost too easy as I thought I was screwing it up, so I ended up putting on a second coat just to be sure I had coverage. It sits in a garage at night, open parking lot during the day, and driven a little less than 1000 miles a month. The summer here in Kentucky has been milder than usual too so if you add all that up it may be part of the reason for my results. The only thing I have noticed is there is some contamination on the paint now, it feels and looks great but the baggie test will reveal it. I don't have near the experience of some members here, but I've played around with other LSPs with good reputations like Powerlock, Collinite 915, and AF Desire and so far it can hold it's own against them in the "Wash and leave it alone" category. For the cost (I got it at the introductory $38) it is a winner to me and worth consideration for someone looking for this type of product.
 
MLee, your a better man than I because I just can't leave anything alone, hence me applying DG AW to the 2x's DGNCC I applied in the early spring and not to mention the one I added when the weather finally got warmer (DGNCC)

As far as the contamination goes, well just use some of your DG rinseless as clay lube and clay it away. Personally I use my Speedy Prep towel (fine grade) for monthly maintence of my paint surface and it has been a good thing to use. What I do is perform a DG rinseless wash and once the area has been cleaned, before I dry it, I spray more pre-wash and rub my Speedy Prep towel on the paint surface AND THEN dry it off. I see no reason you couldn't do this with your clay bar either.

I for one appreciate your input here!

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Ok, a couple weeks ago I ended up applying another coat since it had been 2 monthes since I did the 3rd coat for the hell of it and when I pulled the car outside I couldn't believe how much better the car looked. During the 2 month period I've been doing DG an TW rinseless washes and applied a couple layers of AW and my "FrankenDetailer" to the car all along but after pulling out with the 4th coat and seeing how great it looked I began to think about things. The one thing I thought about was the horrible pollen we had in the spring, did this effect the coating in some way I thought. So fast foward to this week, actually 3 days ago, I applied yet another coat and it looked great, still did before hand too. Here's where the story takes a turn, I applied #915 over the top of the coating after it cured for 1 day. Now I know what you thinking here, "why"and the answer is pretty simple, I like applying products to my car, plain and simple. I have total faith in the coating here, no doubt about it, but I'm not sure if it was the pollen we had here in the spring or what and if it was the pollen then so be it but I need to keep my car looking good, not just protected.

I know some others have reported about the coating going away after a period of time so what I'd like to hear about is your experience, in detail about how long and what happened to you. Please be specific, it will help alot of people out, trust me. There's another thread here where the guy is testing out 4 coatings, DGNCC is one of them and he had to re-apply it.

In closing I do plan on applying a good coat going into the winter for sure, no doubt about it but I could be swayed based on what I read here, I do have #476 in my collection if need be. For the record, I have 5 coats of DGNCC on the car right now.

Thanks for your input guys/gals.
 
I think I'm starting to loose the plot here...

Are you saying you've had to continually layer the coating to keep the appearance up, or is it breaking down and requiring additional applications? I fully understand the 915 application and/or the spray waxes. I play around with stuff like that as well.

I was under the impression that coatings are designed to be applied in 1~2 coats and it would look great for a long period of time and protect the car with little/no maintenance beyond washing.

I was looking at this coating for some of my daily drivers, but if it takes monthly applications to keep it looking good I'll pass. Using Klasse SG or 845 seems to be far less work for the same results...if not better.
 
Honestly, I am not sold...I'd like to see someone apply one or two coats and then just leave it alone. That's the true test. I've seen too many folks that have had this coating fail way too early, even with what seemed to be good prep.
 
BTLew81 said:
Honestly, I am not sold...I'd like to see someone apply one or two coats and then just leave it alone. That's the true test. I've seen too many folks that have had this coating fail way too early, even with what seemed to be good prep.
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Well I know we have those people with the tread I started here, I too would love to hear from them. I did do proper prep before I applied the 1st coat, although it was 56 outside and cooler down in the garage, so I had to wait a week or two, can't remember how long for sure, to apply the 2nd coat. After that it was sometime in June for the 3rd coat and it was warmer, which is why I decided to apply it then. After that it was all of June and July where I only applied AW and "FrankenDetailer" along with maintence rinseless washes. That said, I guess I didn't notice until I re-applied the 4th coat a week and a half ago, then and only then did it really hit me!

Desertmate, your question about needing to re-apply it monthly, well, I don't know about that but for how I like my car to look, it may be needed because like I said it was NOTICEABLY better looking after re-applying the coating after 2 monthes but that's just me though.

I really look forward to hearing everyone elses experiences here but right now I have a good base of DGNCC with #915 ontop and the metallic in the paint looks like its moving around, looks awesome!

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So its been 2 days since I topped the 5th coat w/ #915 and after an afternoon out for some BBQ I decided to do a rinseless wash. To my surprise it took me ONE SWIPE to dry the car and it was BONE DRY! Before hand it would take 2-3 swipes to achieve this. All I know is this, I have a great base laid down with the DGNCC and the topping w/ #915 has resulted in not only a great shine but makes drying easier! I'm going to say its a combo of the coating and the #915 unless someone convinces me otherwise. All I know is this, the car looks STUNNING!!

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I made a very unscientific observation last night. It rained while my wife and I were eating dinner, so when we came out of the restaurant I checked out her car which has DGNCC on it and then mine which is my test auto. It has a combination of AF Desire on the roof and sides which is about two months old, and half the hood has Polishangel Viking Shield, the other half Collinite 915, both applied on Sunday. The DGNCC had less water on it and very uniform beads, the test auto showed some loose beading (Like a wax that is two months old) on the Desire sections but the freshly applied areas had very nice beading but a bit more water on it. Could easily be the angle of the hoods that made the difference. I followed her home, same speed (45mph), and did another observation when we parked in the garage. Her car was basically dry, a few very small beads left on the hood by the windshield. My newly waxed hood looked just the same as hers, and there were some loosely formed beads of water on the sides of my car where Desire is. As I stated earlier pretty unscientific, but DGCNCC is holding up based on my experience. As I stated in an earlier post, nothing has been applied other than two coats of DGNCC one week apart in April, washed weekly, and you can see the water reaction in the video I posted here a couple weeks ago.
 
Would this stuff hold up against coin-op soap? I'm in college now again, and washing my car is not as easy as it used to be. I still 2BM wash my car when I occasionally go home, but the 45 minute drive to Lawrence plasters bugs all over me and a coin-op would be a very effective/quick way to remove them. I have 105 on my car, but I know enough trips to the coin-op or touchless will remove it.
 
Sorry, can't help you there, only thing I've used is DG 901 weekly. Bugs don't seem to affect it as I've had some that sat a few days before washing them off. It hit 90+ degrees here this week so my wife decided to park next/under a pine tree to keep the car cooler, bird bombs, needles, and sap on one side, and it came right off when I washed it that night. She couldn't understand why I was washing it in the middle of the week until she walked around to the passenger side and saw the mess......
 
conman1395 said:
Would this stuff hold up against coin-op soap? I'm in college now again, and washing my car is not as easy as it used to be. I still 2BM wash my car when I occasionally go home, but the 45 minute drive to Lawrence plasters bugs all over me and a coin-op would be a very effective/quick way to remove them. I have 105 on my car, but I know enough trips to the coin-op or touchless will remove it.
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Give Jerry a call a Duragloss--he is always very helpful.
 
conman1395 said:
Would this stuff hold up against coin-op soap? I'm in college now again, and washing my car is not as easy as it used to be. I still 2BM wash my car when I occasionally go home, but the 45 minute drive to Lawrence plasters bugs all over me and a coin-op would be a very effective/quick way to remove them. I have 105 on my car, but I know enough trips to the coin-op or touchless will remove it.
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I have to say it will. I used this on my wife's car, which lives outside 24/7. She used the drive through touchless washes about every other week. Her car was still beading nicely after 4 months. Unfortunately I won't be able to comment any further about longevity as that car was just traded in.

When the weather cools a bit here in South Texas I'll be coating her new one and mine with this product. I'm sold on it.
 
conman1395 said:
Wow, 4 months is long enough for me to give it a go.
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Well, with proper prep, the DGNCC is said to last up to 2 years! Its easy to apply and the initial gloss is insane! Even if you get high spots you can buff them on the spot or do what I do, wait till the next day when it cures!

I may have had to re-apply to keep the look I liked but I'm sure durability was still there!

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Klasse Act said:
Well, with proper prep, the DGNCC is said to last up to 2 years! Its easy to apply and the initial gloss is insane! Even if you get high spots you can buff them on the spot or do what I do, wait till the next day when it cures!

I may have had to re-apply to keep the look I liked but I'm sure durability was still there!

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I have a white car, so the glossy depth one would see in darker colors isn't going to be there anyway. Plus in college I'm not nearly as concerned about looks as I am protection.
Just out of curiosity Klasse, why do you wait until it cures to remove high spots?
 
conman1395 said:
I have a white car, so the glossy depth one would see in darker colors isn't going to be there anyway. Plus in college I'm not nearly as concerned about looks as I am protection.
Just out of curiosity Klasse, why do you wait until it cures to remove high spots?
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Well I do try and "wipe them out" with the applicator I'm using first, if it doesn't work I'll wait till the next day because I don't wanna weaken the area I'm working on. I used to think it was ok to do it that way but after thinking about it and reading here I've changed my mind.

As far as while and silver cars go, well, don't even waste your time looking for high spots, just wait unil you wash the next time, between that and drying they'll come right out.

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