Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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Also, sealants WILL bond over acrylic glazes, but NOT oily ones.
Only wax over oily glaze.
I've never walked out into a garage the next day after applying a sealant over a car that was polished and seen a pile of sealant on the garage floor surrounding the car because it didn't bond and slipped off the paint.
See post 16 of the below thread as this topic is discussed there,
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...roduct-methodology-remove-waxes-sealants.html
Also, there's something to be said for manufactures directions as they know their product's compatibility best since the chemists that formulate the product line make products that will work together with synergistic chemical compatibility.
Of course everyone is free to find their own way that suits there tastes but to say a sealant won't bond to paint because a polish that contained oil was used previously is probably not accurate and I've seen it done for decades.
That doesn't mean all sealants will do this as some are more finicky than others, but that's why I brought up the idea of following the "manufactures" directions for their specific product line. That doesn't mean what one manufactures says about their polymers needing a sterile surface applies to the rest of the industry and I don't think manufactures make recommendations for other company's products, (but sometimes forum members do).
One thing I've learned more and more since joining the AG Team is when it comes to paint care, there is not right or wrong way, just your way.
So glad I've been using the same Sig Line since I started posting how-to information to the Internet back in 1994
