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Originally Posted by Gunkk

Title says sealant but content suggests polish.... IMO, noobs shouldn't bother with a polish until they know what they're doing. For some this might just be a careful read of Glen's work plus a few hours of youtube. For others, practice.

For sealants only, I'd suggest starting with Carpro Reload. On my DD it lasts about 2-3 months in the wet season here if I don't park under the oak trees at work with this method:

1. 2 bucket wash with Dawn dish detergent. It's important to have clean bare paint for the polydimethylsiloxane in the sealant to bond to, otherwise you'll have greatly diminished useful life of the sealant (days/weeks instead of months).

2. Leaf blower dry if you have one, otherwise towel dry.

3. Apply full strength Reload as a spray-n-wipe with a good 500 g/sm plush microfiber towel. Reload can be used as a drying aid so the car doesn't have to be perfectly dry. Use another dry MF towel to remove the excess (light pressure).

4. If the surface feels slick, almost oily to the touch, then you did it right.

It’s really coming down to reload or Jetseal for me.