09-22-2018, 11:11 AM | #15 |
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Haven’t heard of that. I’ll research more into it.
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09-22-2018, 11:22 AM | #16 |
Retired from Car mfrs....
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NOTHING is head and shoulders above others. Hell, gimmie some blue coral or Kit, an orbital and some finishing polish and I Can get 95% of anything else here. your skill and procedures and best practices is far more important that the recent wiz bang stuff you read about here. the new stuff here is easier to se, thats the major chsnge, not increased, overwhelming diff in gloss or durability. fact: if you use a major brand name topper and polish THE RIGHT WAY, any of them work fine; meguires, blackfire, adams, sonax, etc etc etc. Othewise they would not continue to be sold. |
09-22-2018, 03:25 PM | #17 |
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I have used it for over a couple years now, on my car, and on other peoples cars as well (I do a little part-time detailing). Here's an old thread I did on it a couple years ago, with pictures of results/durability. It's the easiest way to put protection on your paint I've found in 35 years of detailing cars. Just wash, rinse, and dry. Regardless of what sealant you use, your going to have to clean the surface anyway before applying, but with Hydrofoam, you do both at the same time. https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showt...=451875&page=3
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I can say that when they put the salt/magnesium chloride on the roads where I live, I have no problem removing it on a weekly wash, but it rarely gets cold enough here where I have to go more than 2 weeks without washing my car. Hydrofoam is highly resistant to acids and alkaline substances so my guess would be it would hold up fine...………. provided you wash the car at least once every 2 weeks to remove the salt. The few years I lived up North back in the early 90's, I used Collinite 845 in the winter. It worked really well, but it is much more time consuming and tricky to work with versus Hydrofoam.
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09-23-2018, 09:25 AM | #23 |
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Little bit, not much is needed for tons of suds.
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09-23-2018, 09:37 AM | #24 |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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Yes. All the spray-n-wipe sealants will last 2 weeks to 3 months depending on your application and environment. Well applied, garaged, dry climate will give you 3 months. Poorly applied, stored outside, winter salt spray, washed with a non-coating-friendly soap and they last ~2 weeks.
If you want something more durable that will last 12-36mo, then move up to a durable hydrophobic coating (but they're not really DIY for novices since surface prep and application technique are critical). Similar rules apply. 12-24mo for DD winter climate, 36+mo for a garage queen. |
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Girlfriends Mustang, is the problem this year she drives farther than I do. Last edited by ItsChristianInHD; 09-23-2018 at 03:05 PM. |
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09-25-2018, 10:18 AM | #26 |
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Depends on how many dishes you are washing
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09-25-2018, 10:21 AM | #27 |
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Seriously, there are tons of videos showing Dawn does not strip wax.
Dawn has a rinse agent so spots don't show on the clean dishes. That rinse agent makes it APPEAR that the wax has been stripped (no beading.) If you remove the rinse agent (wash it off) the beads re-appear. It's probably not going to hurt your car to wash with Dawn. However, the Dawn is not stripping the old wax.
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09-25-2018, 10:33 AM | #28 |
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I have used Opti-Seal on both my cars recently and like it very much. Great shine and beads water even after two washes and 5 weeks time. Amazon sells it.
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