Originally posted by The Guz
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Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability
I guess it is possible there were still polishing oils left behind. But something with that doesn't exactly add up. Polishing oils by themselves would produce beading on the paint. The paint acts like nothing was ever applied and it was flat. As far as water behavior on the paint it was very similar to your first tests. -
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Interesting. Maybe there was still some polishing oils still on the paint. I'm about to give this another go as soon as it cools down here a bit. It's summer weather here in So Cal with temps in the 90's and high humidity.Leave a comment:
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Hit it with M105/205 combo. Removed polishing oils with a mix of D114 and IPA.Originally posted by The Guz View Post
It was about a week before it rained here after applying on the hood.Leave a comment:
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What polish did you use? Also how long did you wait before you got it wet?Leave a comment:
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Did a bit more testing about a month ago.
I had left the hood of the pathfinder untreated with PP365 as a control. Decided to polish the hood and then apply PP365 on it. After polishing I applied PP365 and found that it didn't bead where I had polished.
I need to wash the car again when I have a chance but I feel like polishing affects bonding of the product. Rest of the car still has nice beading and is holding up well, but the rest was only clayed.
Might see have to do some testing on the Mini cooper and do another test.Leave a comment:
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For those that did not catch this live demo from David Pedre of Meguiar's.
Demo starts about 30 min
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Small update on my truck. Washed it last week with Meguiar's Ultimate Wash and Wax, this is the result!!!!
Rest of the pics in this album, http://imgur.com/a/mjmnp
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How does this work on gel coat?Leave a comment:
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ThanksOriginally posted by paulcr39 View Post
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A relative newbie to the detailing world.
My Results with Paint Protect on my 2011 RAM 1500 SLT in Deep Cherry Red. One thing of note here, while I was applying the Paint Protect I got a bit of it on one of my black plastic parts, and it actually looks just as good as if I had used the Ultimate Black Restorer on it, so I actually wound up taking my bottle of the Black Restorer back to Oriley's (sorry Meguiar's you made a dual duty product in Paint Protect
) The beading pictures were taking 2 hours after application as it rained here in Ol Omaha NE, that day.
Process: Truck was compounded a year ago, Scratch X 2.0 was used where necessary, multiple washes to ensure everything was cleaned before using the clay kit, Ultimate Polish, then Paint Protect. (I would still like to top this with some Gold Class wax)
First two pics were taken the day after the beading pics below.
I am definitely impressed with the beading ability of Paint Protect (note that I couldn't wait the 24 hours before full cure cause it rained just 2 hours after finishing the application.)
The shine that it puts on black plastic is just great, and obviously beads like mad.
A few glamour shots, had to wait to do them cause buddy went and took off with my Hot Shine Tire Foam
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Thanks Mike. We have both the touchless and the ones that use (not brushes) but rather what appears to be strips of cloth of some sort. Totally get the Physical action of the touch style washes on the paint. I have been pretty diligent about doing a really good detail, especially in fall before the temps start getting cold with a good sealant such as UPW in the past and have noticed that it does hold up fairly well deep into winter. Earlier this summer i applied some PP365 for the first time roughly mid June and while i still see decent beading as of now almost 3 months, it doesn't see nearly as many washes as would be the case during winter months with the amount of product they put on the highways around here. Just trying to decide which might be the better product to get thru a Minnesota winter.
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It's doubtful that the soaps are highly concentrated as that would mean more money spent by the establishment. Plenty of tunnel car washes use our soaps and they definitely are NOT harsh. But what is, or can be, harsh is the physical, mechanical action of the brushes that work in conjunction with the soap to clean the car. Remember, those things can and will scratch paint if not properly maintained, and proper maintenance through a Minnesota winter is tough!Originally posted by fordf150 View Post
Drive through touchless washes are a whole different story. While there is no mechanical action used to remove dirt from the paint surface, they do use harsh detergents and/or a combination of an acid wash/alkaline rinse. That one-two punch of pH extremes will strip any wax or sealant pretty darn quickly.Leave a comment:
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Maybe a question for Michael Stoops, but I'll take comments from anyone. Theoretically, would washing in a tunnel wash significantly shorten the lifespan of PP365 vs a hand or rinseless wash with a Meguairs product?
I ask because winter time here in Minnesota for me means tunnel washes and I suspect the soaps used in them are fairly concentrated.Leave a comment:
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