Sealants over Glaze test

The day started out very well for me. I have anxiously awaited my bottle of Danase Wet Glaze to do a test of this product in conjunction with a few of my favorite sealants. It was fun analyzing, evaluating, prepping, correcting, and applying products to my vehicle.

Danase Wet Glaze is a new product(to me) that claims to be a glaze that can be layered, work as moderate protection by itself, and work under most any sealant or wax without effecting the sealants durability.

I plan on testing the durability of the glaze by itself as well as three different sealants on the hood of my truck.

Here is the prep process:

S&W wipedown with MF towels
Menzerna PO 106ff with rotary and new 6.5 in.Erasure orange light cutting pad


Danase Wet Glaze applied with PC at speed 3 and 6.5 in. red Erasure finishing pad



All sealants were applied by hand with individualcotton applicators







As soon as I pulled the tape I found the contrast between the Glaze and NXT 2.0 very noticeable. I had read that NXT 2.0 would darken the paint. This shows that it was correct information.



My favorite look produce by LS was noticeable difference to Zaino as well. LS darkens and warms the paint compared to Zaino's optically clear reflective look. I happen to prefer LS but like the Zaino look as well.



Since my wife is the official unbiased tester of all of my testing I asked her to compare the different products based on her view and touch.

Zaino happened to be the winner in the slickness of each product. LS second, Danase Wet Glaze third, and NXT2.0.

She also picked Zaino as her favorite for looks. She said it was shinier. She did not make any comment about darkening of the paint. To be honest it is ever so slight and I was not abale to notice any darkening until the tape was pulled. It is subtle yet in the pictures I see it is distinct difference.

This morning I awoke to heavy dew and the differences seems to show through with the dew. Unfortunately, the camera does not show it as dramatic as it is in real life but there is a difference in my opinion.


I will continue to update on looks and durability. I would welcome any questions or comments.

 

Thanks for putting this forth for testing, I look forward to the results!

 

Very nice test there cwcad :applause: I don't know if it's me or what but on this picture:

I can see a line through the middle of the hood...am I the only one that sees that? It could be from the tape but to me it stands out.

 

I see the line also.

 

i seeee it!!!

 

very cool test, thanks for sharing that whit us....

 

oh good, it's not me seeing things, I wonder if it's the tape of it the's the different types of products? cwcad what say you? I mean a picture is one thing but you seeing it in person is totally different.

 

Yes there is a line half way down the hood..and the front part looks darker also....

AL

 

I see it too Nica and wonder if that's where the tape was. Looks like I need to check out that Danase Glaze. Thanks for the test/review.

 

My guess on the line is where it was polished and is where the tape was so no sealant or glaze is present. I like the Danase Glaze...it is like the CG Arcrylic Glaze but the Danase doesn't have cleaners. Its a pure Acrylic glaze. Nice test and comparison.

 

Wolfpacker... i was thinking the same..CWCAD thanks for taking the time to post up ...btw your truck looks great...

 

the whole hood received a layer of DWG then the tape was placed for the application of the sealants.

The line that I am talking about is a vertical line from top to bottom. One can notice the line in the picture of Danase Wet Glaze and NXT2.0 as well. Although it is more subtle than the wet picture taken the next day but it certainly is present.

Thanks Joe P. the compliment means a lot coming from you!!

 

Well I had some personal business to attend to last week so I did not post my findings on this test that I have going on the hood of my Black truck. I took the pictures of the hood last Wednesday but was not able to post the pictures until now.

I had some dust accumulation on the hood since I have done nothing during the time between initial application and the pictures that I am posting today. I used several plush MF towels and S&W(need I mention that S&W is my favorite product...?) wipedown. You will notice the marks left by the tape that are still showing but it is nice to have because it really delineates the different products on the hood for my testing purposes.

I found it interesting how the dust accumulates on the different products. The heaviest accumulation was on the NXT 2.0. The Liquid Souveran was the next heaviest accumulation. LS was on the upper left side of the picture. I saw less accumulation on the bottom half of the versus the top half of the hood. Am not sure if it is the products or if it is the area. It is just an observation and am not saying wether it is bad or good. It is just the way it turned out and I thought it was worth mentioning.



The S&W cleaned up the area real nice and this is what it left.



The surface of the hood is still relatively marr free as far as I am concerned. I made a trip in the rain the other day and thought that the marring was excessive when I returned and looked at the area in the driveway. I have a lot of chips that are showing but after the wipedown the surface in all of the test areas are equal in marring and smoothness. I could not discern any difference in any of the products as far as smoothness or darkening. Beading could not be measured since it stopped raining just before I returned home and it has not rained since.

My impression is the glaze is holding up well. I am disappointed in Zaino in as much as I had hoped that it would be a stand out versus the other products. I am surprised that LS is holding up so well from my previous experience with the product. NXT 2.0 is showing promise as well.

 

Very nice update :applause2: and very intereting finding too.

Thank you for taking the time to share with us eace:

How long has it been 2 or 3 weeks?

 

The pictures were taken after a week. I was just not able to post until today(2 weeks) for personal reasons. I will update next week(3 weeks) on Tuesday or Wednesday. Hopefully this will take several months to see the diminishing returns of the products.

 

Sounds good :thumb: yea I'm really curious to see the diminishing effect too.

 

I had a chance to take pictures of the beading on the hood. I am posting this as a reference for later comparison in this on going test.

Here is the front view.


Here is a right side view


and last a left side view.


This is after two weeks of sitting outside 24/7.

 

It is time for an update and the weather aided me by raining the other day. I like to use natural rain vs. using a hose to view beading characteristics. Here are the pictures taken one day short of week three.
My observations will follow the pictures.







I have to say that the changes are subtle in the test area. I also have the advantage to view the area in real time to see the motion of the beads as the rain hits the hood. I spent 15 minutes standing in the rain and watched as the beading changed. On both test areas near the windshield the beading drops are growing larger. As to why is a conundrum to me. I believe this is because of wind and heat. Could the fact that it is on an edge of the hood cause greater abrasiveness or more heat of longer duration? The reason that I ask is.... I do not see this larger beading on the lead edge of the hood. It may be cooler longer at the front vs. the back of the hood causing more deterioration on the back edge of the hood.

While observing the rain beading on the hood the larger beads got so big that they broke free causing the streaks or water lines on the hood. The beads never broke in the middle of the area where the heat seems to be equal and the bead size seems to be uniform on all of the products in the middle test areas as well.

The hood was washed cleaned from the deluge of the overnight. So that gives me reason to keep my vehicles polished to help keep the vehicle clean longer. Duh....is this not what the companies always claim?

I detect smaller, albeit slight, beading on the passenger front edge of the hood versus the driver side front edge.

All in all the hood is doing well and I cannot see a difference in the look or shine anywhere on the hood. I forgot to do a physical touch of the paint to comment on the slickness (can slickness be judged by looking?)

 

Is this test with the Zaino over Danase? I suspect if it is applied over anything but a virgin finish it will effect its durability.

 

Yes it is over the DWG, the whole hood was covered with DWG. Then eash sealant was added and last another layer of DWG.

As far as effecting durability .....that is standard fair when it comes to Zaino rhetoric. I have every confidence that Zaino will stand proud in this test even if not according to manufacturers instructions.

This is more of a test to see if glazes effect sealant durability rather than the best sealant. I already have an opinion on that particular subject. :whistle: