Paint sealant

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I'm thinking of getting a paint sealant for my golf. Probably the ToughSeal one.

I realise the shine won't be quite as good as some of the best waxes but I'm always short of time to spend looking after my car and where we live currently washing by hand at the side of the road is a life endangering experience. Until we finally move that won't get any easier.

I think I would be better getting some longer lasting protection on there rather than hoping for free time to take care of the car and not getting round to it.

Does anybody here have one applied?

[stockers 1]

i use poorboys ex p, it works best after using a cutting polish.

the first application takes a while with the ploish and all, but you won't need to wash it so often.

hope this helps

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Thanks stockers.

I intend to give it a good rub down with clay and polish before treating it. Poorboy's ex p looks well priced, and their stuff has a good reputation too.

I think I'm favoring Menzerna FMJ as I've read a lot of positive things about it.

Paint sealant's don't seem that popular here in the UK but from what I hear they have about half the German and US market's and growing for the average user. Still not featured so much in concours competitions but I just want to keep the evil tin worm away and have a decent shine too.

I've just cleaned and waxed my car fully so that should hold it until we move. I want to get it as nice as possible for GTi International in June.

[stockers 1]

a sealent will make the metalic pop in the paint more than a carnauba wax, but you won't get that 'wet look' with a sealant as much as a carnauba

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a sealent will make the metalic pop in the paint more than a carnauba wax' date=' but you won't get that 'wet look' with a sealant as much as a carnauba

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Yes, that's pretty much what I've heard. As it's protection 1st and looks 2nd for me and the car is a black pearl those attributes seem to fit what I want.

[SankysVR6 1]

How about topping the EXP with a carrnuba wax to give it the wettness when you need it

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Topping with carnuba waxes apparently dulls the finish a bit, but adds colour depth. I'll try it just sealed first (with probably FMJ) and see if that's what I want or not.

I'm not that fussy, although obviously I want it nice!

I just clayed my bonnet *cough* not fussy at all..

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Topping with carnuba waxes apparently dulls the finish a bit' date=' but adds colour depth. I'll try it just sealed first (with probably FMJ) and see if that's what I want or not.

I'm not that fussy, although obviously I want it nice!

I just clayed my bonnet *cough* not fussy at all..

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its funny how ones parrameters of fussyness expand ever so slightly when it comes to cleaning yur car lol

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Yes, it's a bit of a contradiction in terms.

Having discovered the clay and the difference it makes, it just doesn't seem right not to clay the surface first before sealing it. Same as going the 2 step route, I will probably clay, then polish (with a pure polish) before sealing with FMJ.

The is a one step product from Menzerna that is about 40% polish and 60% FMJ and provides a good low effort one step application, but for the long term I think it better expending a little more time and doing 2 step.

That said, I'm not under the illusion I'm going to get my paint perfectly prepared or finished just doing this! That really would be too much effort! ;-)