Finally Washed and Sealed

[Brady18]

I finally got around to washing her really good and getting a sealant from Chemical Guys on her. Gonna get rain this weeks so I am enjoying her this clean while I can.

 

[14hemiexpress]

Shiny!

 

[Sir John]

Looks great for the 5 minutes a black truck looks clean!...lol.

 

[TRXHemi]

Nice man!! That looks CLEAN!

 

[Thatdude596]

What sealant did u use

 

[CMil527]

looks great... gotta love black when she is all cleaned up!!

 

[NorthTexasHemi]

Looks great, but it's crying for some mud. LOL

 

[Brady18]

What sealant did u use

It is a Spray Sealant/Quick Detailer from Chemical Guys. Here is a link.

Chemical Guys WAC_808_16 - Hybrid V7 Optical Select High Gloss Spray Sealant & Quick Detailer (16 oz)

 

[Demon-HeMi]

love that stuff, really does make the black shine and have a very deep gloss look to it

 

[Flyguytki]

How long does the sealer last? Is it a weekly application, monthly, bi yearly. What duration are we talking about?

 

[saintsreturn]

Makes me miss my black truck... I loved her clean, but hated it every other time.

 

[Brady18]

Seal every 6 months and wax every 2 months or so.

 

[bigbadram1500]

nice!

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Makes me miss my black truck... I loved her clean, but hated it every other time.

story of my life!

Seal every 6 months and wax every 2 months or so.

i wax about once every week to two weeks, and seal every 6 months

 

[dkmesa]

Seal every 6 months and wax every 2 months or so.

That's not quite true for spray sealant like the Hybrid V7. It will not last nearly as long.

Sealants like Blackfire Wet Diamond, Menzerna Power Lock, and Chemical Guys Jet Seal 109 are wonderful products that will realistically last 3-6 months. I am going through a bottle of Blackfire and have loved it. 4-5 coats on the truck and a couple coats on my wife's car.

With the technology that is in modern sealants, there really isn't a need to use wax unless you want a little more depth/ added shine. Paste waxes protect very well but only for several weeks and are typically harder to work with (longer cure time, harder wipe-down, residual product streaking. I tried a coat of Poorboy's World Red Paste Wax on my wife's car on top of sealant and didn't notice any additional shine or slickness to the touch.

 

[Brady18]

Good to know. Thanks for the info guys.

 

[Demon-HeMi]

the chemical guys black wax and white wax products, while are a higher priced wax, really leave a smooth feel and deep shine to your paint work

 

[Demon-HeMi]

Good to know. Thanks for the info guys.

if you like using chemical guys prducts, get you some of the blacklight glaze, it hides minor swirls and really does leave behind a beautiful shine!

how often can you get this close to a black truck thats a year old