Paint care...well decribed

thanks for sharing!

 

Great read! Very informative. Thank you!

 

Thanks for posting this, I think its spot on. I have seen the Modesta on cars at cars and coffee, and it looks great as do many other professional and non-pro coatings.

By chance do you install Modesta? I am curious if you can compare it to something I am familiar with? I have used Nanolex, Gyeon Mhos, Opticoat 2.0, Gloss coat, Cancoat, Polish Angel Viking coat, Polish angel Cosmic v1, Exo v1 and v2 and cquartz.

I have not used any coating that has been bad, and each has it strong points and weaknesses (in my opinion). Some look like hard candy, other like wax, some are more mar resistant, others apply easily and other its a bit trickier. Some have a long work time and others shorter. Some bead, some sheet, some bead then sheet as they age. Some are more self cleaning, others require more work to clean and maintain the film.

I wonder with a product with Modesto, is there a huge benefit that comes with the Premium? What does it do so much better? I am not a dealer and don't carry anyone coating. I buy for the job and prefer to keep trying new products until I find one that is everything I am looking for. I base my next product I use be reading the detailing boards, and listening to the guys I have seen tell it like it is, and whom I have come to trust along with what I see out in my community on peoples cars and how it ages over time.

So far, loads of REALLY good products, I am never going back to wax or sealant, but no coating I consider perfect. MI wish I could mix the products together to form the best of the best coating by attribute. Maybe it will never come, maybe I am just too particular?

I can pretty much get 18-24 months out of the coating I listed. Some require some maintenance type products (either a wash or a spray type detailer infrequently) to maintain the hydrophobic effects, and others it just wash and enjoy.

I would like a super glossy, slick coating that was super mar resistant, beaded like crazy for 36 months, did not need a maintenance product to top up, did not water spot, that did not cost more than $ 70 bucks for 50 ml vial which enough to do a regular size car with 2 layers to ensure proper and complete coverage and could be used on paint and clear coated wheels.

 

I have tentatively arranged to have a detailer come out and do paint correction and apply a Modesta coating. I am still somewhat hesitant. I have always used Zymol waxes and have used Zymol's Vintage high end wax for the last 10 years. Since it cost $2000 and I get a lifetime of free refills, I am even more reluctant to switching.

I have always bought into the notion of using more organic waxes and paint treatments. Some refer to this as "feeding" or nourishing your paint. This is why I never liked the Zaino Brothers system that was popular some years ago.

Can someone who has used high end wax and now switched to a coating opine on this for me?

 

What are the concerns/issues with the Zaino products?

 

I found a "yellowing" over time.