I'm just curious how many people actually follow the cure times for products? Cause people talk about putting on like... 2-3 coats, but if that's the case, they're unable to drive their car for like... two-three days... Am I right about this? Just curious how many people actually follow the recommended cure times.

 

i go overboard on cures...
often one coat and cure overnight. for synthetics anyway.

sometimes i do cure just the amount on the label.

when i cure overnight, i drive the car until its next detail and then coat again...

for waxes, i dont worry as much. did two coats of carnauba on the bike that i detailed today. one coat, cured in less than half hour- buffed and recoated. would never go that fast with most synthetics.

 

Well, I'm talking about stuff like P21S, and ZAIO, and other products that say 24 hour cure time... Is there anyway to tell if the product has cured before that time?

If not, What should I use the following day, to clean the surface before I apply the next product (If I have to drive the car before then, Don't want to risk it getting dirty, and my pad putting more swirls in it)

Cause I'm looking to do some ZAIO (24 hours I believe), CG Ez-Glaze (No idea, anyone know?), Some JetSeal109 (24 hours I would guess, And then a coat or two of Megs (Think its 24 hours for each coat) and then a coat or two of P21S (24 hours).... And I'll be needing to drive my car within those.... 5-7 days... So Just trying to figure something out.

 

should be able to use QD between coats just make sure you do it good and use many MF towels

 

How about applying wax right after a sealant? Like poorboys exp and p21s right after. Is that ok? or should I wait a day before the p21s?

 

I think almost all product's (At least all that I have heard), have a 24 hour cure time.

 

i personally give cure time. however if you read posts when people detail others cars, they often go right from polish to synthetic (sealant) to wax with minimal cure time.

i wonder exactly how much effect is lost by not allowing "proper" cure time?

i guess at the end of the day its better to have protection on the car even if proper cure time is not alloted between layers.

it may be a "for best results" kinda thing though..

just my .02

 

a product "hardens" as it cures...
for example, apply a coat of wax and immediately apply another coat and you are just mixing the two coats rather than coating over each other.
kinda like if you blow out a candle- if you turn the candle right after blowing it out, the wax in the candle is liquid and will run out. if you wait awhile, it hardens and becomes part of the candle once again.
the longer the candle sits, the harder it gets until it gets like the rest of the candle (it cures).
synthetics are similar. they "cross-connect" with the layer below.

if you dont cure under-layers, the top layer will cure- so no matter what you will have one coat on the car!

read the directions on the product that you are using - they will tell the cure time (dont call it that, but you can tell how long it is).

 

many thanks to all!

 

My question exactly... Phil, Do you have any insight on this topic of discussion? And Wanabe, I plan on doing.... 5-7 coats... so I'm sure it will wipe more off, than will stay on LoL.