When it comes to paint protection coatings, touchless sealants are my absolute favorite to use because they are so easy to apply. You literally spray them on the surface and immediately rinse them off. That’s it. This is why 303 Touchless Sealant has been my go-to for the past 6 months. This is a good product that does what it’s supposed to but at about $20 per 32 oz bottle, it’s a bit expensive. This is why I was quite excited to discover Nanoskin Super-Charger. It is the same type of product but at a much cheaper price. At less than $6 per 16 oz bottle, it is just over half the price of 303 Touchless Sealant and is the cheapest of any touchless sealant that I’ve found. If you buy this product in the one-gallon concentrate, it is even much much cheaper and can make enough usable solutions for you to essentially have a lifetime supply. When I saw the ridiculous value that this product offers, I just had to pick up a bottle and try it for myself. So, in this post, I’m going to tell you the steps that I took to prep the surface of my test vehicle in order to give Super-Charger the best chance to bond with the painted surfaces and, of course, we are going to get a first impression how the product itself performs.
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Although touchless sealants are advertised as being spray on rinse-off products, there are things that you can do to maximize their performance. The first is, of course, to apply the product on a clean surface. So, the least that you can do is to give the car a wash. Again, this is the least that you can do. After the wash, you can very well just apply the product but depending on the condition of the vehicle, the product may not last very long.
If you want to help the touchless sealant get a better bond with the surface, you’ll need to decontaminate it. The particular vehicle that I was working on was heavily soiled so it needed a thorough two-step decontamination process. This starts with a chemical decontamination via an iron remover. With this, it’s just a matter of spraying the chemical on and waiting for it to do its thing. You can scrub and work the chemical into the paint to try and get a better result but I typically just let it sit. Once the iron remover has been able to sit on the surface for 5 minutes, we just rinse it off. Now we can move on to a mechanical decontamination and this involves claying the vehicle. This process will help to remove any embedded particles that were left behind after the iron remover.
If you really want to take it a step further, polishing the vehicle will give an even better surface to apply the product to as it will eliminate any imperfections. This leaves behind a smooth, blank canvas to work with. I’ve decided to skip this step because it is not something that the owner of the vehicle cares enough about.
At this point, the surface is stripped clean and is ready for paint protection. Typically, when a vehicle has no form of paint protection, water will cling to the surface in a large sheet and move off of it very slowly. My test vehicle actually showed some water beading on the surface. This is due to the Meguiar’s M34 Mirror Glaze Final Inspection that I used for a clay lubricant. If you want to and after claying, you can apply an IPA to remove any remaining substance from the surface. I opted against doing this.
Because Nanoskin Super-Charger needs to be applied to a wet surface, I thoroughly sprayed the vehicle with water in preparation for application. Then, it’s just a matter of misting Nanoskin Super-Charger on the surface. Water will immediately begin to bead and roll off the surface of the vehicle. This product doesn’t need any dwell time. Once it hits the surface of the vehicle, you can immediately begin to rinse it off. This product is water activated so the act of rinsing it off really helps to make it work. Now, areas where the product is applied will bead water much better than before. This shows that this area is now protected and you can move on to protect the rest of the vehicle. It is advised to apply this product out of direct sunlight and in a shaded area. I don’t have this luxury so I’ll just have to work fast. You just don’t want to let this product dry on the surface as it can cause spots and streaks. Work on one panel at a time so that you’re able to properly rinse the product off.
Overall, I would have to say that I’m happy with this product, especially for the price. For $6, I don’t think that it can be beaten. That being said, do I think that it’s as good as some of the competition, particularly 303 Touchless Sealant? Maybe, not. Upon first impressions, I’ve noticed that Super-Charger doesn’t necessarily perform as well. Water beading isn’t as strong or prominent as Touchless Sealant and I’ve also noticed that more product is needed to get adequate performance. In certain places, it seemed like Super-Charger just didn’t want to stick to the panel and there was still some sheeting. I had to do multiple applications to a particular door and it was still just adequate. That being said, one bottle was more than enough for me to get two coats applied to the entire vehicle. Even if I had to buy another bottle and apply more, I’m still only spending about half the price that I would with 303 Touchless Sealant.
As of right now, it is too early to judge the value of this product. I would say that if the coating lasts a month, I would be more than satisfied because, for the price and convenience of application, a month of protection would be good enough for me to buy more and use it again.
That being said, I will be making an update showing how this product is holding up in a month. Make sure that you subscribe to my YouTube channel and sign up for notifications to see that video when it is available.
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