Rustoleum NeverWet

[MiVor]

I did a search, but everything seems very old. What was/is the verdict on NeverWet for automotive use? Not sure I could see it used all over, but wondering about wheels and lower body/fender areas that see a greater amount of road crud.

[JSFM35X]

From what I see it is only good on fabric and carpet. Its also left some white spots on dark fabric

[ShaneB]

It will leave a frosted look on any surface you apply it to. And from what I`ve seen on YouTube and other reviews, its somewhat of a delicate coating and is easily damaged and its performance wears off. So I don`t see it as a good option for much more than "hey check this out!"

This is just what I`ve read and have no personal experience with it.

[JSFM35X]

I used it on my cover for my outdoor furniture. It is green and looks like it has a light frost coating. Does noty poter me and has lasted all winter. Today was warm and the water was beading. First season so I will let you all know in a few weeks.

Did not work on my leather boots at all.

It will leave a frosted look on any surface you apply it to. And from what I`ve seen on YouTube and other reviews, its somewhat of a delicate coating and is easily damaged and its performance wears off. So I don`t see it as a good option for much more than "hey check this out!"

This is just what I`ve read and have no personal experience with it.

[jtford95]

I put it on my timberlands. Turned them purple, worked for a week or so. Coating wore off, and still are dark. Cool concept, wish it would work better. I am going back to black leather & kiwi

[Williethegem]

I havent had expeirence my self with this companies products but the videos i watched and reviews i read this stuff is the real deal. The rustoleum stuf is child play compared to this. But it is pricey. I guess you get what you pay for

Ultra Ever Dry


Here is a youtube video on it


https://youtu.be/BvTkefJHfC0

[4u2nvinmtl]

I havent had expeirence my self with this companies products but the videos i watched and reviews i read this stuff is the real deal. The rustoleum stuf is child play compared to this. But it is pricey. I guess you get what you pay for

Ultra Ever Dry


Here is a youtube video on it


https://youtu.be/BvTkefJHfC0

I`d love to try that on a soft top car, wounder how long it lasts too.

[Loach]

The problem with achieving this type of water behavior on clearcoat or paint, is you are sacrificing gloss and slickness in favor of a coating that utilizes a form of texture to produce such aggressive water beading. There is a theoretical limit to how tight you can get water to bead on a really smooth surface, and that`s a contact angle of 120°. That`s definitely impressive but it`s well under the superhydrophobic level that you`re seeing in the video which is a contact angle above 150°.

So if you really want impressive beading beyond a certain point, you`ll need that micro-level texture to help boost it. And that texture is going to alter the way the light bounces off of the surface, and you`re going to end up with less shine and gloss, as well as a less slick feeling of the paint. This is why we haven`t seen superhydrophobic coatings in the detailing world except for applications like carpet/cloth/convertible tops. Sonax Polymer Net Shield and Brilliant Shine Detailer is about as good as it gets on paint and I think they`re using a form of this nano-texture to give off such impressive beading. That`s why they don`t feel as slick on the paint compared to other products, but they`ve managed to do it without sacrificing gloss or shine levels. Both of those are still way under superhydrophobic levels.