Re: P&S Beadmaker?
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Originally Posted by
rlmccarty2000
Good video showing the gloss of both. Would you use Beadmaker as a QD? One of the reasons I haven’t got Beadmaker is I don’t know when I would use it. Maybe right before a car show?
If your car is coated, I cant see any advantage to it aside from slickness, which comes at the price of beading and hydrophobic behavior.
Coming up on 2 weeks since I compounded/polished the hood of a vehicle and did 50/50 with Beadmaker & Polish Angel Rapidwaxx. Got a full day of rain and 47 degrees F today so checked truck sitting outside all day (actually been sitting outside since Friday). The PA side doing fine but Beadmaker side already losing slickness and beads are even less impressive than before...flattening out considerably.
Also finishing up a truck with 22ple VX PRO2 today, went over it with Finitura and it seemed about 80% as slick (OK, that`s just a WAG) as Beadmaker at application. Granted, Finitura is more expensive than Beadmaker by a factor of 100 but still...
Gloss...too subjective to say with any real certainty but I`m guessing the VXPRO2 + Finitura gloss would be indistinguishable from Beadmaker. Sure, far more expensive combo but certainly far more lasting as well.
Beadmaker excels in slickness and price, tough to beat in that respect but whether it`s worth the downside(s) is an individual choice...and just whether those attributes are a true weakness is an individual determination as well.
Re: P&S Beadmaker?
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Originally Posted by
BudgetPlan1
PA side doing fine but Beadmaker side already losing slickness and beads are even less impressive than before...flattening out considerably.
This is the benefit of beadmaker.
Adding gloss and slickness that lasts only until the next wash is the perfect topper for a coating.
I don’t understand why people are spending a fortune coating their car and adding extra rubbish over the top every few months for maintenance. It negates the reason you have a coating in the first place, costs more and doesn’t allow you to enjoy any of the benefits of said coating.
Re: P&S Beadmaker?
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Originally Posted by
wristymanchego
This is the benefit of beadmaker.
Adding gloss and slickness that lasts only until the next wash is the perfect topper for a coating.
For your routine and preferences, it certainly is. For me, not so much. I wash as little as possible, Beadmaker will not help with with that routine.
Beadmaker is in no way a bad product, obviously, given its popularity, heck I enjoyed the heck out of using it...the slickness is other-worldly.
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Originally Posted by
wristymanchego
I don’t understand why people are spending a fortune coating their car and adding extra rubbish over the top every few months for maintenance. It negates the reason you have a coating in the first place, costs more and doesn’t allow you to enjoy any of the benefits of said coating.
Two reasons, really. It`s fun and it works for me. I dont claim my methods are in any the best, but they are the best for me. I don`t really like washing cars much, it`s usually a chore.
Beadmaker is pretty cool stuff but areas in which it excels just dont align with what I like to do...no worries, gotta do what works for ya.
Re: P&S Beadmaker?
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Originally Posted by
wristymanchego
This is the benefit of beadmaker.
Adding gloss and slickness that lasts only until the next wash is the perfect topper for a coating.
I don’t understand why people are spending a fortune coating their car and adding extra rubbish over the top every few months for maintenance. It negates the reason you have a coating in the first place, costs more and doesn’t allow you to enjoy any of the benefits of said coating.
I get what you say. If a sealant last 6 months you would leave it alone... value proposition. Guys like budget (me?) likes to rub things into paint. More can’t hurt and definitely will add a thicker layer of protection. I’m coating just to add more to protect clearcoat. That’s the added step. The sealant are hopefully to aid in durability and depending on the toppers adds more shine extend the hydrophobic properties just my 2 cents. No silence behind it just a hobby.
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