Don
Darth Camaro 12/27/15
Driving home from work today, I hit a light rain going down the highway. On the glass, the 303 acted amazingly like Rain-X as far as water repellency, with even the smallest drops of water shooting up the glass as I travelled about 70 mph. On the paint, the water literally FLEW up the hood and across the vertical panels and once I got home, the car was practically dry, with only scattered droplets of water remaining on the surface + the car still looked remarkably clean. Granted this was a short-term, light rain shower, but it made me wish for a downpour so I could really see the behavior of a lot of water hitting the car while at speed.
As for the smearing/haze, I noticed it yesterday. There are random `splotches` where it looks like I didn`t buff off all the residue when removing the 303 after application (I did). I am thinking that by applying "so much" at once (two coats within an hour`s time), the carrier did not fully evaporate and has since `seeped` out to the surface. I have seen this phenomenon before (with Klasse Sealant Glaze) and all that was required was a good wash & dry to remove the splotches and the surface looked perfect again. I was going to give that a try, but seeing as how it`s supposed to rain for the next week, I might not be able to wash it for a while. You have to be close and at the right angle to see the splotching/smearing and a non-car person would never see it, and the car still looks great.
I did take clean mf cloth an gently wipe at one of the splotches and in removed most of it except for some LIGHT smearing which seems to confirm my opinion that it is the carrier liquid that didn`t evaporate entirely coming to the surface.
As for the smearing/haze, I noticed it yesterday. There are random `splotches` where it looks like I didn`t buff off all the residue when removing the 303 after application (I did). I am thinking that by applying "so much" at once (two coats within an hour`s time), the carrier did not fully evaporate and has since `seeped` out to the surface. I have seen this phenomenon before (with Klasse Sealant Glaze) and all that was required was a good wash & dry to remove the splotches and the surface looked perfect again. I was going to give that a try, but seeing as how it`s supposed to rain for the next week, I might not be able to wash it for a while. You have to be close and at the right angle to see the splotching/smearing and a non-car person would never see it, and the car still looks great.
I did take clean mf cloth an gently wipe at one of the splotches and in removed most of it except for some LIGHT smearing which seems to confirm my opinion that it is the carrier liquid that didn`t evaporate entirely coming to the surface.
