Ever seen better beading than this??

Nice tight beading. Is this a nanotechnology product? I sell a couple of products that offer the same waterbeading, but they're much more complex than wax.
 
Nice pics for sure and very impressive. But its not something I cant get elsewhere. They dont seem to be very uniform...



It will be interesting to see what product this is
 
Bence said:
Yep, but most coatings (if tuned into the superhydrophobic direction) bead with the same contact angles.



The Japanese can tune their coatings to the superhydrophilic direction too, which would be far more beneficial to all of us (if not spectacular), because there would be NO water spotting.
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Yeah but there's not many out there that have done that, no? That's why I'm asking about this because personally I've not seen beading that strong before.



JonP said:
not impressed, seen and done this before. But good pictures though.
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OK whether you're impressed or not isn't the question... I'm trying to find out where and with what you've seen this before. Doing some research if you will.



wfedwar said:
Nice, but Collinite can match or beat it.
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Thanks, but please look more closely at those beads... I'm an avid Collinite user myself and in fact I've got Collinite 845 on the rest of my truck (a fresh coat to boot) and it doesn't bead like that.



mikesmobile said:
Those are some really cool pictures.! Nice selling point
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Thanks! We'll see how it develops!



JohnKleven said:
Nice tight beading. Is this a nanotechnology product? I sell a couple of products that offer the same waterbeading, but they're much more complex than wax.
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Thanks John! Yeah, this isn't a normal wax either ;).



craigdt said:
Nice pics for sure and very impressive. But its not something I cant get elsewhere. They dont seem to be very uniform...



It will be interesting to see what product this is
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Thanks Craig! You're right, they're not very uniform because when I test sheeting/beading I test it by spraying it as if it were raining, not with a solid stream of water (that's cheating IMO).



MichaelSpoots said:
Sweet! The Z2 action looks great :xyxthumbs.
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Z2? :)
 
Apollo_Auto said:
OK whether you're impressed or not isn't the question... I'm trying to find out where and with what you've seen this before. Doing some research if you will...
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Please don't take this as some snotty one-upmanship post or anything, I really don't want to come across that way :o



I get even better beading when I do the Cyclo-applied pseudo-spitshine with #16, using Griot's SpeedShine for the "spit".



You know how some of your beads looked nearly spherical? You'll see even more of that with that method. If you've nothing better to do ;) give it a try and see how the results compare.



But I bet the LSP you used has other benefits too, and yeah, for what I assume is a "regular method" LSPing those beads are mighty impressive. And if things go wrong with the pseudo-spitshine you'll have a real hassle on your hands (imagine your worst #16 residue removal nightmare).
 
Accumulator said:
Please don't take this as some snotty one-upmanship post or anything, I really don't want to come across that way :o



I get even better beading when I do the Cyclo-applied pseudo-spitshine with #16, using Griot's SpeedShine for the "spit".



You know how some of your beads looked nearly spherical? You'll see even more of that with that method. If you've nothing better to do ;) give it a try and see how the results compare.
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I agree, I see similar if not better beading when I spitshine fk1000 with Z8 using a gold lc pad and a PC.



However, the beading looks great and so do the photos.



What looks promising is the surface looks very porous and I would be worried about using anything that would leave residue/staining (aka almost every wax). So that kind of beading with no staining and no wax/sealant in every pore is impressive.



Keep us updated on developments.:2thumbs:
 
NSXTASY said:
I agree, I see similar if not better beading when I spitshine fk1000 with Z8 using a gold lc pad and a PC...
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Hmm..never tried it with FK1000P, I woulda been too worried about pseudo-holograms from potential solvent action. Any reason why you used Z8 instead of FK425?
 
Accumulator said:
Please don't take this as some snotty one-upmanship post or anything, I really don't want to come across that way :o



I get even better beading when I do the Cyclo-applied pseudo-spitshine with #16, using Griot's SpeedShine for the "spit".



You know how some of your beads looked nearly spherical? You'll see even more of that with that method. If you've nothing better to do ;) give it a try and see how the results compare.



But I bet the LSP you used has other benefits too, and yeah, for what I assume is a "regular method" LSPing those beads are mighty impressive. And if things go wrong with the pseudo-spitshine you'll have a real hassle on your hands (imagine your worst #16 residue removal nightmare).
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Accumulator... dude you're a snob and you're not invited to my next birthday party... :D Thanks for the info, buddy! That's what I'm looking for! So beading like this can be achieved, but the way you've done it is very time consuming (I know spits-hining is time consuming...). This was done with a WOWO product that cured in less than 2 minutes :). Good to know this stuff, thanks again!



NSXTASY said:
I agree, I see similar if not better beading when I spitshine fk1000 with Z8 using a gold lc pad and a PC.



However, the beading looks great and so do the photos.



What looks promising is the surface looks very porous and I would be worried about using anything that would leave residue/staining (aka almost every wax). So that kind of beading with no staining and no wax/sealant in every pore is impressive.



Keep us updated on developments.:2thumbs:
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Thanks buddy! Yes, the surface of this is a much more difficult to wax because of the 3D carbon texture. I've used Colly 845 on it so far and the results were great but not "good old 845" standard results. I suppose this was due to the inconsistent application because it's pretty difficult to get into EVERY little crack without gobbing it on, thus making it a PITA to remove. I tested on a small area of the hood exactly because I wanted to test for sticky residue, but nothing. When I did the entire hood there were some places that were a bit streaky, but they were effortlessly removed with a damp MF. Will you all posted!



wannafbody said:
Looks like Zaino beads to me.
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Got some piccies? I've never used "The Z"...
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Accumulator... dude you're a snob and you're not invited to my next birthday party... :D Thanks for the info, buddy! That's what I'm looking for! So beading like this can be achieved, but the way you've done it is very time consuming (I know spits-hining is time consuming...). This was done with a WOWO product that cured in less than 2 minutes :). Good to know this stuff, thanks again!
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Heh heh, yeah...leave it to me to deflate some "can you match this?!?" post, huh? :chuckle:



But yeah...exactly- getting those results from an even easier than "normal" LSPing is very different from doing a time/effort-intensive job that can turn around and bite you.



And the way the water beaded up on the MF tells me that you *are* on to something special :xyxthumbs



NOW my question is: is that stuff Accumulator-proof or can it leave streaks/etc.?
 
sQuashed said:
The photography in more impressive that the actual beading !!
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That's what I thought too! lol The beading doesn't look any nicer than what I'm seeing with #845. Still would like to know what the product is.
 
machboy said:
That's what I thought too! lol The beading doesn't look any nicer than what I'm seeing with #845. Still would like to know what the product is.
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Thanks all!! Actually 845 is what's on the rest of the car and it doesn't bead quite as well as that, though 845 is fantastic! This one's got just a bit more roundness to it...
 
I have used 3 coats of pledge and had better beading. If the pollen count is high, I will use bounty as my LSP. Repels pollen and dust like you wouldnt believe. Dont use the store brands though, they dont work as well.
 
Systemtek said:
I have used 3 coats of pledge and had better beading. If the pollen count is high, I will use bounty as my LSP. Repels pollen and dust like you wouldnt believe. Dont use the store brands though, they dont work as well.
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Is this a joke?
 
Ooops.. I meant BOUNCE anti-static dryer sheets... Hahahahaha... Sorry, first saturday I've gotten of from work in awhile! But you cant deny the power of pledge!
 
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