Ever seen better beading than this??

Bence said:
Such spectacular contact angles, aka superhydrophobic water behavior works in nature on microscopically rough surfaces (see Lotus leaves).



Super- or ultrahydrophobic coatings work nicely on totally flat surfaces too, but their durability is too short to make them useful for automotive applications.
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+1.



Apollo_Auto said:
IOW, it's beading like that on a "bumpy" surface!
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Superhydrophobic surfaces like Bence mentioned are because of bumpy surfaces. I refer you to this lotus leaf image



It might be more impressive if your surface beaded as well as exhibited shine/gloss. You might as well just covered your hood in shortening.



:sosad
 
mhuie said:
+1.







Superhydrophobic surfaces like Bence mentioned are because of bumpy surfaces. I refer you to this lotus leaf image



It might be more impressive if your surface beaded as well as exhibited shine/gloss. You might as well just covered your hood in shortening.



:sosad
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Thanks for the Wiki reference, I'd never heard of a lotus leaf before now :ignore. Please do note the size difference between the microscopic bumps on the lotus leaf and the size of the lines on my carbon fiber hood. Also note the size of the water drops on my car compared to the ones in the Wiki picture... not exactly microscopic either. I guess you're not really comparing apples to apples here, are you?



Now just how shiny do you think 3D carbon fiber vinyl should be? It's obvious that you're not a professional detailer because if you were you'd certainly know that your "shine and gloss" are achieved in the polishing stage. A good wax will add to the gloss factor, but that's something that can only be read by a gloss meter... you will not catch something like that on camera.



So next time you blurt out comments please try to make them educated ones, and I'll let you in on a secret: Your smart-a$$ comments like covering my hood in shortening will get you banned pretty quickly. No need for such comments here.



Here's something just for you >>



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That's the same sealant on my other car... after 12 washes with a shampoo that's not pH neutral.
 
Accumulator said:
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.?
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:) I used it on my hood and yes it left some streaks, BUT they were cleared right off with a damp MF. I also tried it on a rosso corsa 599 GTB the other day and the same: very faint streaks, but they came right off with a damp MF. Will keep you all posted!
 
Alfisti said:
This is silly.
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Listen mate, I'm doing research for the people making this product. This thread is to try and find out if there's something else out on the market that beads as well as this. It's made by a new detail product manufacturer and their products and a few other things are not quite ready to hit the market yet. 90% of the products are ready for production and the other 10% are almost ready for public release. No need to get upset ;), they'll be introduced soon enough.
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Listen mate, I'm doing research for the people making this product. This thread is to try and find out if there's something else out on the market that beads as well as this. It's made by a new detail product manufacturer and their products and a few other things are not quite ready to hit the market yet. 90% of the products are ready for production and the other 10% are almost ready for public release. No need to get upset ;), they'll be introduced soon enough.
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Ok..gotcha. :up
 
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