Looking for a sheeting wax
11-24-2008, 04:12 PM
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all good waxes will sheet off water. its just a matter of how much water there is, and how it's hitting the surface. everytime i wash a waxed car, after the final rinse i sheet off the water to make drying 100x faster.
11-24-2008, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MuttGrunt,Nov 24 2008, 08:12 PM
all good waxes will sheet off water. its just a matter of how much water there is, and how it's hitting the surface. everytime i wash a waxed car, after the final rinse i sheet off the water to make drying 100x faster.
Beading is when the water just sits in place:
This is sheeting, when the water runs off and it's perfectly dry:
A $8500.00 wax will do this, sheet, not bead.
At 4:45 you will see Paul's wax do a lot of sheeting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNAmZ...eature=related
And if you want to dry 100x faster, try the leaf blower, your neighbors will think you're crazy but you'll love it.
11-24-2008, 05:37 PM
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once it's spring and i get to more detailing, i'll post up some pics of regular old nuba sheeting off water leaving the paint nearly dry, if u want i'll even take a vid. it's all in the angle/amount of water.
11-24-2008, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MuttGrunt,Nov 24 2008, 09:37 PM
once it's spring and i get to more detailing, i'll post up some pics of regular old nuba sheeting off water leaving the paint nearly dry, if u want i'll even take a vid. it's all in the angle/amount of water.
11-24-2008, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,Nov 24 2008, 08:17 PM
Sorry man, just a hose trick. You can get just about any wax to sheet or bead
But I've noticed that Collinite 476S tends to shed water better than anything else I've used so far
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11-25-2008, 01:00 AM
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water is polar, two hydrogen's attached to one oxygen, hydrogen bonds are one of the strongest bonds so if you have a gripload of h2o, they wanna stick together.
its not because of the wax. It will sheet with wax, if there's no wax, it will sheet, but not as well.
its not because of the wax. It will sheet with wax, if there's no wax, it will sheet, but not as well.
11-25-2008, 01:02 AM
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also, its liquid form...liquids don't really have a shape. so if you put in any container, it'll mold/form to that shape
also, I spot beading in that video. Like what ubetit said, its water technique, not wax
if you were to mist that same car with water, it will bead, not sheet
also, I spot beading in that video. Like what ubetit said, its water technique, not wax
if you were to mist that same car with water, it will bead, not sheet