Count Drunkula Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Car got a coat of Absolute Zirconium last Thursday to top up the ceramic coating. Beading is spectacular..... Fukmeitsdamo, Hewittjamie1, JSI and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRW Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Count Drunkula said: Car got a coat of Absolute Zirconium last Amazing. ..If only All R’s were made this way.... 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavras Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 While beading looks good, it's obviously sheeting that is the best for overall protection. who checks if there car surface sheets or beads? frozen beading looks even more impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Gavras said: While beading looks good, it's obviously sheeting that is the best for overall protection. who checks if there car surface sheets or beads? frozen beading looks even more impressive. Though I love beading (and @Count Drunkula’s Absolute Zirconium beading is a fantastic example) it can have downsides. In summer with the sandy Saharan rain we tend to get, it captures the sand into the beads and when the water evaporates you are left with leopardprintesque sand spots all over the car! Particularly noticeable on very dark cars! And the better the beading the worse the spotting effect! That said, I wouldn’t be without it! And imo and ime good beading and sheeting are synonymous with one another. Differing in how water or rain hits the surface of the protected paint. The former best observed via water delivered via an open ended hose to assess the hydrophobic qualities of the chosen protection. The latter more often result of how rain or droplets of water fall and are deposited on the protected horizontal surfaces. IMO, if it beads well then it sheets well! But its not necessarily the same the other way round. I’ve previously used products that aid drying which are great for sheeting off hose applied water but such is the way they act to disperse water, they can reduce rain beading. The important thing is protection from the elements and other things and a good degree of water repellency. The latter..... all depends how you like your hydrophobicity served up! I observe both every time I wash my car and every time it rains as it is instrumental in determining how the protection is holding up and performing and when a fresh application of wax or sealant is required. Count Drunkula and Gavras 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Drunkula Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Booth11 said: Though I love beading (and @Count Drunkula’s Absolute Zirconium beading is a fantastic example) it can have downsides. In summer with the sandy Saharan rain we tend to get, it captures the sand into the beads and when the water evaporates you are left with leopardprintesque sand spots all over the car! Particularly noticeable on very dark cars! And the better the beading the worse the spotting effect! That said, I wouldn’t be without it! And imo and ime good beading and sheeting are synonymous with one another. Differing in how water or rain hits the surface of the protected paint. The former best observed via water delivered via an open ended hose to assess the hydrophobic qualities of the chosen protection. The latter more often result of how rain or droplets of water fall and are deposited on the protected horizontal surfaces. IMO, if it beads well then it sheets well! But its not necessarily the same the other way round. I’ve previously used products that aid drying which are great for sheeting off hose applied water but such is the way they act to disperse water, they can reduce rain beading. The important thing is protection from the elements and other things and a good degree of water repellency. The latter..... all depends how you like your hydrophobicity served up! I observe both every time I wash my car and every time it rains as it is instrumental in determining how the protection is holding up and performing and when a fresh application of wax or sealant is required. Yeah I have found any good hydrophobic product will have excellent beading and sheeting properties. The particular ceramic products my detailer uses have fantastic hydrophobic properties as he is fond of demonstrating with his little pink watering can 😂😂 Also as I drove away from work after taking that picture it was like a waterfall coming over the rear spoiler onto the rear windscreen 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Count Drunkula said: Yeah I have found any good hydrophobic product will have excellent beading and sheeting properties. The particular ceramic products my detailer uses have fantastic hydrophobic properties as he is fond of demonstrating with his little pink watering can 😂😂 Also as I drove away from work after taking that picture it was like a waterfall coming over the rear spoiler onto the rear windscreen 😂😂 😂 Iconic pink watering can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel43 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Some beading shots after putting on cheap Meguiar's Deep crystal carnauba wax (put on three days ago, rained last night). Drivers front wing has BH double speed wax on from Saturday. Penguin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, Daniel43 said: Some beading shots after putting on cheap Meguiar's Deep crystal carnauba wax (put on three days ago, rained last night). Drivers front wing has BH double speed wax on from Saturday. No contest. Double Speed gets my vote on the beading front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Daniel43 said: Some beading shots after putting on cheap Meguiar's Deep crystal carnauba wax (put on three days ago, rained last night). Drivers front wing has BH double speed wax on from Saturday. Nice work. How do you find the DSW with white paint? Does it add much gloss/reflection? I used it for the first time this w'end on our little metallic silver Fabia and was pleased with the finish, some nice flake pop and sheeting this morning was impressive. Very easy application too. Just curious to know your experiences on white paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel43 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Penguin said: Nice work. How do you find the DSW with white paint? Does it add much gloss/reflection? I used it for the first time this w'end on our little metallic silver Fabia and was pleased with the finish, some nice flake pop and sheeting this morning was impressive. Very easy application too. Just curious to know your experiences on white paint. Very difficult to see when dried and hard to buff off. Shine ok but not as smooth to touch as the cheaper Megs deep crystal. Will be trying DD juice soon. Have posted in 'what wax are you using thread' about this also. Edited April 6, 2020 by Daniel43 additional info added Penguin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel43 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Front wings, front bumper and bonnet now are coated with DD juice SNH wax (very hard to use in terms of visibility and application) and rest of car BH DSW (enjoying use now, use a slightly dampened pad for application as per instructions) after a clean at the weekend. Some welcome rain for beadage shots; Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel43 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Notice the VW Golf design fault in the first picture..................no drain hole in NR side corner of the windscreen scuttle. Why is there no third drain hole in the corner, silly VW ? I have a dremmel, I mean how hard can it be hehe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keano Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Notice the VW Golf design fault in the first picture..................no drain hole in NR side corner of the windscreen scuttle. Why is there no third drain hole in the corner, silly VW ? I have a dremmel, I mean how hard can it be hehe?Is it on a slope? I don’t get looking there apart from rinsing after a wash, but it drains to the other side once I stop with the hose. Beading up a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booth11 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Daniel43 said: Notice the VW Golf design fault in the first picture..................no drain hole in NR side corner of the windscreen scuttle. Why is there no third drain hole in the corner, silly VW ? I have a dremmel, I mean how hard can it be hehe? A few people have done that very thing with a drill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel43 Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 Yes, it is on a slope. Got the dremmel out but it all went wrong again................ Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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