The benefits of water beading?

[Poki]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

The reason I like lots of beading is...it's soooo much easier to dry the car after washing it. Less work is a good thingy.

[akimel]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

I have to confess that beading per se does not interest or impress me at all. I find it interesting only as an indication that the wax is still present. What interests me, what impresses me, what delights me is the way my car looks and continues to look after I have waxed it.

But that's just me ...

Cheers,
Al

[CarbonBlack]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Ugh...

Spend some time reading about which wax is best and then report back here the top criteria used to determine this.

WOW, that is really revealing!

Kind of disturbing

[Megafast13]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Yeah, I watched a Jay Leno's Garage Video where Meguiar's showed him UQD. They made a design on section of paint, ran water on it, and the water sheeted off.

I hate Water Spots/Beading....Sheeting is better.

[roushstage2]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

I do have to agree though, the beading looks cool! The beads do make a mess for later though!

[MrWaxer]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

I agree!! I love watching the water sheet off my Jeep when I use the flood method. My dad thought I waxed the windows too the way the water ran off them!!

[Jeepster04]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Meguiars
says it is there longest lasting wax..............What's up with that ???


Thanks..........D

Where did you read that?

Only thing Ive ever seen them say was its their, 'best' protecting wax... Take that for what its worth though..

[Mike Phillips]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Doesn't UQD sheet water? You can apply it on top of the wax coat.

If water is sprayed onto it like rain falls it beads up, when mass amounts of water are flowed onto it the water as a whole tries to get away from the coating and it flows or sheets off.

[sunfire]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Doesn't UQD sheet water? You can apply it on top of the wax coat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1jEZbhqp0

[i pamper my corolla]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

When will Meguiars produce a wax that sheets???? Is it time to hoard NXT V1.0?

I've read somewhere here that Gold Class wax was designed to sheet better than it beads water

[yakky]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

Ugh...

We've come full circle again...

Great question but everyone and their brother on all the varied discussion forums measure a products protection and durability by how well it beads water, if it doesn't bead water really, really well and for a long, long time then it's bashed and till the the cows come home.

Spend some time reading about which wax is best and then report back here the top criteria used to determine this.

Mike, when will the clowning end? When will Meguiars produce a wax that sheets???? Is it time to hoard NXT V1.0?

[sdprius858]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

OK.........So if a wax or sealant is ment to sheet the water and not bead up, How do you know it is still protecting ?

And I also think the beading action is cool and that is why I like to use # 16 or # 26, I can tell by looking at it
when it needs another coat of wax. I like the way nxt looks, BUT it doesn't seem to last very long, But Meguiars
says it is there longest lasting wax..............What's up with that ???


Thanks..........D

Lots of factors come into play here like prep work. I believe there is a thread dedicated to this that was updated recently

[HealthyCivic]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

I don't even care what the water does. I just want the paint protected. A sheeting wax/sealant would actually be pretty cool. I think it's possible to convince the people of this. Shoot, I thought the water sheeting off my car when I used the flood method with the hose was the coolest thing in the world when I first saw it.

To each his own I guess.

[detailingfool]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

OK.........So if a wax or sealant is ment to sheet the water and not bead up, How do you know it is still protecting ?

And I also think the beading action is cool and that is why I like to use # 16 or # 26, I can tell by looking at it
when it needs another coat of wax. I like the way nxt looks, BUT it doesn't seem to last very long, But Meguiars
says it is there longest lasting wax..............What's up with that ???


Thanks..........D

[Mike Phillips]

Re: The benefits of water beading?

why not introduce a new water sheeting product, creating minimal surface tension?

if its even possible..

Ugh...

We've come full circle again...

Great question but everyone and their brother on all the varied discussion forums measure a products protection and durability by how well it beads water, if it doesn't bead water really, really well and for a long, long time then it's bashed and till the the cows come home.

Spend some time reading about which wax is best and then report back here the top criteria used to determine this.