Car pro Exlir or P&S beadmaker. Is one better than the other?

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I’ve heard good things about each product. Is one better or more durable than the other? I was gonna order the bead maker and do a 50/50 on my hood with it & Elixr but it was outta stock on my last order. I guess that shows how popular it is.
 
Beadmaker is a glorified detail spray. It has no durability whatsoever. I have no experience with Elixr.
 
I guess in camaro's defense the OP's question including asking durability.

"better" is a completely subjective thing where you need to know what qualities they're looking for. No doubt Beadmaker gets high praise for slickness and low cost.
 
oneheadlite said:
I guess in camaro's defense the OP's question including asking durability.

"better" is a completely subjective thing where you need to know what qualities they're looking for. No doubt Beadmaker gets high praise for slickness and low cost.
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I get that..didn't say BM had better durability. Just adding that BM was slicker.
 
You can reach more than 30 days beading from Elixir using on the car.
and something we found interesting lately, its possible to use it like Hydro2 as well, spray on rinse off !!
so we can say its becoming like Hyper quick detailer :-)

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I have had both for the past month, and I can honestly say I was not really impressed with Elixir. I would rather just use Hydro 2 regularly for the price, and it seemed that it is much better mixed with the separate ingredients for some reason (Merlin's magic sauce). Beadmaker has lasted 3 weeks through rain/snow/ice and still beads great. This is over a ceramic coating put on 8 months ago. So far, despite the hype, claims of not lasting long...I have been impressed with Beadmaker.
 
Ace22 said:
I have had both for the past month, and I can honestly say I was not really impressed with Elixir. I would rather just use Hydro 2 regularly for the price, and it seemed that it is much better mixed with the separate ingredients for some reason (Merlin's magic sauce). Beadmaker has lasted 3 weeks through rain/snow/ice and still beads great. This is over a ceramic coating put on 8 months ago. So far, despite the hype, claims of not lasting long...I have been impressed with Beadmaker.
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Could it be that the ceramic coating that you applied 8 months ago is causing the beading and not BM? How do you know when BM or any topper is still there?
 
Elixir has been fine to use for me. I am not jumping on the beadmaker bandwagon though so no comment on that.
 
The Guz said:
Elixir has been fine to use for me. I am not jumping on the beadmaker bandwagon though so no comment on that.
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I think BM takes it for slickness and gloss, but not by much vrs Elixir. Durability will probably go to Elixir, but haven't reached that point yet.
 
Ace22 said:
I have had both for the past month, and I can honestly say I was not really impressed with Elixir. I would rather just use Hydro 2 regularly for the price, and it seemed that it is much better mixed with the separate ingredients for some reason (Merlin's magic sauce). Beadmaker has lasted 3 weeks through rain/snow/ice and still beads great. This is over a ceramic coating put on 8 months ago. So far, despite the hype, claims of not lasting long...I have been impressed with Beadmaker.
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I agree, Bead Maker for me is awesome. I also like Hydro2, Never really like Reload.
 
Rsurfer said:
Could it be that the ceramic coating that you applied 8 months ago is causing the beading and not BM? How do you know when BM or any topper is still there?
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This is my thought too. Unless the beading difference from BM is so completely different than that of the coating to keep track... but even then I would wonder if maybe some BM is just trapped in the coating pores until a clean slate wash is performed.

Either way though, it’s an interesting observation.
 
Rsurfer said:
Could it be that the ceramic coating that you applied 8 months ago is causing the beading and not BM? How do you know when BM or any topper is still there?
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I agree, the ceramic coating is probably still there causing the beading, but the beading was much tighter with beadmaker and the gloss was better for me vs. the elixir. I guess I am going by the slickness/subjective gloss as well as the beading improved after using beadmaker.
 
Can anyone tell me if Beadmaker is suitable to be used as a drying aid?
 
Kneel said:
Can anyone tell me if Beadmaker is suitable to be used as a drying aid?
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Yes, after the initial application that's how you use it going forward. I've been using it on my wife's car and it definitely adds gloss and makes the paint slick. Works well for those that wash weekly though as it doesn't last very long. But for the price it's nice to have. It has made cleaning snow off of her car easier, it slides off very easy, more so than when the car had a fresh application of McKee's 37 Paint Coating v2.
 
camaro2ssblack said:
Beadmaker is a glorified detail spray. It has no durability whatsoever. I have no experience with Elixr.
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I wouldn't "backhand" Beadmaker like that, come on. It has poor durability, no doubt about it but there's NO detail spray that matches the slickness and gloss of Beadmaker, not to mention the "after gloss", meaning, after it cures. For whatever reason this product has created a divide that can only be matched by Pro-Trump/Anti-Trump fans, seriously.

Have you used Beadmaker before or no?
 
Klasse Act said:
I wouldn't "backhand" Beadmaker like that, come on. It has poor durability, no doubt about it but there's NO detail spray that matches the slickness and gloss of Beadmaker, not to mention the "after gloss", meaning, after it cures. For whatever reason this product has created a divide that can only be matched by Pro-Trump/Anti-Trump fans, seriously.

Have you used Beadmaker before or no?
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Yes I have a gallon and I really like the product. I agree with you on the slickness (which means absolutely nothing other than placebo effect). And the gloss is also very good, no doubt. I am not so sure about the after-curing gloss enhancement, I personally haven't been able to visually see a difference but gloss is so subjective and tough to gauge.

Just because I am being honest about the durability doesn't mean I am hating on the product. It's gone after the first rain or wash just like any other detail spray. And that's backed up by tons of first hand accounts on the internet, not just mine.

So basically it creates slickness and gloss that lasts less than a week - aka - detail spray.
 
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