Post Your Beading Shots!!!

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This is what i see after pressure washing, i didnt use spot free rinse. So is my wax still good?
 
Roof of my CTS-V, 1 coat of CQuartz approximately 1 month ago. The whole car is dirty due to the cold and bad weather, but I was very happy with the beading.

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kaboose786 said:
wht u mean by "shot"?

I put on two coats of collinite 845:
First in August and second at end of september

So it should still be beading ?
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It should look more like this picture from post #45 of this thread

 
kaboose786 said:
wht u mean by "shot"?

I put on two coats of collinite 845:
First in August and second at end of september

So it should still be beading ?
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"shot" means you have no LSP left as there is no beading in your photos, time to reapply something.
 
This paint was corrected and sealed with WDGPS over a month ago, has seen 4 snow storms, and was only foam soaked and PW rinsed last weekend to get the salt and sand off.

 
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1 coat of Collinite #845. Hasn't been washed in 2 weeks and it's been on a 3,000 mile trip too.


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valleyrider said:
"shot" means you have no LSP left as there is no beading in your photos, time to reapply something.
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but those shots were taking after pressure washing. i didnt just use the hose so could it be that? Would pressure washing give me the right beads of water?
 
kaboose786 said:
but those shots were taking after pressure washing. i didnt just use the hose so could it be that? Would pressure washing give me the right beads of water?
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If your wax/sealant/coating is doing it's job it won't matter how the water finds it's way onto the surface. The water contact angle of a hydrophobic surface is what causes water to pool into droplets and create the oh so vaunted beading effect. How the water lands on the surface does not change the chemistry at play resulting in beading.

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kaboose786 said:
but those shots were taking after pressure washing. i didnt just use the hose so could it be that? Would pressure washing give me the right beads of water?
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I don't believe pressure washing has anything to do with the lack of beading you are seeing.

I pressure wash my Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant coated car weekly with no ill effects.

What is you complete washing process?

What soap are you using?
 
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And a frozen bead shot!

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Wolfgang paint sealant 3.0 is all that's on there. Maybe this weekend I'll top it with one of the Xmas waxes!! :)


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Both were taking within 4 hrs of each other too


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