ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Water Beading due to Collinite 915 topped by 2 Layers of Collinite 845!! (Sealed CG V7 Hybrid)

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I just uploaded pics of my recent detailing job which I completed (trashed car was last washed about 2 years ago).

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/64189-worst-car-ag-trashed-neglected-washed-2-years-ago-v7-hybrid-collinite-marque-d-elegance-collinite-845-many-pics.html

Anyways, it just started pouring rain outside and I quickly snapped a few pictures. This is the first time I see beading like this :laughing:

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Those are the biggest water spots I've ever seen :applause:
 
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ziggo99 said:
Those are the biggest water spots I've ever seen :applause:
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Ditto!

I'm a recent new user of Collinite #845 and I'm VERY impressed with it, can't wait to try their other 2 waxes down the road!


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Weird. Something doesn't seem right. On a perfectly flat, level surface the water drops can combine into bigger drops over time. Or there are probably chemicals you can put in the water (or are already in the water) to cause the drops to combine. But this trunk lid is sloped and it's very weird the water doesn't run off. I wonder if the whole car did this. Did they start out small then combined over time? I notice there's a film of something floating on the top of the beads in the lower pic.
 
Here's what Einszett has to say about bead size:

"The best way to determine whether your paint finish needs wax or not is to look at the water beads on the paint finish washing your car or after it rains. If the water beads are larger than the size of a nickel or larger, it's time to wax. Water beads should be tight and uniform and the water should not sheet off."

from pg 3 of http://www.1z-usa.com/assets/KIC/Keep-It-Clean-Car-Wax.pdf

Since the OP just waxed, not sure what's going on. Some chemical residue combined with the water, is my guess.
 
Those don't look like 915 beads, I think that's the V7 beading. My 915 beads are very tight and round.
 
Maybe it was just the way the rain fell. If you can pool water off a freshly waxed surface, essentially you are making one big bead. The big bead then runs off the (mostly) hydrophobic surface, taking most of the water associated with it. Maybe the rain fell in such a pattern to cause some of the water to collect together.

Either way it looks cool. I've never tried Collinite. Eventually I want to try 915, probably next winter. But I'm using NaviWax now on one of my vehicles and getting the craziest beading. 915 seems to be a very good product.
 
swanicyouth said:
Maybe it was just the way the rain fell. If you can pool water off a freshly waxed surface, essentially you are making one big bead. The big bead then runs off the (mostly) hydrophobic surface, taking most of the water associated with it. Maybe the rain fell in such a pattern to cause some of the water to collect together.

Either way it looks cool. I've never tried Collinite. Eventually I want to try 915, probably next winter. But I'm using NaviWax now on one of my vehicles and getting the craziest beading. 915 seems to be a very good product.
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I've only used 845. I think 915 will be my next purchase once the bottle of 845 runs dry. IME 845 beads almost as well as a coating for the first month or two.
 
After the Collinite, I used V7 Hybrid sealant. Other places in the car beaded similar to the pictures some posted. I was just surprised how it came out!
 
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