Best LSP for sheeting?

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Was wanting to get some ideas on what LSPs provide water sheeting rather than beading. Everything I have ever used beads so I was wondering on the selection for products that sheet. Thanks.
 
You will get the properties your looking for with the "Super Coatings", i.e OG,OC,CQ,AQ,C1,Nanolex,Element119.
 
IID said:
You will get the properties your looking for with the "Super Coatings", i.e OG,OC,CQ,AQ,C1,Nanolex,Element119.
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Do they all not bead after a rain on the horizontal surfaces? I've not tried all the above and that's why I'm asking. I would be the first to use a product that sheets water thus preventing water spotting.
 
IID said:
You will get the properties your looking for with the "Super Coatings", i.e OG,OC,CQ,AQ,C1,Nanolex,Element119.
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Thanks I'll have to do some research now. I live in Phoenix so water spots happen real fast, especially in the summer. A coating such as this would really make touching up horizontal surfaces much quicker.
 
Fuzion sheets water well. I use nanolex also, but it is a pain to remove. Nanolex is kind of like opt-coat in terms of longevity. You need to wipe nanolex off instead of watching it flash with opt-coat.
 
loudog2 said:
Fuzion sheets water well. I use nanolex also, but it is a pain to remove. Nanolex is kind of like opt-coat in terms of longevity. You need to wipe nanolex off instead of watching it flash with opt-coat.
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Went through 2 tubs of Fuzion and don't remember it sheeting off rain water. It's been some time ago so I could be wrong.
 
loudog2 said:
Fuzion sheets water well. I use nanolex also, but it is a pain to remove. Nanolex is kind of like opt-coat in terms of longevity. You need to wipe nanolex off instead of watching it flash with opt-coat.
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My Altima beads up great with the three coats of Fuzion wax that have been applied during this summer.
 
Rsurfer said:
Went through 2 tubs of Fuzion and don't remember it sheeting off rain water. It's been some time ago so I could be wrong.
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IMO all LSP's bead water in the rain no matter what it is, espeacially on horizontal surfaces. Fuzion sheets it off better when you want it to(washing/rinsing).
 
loudog2 said:
IMO all LSP's bead water in the rain no matter what it is, espeacially on horizontal surfaces. Fuzion sheets it off better when you want it to(washing/rinsing).
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I understand that Lou, but the op was looking for an LSP that would sheet water and I presume he means when it rains and not flooding with a hose after a wash. This is why water spotting is such a problem as nothing will keep rain water or sprinkler water from spotting your paint. I believe Car Pro is working on a sealant that will not water spot.
 
IMO I don't think there is an LSP that won't bead water on horizontal surfaces. Even on the best LSP's there is already no surface tension that is why the water beads. You would need something like air or a lot of water to physically move the beads of water off the car.
 
Rsurfer said:
I understand that Lou, but the op was looking for an LSP that would sheet water and I presume he means when it rains and not flooding with a hose after a wash. This is why water spotting is such a problem as nothing will keep rain water or sprinkler water from spotting your paint. I believe Car Pro is working on a sealant that will not water spot.
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That is correct I was interested in seeing if there was a product that would sheet water off the horizontal surfaces during a sprinkle or drizzle of rain. Basically when the volume of water doesn't allow the water to sheet. I have seen various posts talking about sheeting properties and wasn't sure if the posters meant during a wash or during rain. I do love the beading of the different LSP's but I'm detailing a white Pontiac G8 next week and was inquiring on if there was anything that sheeted or reduced water spots. I'll probably just seal then 845 it to protect it. No high end coatings in my inventory yet.
 
I think this is what you're looking for

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I am not a chemist or physicist so don't read into my explanation too deeply. Beading is as natural a phenomena as planets are always circular in nature. You cannot stop beading and if you do, then simply don't polish or wax your car so that the water will naturally spread. Beads are created by a combination of weight, surface tension and gravity pull relative to the surface's angle. Run-off will occur when the beads weight exceeds the coefficient of friction on the surface it is on (where gravity pulls it down). On completely flat and horizontal surfaces the water simply will never sheet unless another force is added (such as acceleration or deceleration and/or airflow).
 
dchristo said:
I think this is what you're looking for

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Well the name sounded familiar so I had a chat with my trusty friend google to find out some more. As Seen on TV!, it looks like it's not in production anymore but ACE hardware used to carry it when it was available. I also found some reviews on an overseas forum and they found that it actually worked. A few other posters said that they were able to get the same sheeting effect with double layering carnauba wax? Anyone want to chime in?

Link: Water Sheeting Car Wash - Tsikot Philippines 2011
 
big tyme said:
Well the name sounded familiar so I had a chat with my trusty friend google to find out some more. As Seen on TV!, it looks like it's not in production anymore but ACE hardware used to carry it when it was available. I also found some reviews on an overseas forum and they found that it actually worked. A few other posters said that they were able to get the same sheeting effect with double layering carnauba wax? Anyone want to chime in?

Link: Water Sheeting Car Wash - Tsikot Philippines 2011
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you will NOT get the same with carnuba....this stuff does work, it just dosent last very long..you can put a sealant down and then top with this.....the water will not bead.......you can get it from amazon......
 
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