Meguiar's Fast Finish - beading pictures

Don M

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I know you posted in another thread but can we get some background on these images please
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Um...not exactly Collinite beads, eh?
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WRAPT C5Z06 said:
Whoa, a bit unimpressive.
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No, not quite. But considering how THIN this coating is compared to most waxes and sealants (you have to actually apply this to a surface to get a picture of exactly how thin it is, it's like wiping a damp cloth across a warm surface, the water evaporates almost instantly), it's not all that bad either. Under motion, the water runs right off and I didn't bother taking pics of the vertical surfaces simply because there was no water there, it had all run off.

Time will tell though.
 
Don M said:
No, not quite. But considering how THIN this coating is compared to most waxes and sealants (you have to actually apply this to a surface to get a picture of exactly how thin it is, it's like wiping a damp cloth across a warm surface, the water evaporates almost instantly), it's not all that bad either.
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Um...a WOWA sealant or a coating goes on "thin" like that also, but I generally expect better beading from fresh LSP. But maybe Meg's has designed this for sheeting to prevent spotting. Be interesting to see it after a year, since that's the stated life...er, except I think you said you're only leaving it on for 2 weeks.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Um...a WOWA sealant or a coating goes on "thin" like that also, but I generally expect better beading from fresh LSP. But maybe Meg's has designed this for sheeting to prevent spotting. Be interesting to see it after a year, since that's the stated life...er, except I think you said you're only leaving it on for 2 weeks.
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When I get my McKee's, I'm going to do a side-by-side to see which I like better. So far, in the appearance department the Fast Finish is a winner. This is JUST a wash, no other prep work and a single application of FF:


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"Thickness" of an LSP should have nothing to do with how well it beads.
 
WRAPT C5Z06 said:
"Thickness" of an LSP should have nothing to do with how well it beads.
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That's not true. Everyone here knows that the thicker you lay down a sealant, the longer and better it will protect! A good 1/4" layer left to haze overnight and your paint's protected for 12 months minimum....


That was humor^
 
Don--How is the FF as far as self cleaning after a good rain??
 
Eldorado2k said:
That's not true. Everyone here knows that the thicker you lay down a sealant, the longer and better it will protect! A good 1/4" layer left to haze overnight and your paint's protected for 12 months minimum....


That was humor^
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LOL....I knew you were being sarcastic.
 
WRAPT C5Z06 said:
LOL....I knew you were being sarcastic.
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Lol. Yea but I had to give a double warning just in case a handful of noobs/lurkers out there don't actually go frost their cars paint like a cake after reading that. Lol.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Ah...those were the days.
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I did that 18yrs. ago with a tub of Mothers California Gold Carnauba Cleaner Wax. Woke up extra early that day to "wax" my Cadillac because I wanted it to look good for my friends wedding that same day... Ton of elbow grease and when I was done I swear I couldn't even tell the difference. I was like "man this wax sucks"!
 
ski2 said:
Don--How is the FF as far as self cleaning after a good rain??
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It did very well, they are doing a lot of construction right behind my house and the wind blows all the dust my way. So the car spent a full day with wind blown dust covering it and 100 mile driving through road construction. When it rained (downpour) at work, about 90% of the dust/dirt was washed away, the most dirt remained on the vertical panels below the body line where there wasn't a direct flow of water, and it had clean 'paths' though it from where the water ran down the sides.
 
That's pretty impressive beading for something that takes 10 minutes to apply to a whole vehicle. I am watching my application to see how the durability is.
 
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