Video: Trying P&S Bead Maker for the first time.

What color is your truck? I ask because my car is metallic black and I certainly noticed a difference after it cured. It will last after a wash for sure. Even though this is a spray sealant the general consensus here is about a month of protection and I'm fine with that because of how it looks the next day, the perfect product when you really wanna impress at a show the next day!

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It's tuxedo black which is metallic. I been working nights and haven't seen in in the day light cept for 5 min the day after I applied it. I need some more time with it to see if it'll replace my poorboy's spray and gloss as a drying aid.
 
Used beadmaker on this GTI after a light polish and it definitely added some shine and slickness. When the car first arrived it was dull and lifeless, definitely not anymore.
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sixsix said:
It's tuxedo black which is metallic. I been working nights and haven't seen in in the day light cept for 5 min the day after I applied it. I need some more time with it to see if it'll replace my poorboy's spray and gloss as a drying aid.
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Apply it dry once and let it cure, PLEASE

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Klasse Act said:
Apply it dry once and let it cure, PLEASE

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I did...it's been 5 days since application, but like I said I been working nights and haven't seen the car yet. I'm gonna try to do my Accord in the next two days when I'm off, but I'm gonna give it a quick polish first and use the beadmaker as a stand alone.
 
RZJZA80 said:
I mean, the video literally says at the bottom of the screen at a certain point that it's sponsored by auto fanatic, that's what I was referring to. If it didn't say that then I wouldn't have made a comment about sponsorship or not.
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Yep, the product still looks good. When Autofanatic finds some distributors (Autogeek maybe?) and lower the cost of the product, I will very likelly buy some. Right now at about 100$ with shipping for 32 ounces... I am gonna pass.
One thing I will do is add soap to Wheel Brightener and use it in a sprayer and see if that makes it even more awesome ;)
 
Calendyr said:
Yep, the product still looks good. When Autofanatic finds some distributors (Autogeek maybe?) and lower the cost of the product, I will very likelly buy some. Right now at about 100$ with shipping for 32 ounces... I am gonna pass.
One thing I will do is add soap to Wheel Brightener and use it in a sprayer and see if that makes it even more awesome ;)
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$50 for shipping...is a sherpa delivering it to you, LOL

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Calendyr said:
Yep, the product still looks good. When Autofanatic finds some distributors (Autogeek maybe?) and lower the cost of the product, I will very likelly buy some. Right now at about 100$ with shipping for 32 ounces... I am gonna pass.
One thing I will do is add soap to Wheel Brightener and use it in a sprayer and see if that makes it even more awesome ;)
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Can you let us know how soap and wheel brightener works out?

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I was able to put a coat of bead maker on my accord today. I didn’t get to polish it like I wanted to, but the paint was naked with no protection cause I had a bunch of tar all over the car so I basically had to wash it with power clean to get it all off. Either way, I’m starting to like this stuff more and more. It really does give off a different look. I see a gallon in my future once I go thru some of my current stock. I even wiped down the inside and it worked great on the mat and piano black plastics.
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SixSix, car looks great, that white looks glossy! BTW is that the sport model, if so, how do you keep from getting tickets, LOL!!
 
Klasse Act said:
SixSix, car looks great, that white looks glossy! BTW is that the sport model, if so, how do you keep from getting tickets, LOL!!
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Yeah it’s a sport. It’s a 4cyl with a cvt, so yea it’s pretty slow, but it looks pretty decent at least. Had to wrap the roof black so it didn’t look like all the other ones out there. Bead maker works great on the vinyl wrap too


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sixsix said:
Yeah it’s a sport. It’s a 4cyl with a cvt, so yea it’s pretty slow, but it looks pretty decent at least. Had to wrap the roof black so it didn’t look like all the other ones out there. Bead maker works great on the vinyl wrap too


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I thought all sports of that gen were V6's, learn something new everyday

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Going to mix Beadmaker with Sonax BSD at a 1:1 ratio...thoughts???

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Just received a gallon of Bead Maker today. Never tried it before. I look forward to rubbing it on some of our rental vans.
 
RZJZA80 said:
So I've just read how several users think it's not bad, but not the best either. My question is, why bother using something that you know isn't the best? Yeah it may be pretty cheap for a small bottle, but so what? Are you going to offer your customers inferior products because they're cheaper or always try and use the best that you know of?
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When I sell detailing, I offer differing service levels depending on budget and expectation and other factors. I have to upsell if I'm providing the best. I'm hoping that this product will be something that produces something nicer than what would be available locally from a parts store or shelf at walmart. At the price, it should be a nice stand alone protection/gloss enhancer for the cheaper level details that 95% of the folks in my area are looking for.

This is somewhat hypothetical because I haven't sold detailing in quite a while and will be using this product for the fleet of handicap accessible rental vans I maintain.
 
Coatingsarecrack said:
Reading on detail world and remembering it being 1:1



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I mean't thoughts on how it would work. I knew someone probably did this already just didn't hear about it yet.

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So, I caught the fever and bought a bottle. Tried it on my wife's car, and thought her car looked as good as it ever had while it sat in the garage. Once she drove it, the shine seemed to be reduced quite quickly. Weather wasn't bad, no rain or snow, but by the time we got to our destination, I just didn't think it looked as glossy as it did in our garage. I figure it was the lights. Her care is silver, and the LSP on the car is 6 week out McKee's 37 High Def Paint Sealant.

I tried it on my black car the next week. again, car looked great sitting in the garage. Slickness was pretty stellar, too. Got to work the next morning, and again, just didn't maintain the shine. Two days later, the slickness seemed to have returned to what it had been before BM. LSP for this car is McKee's 37 Paint Coating. But I've persisted, and reapplied BM three times now after rinseless washes with N-914. Each time, the shine seems to impress me less and less. Could that be psychological? Sure. But I just don't find myself as impressed as others have been.

I'm out now. Given the low cost, I can't really say I'm disappointed with Bead Maker, but I can't see myself reordering it.
 
MK, I wonder if there's something on the paint? Did you apply it dry the first time around?

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