Seal & Shine .. To bead or not to bead

[ERS]

Just wondering if I'm ocd or what. I use TW Seal & Shine as a booster to Colinite 845. I apply it about every other wash.

When it rains, there are plenty of beads. However, when i wash, traditional 2 bucket style, the beads are flat and in places non existent. But when it rains again, the beading is back. I'm using Meguiars Deep Crystal wash.

Am I doing something wrong, or what? Thanks.


Ernie

[57Rambler]

Beading is a function of surface tension. Detergents, surfactants, etc., in the car wash product will reduce the surface tension.

[acuRAS82]

^^Agree with above. The car wash is masking the LSPs for a bit.

[Coatingsarecrack]

Yeah you actually don’t want the soap to bead. If it’s sheeting maybe Gold class not rinsing all the way off and then rain is removing what’s left. Try a better soap.

Optimum car wash or Megs hyper wash are good ones


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[CleanIT]

I used TWSNS last year on a car. The beading was very good. I applied it directly to the paint though first. It doesn't do as well going on top of something. It's remarkably durable for the price point.

[Eldorado2k]

^^Agree with above. The car wash is masking the LSPs for a bit.


Yeah you actually don’t want the soap to bead. If it’s sheeting maybe Gold class not rinsing all the way off and then rain is removing what’s left. Try a better soap.

Optimum car wash or Megs hyper wash are good ones


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I’ve never used it myself, but I’ve always been of the impression that Meguiars Deep Crystal Car Wash is free of any “conditioners” that can tend to affect water behavior after a wash.

Source? Loach. Iirc he used to use an old batch of Deep Crystal Car Wash on his older videos due to it being a good pure car soap.

[acuRAS82]

I’ve never used it myself, but I’ve always been of the impression that Meguiars Deep Crystal Car Wash is free of any “conditioners” that can tend to affect water behavior after a wash.

Source? Loach. Iirc he used to use an old batch of Deep Crystal Car Wash on his older videos due to it being a good pure car soap.

I have used Deep Crystal, and it does not contain conditioners or gloss enhancers, but I don’t believe it rinses very clean, leaving its surfactants behind. Kind of like the opposite of Hyper Wash.