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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
I think I would talk to CG and see what they say. What was your prep process?
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
...to AGO!!
•I wonder if this water-"sheeting" (for a better lack of terms) your vehicle is experiencing is due to:
-one of this Coating's attributes;
-your vehicle needed to be washed prior to being rained upon;
-your car wash shampoo has left a film residue that needs to be thoroughly removed from the Coating;
-environmental contaminates, rail/brake dust, etc., have become embedded in the Coating, itself, and needs to be de-contaminated.
•However:
-I have to admit that I'd rather have the type of water "action" depicted in your photos...than a bunch of possible paint damaging water beads, all over my vehicles, to have to worry about!
Bob
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
It looks like it didn't bond unless it's formulated to sheet like some products. I'm not familiar with Second Skin but what was your prep and application?
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
Start watching at 13:22. Greg's car has SS6 on it and it does not bead. From what I have seen, this coating was not designed to bead well.
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
Looks like you might have a bonding issues or premature failure.
That looks like the same beading you get from the v 7 they offer.
IMO you would be better off to apply a different coating one that has a good track record and great feedback.
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
I have no experience with the product, but to me, it doesn't look as it should. Either something went awry in the prep/application or it's not supposed to bead. But to me, that doesn't even look like sheeting, that just looks like a car that has no protection.
Again, I have no experience with the product though, so don't take too much from what I have to say.
Oh, and
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
Based on the video I posted from CG, it appears that it may be performing just fine. Beading does not indicate protection.
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
Yes, that is what you should expect. It doesn't bead at all, but it sheets. Only, it does this so slowly on a just washed car, that when the car is lightly dirty / dusty, it doesn't work anymore.
CG also advice to top it with V07 or a wax...
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Re: Id's this what I should expect from Second Skin Six?
Okay, prep was clay bar, Meguiars ultimate polish with my Flex, wash with a strong solution of Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss and then in for the coating. The car was fully corrected a year ago and had just over 5000 miles on it, so it wasn't bad at all. It was previously protected with the UPP and I would use Meguiars X-Press spray wax on it every 4-6 weeks. It used to bead like it was pissed off at water!
I might start the X-Press wax over this, I wasn't expecting the coating to look like this in rain..... I always used the beading to tell me that my protection was in place or to gage if it's fading and needs topped off again with the X-Press spray wax.
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