General question about durability

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MADRCN

Wax till your arms hurt
This weekend a thought came to me about durability. I think the general consenus on DC for durability is the ability of a car panel to either bead water or be able to pull water away from the surface, but not just lay flat on the panel. With that being said, I noticed something unusual this weekend while cleaning my sister's car. It hasn't been waxed for a few months, therefore when rinsing, the water didn't go anywhere on the panels. But when I walked away for a few minutes to go get some towels, the water was starting to bead when I came back. So my question to you guys is...would you say the LSP is still giving protection or is it pretty much dead. For me, I think the LSP is dead unless it beads on initial contact with water. Thanks for any input.
 
I would say probably not . however I've noticed that if the surface is clean and contaminant free water will bead or go wherever gravity takes it.

I see it after claying a surface or after compounding . You've leveled and cleaned the surface so the water slides off ..
 
Don't forget -- you need to measure beading on a CLEAN surface. Dirt and surface frictions will impede beading. You can have 3 slick layers of UPP or EX-P or Klasse SG and if you go through a dust storm and then try and measure beading, it'll look mediocre.

Wash the car, dry, and re-bead water and then it'll look good again.
 
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