BudgetPlan1
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Interesting item; have seen some coatings (Pearl Nano was one) come with microfiber applicator pads but never gave `em a try. Saw these, perked up when said `helps with linting` and decided what the heck. Turns out they were quite nice, so far anyway.
Description:
These first came to my attention when watching a coating/product video that briefly mentioned dusting/linting issues while applying a coating. As I had experienced similar issues in my garage a bit last summer, figr’d I’d give them a try and see how it worked out. Much like the description above, they do hold more product in a ‘usable’ (i.e. not cured yet) state when applying coatings. The standard microsuede applicator on a block becomes a bit sticky with more drag (indicating a need for more product to be applied to applicator) much sooner than these applicator cloths do. The coating applied to them, while initial priming is slightly heavier, seems to stay in a freshly ‘spreadable state’ far longer than a microsuede, allowing for greater area coverage without reloading. Obviously the area covered and it’s limits depends mostly on the flash time between application/removal but for those more forgiving coatings (i.e Kamikaze Miyabi, Feynlab Ceramic and 22ple HPC among others) you can cover far more area with fewer stops to apply more product. Even with Gyeon Mohs, with its relatively short flash time, I was able to quickly and more evenly apply to a section much quicker than with a microsuede cloth. It’s almost like/as easy as applying Gyeon Cancoat, just in smaller areas…to me, it just made the whole application process quicker and easier.
As for the linting aspect, I can’t specifically say this solved the problem but I can say that using them with both The Gloss Shop Ceramic V2 and Gyeon Mohs, I didn’t experience any of the linting/dust issues that I did using the microsuede applicator cloths. While a microsuede cloth would just seem to create/push fine dust/lint around the panel, I don’t know whether or not this picked up that dust or just didn’t cause/release the dust like I had previously experienced with microsuede.
Having used Mohs before on an identical model vehicle, I was aware of product usage for this specific case and using these cloths didn’t use any more product than when I used microsuede and perhaps even used slightly less. I do know that I finished each coat much quicker and easier, and the finished surface was at the very least, as equally smooth and coverage was equally as even as previous applications. Also, I had to stop and re-apply to applicator about 25% less frequently than when I used microsuede.
Doing a car with Kami ISM in a week or two; ISM is a pretty thick coating so we`ll see how that works out.
I did pop the standard ‘drip-top’ off each bottle of coating, instead using some disposable plastic pipettes (Amazon) to apply the coating to the applicator so it’s possible that played some role in easier application as well…dunno for sure but may as well throw that variable out there too. Much nicer way (for me) to apply product to pad than eye dropper or standard `drip top`
Description:
These first came to my attention when watching a coating/product video that briefly mentioned dusting/linting issues while applying a coating. As I had experienced similar issues in my garage a bit last summer, figr’d I’d give them a try and see how it worked out. Much like the description above, they do hold more product in a ‘usable’ (i.e. not cured yet) state when applying coatings. The standard microsuede applicator on a block becomes a bit sticky with more drag (indicating a need for more product to be applied to applicator) much sooner than these applicator cloths do. The coating applied to them, while initial priming is slightly heavier, seems to stay in a freshly ‘spreadable state’ far longer than a microsuede, allowing for greater area coverage without reloading. Obviously the area covered and it’s limits depends mostly on the flash time between application/removal but for those more forgiving coatings (i.e Kamikaze Miyabi, Feynlab Ceramic and 22ple HPC among others) you can cover far more area with fewer stops to apply more product. Even with Gyeon Mohs, with its relatively short flash time, I was able to quickly and more evenly apply to a section much quicker than with a microsuede cloth. It’s almost like/as easy as applying Gyeon Cancoat, just in smaller areas…to me, it just made the whole application process quicker and easier.
As for the linting aspect, I can’t specifically say this solved the problem but I can say that using them with both The Gloss Shop Ceramic V2 and Gyeon Mohs, I didn’t experience any of the linting/dust issues that I did using the microsuede applicator cloths. While a microsuede cloth would just seem to create/push fine dust/lint around the panel, I don’t know whether or not this picked up that dust or just didn’t cause/release the dust like I had previously experienced with microsuede.
Having used Mohs before on an identical model vehicle, I was aware of product usage for this specific case and using these cloths didn’t use any more product than when I used microsuede and perhaps even used slightly less. I do know that I finished each coat much quicker and easier, and the finished surface was at the very least, as equally smooth and coverage was equally as even as previous applications. Also, I had to stop and re-apply to applicator about 25% less frequently than when I used microsuede.
Doing a car with Kami ISM in a week or two; ISM is a pretty thick coating so we`ll see how that works out.
I did pop the standard ‘drip-top’ off each bottle of coating, instead using some disposable plastic pipettes (Amazon) to apply the coating to the applicator so it’s possible that played some role in easier application as well…dunno for sure but may as well throw that variable out there too. Much nicer way (for me) to apply product to pad than eye dropper or standard `drip top`
