kevincwelch
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Introduction
Keeping coated cars in good shape is a top priority. In my opinion, whatever you can layer on the coating to make it more durable is key for me. As you may have realized, I`ve been on a bit of a run as of late in trying out products made by TAC System. You may have read my review of Mystic Bubble or Tire Coat. This is a mini-review of Mystic Water Repellent.
Manufacturer`s Information
Mystic Water Repellent is SiO[SUB]2[/SUB]-based.
Per the usual, TAC System is not very forthcoming about the description of their products or with tips and techniques. So, information needs to be gathered from those with experience. After discussion with others regarding this product, it can be applied in two chief ways: 1) foam lance or 2) direct contact with the mitt (which is either in the form of a diluted spray or by adding a small amount to a wash mitt and spreading across the surface).
I chose method one. My initial reaction to the description of this product was that it might be similar to Gyeon Bathe+ or CarPro HydroFoam. I never had any issues with Gyeon Bathe+ causing streaks, but I`ve always used it in a 2BW. I`ve used HydroFoam before, and I got some streaking. Without having any direct experience with this product, I chose to evaluate it it based on its foaming capacity and on whether it would streak.
Price
500 mL: $19.99
1000 mL: $34.99
4000 mL: ? (There is a picture of a gallon, but no price option at the time of this review)
Product Description and Usage
Mystic Water Repellent comes in a clear 500 mL bottle with a safety cap that is easy enough to remove and restock. The soap itself is a slightly pink and slightly viscous solution, which has a mild fruity smell to it, but given my relatively below average sense of smell, I could not identify any particular association.
I made a mixture of 7:1 using 21 oz water and 3 oz of soap and mixed this into the foam lance. The pressure washer is a Greenworks electric model 1700 PSI/1.2 GPM model I bought from Lowes a few years ago. The car was washed using a 2BM using Mystic Bubble. My ability to foam a soap is somewhat compromised by my low GPM electric pressure washer, but I have been able to generate some decent foam in the past. I foamed up each side of the car and let it dwell for about 3 minutes (per their Facebook suggestion). Here are some photos of the foam.
After a few minutes of dwell time (there was "good cling"), I pressure washed the soap away. Here are the immediate results of pressure washing and some video of the hydrophobic properties.
Conclusions
Whether this is a one-stop-shop for foaming up a car and leaving behind some hydrophobicity remains to be seen. (I don`t doubt the claims, but I didn`t perform the test to see how great the hydrophobic properties are.) I tested the product to see how well it foamed up and whether there was any streaking left behind.
In my opinion, this soap foamed up as well as any other properly mixed soap using my foam lance and pressure washer system. I am sure that if you added more soap (one site I investigated suggested at 5:1 mixture), it will foam more. Perhaps if you had a more robust pressure washer, it would foam a little more effectively. But, my foaming usually dwells for about 5 minutes and I get a pretty thick soap that clings to even a coated surface.
As far as streaking goes, I dried the car using a Master Blaster and pulled the car into the sun (well, my wife drove it away after I did one tire with Tire Coat) and I inspected it then and later in the evening. I could detect no streaking from my 3 or so minute dwell times.
So, I`m going to give this a thumbs up in terms of foam and in terms of not causing streaking with my n=1 test. I`d love to test this on a car without any LSP on it to see just how hydrophobic it leaves the surface and for how long.
Keeping coated cars in good shape is a top priority. In my opinion, whatever you can layer on the coating to make it more durable is key for me. As you may have realized, I`ve been on a bit of a run as of late in trying out products made by TAC System. You may have read my review of Mystic Bubble or Tire Coat. This is a mini-review of Mystic Water Repellent.
Manufacturer`s Information
Mystic Water Repellent is SiO[SUB]2[/SUB]-based.
Per the usual, TAC System is not very forthcoming about the description of their products or with tips and techniques. So, information needs to be gathered from those with experience. After discussion with others regarding this product, it can be applied in two chief ways: 1) foam lance or 2) direct contact with the mitt (which is either in the form of a diluted spray or by adding a small amount to a wash mitt and spreading across the surface).
I chose method one. My initial reaction to the description of this product was that it might be similar to Gyeon Bathe+ or CarPro HydroFoam. I never had any issues with Gyeon Bathe+ causing streaks, but I`ve always used it in a 2BW. I`ve used HydroFoam before, and I got some streaking. Without having any direct experience with this product, I chose to evaluate it it based on its foaming capacity and on whether it would streak.
Price
500 mL: $19.99
1000 mL: $34.99
4000 mL: ? (There is a picture of a gallon, but no price option at the time of this review)
Product Description and Usage
Mystic Water Repellent comes in a clear 500 mL bottle with a safety cap that is easy enough to remove and restock. The soap itself is a slightly pink and slightly viscous solution, which has a mild fruity smell to it, but given my relatively below average sense of smell, I could not identify any particular association.
I made a mixture of 7:1 using 21 oz water and 3 oz of soap and mixed this into the foam lance. The pressure washer is a Greenworks electric model 1700 PSI/1.2 GPM model I bought from Lowes a few years ago. The car was washed using a 2BM using Mystic Bubble. My ability to foam a soap is somewhat compromised by my low GPM electric pressure washer, but I have been able to generate some decent foam in the past. I foamed up each side of the car and let it dwell for about 3 minutes (per their Facebook suggestion). Here are some photos of the foam.
After a few minutes of dwell time (there was "good cling"), I pressure washed the soap away. Here are the immediate results of pressure washing and some video of the hydrophobic properties.
Conclusions
Whether this is a one-stop-shop for foaming up a car and leaving behind some hydrophobicity remains to be seen. (I don`t doubt the claims, but I didn`t perform the test to see how great the hydrophobic properties are.) I tested the product to see how well it foamed up and whether there was any streaking left behind.
In my opinion, this soap foamed up as well as any other properly mixed soap using my foam lance and pressure washer system. I am sure that if you added more soap (one site I investigated suggested at 5:1 mixture), it will foam more. Perhaps if you had a more robust pressure washer, it would foam a little more effectively. But, my foaming usually dwells for about 5 minutes and I get a pretty thick soap that clings to even a coated surface.
As far as streaking goes, I dried the car using a Master Blaster and pulled the car into the sun (well, my wife drove it away after I did one tire with Tire Coat) and I inspected it then and later in the evening. I could detect no streaking from my 3 or so minute dwell times.
So, I`m going to give this a thumbs up in terms of foam and in terms of not causing streaking with my n=1 test. I`d love to test this on a car without any LSP on it to see just how hydrophobic it leaves the surface and for how long.
