SFP/VM/CMW not beading

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stangclassic66

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Hello All,



Well, today is the first time it has rained in 3+ weeks and I was actually excited because I wanted to see how well SFP/VM/CMW combo would bead in the rain.



The detail job was done last Friday and had a fair amount of dust buildup on it as of this morning. Well, the sides of the truck are beading off decently but the hood is not beading at all. :( Did I do anything wrong? The finish on Friday looks amazing though. :)



I can only compare this beading to Zaino's Z2 which beads extraordinarily well as I don't have any experience with any of the 'other' products yet. I do want you to know that I am not a Zaino nazi, but only fairly comparing the beading abilities. The finished look of Clearkote destroys Zaino by far but I am wondering what I did wrong with CMW.



Your responses are appreciated.



Thanks in advance.



Erik
 
By the way, the VM was applied to 2 panels at a time then coming back and removing from where I started.



The CMW was applied to the entire vehicle first then removed starting from where I started.



Erik
 
Here's a shot after I just sprayed it down with water. I sprayed it down with water to move the dirt off it to see if the dirt was preventing it from beading.



Erik
 

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Try washing it with car wash soap and see if that restores the beading. I have a customer who leaves his hunting truck outside 24/7 (it has a platform built into the bed that raises and lowers) and it was covered in sap and pollen today. Initially, only the sides were beading but once I actually washed it, the horizontal surfaces were too.



I don't see anything amiss with your application and removal and I have been getting very good durability with VM/CMW. I primarily use QEW to wash, so that may help.
 
Yeah, wash it and then see. Sometimes the [stuff] that gets on the finish will keep it from beading, even though it doesn't LOOK like there's anything much on it. Even VM without a topper beads longer than that for me, so see what the wash does.
 
I've seen it happen on a white renault I have. Even where there's AIO+SG it wasn't beading at all when the car was dirty, after washing it the beads showed imediatly.
 
That's odd. I have no experience with that combo but my glanzed m3 still beads like crazy after 3 weeks, dirt or no dirt.
 
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