Stoner's Bead Max

JustinR32

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I reviewed this once before, and didn't care for it. But now I'm older and lazier. And I have a WHITE car instead of a dark maroon car to try it on. Let's see what happens....



LOL, this product isn't bad at all. Those of you who like that S100/Natty's/#16 look, nice and clear and wet with gloss and jetting out the wazoo, this might be a nice product to play around with, at around $6/can, give or take.



The can says it's a combination of waxes and polymers. I dunno. It smells like bug spray. It sprays on easily; it's a spray wax, but you don't get a watery coat, you get a nice thick wax that is really spreadable. Wipe it around with a foam applicator, wipe it off with a mf towel. Pretty straightforward. I used one of the new Meguiar's mfs; they're great. When I initially wiped it off the feel wasn't very slick, but an hour later it seemed to have set up, so there's probably a decent amount of polymer in there.



I recognize the look right away as the one I said above, that nice clear look, lots of gloss, lots of reflection. It makes the Subie look like a big ice cream bar.



It got dark before I could picture up; I'll post some tomorrow.



I was going to suggest this as a possible "tune up" product for the paste products, but it's better than that. I'd see it as an alternative. The only question is how many applications can you get from a can. It's without question easier and faster to use than either liquids or pastes; it's easier to spray a thin coat and even it out, rather than create the coat from whole cloth.



And hey, any product called BEAD MAX is going to need a picture of water beading.... We'll see about THAT, too!





Tom
 
Sounds like more of a booster type product than a true LSP to me...I guess whatever durability results you will get would help determine that.
 
It has cleaners in it. I use it for rocker panels, wheels, and other places where the looks don't matter, but the protection does.
 
It does a decent job and looks pretty good. Not sure how long it lasts, but the ease of use is great. I spray some on a soft wash cloth or mf and wipe it on. Does a whole car in no time.
 
Scottwax said:
Sounds like more of a booster type product than a true LSP to me...



I thought so too, Scott; but it doesn't act like Meg's/EO spray waxes. It comes out as a dense foam and spreads like a liquid wax, not like a quick wax. It wipes off like a real wax (requiring a reasonable amount of effort), not like a quick wax. After it sets up, it definitely feels like a wax/poly blend, like Meg's #20.



Speed Bead is the Stoner's Cleaner Wax, Bead Max is the regular wax. I couldn't tell to what degree there were cleaners in this product; I'd be surprised if there were none. For those who want to layer, this isn't the product for you. For those who are looking for a great look quickly, this is a great look, quickly.





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One thing, though; I don't see anything spectacular about the beading, but I guess you can't call it "Bead Well" and expect to sell a lot of it.



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