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[tractor]

thats water proofer to you and me...

 

i'm a product designer by trade and i work within the footware industry,

 

we've recently been looking into some complete water proofing systems and theres several products out there that can do that, ive just realised tho if i coated my mini with this stuff it would prevent rust perminatly.

 

i'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried this?

 

the first product we looked at was

 

Ion mask http://www.p2i.com/ion-mask

 

 

 

but it appears this product can only be applied in a special vacum chamber at the end of a production line so not really suitable for putting on my mini

 

then i found ultra ever dry http://www.ultraeverdrystore.com/

 

 

 

which it seems you can post apply so persumable you can put it in a spray gun and fire it at your mini

 

 

and ive also found never wet http://www.neverwet.com/index.php

 

check out the video at the bottom of this page it shows them apply it to metal http://www.neverwet....-industrial.php

 

these guys have also worked with rust-oleum to make it available in spray cans

 

 

the big problem i'm facing is getting hold of any of these, they all seem to be available in north america but no europe

 

 

 

has anyone ever used anything simular? i really want to try this stuff on the mini it would make roost proofing it much easier and cheaper i'd imagine

 

trac

 

[adampat84]

Yeah i posted about this a while a go..

 

Here

 

Didn't get much interest but was only about in Amerika then..

[tractor]

o sorry i missed that thread

 

well lets see if if this thread generates any more interest.......

 

i definatly think theres millage in coating the underside of the car and the supframes ect, even some other conponants like the suspention dampers and the unerside of the pertrol tank and boot floor wich always rusts

[tractor]

and as for it wearing it off, yes it will on fabric but not a solid part, it wears off of the fbric aminly because it's constantly flexing and being passed through a washing machine

[fattail95]

You'd be better off with a ceramic coating to be honest, such as G|Techniq C1 (+EXO), CQuartz, Opti-Coat and the like. They can last up to 3 years per application if applied properly (panels must be at certain temperature etc) and water just flies off.

 

[Tommyboy12]

I did a bit on super hydrophobia at university and have a friend who is now a researcher on super hydrophobic clothing and we chatted about the possibility of coating cars. Basically its possible but prohibitively expensive. We are talking thousands and thousands on just materials, let alone the expertise needed to apply it properly. It also has to be absolutely spotlessly clean (aka laboratory clean) for it to apply properly on a hard surface. It takes weeks for my friend to prep a small set lab slides, how long do you think it would take for a car, which is much more complex? It will also wear off, even on a hard surface. Especially when you throw particles from the road at it.

 

A new shell and a good quality paint job is money better spent.

[rally515]

Some mini folks on here in america, order some and give us the verdict please  

[tractor]

that cermic stuff looks awesome and appears to be suitable,

 

just had another thought as well, ive got solid oak work tops in my kitchen which are quite high maintainence, do you think i could apply some of this stuff as a water proofer?

 

trac

[herdy]

that cermic stuff looks awesome and appears to be suitable,
 
just had another thought as well, ive got solid oak work tops in my kitchen which are quite high maintainence, do you think i could apply some of this stuff as a water proofer?
 
trac

Only thing with this that comes to mind is that the water might be likely to be caught in the wood grain but aside from that I can't think of anything.
Herdy.

[Tommyboy12]

It would be the same with a shell. If even a tiny bit of water was present when coated it would be locked in. We all know what that would do!

[jaydee]

I've used Cquartz.

It works, but to protect your car from rust you should have to coat almost everything..and i'm not sure if that will be effective  (ie: panels still got damp over it if i leave it outside overnight)