| Author | Message | ||
     Crusty |
Check this stuff out: http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-11-23_neverwet.a sp If it's half as good as they claim, I can think of all kinds of uses for it involving motorcycles and riding. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
camping fo sho! | ||
| Jayvee |
I agree, I want some for what they said, my toilet plunger! The direct link is: http://www.neverwet.com/ | ||
| Blake |
Looks authentic to me. Where is it for sale? | ||
| 86129squids |
Crusty- IIRC this stuff popped up as a topic a couple of months ago... that said, it's pretty amazing to watch the demo videos. If it does what they say it will do, this is on the level of Kevlar in it significance... | ||
| Hootowl |
Read in the paper a few days ago that some cell phone makers are starting to treat the phone guts with this stuff. | ||
| Hootowl |
Watching the demo gives me an idea... Coat the inside of the motor oil container with this stuff. You get all the oil you paid for, and there's no residual to get thrown in the land fill. | ||
| Sparky |
Silicon based waterproofing - sounds similar to Kiwi's Heavy Duty Water Repellant "Camp Dry". I know it works great for keeping cotton clothing and other fabrics fairly dry and able to breath in rainy/snowy conditions at least for a while anyhow. I use it on my 'Stich', boots and camping gear that might be exposed to rain. It's fun to shake the water beads off the tent in the morning! I'd sure like to try this advanced new stuff. | ||
| Barker |
I need some now for my camera gear (lens) where can I buy it? | ||
| Xl1200r |
Looks very promising... I'd love to know how long it lasts. | ||
| Reepicheep |
You can send an IPhone off to a company now and they will treat it with it. You can then pour a gallon of water over the phone in a tray, let it sit, and pull it up and shake it off and there is no damage. Amazing video. Must be tough to apply though, which is why the first applications are "send it to us". If they can make it last and affordable, it could fix a lot of day to day problems! | ||
| Blake |
Sparky, That (similar to Camp Dry type silicon treatment) was my first thought too, but then they talked about the durability and compared the hydrophobic properties of it. It sounds like it needs to be applied as part of the product finish or at least in an industrial facility. (Message edited by Blake on January 26, 2012) | ||
| Bads1 |
It looks interesting but how often will it need to be applied?? Its still a coating unless its something that is applied like paint and which I doubt. I'm a cetified dupont teflon stain resist tech. which I stain resist carpet and upholstery. Even dupont wears in time. Rubbing friction,washing,etc in time the product loses its strength. | ||
| Slaughter |
Dana is asking the right questions. Not sure how it holds up in sunlight, any other breakdown or dissipation over time. It DOES show promise in first couple seconds... but would be most curious about how well it holds up. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Go to the website and watch other videos. They have aluminum siding that was set outside for months, stuff that was sitting in salt water for a year and mention "rubbing" on a bunch of things. The can he's holding in one video makes it seem like, at least for the textile aplication, that it could be done "at home". I've sent them an e-mail inquiring. | ||
| Bads1 |
Remember the wax commercials that started a hood on a car on fire to show you it protected?? Where is that product now??? Now trust me I'm not saying this is a hoax. But are carpet manufactures are all in Georgia working day in day out to make carpet with stand staining and there product is getting better through what I've seen in the last 17 years. But.... if this is the answer your carpet would wear out but never need to worry about staining ....ever. Therefore we would have less carpet mill's and carpet would be 5 times the amount to purchase I'd imagine. | ||
| Union_man |
Cool stuff!!!! I have been using this 303 stuff for awhile now. http://www.bikedepot.net/30332.html It seems to work. It makes washing off bugs, dirt, and especially brake dust easier. | ||
| Xl1200r |
from the email I got back from them: "We are diligently working on finalizing a number of our coatings in aerosol cans that can be used by end users such as yourself to provide you with the same, extreme water repelling features that you witnessed in some of our videos. At this time, these products are not yet available to the general public, as we complete our testing to bring you a product that will amaze you as much as our industrial coatings. We believe you will find our products well worth the wait when we reach the level of quality that has brought us the same level of demand from our manufacturing and industrial customers. We anticipate that you'll be able to purchase some for yourself by mid-2012."} | ||
| Jetbuilder |
I wonder if it would work on a Jimmy Hat  | ||
| Brumbear |
I would like to see the effect it has on a face shield as long as the chemicals don't distort and either haze or give a huge glare it would be great to keep BUG GUTS OFF providing it doesn't immediately give you some crazy ass brain sickness or something  | ||
| Ferris_von_bueller |
I wonder about possible health affects with nanotechnology. You do realize we are talking about man-made compounds that are small enough to enter a living cell. Remember 3M Scotchgard that used Perfluorooctanoic acid a carcinogen which persists in the environment indefinitely and was found to be in the blood of 98% of the U.S. population? | ||
| Crusty |
If water runs right off it, then fog shouldn't form either. It would be superior to either a Pinlock or Fog City Insert. IF it's not carcinogenic or otherwise harmful to my health | ||
| Xl1200r |
Salt water can get into living cells - that's why salt kills your grass. And it's a coating, not a sports drink. If you melted the plastic that your visor is made of and drank it you'd probably get cancer, too. | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Imagine coating car surfaces with this. You'd never need to wax your car again. Toilets coated in this would never get skid marks or need to be scrubbed again. This would be like Rainx on steroids on windshields. Would you even need wiper blades again? Wonder if you could coat contact lenses with this stuff and keep them gas permeable. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Ft - I've used teflon coated wiper blades before and at highway speeds I didn't even turn them on. I'd bet you're right - with this on a windshield you'd probably never need them as the water would get off on its own faster than a wiper could clear it. | ||
| Brumbear |
True Mark but application is undoubtedly an aerosol and does wind sheer pull it apart how long does it last on an airplane? | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Imagine the ramifications for underwear design. These are good times we're living in, my friends. Take them off. Shake them out. Rewear. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I wonder if it would work on a Jimmy Hat that was my thought... | ||
| Slaughter |
I put my "Engineer Hat" on and sent a note and asked some more questions. I am very curious. Something to consider is the downside of this MAY be that if you have to repair or repaint, the surfaces may be so heavily "contaminated" that you can't effectively get good bonding of adhesives or paint/coatings. Silicone (not silicon) will really do this badly. It's like a plague once it gets on anything. | ||
| Billyo |
The video says that it needs to be re-applied after contact with soap or alcohol. That doesn't mean it isn't still contaminated, though. | ||
| Griffmeister |
Just like alcohol needs to be re-applied after contact with coffee. |
