Hello all and Mike,
Who makes a good bead product i will be using this year round.
You have the Dr. Beasely's Bead Hero as an option from Dr. Beasley's. Besides that, to be honest, I have not been actively testing other, similar competing products.
I do know this about Bead Hero - in my experience, it's best used with the 2-Towel Method. That's where you spray the product on a microfiber towel folded 4-ways and then use the towel to apply the product. Have a second towel handy to remove any excess. This is called the 2-Towel Method.
By spraying the product onto a towel instead of spraying the product onto the body panel - you avoid overspray on nearby surfaces.
Here's a TV commercial we made for
My Classic Car with Dennis Gage. The commercial time limit is 29/30 seconds. So I wrote the script and it's
TIGHT. I share a technique for spraying CERAMIC coatings onto a car, but the technique works for
any spray-on product.
IMPORTANT
In the commercial I show spraying the product onto the towel by doing it in a way that I'm spraying AWAY from the vehicle. The reason why, is because the Bead Hero, (product I'm showcaing), is a true ceramic coating. If you leave any unseen or invisible overspray behind, not spread out and then removed, it will harden and then you'll have to polish it off. I tested this by spraying a single pump-spray onto the hood of one of my cars and allowed it to dry without wiping it off. Then over the course of three days, I would try to smear the product using my finger.
- 24 hours later, I could smear the product, but it was difficult.
- 48 hours later, I could smear the product but it was more difficult.
- 72 hours later - it was solidified. I had to machine polish the product off the hood.
Once I understood this, a light bulb went off in my head as I know most people spray - spray-on products DIRECTLY onto the vehicle. With a spray detailer, or a waterless wash, not problem. With a product that dries hard and bonds to the paint. Problem.
It's too easy for the spray nozzle to atomize a liquid and spread it over the area you want to treat and nearby surfaces. Because the liquid is clear, it's diffiicult to see. But here's what I know. If a person were to spray this product onto body panels and NOT remove any invisible overspray droplets on nearby paint, it will harden. Then if you ever do the Baggie Test, you'll think you have overspray paint contamination on your vehicle. But it's not overspray paint - it's the ceramic coating.
After figuring out all of the above, I ONLY use the 2-Towel Method for applying these types of products to vehicle.
Here's the commercial, again, it's limited to 30 seconds.
Here's a short video with Dennis Gage as we talk about Bead Hero.
Keep all this in mind if you pick any brand of spray-on ceramic coating. And this is not a sales pitch, just education. The techniques I share will work with any quality brand of spray-on coating.
Any suggestions for a heated spot carpet remover that does not cost a fortune.
Thank you Nick
Apologies but no. When I worked at Autogeek I showcased mostly pro-level hot water extractors, but it's not my passion like polishing car paint.
Best thing to do would be to use Google or an SI Agent for research. Either of these can take the criteria you're looking for and match that to the best option.
Mike
