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soft99 waterblock

Soft99 Waterblock
#1
Hi guys,

So last week, a great friend of mine sent me down some sealant to try.

It's called Waterblock. Made by the guys at Soft99, perhaps most famous for producing Fusso.

Now Waterblock, is made in Japan, so freshly imported to the UK and now in my cupboard

It's a sealant, despite its wax looking character. It comes in a large 300g pot with a sponge hidden in the lid. It's all in Japanese but will get a translation put up at a later date.

Waterblock is mainly used for its hydrophobic properties.. that's beading and sheeting in English. There is little to no gloss enhancements at all.

To apply, rub the sponge in the container to lightly coat the sponge in sealant, then apply in a circular motion to the vehicle, overlapping by about 30%.

Leave it for about 5 minutes, or double that if below 5°.

Use a microfibre towel, ideally a short loops, to buff off the product. This is great for removal, offering easy buffing.

For best results, do not wash within 48hours.

The video below shows the left side of the bonnet which is treated with Waterblock, against a simple Quick Detailer which is on the right side of the Bonnet.

Happy Sealing!







https://vimeo.com/201572799
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#2
Awesome, looking forward to trying this myself.

With it having no gloss enhancement, would using a glossy wax prior to this work or would it have to be applied afterwards?


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(29:th-Jan-2017, 23:23:54)Tonto Wrote: Awesome, looking forward to trying this myself.

With it having no gloss enhancement, would using a glossy wax prior to this work or would it have to be applied afterwards?


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It's a funny one...

With it being a sealant, it needs bare paint to adhere too...

But on the flipside, putting a gloss enhancer such as a wax, on top of this, will limit it's hydrophobic properties.

Ideally it would be used as a standalone product.

However...... having tip top paint, such as a machine polish or an enhancement to boost the gloss of the paint, will help massively, thus eliminating the need for any gloss enhancement product.



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Apologies, didn't really answer your question lol.

You can use a gloss enhancer, but if anything ideally after the sealant has been applied. As mentioned it will limit the effect of waterblock, but it would be glossier with some limited form of protection.

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#4
Ok so sort my paintwork out prior to applying waterblock and leave it at that, gotcha


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#5
You can use a paint cleanser before hand, which does offer some gloss, as well as a glaze, which will hide swirls.

By doing this, I would expect the durability of waterblock to drop from 3 months to around 2 months. Which is still pretty good. You can keep topping it up when needed

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#6
Thanks to @Wellsy putting me onto this product I have no complaints about.

I used a polish before hand that was also recommend by Phil.

   

   

Glad Phil has joined the forum and look forward to getting lots of great advise.


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