I was mindlessly reading my twitter feed and noticed @PopSci posted this video about a product called "NeverWet". I am majoring in Chemical Engineering, so i found this shit to be fucking cool:
It's a two-coat spray being manufactured by Rustoleum that is "Super Hydrophobic". The video shows some examples including pouring mustard and chocolate syrup onto white shoes/clothing, making a cooler out of a cardboard beer box, and how to WATERPROOF YOUR I-PHONE.
I think it comes out this week at home depot. First things I am going to treat will be my bike seat and handlebars, ski bindings, watch, ties, and my phone. I'm hesitant about clothing, as I'm not sure how it would affect the texture, and might be really annoying to wear.
What are some things you guys would waterproof? It looks to be applicable to a wide range of materials based on the video. I really don't know much about it besides what's in this video.
* Disclaimer - I am not trying to advertise the product. I hope they do well because it's fucking cool, but I'm just excited and curious about what one could do with this stuff.
TLDR: What are some things you would waterproof that wouldn't normally be considered "waterproofable"?
On June 20 2013 14:46 Ghin wrote: What would happen if you put that on your car's windshield? Would you even have to use windshield wipers?
THATS WHAT IM FUCKIN TALKIN ABOUT!
But yeah... they have an example with a small glass pane in the vid. I wonder how long a coat would last? I wish there was more information about it available. I would imagine it would last as long as the base coat stays bound to the surface.
On June 20 2013 14:49 FinestHour wrote: well, ill wait and see what kind of chemicals the spray is actually composed of as well as how its made
I'm guessing it is some sort of adhesive base, covered with a carbon based material... maybe some sort of lipid. There would definitely be some environmental impacts from the adhesive part if it comes off too easily, but the top layer should be pretty friendly.
Old invention, I bought a 4L can/bottle of a different very similar product for industrial use.
I'm not exactly sure how similar this is, but the one I used required two coats of different product to active, and it's toxic, so its not good for everyday use, plus it wears off very quickly, even minimal friction will remove it. Something like shoes are not feasible even if you tried, because you'd be spraying them everyday.
This isn't going to get anywhere, hydrophobic spray would have made further advances if it was more feasible.
On June 20 2013 14:46 Ghin wrote: What would happen if you put that on your car's windshield? Would you even have to use windshield wipers?
THATS WHAT IM FUCKIN TALKIN ABOUT!
But yeah... they have an example with a small glass pane in the vid. I wonder how long a coat would last? I wish there was more information about it available. I would imagine it would last as long as the base coat stays bound to the surface.
I've used some on my wipers before but it doesn't last too long. After 1 rainy day it stops working as well but still usable. Effects start to diminish after a week or so.
On June 20 2013 14:59 FiWiFaKi wrote: Old invention, I bought a 4L can/bottle of a different very similar product for industrial use.
I'm not exactly sure how similar this is, but the one I used required two coats of different product to active, and it's toxic, so its not good for everyday use, plus it wears off very quickly, even minimal friction will remove it. Something like shoes are not feasible even if you tried, because you'd be spraying them everyday.
This isn't going to get anywhere, hydrophobic spray would have made further advances if it was more feasible.
Edit: Ultra-ever dry is the product we used.
Friction doesn't seem to be a problem as one of the demonstrations they wiped the phone with a paper towel before dunking it.
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