Dr. Beasley's Nano Resin Review
With all the debate going on lately with coatings and the like, here is my review of Dr. Beasley's Nano Resin.
My car is in pretty decent shape, always has a 2 bucket wash with a microfiber mitt. As you can see in the pictures, even with the most precious care, love marks are still there. So there was a lot of prep work to be done before I could apply the coating. The album will list my process more in depth.
Found here: Dr. Beasley's Nano Resin
Equipment and products used:
Gilmore foam gun w/Griots brilliant finish soap
Rupes LHR15 w/white Hexlogic polishing pad
Meguiars M205
Fine Grade Nanoskin Autoscrub Sponge
Clay lube: Garry Deans ultimate use detail juice (love this stuff)
1 single sandwich baggie
Application block w/suede towel
IPA diluted to 15%
Thoughts:
This was a really easy product to use. After the initial seasoning of the suede applicator, it only took 3-5 drops per panel to achieve a decent coat. First applied horizontally and then vertically for even coverage. The instructions state to let the coating sit and flash for 30 minutes depending on temperature, it was a little cooler that 70F here, so I let it sit for an extra 10 minutes to let it fully flash. During removal, I didn't notice any high spots that required attention so that was nice.
Per the instructions, I let it cure for an hour and applied a second coating in the same manner mentioned above. At this point, the surface was smooth and very slick. There is a 24 hour window for this to fully cure and the gloss level only increased after application.
The next part was the hardest, not washing the car for a week. Unfortunately, it rained half way through the week...but that's OK, during my lunch break I snuck outside and snapped a few quick pictures and admired the beading and sheeting properties (I'm sure a few of my co-workers were wondering what I was doing out there oogling over my car)
Final thoughts:
Without a doubt, this is doing some sort of protection for my Fiestas paint. The bottle says it lasts 2-3 years but I'd be happy to get 1-1.5 years of protection from it. I would highly recommend using this product if you are looking for great protection for your paint job.
Posted Nov 20, 2015, 1:04 AM UTC
Awesome review! How's the LHR15? I'm looking to get one, and while I like the appeal of the 21mm I don't know how smooth it will be with a 5inch backing plate. I'm looking for something buttery smooth.
The 5 inch plate on the 21 works just fine. You actually get more power concentrated into the smaller pad so it kind of corrects quicker. I used my 5 inch plate on my 21 for certain panels during the detail with u/motoo344 this past weekend.
So it's still pretty smooth, any excess vibration?
Not at all.
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, I really appreciate it.
I have the 5-inch plate for my 21 as well. Haven't tried it yet.
Need to pick up some 6-inch Rupes pads next week on Black Friday!
It's an amazing tool. I had to switch to my PC to do a few smaller areas and I realized how much it vibrated compared to the rupes
Thanks for the insight. Do your hands experience any vibration at all?
Minimal at most. I hardly notice it
Thank you for the insight and time to answer my question, much obliged.