Water Beading or Sheeting? The Truth About Paint Protection!

I would LOVE to see a hybrid that would be something unique to the industry for sure 😁🙌🏼

I like beads but I have a black truck that sits outside. So when it rains it beads up great but it dries and leaves water spots. So i have to always go and take care of those at least 1-2 times a week. Oh I live in georgia and it rains about twice a week.

I like them both! I love seeing the beading but I also love to see it just sheet right off! Your car’s hydrophobics are insane 😮I love watching you rinse off your car! Great job 👏 as usual my friend! I love these new uploads!

Awesome Video PAN 😊
I Have been Detailing Cars for 35 Years. I Love Water Beads. AND… I Am Inspired by a Hybrid Ceramic Coating that Both Beads + Sheets, Resulting in No Water Spots. 🙏🏼💪🏼

It seems that sheeting would eventually lead to large areas of evaporated deposits on the hood, roof, etc... - where, though the bead mineral patterns might not be there, you'd have large dull flat areas of etched clearcoat.

ive applied 3 year diy coating a few months ago, it bead and sheets okay, becide the windshied where performance of beading degraded to the point where I have to use wiper blades in rain going 120 kmh... but the worstbof all is after rain the car is all dotted up from pollen that was collected by water beads and evaporated. I dont know if the coating sucks or I did something wrong. probably in around a year Ill polish that one off and try your 8 year coating instead if it proves to hold up atleast that.

In my opinion, water behavior is overrated in detailing! I just want products that bring a good shine and are somewhat easy to apply.
I don’t get any satisfaction seeing tiny beads on my car. It’s going to need a wash after the tiniest amount of rain anyway.

ive just used water bidding coating and the big water bids sitting on my roof for hours! and I'm now trying to find solution for the water to get off quickly is possible. it behaves like the water is glued to the panel and it looks bad.

What product were you using on the Subaru? Looked like you used it on the paint and windows.

I prefer sheeting to beading... here in Oz, the sun can quickly leave water marks...especially on black 🤦‍♂️

Very interesting thank you.

Hey Pan. Off topic but i applied Cerakote overnight and it rained. I woke up and i dried up. Some of it got on my paint too. How can i fix it?

I would buy a gallon right now of any ceramic spray that lasted lets say 30 days and SHEETED. That would be an innovation worth having 100 percent. IMO king of all kings would be a true ceramic with 3 year durability that sheets. Many people, I would even wager a huge majority cant or dont get to park their cars in garages these days and a cermic that lasts and sheets would result in those cars looking so much better for so much longer IMO. In the 80s when sheeting was attempted....everything was boxy and flat. Today nothing is boxy and flat on cars so I don't think pooling would be an issue which I am sure someone will bring up because back then it was a legit concern due to how vehicles were made

awesome video as always.
i finally got my GR Yaris last week and washed it with carpro descale two times already. somehow it still looks like theres a coating on it. is that normal?
i know that theres no coating on it because i work there myself and did not wanted the car to get detailed.
my thinking was maybe after immolube and claybar the paint, it will go away?
also i have white stains on the roof wrap. maybe from transport. i tried all kinds of cleaners, but nothing helps. maybe you have an idea?
people like how clean my car looks after washing. thanks to you pan <3
regards from germany

I love beading, i use 303 graphene spray coating and i get crazy beads, i dry my car after every wash, but she sits outside 24/7, i have no garage, so should i be drying my car off every rain storm? The beads usually fly off when i drive it if it has rained, but what if i don't have to drive anywhere after it rains, is it bad to leave the beads on my car?? I know it's an odd question, but i don't want water spots, unless the sealant protects from them?

Pan, when’s your products coming to the uk?

Awesome video! What protection is applied to the porsche?

I have never given this topic much thought, thankfully. For me, it's always about getting the coating properly on the vehicle, then the water flies right off!

There is no beading and sheeting. Sheeting is the bad beading.
There, I said it.


You cannot have something that is hydrophobic and hydrophilic at the same time.
The sheeter is the bad beader. In nature only droplets will come on the car, so sheeting never happens.
Now, sheeting is more preferable but beading is the only visual indicator we have that there is something there. So, only beads make sense.

I drive up the street and back,no water beads!!👍🏾

Just ordered your 8yr coating. It looks awesome in the reviews.

Is it not just a panel angle/ gravity issue?

WOW! Pan you always bring the info. I see the difference between beading and sheeting. The beading lets me know that I have a protective coating applied and I like the results. I can use a leaf blower to dry my vehicle quicker. However, I like the sheeting aspects as it leaves less water to dry. I have noticed that if it rains, the water will bead and when my car dries, I will have water spots left and will have to do a rinse and dry to remove the spots. Again your information on this subject helps me keep my DIY maintenance of my vehicles up to date. Thanks MSG Soup

Great videos. I like sheeting

Hi Pan, quick question. When are we going to see your pads and the decon towel?

Beading. But I'm an Old School type. I still prefer waxes and sealants for an every day driver vehicle. Just my opinion.

Beading but im old school🙂

Hi Pan "the detailing Man" always been a beader and always will be as yes it visually much more appealing to my eyes but yeah beading will cause water droplets marks HOWEVER IMHO you will be washing your vehicle regularly once a week maybe once a fortnight and you'll have protected it 1st by whichever is your preferred method so I can't see the issue as surely water mineral deposits will not damage your clear coat if you've protected it 1st and wash your car regularly, after it's rained I always wash and dry my car A.S.A.P so the mineral deposits surely will not have had any real amount of time to damage my clear coat

boom! i started offering coatings along with my wraps after seeing some crazy water beads from a customer

Great discussion. I'd definitely go for a hybrid solution. I love beading, and I always blow the water off the car when I wash it. But I park it outside most of the time, so when it rains, the beads not only dry and leave stains, but leave dirt spots from all the dirt, dust, pollen, etc. they collected. It's funny, when I see my car outside with lots of beads next to a car that sheets off, I'm proud of the beading, but jealous that their car won't be covered with dirt spots when it dries.

Very true pan, we all want that visually appealing look of beading myself included. 😊 Great video on what i believe is an important subject. 👊 🇨🇦

Beading is what I like to see. I do understand what you are saying, but when I see sheeting, it does not look as nice as beads, and I do understand what it is doing.

How often in real life does a pitcher of water get poured on a vehicle's paint? Good video, however real world application of water repelling 'tech' demonstration might be worth a deeper dive into after these examples only of how water sits and rolls off vehicle's surfaces. I guess the bottom line is, get that water outta here!

Canadians are people too!!

Thanks for the helpful explanations, Pan! I've always thought sheeting sounds like it should be preferable, even though beading is more dramatic. That said, most the sealants/coatings in my cabinet are beading products. 😂

Side note: so happy to see the Clean restock announcement! Ordered my bundle and looking forward to trying them out. Perfect timing since I just ran out of rinseless.

Hey Pan, where did your 2024 Awards video go? I watched it initially, but I no longer see it.

Why don't you always turn on the water filtration system?

Salut! J'adore tes video ainsi que DIYD , vous expliquer bien et vous avez du bon continue par contre en anglais ,il peut avoir certain terme specific au terme du detailing qui peu etre difficile si on est pas parfaitement bilingue. Pensez vous qu'il pourrait ,peut être pas des video complet en français mais peut être du sous-titrage en français pour rejoindre un plus grand bassin de personne , qu'en pensez-vous ?

I've used RainX on windscreens for over 30 years, but it's annoying for misty rain and driving speed under about 80km/h. I'd love to have a sheeting product on my windscreen and beading on the paint

beading for sure... like you said its sexy.

Hi Pan, what have you out on this Porsche that sheets so well?

As a former college teacher in marketing, I have to chuckle a bit here. Consumer behavior is part if not all of this. Wash, seal, coat your vehicle - then dry it off. Nothing sexy about it. Who would be the one to judge you? Runaway from this person. Love your channel and content above 95% of all others. Keep up the great work.

Hey q for you - how would your ceramic spraydetailer work on a car that was waxed (jescar +colonite). I don’t want to break down any of the protection that is already there. What are your thoughts

If you got water Beading then you have water Sheeting, if you got water Sheeting you have water Beading

Both!
As long as it gets off surface.

I have never applied a ceramic coat to a car, but know to prepare before application. Which ceramic Clean product would you suggest I apply (3 year or 8 year)? Also are you a PCA member?

Give me a sheeting product. It rains a lot in FL especially in the summer. My car looks like crap after the sun dries up all the beads.

Good topic. Other than the way it looks, I like beading's visual indicator that my coating is still working or not.

Which one is better at dealing with the dirty water that comes from driving in the rain or snow?