Rust-oleum NeverWet

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Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby Aztec » Wed 16 Nov, 2016 10:23 pm

Saw one of those cheesy US adverts the other day - where they've thrown mud, paint, coke, mustard on to shoes and shirts that have been sprayed with NeverWet...

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-NeverWet-18-oz-NeverWet-Multi-Purpose-Spray-Kit-274232/204216476#.Ud3RnvnU98E

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2359633/NeverWet-spray-coating-REPELS-water-mud-oils-clothes.html

I've never seen this in Australia... anyone seen it? tried it? Is it a gimmick?
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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby alanoutgear » Fri 18 Nov, 2016 8:04 pm

It's amazing stuff and is available as a special order through Bunnings.
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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby GPSGuided » Sat 19 Nov, 2016 8:32 am

How about Rain-X?


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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby Aztec » Sat 19 Nov, 2016 8:51 am

GPSGuided wrote:How about Rain-X?
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Hah - I swear by that for my car windscreen...
Best product ever!

Not so sure it'd work on boots and tshirts tho
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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby GPSGuided » Sat 19 Nov, 2016 11:18 am

They are all chemicals with strong hydrophobic property. Question is how well each adhere and hang around over time.
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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby Franco » Sat 26 Nov, 2016 11:56 am

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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby Gadgetgeek » Sat 26 Nov, 2016 12:06 pm

Yep, works great on any non-flexible surface that you don't care about the color. the magic stuff on the ads turned out to be far too toxic for consumer use, so the consumer stuff is not quite as good. for what it was intended for, it supposedly works great, and that is as a waterproof electronics coating. As with anything, there might be an application for it somewhere, but I'm not sure what it would be.
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Re: Rust-oleum NeverWet

Postby rcaffin » Sat 17 Dec, 2016 11:19 am

All those things rub off very quickly. Great in the lab, slightly 'less than great' in the field. Pity.
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