Superhydrophobic

[etlh]

Hi,
I'm new to the forum and wanted to know if any of you had experience coating your 7s with a superhydrophobic coating to stop corrosion?
Was also thinking it might work to halt condensation inside the car when the hood is up and to stop the carpet stinking (as it wouldn't absorb water). Any knowledge on the matter?
Best,
E.

Edited by etlh on Tuesday 18th April 13:40

[etlh]

Well, after reading the impressive amount of knowledge here (I'm about to take the plunge on a 310), I saw that a major problem is corrosion. I live in the Austrian mountains so if I want to maximise my driving days (I plan on running it at least 300 days a year), salt on the roads is a reality I cannot escape.
A couple of years ago I was researching a way to stop ice forming on my terrace and I came across these superhydrophobic coatings, but at the time they weren't commercially available. Now a couple of firms offer some that can be used on metal, cloth, glass and plastic:
http://www.neverwet.com
http://www.aquashield.net
http://www.ultraeverdry-store.eu
http://www.aculon.com
http://www.hydrobead.com
There are even some videos on youtube on how to home brew this type of coating.

So I was wondering if anyone had tried this out previously, because I'm thinking of dropping the whole car into a vat of the stuff :-)

Edited by etlh on Tuesday 18th April 22:55

Edited by etlh on Tuesday 18th April 22:56

[etlh]

From what I could read ACF50 is a corrosion inhibitor that works by applying a "grease-type" coat.

Superhydrophobic coatings can do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvTkefJHfC0

or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7is6r6zXFDc

[etlh]

framerateuk said:

What happens when you get a stone chip on the powder coat? I can't imagine these coatings are intended to be reapplied all the time? Looks like they would be best applied to a bare chassis - even kit built Caterhams are supplied with the skin already attached.

It would probably make it difficult/impossible to apply any other corrosion inhibitor on top afterwards too.

For example this one:
http://aquashield.net/index.php?route=information/...
supposedly protects from stone chips (for which I'll mount a self-healing XPEL film anyways) as well as from dirt/water/corrosion. It lasts for 3 years (!).

My idea is to use the above one on the painted area outside and a 2 layer one from Ultradry or Neverwet (that is not transparent) on the inside of the panels and on the chassis. Because of its superhydrophobic properties no water will ever stick to any part that's been coated (corrosion problem solved). Then I'll use one for glass on the windshield (bad wiper problem solved) and one for cloth on the carpet (smell problem solved).

Edited by etlh on Thursday 20th April 14:14