Mr.Outback Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Youtube showcases a lot of detailing products. Latest one is DuraSlic, which claims to be oleophobic as well as hydrophobic. Is oleophobia a general property of silicon carbide ceramic coatings (DuraSlic does not say whether they're SIC or SIO2) ? Just curious...the big appeal of oleophobia is that it might help repel "road film" and possibly tar/asphalt contamination. I've never seen any detailer test for that. Still, unlike Pan or other detailing youtubers, I don't have a large supply of cars to detail. Just one daily driver which so far Pro+ has done a decent job protecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I have no idea how to even test for "oleophobic" - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Outback Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Ron@Optimum said: I have no idea how to even test for "oleophobic" - Same here...every youtube video I have found on olelphobia discusses coatings to prevent it, but do not __show__ how the coatings function in "oleophobic" mode. Still, is intriquing as asphalt is an oil-based product and routinely contaminates vehicle coatings - a way to repel it would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A&J Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 17 hours ago, Ron@Optimum said: I have no idea how to even test for "oleophobic" - Coat one side of the car, leave the other side bare and go drag racing 😁 Compare which side cleans easier after your engine explodes from all the revving 😂 Ron@Optimum and Mr.Outback 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyScherer Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 This may be dumb but aren't all coatings essentially "oleophobic"? They are made to repel most anything that could bond to them. Maybe I'm just over simplifying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 To quote every RomCom ever, "it's complicated" - ceramic coatings repel almost everything, but define "everything". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowejackson Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 4:21 PM, Ron@Optimum said: .......... but define "everything". Merriam-Webster Definition of everything 1a : all that exists 1b : all that relates to the subject Sorry, could not resist LostVulpine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 and you made my point...nothing can repel "everything" Jayk82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Outback Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 A bit more info surfaced on oleophobicity on Pan's youtube channel. It was demonstrated how an oleophobic coating could resist isopropyl alcohol. Which seems odd as my understanding is alcohol's both polar and non-polar, allowing oils and water to mix. Why the company didn't demo an oil or the oil component of asphalt is a bit puzzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setec Astronomy Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I was oleophobic for a while. But then I switched to mostly olive oil. LostVulpine, Ron@Optimum, Mr.Outback and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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