Ultra Ever Dry

How could this stuff be used in automotive applications? Found this video while searching Youtube. Kinda interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/IPM8OR6W6WE?feature

 

hmm...very interesting...wonder if it's harmful to humans...toxic?...safe?

 

I called the Manufacturer to discuss applications to see if I could use it in Construction applications and was told it didn't hold up to wear issues. It is mainly a waterproofing product per the video demonstration. You can't add anything to it because it won't stick. You can apply it to leaf springs to make them slippery as it will wear off. It looks like a great product with narrow applications.

 

Did you see the end of the video,,gloves,coveralls and a mask,,,I'm betting it's toxic but I am amazed at the job it does.

Remember back in the late 50's early 60's? Scotch guard,,,this bumps it up to the 10 power. HRP

 

I was thinking it would be great on a car cover. Most car covers are water RESISTANT not water PROOF. Or perhaps a tent for camping.

 

I don't know how long would it stand for example if you spray it beneath the intake manifold so the engine oil can return faster to the pan (or coat the crank weights). I'd think it would wear off pretty easy, though.

 

If nothing else I would apply that to my shirts so spaghetti sauce and pizza just roll right off. Otherwise, here's some cautions and limitations:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...lly-scientific-testing-of-ultraeverdry-in-hd/

First: Reader discretion is advised

The Ultra-Ever Dry coatings in their liquid state are based on xylene (bottom coat) and acetone (top coat) and emit powerful amounts of fumes. Applying the coatings to anything inside a house or apartment is absolutely out of the question. Even outdoors, coming anywhere near the stuff requires nitrile gloves and a P100-rated respirator fitted with organic vapor filters.
Bottom line: if you're planning on getting some Ultra-Ever Dry for yourself and applying it, please take the appropriate safety precautions. Many people had previously indicated that they'd love to spray this stuff all over their bathrooms. I sure as hell wouldn't do that in my house.

 

Fred,through history they have developed my water resistant products but to my knowledge never a product that is totally waterproof,,

I remember Copper Naphthenate,,that the military used on tents,,it worked fairly well unless you touched it,,, and had a pretty pungent smell.

Then silicone has been used along with many different petroleum base materials.

I don't know what is in this Ultra Dry but I can see many applications,,on has to as If used on concrete or wood,,,is it slick when it is in it's dry stage,,or if it's wet. HRP

 

Why would anyone need for oil to return faster to the oil pan? Why not just add another half quart or so of oil on the original fill and be done with it, or is the oil being used as thick as mol***es? As far as having oil not stick to the crank, I'll bet if flies off rather quickly when the crank starts to spin. Call me a skeptic if you wish, but show me a real need for the product, not just some engineering statistics.

 

If you coated two cinder blocks, how would you stick them together? But then, why coat a cinder block anyway?

 

You could coat anything that's going to get messy .
Tools, pans, floors, ...
Anything you want to stay dry, canvas, cloth, fabric
Tents and car covers included.

Release agent for clay, sand, wax, filler forms molds.




As far as wear issues - a cement chute gets PLENTY of wear.

 

You'd cost them after they were laid up into a wall No? Coat the mortar joints too

 

Coat them AFTER you build the wall and it would be a perfect anti graffiti coating!

 

There are a couple of Reasons. Smokey Yunick was one of the pioneers of this. The theory is that one of the jobs of the oil is to carry heat out of the motor and back to the pan where it will cool quicker. It also helps keep down the formation of sludge that will also cause heat as well as build up over time.
Not all engine builders agree on this, but some pretty sharp guys building race engines still do it.

 

Looks like it would be good to coat the outside of your ba*****t walls before you back fill in so to help keep the water from seeping in.

 

When a crankshaft spins at high speed, It envelopes itself with oil and looks like a spinning blob of oil.


It's a given that oil will become attached to a spinning crankshaft, adding to its dynamic weight and inertial resistance. In fact, high speed photography reveals that the oil can look like toffee rope wrapped around the spinning crankshaft.


It does not throw it off like you would think it would. Thus the need for "windage trays" and "crankshaft s****ers".

I think the best use of Ultra ever dry would be on the underwear of the driver of a AAF/D.

 

I could see treating your buddies dipstick and then watching them overfill...

 

Interesting product. Apparently somewhat dangerous to use and not durable in some applications.

're.....engine oil draining quicker........coating the insides of the engine with Glyptol paint does a pretty job for that purpose.

Ray

 

I had to read that one twice.

 

Rumblur that's just cold, i'd do it to my son in a hart beat

 

I think applying this to the inside of my doors would work.
Maybe the bottom of the cab and bed too.


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Wonder how much faster a boat would travel if the bottom were coated.
Maybe just one of those 'speed secrets' destined to be banned.