Was He Right? The Best Way To Prevent Water Spots? 

Well done my friend, Love the video. And you’re right, the car I used was in the shade 😵‍💫

I started doing this method a couple years ago by adding two ounces of formula 4 to 10 oz water in my foam cannon. Wash the car and apply formula 4, rinse and blow dry. I do this in the sun on a black truck in Florida and it leaves no water spots. Any spotting left behind is polymer based and wipes immediately off with detail spray. Thanks for the video

I am sure that Scott from Dallas Paint Correction and Detail was the first one to introduce this product on RU-vid.ao thank you Scott!!

Dallas Auto Paint Correction put out a video on this product a few years ago. Using apc’s and such in direct sun on a black vehicle. Probably gets no credit

No mention of waterspots in this video. Ok you get some beading so what? Does not prove it prevents waterspots. Wasn’t mentioned or shown in video except for title. Click bait? Please explain.

I foam cannon first, then contact wash, with an older foam cannon I added spray wax to rinse the soap off. All in direct sunlight.

To save water, time and still get phenomenal results, I always apply the product while the soap is drying especially if the soap is drying and if I need to I reapply a second time after I rinse the soap off🇺🇸

Great video. Thanks for supporting other channels and not bashing them. Enough drama already in the world

I use this on my cars. Very beneficial in Florida when there’s no shade and high heat. Cuts the drying time in half too.

Thanks for confirming this, I was on the fence about ordering this product but now I will try it out. I recently purchased a truck and I would like to ask what product do you recommend for applying on tires to help keeping them looking nice. Thank you.

I watch Luke’a channel all the time and he is very informational. Some things I would do differently, but everyone does detailing their own way. I definitely want to try this as I live in Phoenix, AZ and am using hard water at the moment. Washing black cars can become so difficult on a very hot day 🥵

you just got a new subscriber, appreciate you challenging things these big number youtube detailers say and people just take for granted. he does a lot of great videos, more so than bad ones but sometimes he is just pushing a product. dont blame him, i would do it too if i had a following i suppose. actually i probably wouldnt but thanks for the vid

I've used this product for about a year now, but more as a panel by panel rinse aide. I saw Luke's video that you referenced when it first came out, but haven't yet given it a try. You started your video so fairly and respectfully that I immediately hit your subscribe button and look forward to going through your content. You were SPOT-ON about Luke! Great example of RU-vid teamwork. Thanks

This channel is pretty great. I don’t know I missed it for so long. /subscribed.

You showed that the water repelled but did it actually leave any spots? Maybe in a lot of sun it might still dry fast & leave spots?

Great video! I've seen some detailers use this as a drying aid. Most praise bead maker but I've also heard a lot of people complain about streaking. I recently been wanting to purchase formula 4 for quite some time. Think a might just pull the trigger thanks to your video!

I had the same reaction to this method! Thanks for vid definitely trying this!

I’m not gonna lie it works for me and it helps more when you’re blowing the water off the car. It makes things easier. A must have product for me.

Best thing to do is mist a light shower of water over the vehicle (like a spot free rinse) when done washing, then use a leaf blower and dry your vehicle off. Works for me every time.

Good video bro .. that’s the first time that a saw you on you tube and after that I saw Wilson video and wow if you are a real mobile detailer and work on the field that’s totally different when you work at the shop when you are on the direct sun at 110 degrees anything you put on the paint will streak the paint no matter what product are you using… but it’s methods that we do by experience when using products like this my example on this product will be wash the car,rinse then when you start drying spray formula 4 section by section with 2 towels one to remove the other one to wipe it out .. But like you said everyone has different methods and different results .. good day Brother

I learned this from Dallas paint correction years ago.

I bought a gallon at AutoZone 24 bucks and mixed 10 to 1. I put it on before rinse. Then used a blower to get majority of water beads off. I will do that way from now on.

Luke knows his stuff

Luke got the idea from Scott @Dallas paint correction. Still a good video and appreciate lukes energy and excitement for detailing.

I can’t wait to try it on our Airstream. Hand drying can take a while.

As a mobile detailer in south GA, i currently don't use Spot free water. So during the summer time I have to wash and dry in sections. Nothing against you or Luke ( I'm actually subscribed to you both) but for this vehicle it is white so water spots are harder to see. I would like to see this method on a black vehicle in direct sunlight without spot free water. Also, could this product be poured into the foam cannon with the soap so it's like a 1 time spray?

It was a blessing that I found you. Like they say, you learn new things every day. Anyhow, I have a question that's been bothering me and cannot seem to find the answer to... that is, how to be safe around a generator. Many say to put it 20 ft away from you, clearly for a mobile detailing business that's not practical. Of course, switching to a battery powered generator would solve this problem but they are so dang expensive and not as reliable. How have you solved this problem? I appreciate your response.

I saw the luke vid and hadn't tried it yet... what i was interested in is if would prevent water spots from mirror drips etc...im an enthusiasts and after i wash dry the car afterwards ill get some drips... typically the next day i will do a walk around with a qd and clean up any hard water spots...

What about putting this in the foam cannon with soap?

Be interesting to do one over the soap and one side after rinsing the soap and just on the water then rinsing it.

Very cool product. In my opinion braids very good. A lot better water properties then some other products for example suds lab. Only one thing I don’t like it’s attacks dust.

My main question with this stuff is do you use it as a spray wax, or do you apply a different wax after? If you use it as a wax, what does the longevity look like?

I would love to see how this would work in 100+ degrees in the sun in AZ. As I have to wash in sections as during the summer there is no way that I can wash the entire car at once in the Phoenix heat in the middle of the summer and I have very little shade to wash my car in.

I use formula 4 on my motorhome, direct sun or not. It drys without water spots always. I dilute 6:1 I foam, rinse, apply formula 4, wait a few minutes, rinse. It’s an amazing easy way to do a motorhome. I learned from Dallas Paint Protection, Scott. He had the best video on Formula 4 and drying aid

Do you use this product in a foamer pump sprayer?

Dallas Auto Paint Correction did it first! He's the one that put the product on the map!

Can you link the pressure washer hose you use? Thanks

Nice video I saw Wilson’s video bu he claims no water spots Did or did not get the water spots??? Because that’s my concern

Allot of times when I see water spotting on the paint an it came from car wash so I try to rewash a second time to soften the detergent residue that harden on the paint in the Sun on those hot days to clean it off. From most of my experience what looks like a serious problems requires a another round of washing to remove an finding shade to dry down the top portions to repeating. Going to the car wash one of the top problems regarding water spotting is the lack of shade an people washing their vehicle not earlier between hours 7 to 10am. The Sun is too brutal on paint at certain elevated temps. If people thought more about this hard water spotting would be less of a big deal. Drying off the car quickly with the right drying towel is also important but this is something allot of people don’t put allot of study into understanding especially with large vehicles

What type of pump sprayer are you using? I'm just an interested individual, new to all of this. Curious.... I've never owned one, and think it'd be a great way to apply this product. Thanks for the great content.

Where do you hook up your water when you go to apartments like this?

just mix it in to the soap bucket, been doing this for years. u can use any spray wax from your collection to do as the video. the other thing to use is a waterless wash mix

Yeah but what's the longevity of the product from doing it this way??? Is it worth it?

Luke got the idea from Scott at Dallas Paint Correction

So it just adds another thing to do during the process, while you’re getting the solution ready and spray it on Im already finishing just drying the dang thing with a proper drying towel.

So, would the proper way be to use this once you rinse and start the dry process so it leaves less water spots during that giving you time? Not sure I’d trust the soap + formula.

you diluted the spray wax with 9 parts water and 1 part spray wax?

Superior products are very concentrated compared to most. I get better results thinning it out.

Maybe I missed something here but wasn’t the purpose of this video is to see if it prevents water spotting? I didn’t hear you mention anything about that.

Video starts @ 3:38

I actually used this on both of my vehicles, black camry and black aviator.. No shade and no water spots when done

Did I miss the part where it helps with water spots ?

Points to note… I use this chemical everyday and wouldn’t go on a detail without it, you were babying the product, the more of the wax you put on the panels is the better it beads and the longer it protects. you used it as a mist that won’t do much to repel or protect… if you put more on the panels you get better results. It doesn’t matter how trashed the car is or the type of soap. How I do it once I do my prep for bugs and so on I apply the foam, after fully foamed down the vehicle I apply the wax, then I do a contact wash with the wax already on, once you spray the wax on the foam it slides away like butter, the contact wash will apply to the panels without sud and nothing will stick to the surfaces after the wax was applied, u can even make the wax dry in hot sun to glass and panels even black cars and it will just wash off like butter when you go to rinse it, wouldn’t recommend you do it but just a pointer so you know In direct sun 80/90+ degree weather it won’t damage anything Go to one of your local self wash car washes and foam up ur vehicle and use the wax or pressure wax whatever they call it at at your local place and you’ll see the results if you don’t want to try it on a customer vehicle.

You don't need to pimp for Wilson. Superior Products and others were talking about this *2 years* ago. BTW, it's cheapest at O'Reilly, $25.

You know what's better then this method? That is mixing it directly into foam Cannon with the soap or in the soap buckets. That way you don't even have to spray the car anymore since the soap already has the protection.

To anyone wanting to purchase this, you'll get it faster if you order from the factory directly versus Amazon.

It has been a while, but I think Scott from Dallas Paint Correction and Auto Detailing, did a video on this product. I cannot remember if he rinsed the car, then washed it, let the car almost dry, and then sprayed the Formula 4 Spray Wax. I just remember him using the product on a black vehicle in the hot Dallas sun. This is the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tzLlo3ySIrs.html

Scott from Dallas Paint Correction shared this tip yeats ago

Could you just add this to the soap without having to spray it on after?

Although Luke is an awesome detailer entrepreneu r...unfortunately This has been done prior to his video's....And others should get as much credit as well. This was also put out from a Dallas Detailer in a very hot and sunny condition on a black vehicle..but kudos to all who use the product because it does help

I’d like to see someone actually do a video about water spots on dark colored vehicles that show them more. It seems like they mostly show on white which doesn’t show water spots very well

The main factor is hard (well) unsoftened water. Not living in the city it makes it impossible to avoid water spots.

Hey my friend are you using hard water?

It's easier just to use the suction of the pressure washer on soap mode and spray the car down with formula wax

Try in foam cannon 1:10 😂

Auto magic Bead Maker might work as well.

Water spots caused by the customer ? ps. better off with a white tip ( 40 ° + nozzle ) or more for qucker rinsing IMO )

A deionized water system is the best.

first the car must be dark color in order to test it properly. A white car will not show the spots properly

Not sure what this proves? At the point you stop it does not prove anything regarding water spotting.

*In general, every car wash facility uses it... Let's get this RIGHT for the record Luke Wilson learned it from Dallas Paint Correction who brought it to RU-vid initially.*

Bro try this test on a black car if you think this realy works

Rip off of Dallas Paint Correction & Auto Detailing that Scott posted on RU-vid 5 years ago!

Well just fuck the other car next to it huh?

To much blabber to get to the meat.

Thats why i don't give likes i don't subscribe to no youtubers cause i see people asking question cause they want to learn and maybe not mess up no ones car and they dont get no answers back