Have you ever wondered what is hydrophobicity? What are the benefits of hydrophobicity? Why should one make their car’s surface hydrophobic and how to make your car’s surface hydrophobic? If yes, then continue reading as Wavex Auto Care shall answer these questions and more through this article.

Hydrophobicity is a term that defines water repellence. The term ‘hydrophobic’ is defined as the fear of water whereas the term hydrophobicity denotes the effect or ability to repel water altogether. When a surface has a hydrophobic effect, it will not allow for water to settle on it rather, hydrophobicity will ensure that if that particular surface does in fact come in contact with water, the water will seamlessly glide off its surface or form very tiny superficial droplets that will not make the actual surface wet.

By reading the section above, you must have understood the concept of hydrophobicity but a question might still be arising in your mind- what is the purpose of hydrophobicity and why do I need hydrophobicity for my car?

Water and its quality isn’t what it used to be a century ago. The taste, quality and even the pH of water has drastically changed in some parts of the globe furthermore, water these days tends to have a lot of minerals present in it which leads to problems such as scaling on not just cars but other surfaces too. These hard minerals that are present in the water are the reason behind the formation of hard water spots.  

When a layer of hydrophobicity is added to a car or any other surface for that matter, it will not allow water to settle on its surface thus preventing hard water spots.

Accumulation of water at metallic surfaces and components can also lead to rusting besides hard water spot formation and when any surface isn’t protected, it may eventually lead to permanent damage in the form of permanently etched hard water spots or irreversible damage due to rusting.

Similarly, if a car or a bike isn’t protected with apt auto care products that make it hydrophobic, the car or bike too will encounter the aforementioned problems of rusting and hard water spots formation.

Well that’s pretty easy; you can make various car surfaces hydrophobic by using specialised auto care products manufactured by Wavex Auto Care for each component. Some of these hydrophobicity providing products are as follows:

Great question! Then Wavex recommends its Paint Sealant which is applied exactly the way one would apply waxes however, its effects upon successful application can last up to 6 months. After the application of the Wavex Paint Sealant, one could also apply Wavex’s range of car waxes after a span of 72 hours from application of the paint sealant for an added layer of gloss and protection.

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! If you’re a busy bee but love your car nonetheless, use the Wavex Ceramic Seal Wax which is a wet wax that activates with water. It doesn’t require the manual efforts that you’d require while using car waxes. Simply wash your car with a Wavex Car Wash Shampoo. Once you’ve rinsed off the shampoo solution with water, spray the Wavex Ceramic Seal Wax directly on the car’s wet exterior and wipe it off with the assistance of a wet microfiber cloth. Later, take a dry microfiber cloth and buff the car’s exterior to reveal a high gloss and instant hydrophobic finish.