Re: REVOL water polishing
Hi pingman,
A quick search didn't yield any results of such technology online, except on their company website.
Water may be used to polish as claimed, but is the "anti-static", 100% paint protection applied using water as well? - and rain (water) won't wash it away?
My doubt on water being capable of performing a thorough polish to eliminate swirls/scratches is due to the fact that polishing is a method of removing a micro layer of clearcoat. It often takes heat, reasonable amount of strength and time to execute. Machine polishing is quite precise and takes several passes to clear up the surface. Machine polishing on a clean surface with a proper series of steps should not leave swirls - it's a misconception.
Water on the other hand, is hardly capable of that - at most, it "polishes" by removing contaminants using a strong cleaning solution. I guess we could term this chemical polishing (versus abrasive polishing). If this is the case, your swirls/scratches should not be eliminated - rather, they could be filled by a filler. I quote the website "and seal up all the pores to regain the smoothness, lasting shine...". This means they have some form of filler. In layman terms, products with fillers are sometimes called waxes & sealants.
Lastly, washing a car by water alone is going to introduce swirls sooner or later - unless the surface is scratch free. Shampoo lifts off the dirt and provides lubrication so that dirt washes off easy. There's no mention of the system protecting against scratches.
I'm not refuting all their claims, I'm just attempting to analyse what the system is about since the literature is pretty brief.
2 cents.
