Never Wet

Anyone heard of this stuff?

Ross Nanotechnology's NeverWet superhydrophobic spray-on coating - YouTube

NeverWet Rain Drawing - The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow - YouTube

I'm interested. It has it's limitations - e.g. not good on stuff that you touch regularly, but I'm wondering might be worth spraying around the bottom bracket or hubs to help keep the muck out?

Not available to buy over here yet though.

There was a discussion somewhere on it, where DK and I were discussing getting some. I'm thinking of trying it on my cross bike, as it'll make cleaning it after every race a whole lot easier.

It might have been the Brompton thread.

I want gallons of this stuff in my life.

^29er thread

US only at the moment and some guy is selling it for £60 on Ebay claiming UK customs would seize any being imported (?)

good for re proofing old worn out waterproofs

^^ probably comes under the title of 'non-mailable matter' which includes such things as solvents, flammable liquids etc ..

£10 + £30 postage on eBay right now. If it's a ten we when it comes over here it's definately worth a try.

Does it get you drunk?

Anyone used this?

You can find it on amazon (uk), but the description also says 'not recommended for clothing'.

no. I read up on it and apparently it rubs off easily. I bought Tarrago nano protector spray instead, and it seems to work ok on trainers, which is all i've used it for.

I was thinking of coating the insides of my mudguards with this stuff but decided against it because of the durability issues. If you have to keep applying it then it's essentially no better than a hydrophobic polish. I found a YouTube video a while ago showing that Pledge actually has hydrophobic properties, so I might see how long that lasts.