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10Squared wrote:
> Well, looks like you win. I happened to have the ladder set up by my dish so
> I went out and sprayed it with water. Here are the results:
>
> Dry (before): Range 91-95, peak at 95
> Wet: Range 90-96, peak at 96
> Dry (after): Range 92-100, peak at 100
Thank you but, this is not a matter of "who wins" or "who looses", as
the only thing that matters is what does common sense tell one!
> So, no real measurable difference wet or dry, fluctuations are around the
> same approximate point and there is certainly no multi-dB loss due to
> moisture.
Notice the fluxuation...PERIOD!
I can't help but believe that "CW" also noticed the same ones while he
was hopelessly wiping off a wet dish, only to have it keep getting the
same wetness, ....but the CLOUD COVER moved while his measurements were
taken! :>
Clouds have a tendancy to do dat!
He will NEVER simply understand that simple factor, but will continue
to say and believe otherwise!
(sigh)
> Interesting point re making the dish shiny, although the paint on mine is so
> flat from weathering I don't thing RainX could have made it shiny, just
> less likely to wet.
True!
The finish used on some dishes can indeed oxidize so VERY bad, where
the coating becomes "chalky" at best, to starting to rust at worst.
A VERY mild soap and water solution with a rinse of clean water every
now and then will CLEANSE the dish, so that the goop and dust that does
accumulate will NOT degrade the OEM finish.
I have also been a highly successful auto-body Professional for 27
years, so I know about paints and coatings as well!
10Squared wrote:
> Well, looks like you win. I happened to have the ladder set up by my dish so
> I went out and sprayed it with water. Here are the results:
>
> Dry (before): Range 91-95, peak at 95
> Wet: Range 90-96, peak at 96
> Dry (after): Range 92-100, peak at 100
Thank you but, this is not a matter of "who wins" or "who looses", as
the only thing that matters is what does common sense tell one!
> So, no real measurable difference wet or dry, fluctuations are around the
> same approximate point and there is certainly no multi-dB loss due to
> moisture.
Notice the fluxuation...PERIOD!
I can't help but believe that "CW" also noticed the same ones while he
was hopelessly wiping off a wet dish, only to have it keep getting the
same wetness, ....but the CLOUD COVER moved while his measurements were
taken! :>
Clouds have a tendancy to do dat!
He will NEVER simply understand that simple factor, but will continue
to say and believe otherwise!
(sigh)
> Interesting point re making the dish shiny, although the paint on mine is so
> flat from weathering I don't thing RainX could have made it shiny, just
> less likely to wet.
True!
The finish used on some dishes can indeed oxidize so VERY bad, where
the coating becomes "chalky" at best, to starting to rust at worst.
A VERY mild soap and water solution with a rinse of clean water every
now and then will CLEANSE the dish, so that the goop and dust that does
accumulate will NOT degrade the OEM finish.
I have also been a highly successful auto-body Professional for 27
years, so I know about paints and coatings as well!
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