Rust-Oleum 275619 Never Wet Multi Purpose Kit, Silver Gray

This stuff is wicked awesome! It really works! However keep in mind that it is not completely clear and will leave a slight frost finish on anything its applied to, this is likely why most all of the video demonstrations for it on YouTube are on white cloth. I used it to spray a pair of Sperry Top Siders and a Small Camera case. The Top Siders came out amazing, Once painted you cannot tell that it was applied until I dump water all over them. They are made out of a tan canvas-like material, I sprayed the canva, rubber, and the laces. After they dried from both applications completely unnoticeable. The Camera case on the other hand was a different story. This was mad out of a neoprene-like material and was black in color. The short version is that it completely ruined the case. It discolored the case gray leaving a purple tinge and messed up the zipper. In retrospect I could have prepped this a bit better by masking off some areas but I thought that might defeat the purpose. To get the case back to black i tried spray painting it but epic fail. Painting over the top coat of Never Wet turned most of the paint into powder. I had to re-apply the base coat then while wet, spray the flat black, let dry then spray the top coat. Some things are not meant to be Never Wetted. See Good Mythical Mornings Never Wet Video on YouTube for what does and doesn't work.

The media could not be loaded. I am pleased with the result of the product on cardboard. I have included a video of a test piece of cardboard to show how effective it is. I also put the product on some packing material that I use for an on-demand camp shower. I wanted to protect the packing material because the camp shower equipment might be wet when stored and I did not want it to create a soggy mess of it.

I tested Rust Oleum's Never Wet and seven other artist's fixatifs, laquer, and solvent-based clear finishes on water-media artwork. Most of the finishes worked, but Never Wet excelled in two areas. First was its water shedding ability. Water rolls right off or beads up. Second is that it was one of the clearest finishes I tried. Even four of the five brands of artist's fixatif I tested created a very faint white tint to the paper, but I didn't see that with Never Wet. Never Wet takes some care for application though. Soaking your surface with can two is a no-no, as is spraying another coat before the first has dried, or working when the surface is cold. Those can result in hazing of the final finish. Most of the haze evaporated in my test, but it made me more careful with applications. I laid a wet paper towel over my test pieces for 30 minutes, then dragged a sharp spoon over the surface to see if the materials that I'd glued on with water soluble glue would detatch. They held solid. Neat product.

I am a great lakes Scuba diver. Diving Lake Michigan this early in the season is extremely cold, and I use a dry suit. Unfortunately for me my suit has developed some leaks I have been unable to find and patch, So I used NeverWet to coat the inside and outside of my suit along with my undergarments, which are like a fleece snowsuit. I was pleasantly surprised to find that while the suit still leaked, because the undergarment was coated I didn't get wet and still stayed warm and dry. The two part mix works well! It makes what it is coated just a little bit stiffer, and has a milky haze to it when dried. But if it can keep me dry at the bottom of the lake, it will work great on shoes, boots camper canvas and anything that the milky haze isn't a problem for.

Good product, but you have to have a pretty specialized case for it. If it gets ANY soap on it it will stop working. I know because I tried applying it to a sink, and with just a little bit of soapy water contact it completely makes it unusable. It also can't be used anywhere that has any abrasion on it. However, I tried applying it to some cardboard, and I can attest that it works perfectly so I am going to have to think of another use for it.

We prefer wood toilet seats, but they discolor. Bought this on recommendation to paint over the white seat to protect it more. Followed directions as stated, but the first layer just peeled off. Probably best to use on wood that hasn’t been painted.

Absolutely amazing! I watched video on line about this never wet and was curious. This stuff is amazing! I first used it on my satellite dish to help with rain & snow accumulation. The Rain & snow just float right off like nothing, it doesn't stick at all! I also used some of this on my front porch step. With the built in slope of the step and the Never Wet, the rain and all water just run right off as fast as it falls.Its easy to apply, and I found it dried clear when on the dish and concrete step. The box says it'll dry to a frost white but I haven seen this yet.This stuff work great so far and now i'm thinking of all the different places I can possibly use it.