Slow Release Pads

The first prototype has been created.  And has been demonstrated in the video shown here.  You can see the orange cerium oxide.  It has been loaded into a special polymeric matrix that breaks down slowly by simple soapy water.  So that when polishing hard water stains from windows this can be done quickly with no mess.  All you need to do is reapply soapy water when it starts to dry out.  To check your progress as you go just squeegee a dry area and check for clarity.  When done just soap and squeegee the entire window. There should be little to no overspray or rundown to clean up after.  This dramatically reduces the time it takes to "clear" a window. Further you will only use exactly the amount of cerium that you need.  This will reduce your cost.

The first SR pads that come out will be based on a high quality optical grade cerium oxide.  But this technology will allow me to develop other pads in the future that will offer additional benefits. Cerium is not the only superabrasive out there. Diamond superabrasives have been used in optics polishing for many years.  I have written about diamond restoration already in this blog.  Different superabrasives can also be blended for better performance.  Remember my post "The Particle Zoo"?Likewise it is possible to build SR pads based on softer compositional abrasives for quickly removing silicone caulk that has been shmeared all over every square inch of every window.

If you would like to get on as a Beta Tester to purchase any prototype products developed just send me an email.

Written by Henry Grover Jr.
henrygroverjr@gmail.com

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