For the maintenance, definitely newly released carpro essense plus, which fortifies or repair the coating surface. Regular Essense is totally different as that polishes and prep the surface for coating.
I've got the car pro cquartz and delux on the wheels. It will have been on 2 years in April and it's still going strong. I use reset for washes which I love.
I top up on every wash with a spray of reload which is the best drying aid that I've used and leaves it slick and super shiny.
Mine was applied by a detailer so can't really comment on application.
I've got the car pro cquartz and delux on the wheels. It will have been on 2 years in April and it's still going strong. I use reset for washes which I love.
I top up on every wash with a spray of reload which is the best drying aid that I've used and leaves it slick and super shiny.
Mine was applied by a detailer so can't really comment on application.
I applied the CQuartz myself. I'm pretty sure it was the high humidity the day I did it, but I found that it was quite stubborn to buff off once applied. I also have the same issue with Reload to a lesser extent in that it needs a little elbow grease to buff off - although I do think it's moisture related again. (I live on the west coast of Ireland and the humidity is rarely below 75%).
I'm very happy with CQuartz, it has been a very durable coating and once it's regularly topped up with Reload I think it greatly extends its life. I use Reset too and it's excellent, it really rejuvenates the look of the car. I've tested it against other shampoos and to my eye there's definitely a difference.
Both are going to perform well, so I'd personally opt for which ever coating you find the application easier. There's not much in it for me bit I prefer the application of gtechniq coatings, but prefer the general range from carpro.
Can't like reset shampoo enough. It's a great shampoo
How do you guys tell if it's the reload or the coating providing the protection if you are regularly using it rather than the coating especially after 2 years?
Reload in theory will act as a sacrificial layer that protects the coating from the elements that degrades the coating so imo regular maintenance will extend the life of a coating.
The Reload is used as a sacrificial layer and is therefore sacrificed to leave the coating underneath intact. As long as the Reload is topped up regularly the coating underneath will still be present and you will benefit from its superior attributes (compared with just using Reload alone).
Gonz,from my experience,i transferred from waxes to coatings a few years back.
I still love waxes but use coatings much more.
For the wheels,Windscreens,headlights,coatings offer a very good protection solution thats just wasnt there before.
For the paint,coating has raised the standard as far as,protection,hydrophobic factors,looks,etc..
You wont really know until you give it a go.
I regularly wash a VXR 220 which has Gtech Crystal Serum applied and it has amazing water behaviour and it's a pleasure to wash. Although it never really gets dirty as it's a weekend car that's kept in a garage, so never get to see if it stays cleaner longer.
Until you apply a coating to your own vehicle's paintwork and maintain it for a year + you'll never understand what all the fuss is about it may not even take that long for the penny to drop.
Personally, I've had cQUK on the car and maintained with Reset + Hyrdo2 for 12 months - Back on wax at the moment, having stripped the CQ with Essence, but really enjoyed CQ and would use again if I wanted to ceramic coat in the future.
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