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Old 01-09-2017, 02:39 PM   #1
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C quartz Pic-Results

Just wanted to share a quick shot of my hood. This is after paint correction (by me the NOVICE) and Car Pro Essence, Then two coats of C Quartz. No reload on yet in this photo.
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Old 01-09-2017, 03:48 PM   #2
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Nice! Post some pics of the whole car when ready!
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Old 01-09-2017, 04:15 PM   #3
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Nice work.

Your going to like how easy your car will be to clean now.
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Old 01-09-2017, 04:40 PM   #4
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Wow, looks awesome.

Post up some pics of the whole thing.

Also, how easy is C Quartz to use? I want to get mine done in the Spring.
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Old 01-09-2017, 06:39 PM   #5
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Wow, looks awesome.

Post up some pics of the whole thing.

Also, how easy is C Quartz to use? I want to get mine done in the Spring.
C Quartz isn't hard at all. Just take your time. Most of my time has been spent cleaning up scratches etc. I will say this, .My garage lighting is not as good as I thought. Good lighting is key.
I have a portion of high spots in the coating, I was right in the middle of applying it when a family member got sent to ICU. So I had to wipe and go, I did my best but now I have a couple spots.

Anyways like building a house or anything the foundation makes the difference get the paint clean and corrected to your desire before applying.

Worst part is waiting for it to cure cause my patience to see the results is short.
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Old 01-10-2017, 11:07 AM   #6
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Hit the high spots with essence and it will take them away.

Essence Plus is great to take care of small blemishes as well, but has no abrasives. Car Pro designed this as a coating repair. It works very well to repair and extend the coating life.

Ech20 used as a waterless, rinseless, or detail spray over coating is just fantastic. Car pro designed it especially for coatings. I think it is the best product release ever for coated cars. Also works amazingly over PPF.

A couple of quick shots Car Pro Ech20 rinseless wash, following with detail spray dilution ratio.

Here are some user reviews on Ech20

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...w-wow-wow.html

And Essence plus info as well

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ence-plus.html
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Old 01-10-2017, 02:06 PM   #7
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Just wanted to share a quick shot of my hood. This is after paint correction (by me the NOVICE) and Car Pro Essence, Then two coats of C Quartz. No reload on yet in this photo.
Very nice work for a NOVICE!

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I'd wait a week after applying CQ to wash and apply Reload.
I would use Reset to wash. Reset is made to work with CQuartz.
Use caution when you first use Reload to see how it & your paint play together.
Use quality plush microfiber towels and flip the towels often to avoid any streaks.
Reload is greatly improved from a year or two ago. It used to streak on black paint.
It should be fine now but I would do a test spot first. Reload can be diluted with water.
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Old 01-11-2017, 09:24 PM   #8
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got some optimum Gloss Coat waiting come spring, bought it about a year ago but had some back issues most of spring last year and could not get to it til well in to the summer so just decided I would hold off til this spring to do it right. got a couple spots to wet sand and level off, then buff, polish. feeling much better and looking forward to getting it done

PS by the way, that black looks awesome, super deep reflection, get mine anywhere near that reflective I will be a happy camper looks spectacular!
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