Check out my baby beading water like a duck. CQUARTZ ftw!

I rarely drive this car in the rain so I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the water shedding properties of CQUARTZ topped with ECH20.

I did the coating about 5 months ago, and use the ECH20 mixed at about 10-1 applied to the car wet when drying.

stuffs amazing isnt it . i did cquartz uk a yr ago and one reload so far and it sheds water like nothing

robwlf said:

stuffs amazing isnt it . i did cquartz uk a yr ago and one reload so far and it sheds water like nothing

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Try ECH20, I use it as a drying aid, waterless wash for spot cleaning, you name it. It kicks up the shine even another step. I love it

SVT-DADDY said:

I rarely drive this car in the rain so I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the water shedding properties of CQUARTZ topped with ECH20.

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That honestly doesn't look any different that any properly applied wax...

kz said:

That honestly doesn't look any different that any properly applied wax...

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You must be one hell of a detailer because it looks a lot different than my 2 other cars that were waxed around the same time with carnuba.

kz said:

That honestly doesn't look any different that any properly applied wax...

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Agree mine with a good sealant and wax beads the same for far less $

Blk2015GT said:

Agree mine with a good sealant and wax beads the same for 99% less $

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So your sealant cost less than a dollar?

Actually the proof is in when thòse water droplets get a burst of sun and dry ...

Can ya say water spots ..

I almost didn't click on this because I read the title as "Look at my baby breeding"...

YUP!!
I have Cquartz Finest on my truck and it beads like mad. Sheets of rain just slide right off when driving. Stuff is amazing. Never mind the way it looks when clean and the protection it provides against light scratching and marring from washing and whatnot.
You should use RELOAD on it every once in a while to help promote the life of the Cquartz.

Brian V said:

Actually the proof is in when thòse water droplets get a burst of sun and dry ...

Can ya say water spots ..

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You're unlikely to get water spots from rain water. Water spots come from dissolved minerals drying on your paint.

kz said:

That honestly doesn't look any different that any properly applied wax...

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Yup. It doesn't take much for water to bead. You also want it to run off the car as well.

SVT-DADDY said:

So your sealant cost less than a dollar?

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Per application yup. Bottle is $30 for 16oz. Only need reapply every 6 months.

Haven't even used half of bottle up in 3 years of ownership now. You should not be using that much at all if applied correctly and thin, maybe half an ounce.


Unrelated to this thread, IMO coatings are a overpriced fad right now for the "set it and forget it generation" Notice how they get you into this regimen of buying their products to then "keep up the coating" too. It's a big money pit of potentially snake oil that no one can prove anything either way

1 or 2 microns (a human hair is 100 microns) of coating is not doing, or not proven by any reputable science to do, much more than wax and sealant for the paint. Perhaps MINOR minor towel mark resistance being harder than a wax or sealant, but nothing close to what manufacturers want to claim.

SVT-DADDY said:

You must be one hell of a detailer because it looks a lot different than my 2 other cars that were waxed around the same time with carnuba.

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You're absolutely correct it does. The way the water beads looks totally different on my truck as well.

plc268 said:

You're unlikely to get water spots from rain water. Water spots come from dissolved minerals drying on your paint.



Yup. It doesn't take much for water .

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Your 1 of the funnier GT owners right ? Rain = water spots !

By the time those beads dry that water will become dirt and water .............

Brian V said:

Your 1 of the funnier GT owners right ? Rain = water spots !

By the time those beads dry that water will become dirt and water .............

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You need to do some research on water spots.