CARPRO CQUARTZ 30ml Kit - Discontinued 2020

9/11/2022I have come a very, very long way since this being my first ceramic application and I recommend this specific kit over any others to my friends and family that want that extremely hydrophobic wishy-washy perfection. I will express i did not always clean my car appropriately during maintrnance, but it lasted the whole year that i had the car. I proved a point to my coworkers by washing my car every day with dawn dish soap by hand, and a year later it still acted as hydrophobic, and protective of the finish as the first day, without any booster nor maintenance. It scratched a little bit, but that was because i never took proper care of the finish. I have zero complaints, as i still use this kit for those who prefer a great water bead and zero bug residue on their cars and alike. I wont mention other coatings i recommend, because every coating acts differently. Theyre all the same in essence, but not in what you get from them. I dont care how many people bash the product, either youre good with the product or it isnt for you, simple as that. I cant use some polishes, but others im a god with, whereas my previous managers were best with what products i think are absolute rubbish.Also, i cut down my little "20 million step process" down to like 5 things.Simple:Spray and wash car, then clay bar,rewash,paint correction/remove polish residues with IPAceramicWith a personally graded skill of about 93%, my best job was completed for a close friend in 8 hours flat. Blue suv, wetsanded and polished. 3 mistakes that were corrected later on, and redid the hood because i didnt like how it turned out to begin with (did it outside in the florida heat under a mesh shaded area, ambient temp around 106°F, which caused a really quick flash point and i wasnt aware that day how to manage until i started the process anyway).Good times and great practicesOriginal review:I purchased this as a tester before i start offering something special to all of my friends and family for their cars (Im a professional detailer stuck at a high volume dealership... god help me), and to offer a little extra love for those who want to put big bucks on the guarantee of their car staying fresh.Seen many known detailers and personal celebrities use this product, and showing off what it can do, so I eventually brought myself to shell out money for the Cquartz Kit (30ml + Acsessories).Lets start off with a few things.1.) if you are not at least familiar with how to wax a car, or at least apply some type of sealant by hand (at least a decent know-how is bare minimum to use this product. ----personal opinion)2.) if you do not have patience3.) if you do not have access to at least a garage (car port with some form of roofing is bare minimum, but will not always provide you with optimum results, promise you that much)4.) if you do not know how to perform paint correction (buffing, polishing, scratch removal, touch up paint, wet sanding, etc ---NOT in that exact order, for those who follow a "online detailer" 's advice/opinions....)Then this product may not be for you to apply personally. Leave it to those with experience! This product is difficult to remove (at least on your own..) once it settles in!Onto the fun stuff:1.) Prep work is absolutely everything!!! You CAN apply this without most of the "proper" steps, but at your own peril! At the very least, a wax remover must be used during before or after you wash the paint (i personally just used dish washer soap to remove the wax, then washed it again after I claybarred, and a third time after I acid washed the paint, using the same soap), and it must be claybarred, and all oils removed (91% isopropyl alcohol is your best friens here).2.) just because you put a liquid that fills in scratches while wet, that doesn't not mean they will be gone! This material applies like a solvent on paint , then hardens like glass (SiO2, in case you're wondering.. I won't explain that one, it's called Cquartz for a reason..) and will not hide those horrible swirls and defects, but magnify/amplify them (make them more visible, for those that don't exactly understand) and they will become an eyesore! That is... unless you're the type of person that doesn't mind it, and is just looking for protection to hold the paint over.::sidenote:: rather, looks like a solvent, and feels like it when it gets onto your hands-- as i said, I bought a single kit as a tester for funsies: i had to examine the product and play around with it, just like anybody else that enjoys their hobby.3.) Just because it will protect your car for 'x' years, that doesn't mean the work is done! yes, everything will come off of the paint like a breeze, and it IS anti-static, but that does not under any circumstance mean that your paint is impenetrable: Acid rain, bird droppings, berries (See: bird droppings), bug guts, tree sap (and non liquid-like damage such as the following...) rock chips, projectiles, somebody keying your car, getting hit by any moving or flying object, or any other hazardous material commonly known to harm the paint, including your morning commute coffee (ha, ha!).^^^In the event of at least liquid-like events occurring, you have up to around two days before acidic materials manage to break through the coating and eat into your paint (We call that etching....). The sooner you remove it, the better! If you can't get to it so soon, wipe as much off as you can. Water is fine to help get whatever it might be off (minus tree sap, that stuff is annoying....... an isopropanol solution works great, but if you have none on hand, rubbing alcohol is best, or just wait until you locate some sap remover. Never scrub sap off of the paint. It will not look pretty, even with a ceramic coating- it can still be scratched, but I will get into that after this), but be careful, as water is not what I would recommend to use to drag across paint with a non-dedicated microfiber for events like this, it is just a substitute for such things as "quick detailer" if you don't have any on hand, and should be acknowledged as such.4.) Your ceramic coating CAN become scratched. It is not impenetrable! SiO2 was designed to make maintaining your car easier. Microfiber wash mitts are best, as they hold dirt and dust in the fibers, rather than trap them like a cotton (similar to a face rag) cloth would do. All you normally have to do is wet the vehicle (I personally enjoy pressure washers, watch everything actually fly off and land next to, if not on someone elses unfortunate car... muahaha!), gently agitate any resting dirt, dust, grime, etc and then spray off. I have found pressure washers blast bug guts off that have been baking in the sun quite easily, but be careful, too close is a big no-no even with your pretty new coating- In other news, scrubbing isn't necessary, as I stated that ceramic coatings are anti-static, and things should fall off quite effortlessly. It is possible to buff the coating if you get scratches, but for the average Joe, I wouldn't recommend it unless you're nit-picky and are capable of doing so.5.) This specific product is not for glass, nor rubber trim/mouldings/interior parts/accessories! There are specified products that fit that category. However, if you wish to use this product not as intended, it is up to you to make that mistake on your own. That is all for point 5.6.) If applied improperly, it can leave ripples in your paint, or even worse, *gasp!* rough spots! They are ugly, and I have seen it myself.^^I bring this up, as I recommended a very, very rich man who scored a new white Tesla Model S (P85D, woohoo!!) to get a coating. He used this exact product I am reviewing right now as we speak. He opted out and applied it himself, and to his dismay, ruined the lustre of some of the paint: as stated, ripples, rough spots, what looks like parts of the microfibre towel inside the paint... I asked him how he thought he did, and he kept downing himself over it. Which brings me to my final point....7.) If you apply it yourself, here are some things to remember, Mr. and Mrs./Ms. Average Joe, Enthusiast, DIY Detailer, etc...If it doesn't come out the way you wanted it to, don't beat yourself up over it, mistakes happen. Move onto the next panel and work smaller sections at a time.I asked my guy with the Tesla if he was happy with the job he did, and he told me that he was unhappy with it because of how it looked. I then pointed out that it was his first time trying to get his looking good, so its not a big deal in that aspect. I then explained to him it seems like he thinks I'm judging his lack of experience, and that if he feels accomplished that he started and finished the job, if he's happy with the protection he put down, that a professional's opinion doesn't matter. As long as he is happy with HIS work, that's what matters.Now, onto steps I took to apply this product.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________**DISCLAIMER**These steps are from someone who wanted the absolute best he could get out of the product doing it HIS own way. I'm very, very tedious with my own personal car.1.) Spray down car (Soak it up!)2.) Dish soap, thoroughly wash (Suds it down!)3.) Acid wash (Eat it up!)4.) Dish soap (Suds it down again!)5.) Clay bar (Smooth it out!)6.) Dish soap (Yes, I'm for real, this wasn't the last time I washed my car..)7.) Wet sand, 3M 5000 Grit (Fade it out!)8.) Buff, 3M Step 1-- Heavy Compound (Rough it up!)9.) Buff 2.0, CarBrite Black Pearl BP02 Medium Compound (Bring it back!)10.) Buff "Patch Notes" Update, CarBrite Black Pearl BP03 Light Cut (Bring it back some more!)11.) Polish, 3M Ultrafine Machine Polish (Bring out that shine!)------- I used an MT300 Meguiars Orbital and a generic 6inch foam pad, 4800 setting12.) Finish, wipe down with 91% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, and cotton balls--- softest and fluffiest you can find13.) Apply, CarPro Cquartz Ceramic Coating.**DISCLAIMER 2**I washed in between steps 8-10, as I don't like getting compound dust mixed with my polishes. After I polished, I was VERY careful, and ONLY pressure washed (simply put, blasted with water, no soap) the paint, as I didn't want to risk a scratch, swirl free mirror finish to become ruined by a single bit of dust. I also cleaned my wash mitt before every wash from step 8-10. I applied the coating in very small sections, as the Florida atmosphere only gave me a 30 second window before the material became a pain to deal with. The end result was a dripping wet, glassy, jaw dropping, neck breaking, out-of-this-world shine, Need-for speed shine, enlighten your sixth sense, 4th dimension gleaming, diamond red 2005 Corolla X-RS. I will not provide pictures, as you can only imagine how ridiculous of a result being "Extra" can turn over.Overall, I give the product a solid 5.0, as its lowest possible rating from me. Even with extremely minimal prep work, you can yield fair results, but "you get what you pay for" (and I'm not talking about the price of the product, this should cost waaaaaaaay more). If you can't sacrifice your time for the prep work, you are definitely getting what you pay for.With everything I did, although far too much time and work put into it, this product deserves a rating far higher than a 5. you get so much more for what you pay for when you put everything you have into it.If you don't know how to apply it, it's worth the money spent to have it professionally done. Just keep up with it, and it will stay beautiful.This is my official review of the CarPro Cquartz Ceramic coating, and will apply to all US-Domestic kits available.

I have used this item for more than one year and believed this item is the best item I can find.I use following step to clean my BMW in the first time:Step 1 Doing a regular washing for the car. I just used no-pressure water to wash my car,but if you have a high-pressure washer and you can use it.Step 2 Mixing Optimum No Rinse Wash & wax and water together(You can find this item by typing: "Optimum (NRWW2012G) No Rinse Wash & Wax - 1 Gallon" on amazon).Step 3 Using mixture(What I did on step 2) to clean my car. I will recommend using Meguiar's X2020 Supreme Shine Microfiber Cloths to clean the car because Microfiber Cloths can absorb so much mixture.When you use the cloths wipe surface of your car, you should squeeze the towel and make some mixture leave on the surface of the car. The more mixture leave on the car and the more easily for you to do the following step 4.Step 4, Using clay bar to clay the car. The clay bar I always use is Meguiar's G1016 Smooth Surface Clay. Meguiar said You do need the quick detailer and you should spray the quick detailer on the flattened piece of clay and also on the surface of the car where you rub the clay in circles. But I always use the mixture instead of the quick detailer.step 5, Using "Meguiar's X2000 Water Magnet Microfiber Drying Towel" to dry your car.Step 6, Polish your car. The Brand of the polish what I always use is 3M( You can find this item by typing "1Pk - 3M - Perfect It Buffing & Polishing Compound 06085 06064 06068" on amazon).Step 7, Washing your car and Using Drying Towel to dry your car again.Step 8, Using 3M Hand Glaze to clean all the residual polish.Step 9, Using CarPro Cquartz 50 to coat my car. Be careful, You should coat you car part by part and do everything extremely careful. For example, I separated the hood into four part and coat them part by part. Once you finish each part, try to see that part at difference angle. If you find some residue make sure you remove them. Once again, you should do this job extremely careful and be patience because once the cquartz dried, you can't remove them easily.Step 10(Optional) Using Meguiar's G18216 Ultimate Liquid Wax to wax your car.I always use Meguiar Ultimate Liquid wax my car and I believe this is the best wax I can find. After coating, you don’t need to wax your car but if you do that wax will protected your Cquartz and make Cquartz have more lasting-time.After you doing all the step mentioned above, you just need to clean your car per week and your car will look really nice, good luck one and all.

Put it on my Camaro, made it look better which I though was hard to do with all my cleaning and polishing the old fashioned way

Watch YouTube and apply by yourself.