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Thanks, that vaguely helps. There are 2-3 rock chips where the metal is now exposed. I just needed to know if I should only recoat the area after I'm done, or should I redo the whole hood?

Mike, (or group), How would you recommend filling paint chips on a car that' already coated in cQuartz? Would it be the same process as without the coating? Do you reapply cQuartz to the area after?

My FX is jet black, and Reload left shadows no matter what I did. The more I fussed with them, the worse they got. I ended up using Eraser to try and remove them, but to no avail. I've heard diluting it 1:1 with water helps. I only switched to the Meguiar's because it didn't shadow/haze.

I applied two coats of Cquartz back in May, allowing for proper cure time, etc. The first few times I washed the car after initial coating, water beaded up and/or shot off the coated surfaces. Just like advertised After this last wash, however, water was remaining on areas like the hood and...

I picked it up when I repaired the car's pain last May (2016). However, I'm specifically asking about the Meguiar's because I've already used it a couple times. After this last time I washed the car, it didn't appear as if the Cquarts repelling properties were working like they did initially...

Mike, I applied Cquartz to my 2012 Infiniti FX35, thanks to your help. I have Reload, but had some trouble with high spots when applying it at full strength. I'll try a 1:1 mix the next time I use it, but in the meantime I was trying to find a polish I could use after every wash to restore...

So far, Reload has been a major pain in the ass. It's leaving streaks and shadows, and clouding the high polish finish I spent 12 hours on. A) what am I doing wrong, and B) how do I fix the clouds and hazy dark spots? I applied it as instructed on the bottle.

For example, I divided the hood of my FX into fours. I was buffing off the 1st area after I finished applying CQ to the second area. I was essentially buffing out half the hood before moving on the area 3 and 4 -if that makes sense. So it's probably curing in just under a minute. On my...

My initial process went flawlessly. Including the paint chip repair. Nanopads FTW! My paint was in terrible shape before, thanks to the schmucks-of-previous-owners. While I probably could have done the whole car again, one pass was a vast improvement so I moved on. The finish Cquartz left is...

OK, so everything went really well! Thanks for all the insight! The finish looks amazing! I have a new question however... It was probably about 86 degrees (F) when I was applying my cquartz layer. I was only allowing 1-2 min before wiping off with my microfiber cloth. Was that too soon...

OK, so I have the Nanoskin pad (medium since the surface contaminates are abundant) and I'm using the Porter Cable 7424XP. What setting would you recommend? Normally I'd use the 5-to-6 setting to remove swirls, is that too high?

Thanks! I was planning to allot 2-3 days for this, starting Friday night and then working into the 3-day weekend. I've done cars with Mothers California Gold Clay Bar kit before and had great results, but the process just destroys me now. I'll probably go with the Nanoskin pads for my...

Thanks for the quick reply! Would you say the Nanoskin wash pad could be used with/during wash with the Iron-X (not the Snow version of course)? Or should I use it with a regular wash soap and *then* Iron-X?

Mike, I've been scouring YouTube in preparation for my first paint restore and cquartz application. In doing so, I came across a video Carpro has on prepping before cquartz (https://youtu.be/GJ-P0CdGoZk). My question is, would their process be better than what I was planning (see below)? I...