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    CarPro Essence with non-CarPro coating

    Well lets see here.. and maybe apply some logic. Essence has fillers- This we know Essence fillers are durable up to a year - Time will tell Opti-coat is Permanent or at least more than a year durable - This we know Optimum claims the fillers will not allow Opti-coat to bond up to it's full...
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    Sharkpolitur Ft. Taxi Daniel V.V.I.P The Most Exclusive Mercedes Taxi in Tel Aviv & Israel, The Best Motorsport Driver Daniel

    When i was in Tel Aviv 18years ago, the taxis all had mean sound systems and we thumping techno music at ear bleeding volumes.. was a great time.
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    Technique for my first attempt at a coating.

    I hear ya. I just did the essence and Cquartz yesterday AARRGGHHH And its been pounding rain ever since. Where in the 808 r u?
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    Technique for my first attempt at a coating.

    Corey from Carpro said that essence could possibly work as a primer for other coatings and LSP's as well, depending on their solvent content. I just used Cquartz on top of essence yesterday, had a little learning curve to it versus Opticoat, but was only like $30 for a 10ml, so might as well...
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    Better than Rain-x?

    Tevo glass guard, google it
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    Car Pro Essence Reviewed! 6 Months of Testing by OCDetail

    Used it today on my uber soft Acura paint. Got 80% correction/fill in one pass.. 2nd pass brought it to 90%. Gloss was pretty nice, but my car was shiny anyways, so was a little hard to tell. Very little dust. Very easy to buff off. Topped qith Cquartz and my car looks better than ever. One...
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    Is anyone using Square to take payments?

    I used to use Intuit GoPayment, but switch to sqaure a few months ago and am impressed. Very fast and easy to use, programmable mobile point of sale (I still use a separate one because it's has more features that I want such as customer histories on mobile device), FAST payments - Usually same...
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    Car Pro Essence Reviewed! 6 Months of Testing by OCDetail

    ^^ Yes, the OP RaskyR1 said he used "everything but oven cleaner" to try and remove it and couldnt, so the durability is promising. COrey from Carpro said it could be durable up to a year. But as far as how long it will fill swirls as an LSP, only time will tell.
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    Car Pro Essence Reviewed! 6 Months of Testing by OCDetail

    I see where you guys are going with this, but honestly I dont see the problem either way. Assuming that the quartz layer in essence is as durable as they claim, and that you're building on top of it with a coating like Cquartz, then the fact that some minor defects were filled is kind of moot...
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    no more optimum for me, alternatives?

    Check out Pearl nano coatings, theyve been advertising heavy on fb, and ive been buying products from them for years. Waterless wash & wax pro is better then Opt wash & wax and Ultima by leaps and bounds. Easy on easy off and lasting protection. Their new ceramic coating line is equal to or...
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    Car Pro Essence Reviewed! 6 Months of Testing by OCDetail

    oh yea, and whats the curing time?
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    Car Pro Essence Reviewed! 6 Months of Testing by OCDetail

    As far as the beads and slickness, can this be topped with a conventional wax or sealants sych as C845 or KSG?
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    Problems with carpro reload, please help!

    ^^ The issue isn't its immediate look, its the durability thats in question. I myself love its look, and slickness. And if applied right should leave no streaks. But based on that alone, one could not recommend a product 100% Since you applied it on 915, you may not be able to see if it's...
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    Klasse SG in spray bottle

    We use it undiluted from a32oz mixor spray bottle and it sprays good
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    CarPro Essence!

    Im eager to try this. But have some questions/statements: 1) Is this SMAT or DAT or a combination? 2) With all the different paint hardnesses out there.. and then of course Jet black cars, I wonder if one would find that they're wasting this product if it doesn't finish down Haze free. I...
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    Test Spot for Upsale- Where?

    First, make sure you have the customers permission to do something like that. Nowadays, with all these whiney people you never know who's going to throw a fit and for what reason. And when a customer asks me for a test spot, I do it on the hood, or decklid.
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    $10.00 hand car wash/detailers

    I've said this before, and I'll say it again: Who care's what your base price is? Mcdonalds sells burgers for $1. Yea they get people coming in for that $1 burger, but 99% usually leave with a coke and some fries and maybe an apple pie. If any of you had even a shred of salesmanship in you, it...
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    Problems with carpro reload, please help!

    Reload has a MEAN look afterwards. Very oily, and definitely "fills" swirls. But like the OP it never seemed to last too long. I always cooked it up to me using it (improperly) as a topper on my Waterless Wash, They say the polymers affect the bonding. I love many carpro products, but many are...
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    How to ease the shock from buffing costs to customer?

    Thanks, here's some more info: Asking effective questions. This is one of the most important aspects in setting up my closing statements. You want to ask questions you already know the answer to or as close as possible, the point of these questions is to get the customer to admit they need help...
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