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I’ve got a 1982 Mercedes 300CD with original metallic blue clear coat paint. It looks really good overall, but there are some minor swirls on the hood. There are also a few dull spots in the paint. I washed the car today, then dried it (air dried by driving) and parked it. Under very...

Doesn’t look bad from that photo! Little by little is the best way if you dont have lots of time.

Still looking great after time out in the sun and rain. Would expect it I guess... Gloss and slickness are excellent even with a poor initial wash. Can’t wait to do essence plus and this over it.

236 ppm per our 2017 water report.

My DD in non-ideal weather is my 2015 Honda Accord Hybrid. Owned it since new, got CQuartzUK shortly after purchase. Has gotten a steady diet of HydrO2 after most every wash. Havent washed the car since around March. Cant believe I let it go so long but it’s life (and attending to the other...

Any reason folks are t comparing to HydrO2 as well? While the application may be a little different, the end intent is roughly the same - lay down these materials on a surface.

I like Meguiars #57 for rubber, especially when cleaning is needed to remove bakes on pollen and residue. But it has 1-5 or some percentage TSP. TSP is an alkaline cleaner/degreaser that is known to remove gloss, at least on gloss and/or lead household paints. One should always be careful...

Count me as another one who has experienced this. Many times. On iPhone, iPad, and a Mac running the latest Firefox. On the computer, the ISP blocks the redirect and puts up an error site. On the phone/ipad, even when connected to the same ISP, it goes through. Ad blocker SW (Im...

This is exciting stuff! Wonder how it will compare to CarPro HydrO2, which has a similar application principle. I'd trade longevity for UV protection to a point, but would be interested to see how they last on cars kept outdoors for comparison. SiO2 vs hybrid polymers must have unique pros and...

Yes, as I mentioned in my OP, it is safe on paint. My my curiosity is what the protectant may do for paint and glass water beading. isnt aquapel, as an example, a fluoropolymer sealant?

Winter is coming and I wanted to get a coat of sealant on the top of my BMW 135i convertible. It never gets used below freezing or when there is any sign of salt on the roads, but I do try to run it on occasion during the winter, including rainy days. Ive used BMW liquid protectant since new...

Likely a stupid question, but what difference does it make if the 4 3/8" pad overlaps the 4" Velcro on the 5" hybrid pad? its only a little over 1/8" on each side. I get the bevel at the velcro side of the pad, but does it much matter? seems that the flex 4 3/8" plate is a better bet, just...

I'm just not a heavy user, six cars a year at max? Any pro machine ought to last a long time... Warranty aside, is there reason to think that GG is better made than flex, rupes, pc, etc? Thanks!

I must have read 100 pages and it's all looking into six in one, half dozen in the other... So thats ATs sort of why I'm going after one big, but then is the next item to buy a mini or a different polisher? I have a rupes duetto coming on loan shortly to try and get a feel for...

Yes, another. First an intro - I keep up six cars of different ages. All but one are metallic/clearcoat paints. I own a PC 7424. Use lake county pads on it. Occasionally. Im also very time limited between family, travel, work, etc. I have a good car washing ststem set up that really...

Well I bought the car new, took delivery of it at BMW Performance Center in SC, so it never sat on a lot or saw a dealer...

Don't know, only polished it yesterday. When the car is dirty you can see that where the water selectively "flowed", the dirt is different. And it consistently does this, much worse/differently than our other 6-8 cars that we own.

No kidding that gravity does its thing, but the odd thing here is that water only goes down in those lines that you can see are wet. Water doesn't wet the rest of the surface, and even if I blast the surface with a deluge, it will all revert to those flow lines. So the paint/LSP has...

The car in question: 2011 BMW 135i Converitble, LeMans Blue. Bought it new. Has only ever seen Zaino until I just migrated over to CQuartz UK and the CarPro system. 13k miles. Never seen salt. For the years it has had Zaino on it, Ive observed funny drip lines. Now, the car does have a...

I bought this car new in August, but have not washed it yet due to fears of marring black paint. So far, it seems that my technique did not do any damage, and the paint reflects great. Unfortunately the day I did it, and the days after, it was really cloudy, so getting daytime reflection shots...