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I am a big fan of all the super coatings that are offered (Optimum Opti-Coat/Guard,CarPro CQuartz).They perform well for ease of maintenance cleaning,helping to prevent marring and IMO leave a nice shine/finish on a variety colors of vehicles I applied them to.
There is another one out there that not to many people have committed about or reviewed that they have used it,and that would be GTechniq C1 (Crystal Lacquer NanoCoat).
I have tried almost every product offered from GTechniq and can say for me,they work extremely well (especially G1,C4 and C5):
But today I wanted to try out the C1 NanoCoating:
I wanted to test the C1 against CQuartz for performance,especially against hard water spots that seem to be of a small issue for me.The vehicle that will be the guinea pig for the test will be one of my daily driver that already has a coat of CQuartz on it:
So for my little test,i'm going to apply C1 to the passenger side of the hood.So I taped off this section for polishing to remove the CQuartz:
For polishing I'll be using GTechniq's P1 and My Flex PE14-2-150 and a LC orange thin (7/8") 5.5" buffing pad:
After polishing and removing the CQuartz:
Even thou the P1 contains No polishing oils or fillers
Quote from GTechniq about P1
"P1 is a very different kind of polish. Breakthroughs in nano-structured composite materials allowed us to develop an incredibly uniform abrasive particle on the nanoscopic scale. This allows us to manufacture a polish that requires almost no lubrication, which offers three important advantages.
The first is speed / effort. With many more active particles working the surface, the polish works faster with less effort than traditional compound abrasives.
Secondly with virtually no lubricant, a P1 finish doesn't suffer "drop back". This is where the lubricants in a traditional polish hide minor imperfections, typically micro scratches in the polished surface, only for them to be revealed after the lubricants have washed off. With P1 what you see is what you get.
Finally, temperature. Or to be more precise, the lack of it. Smaller active particle size means the surface doesn't heat up nearly as much as with conventional abrasives. This means much less likelihood of burning through paint and it also means you can make several passes over the same area to remove stubborn scratches, without fear of over polishing."
I still decided to do a wipe down with OPC and IsopropylAlcohol(mixed with water 4:1) to make sure there was no polish residue present:
When I sprayed the area with water after wiping down with OPC and Iso,there was no beading and when wiping to dry it was clear the CQuartz was polished off:
Squeaky clean,prepped, and dried,ready for the C1:
Just for half the hood,I dabbed my applicator with C1:
and start to apply to the hood.I noticed the C1 has a consistancy and ease of spread ability like CQuartz (a little goes a longgg way):
The C1's application is humidity sensitive and cures rather quick.You are to apply the C1 to the area you want coated and wipe off (lightly,NOT BUFF) gently immediately after.Approximately 70% of the curing cycle occurs in the first 2-10min.(depending on humidity),with 100% of the curing time within 3hrs.
After wiping lightly the applied C1:
The CQuartz side,I put the (CQ) bottle in the picture just for reference as the CQ has been applied for several months:
C1:
CQuartz:
I can say that both the C1 and the CQuartz have look similar,almost a glass like appearance.The Humidity was around 60% and the C1 wiped away rather easily.I'm going to monitor both sides after rain showers and washing to see if either side shows a noticeable gain for repelling water spots over one another.
I'll also confirm that the C1 cleans as well as the CQuartz and holds true to marr resistance.
There is another one out there that not to many people have committed about or reviewed that they have used it,and that would be GTechniq C1 (Crystal Lacquer NanoCoat).
I have tried almost every product offered from GTechniq and can say for me,they work extremely well (especially G1,C4 and C5):
But today I wanted to try out the C1 NanoCoating:
I wanted to test the C1 against CQuartz for performance,especially against hard water spots that seem to be of a small issue for me.The vehicle that will be the guinea pig for the test will be one of my daily driver that already has a coat of CQuartz on it:
So for my little test,i'm going to apply C1 to the passenger side of the hood.So I taped off this section for polishing to remove the CQuartz:
For polishing I'll be using GTechniq's P1 and My Flex PE14-2-150 and a LC orange thin (7/8") 5.5" buffing pad:
After polishing and removing the CQuartz:
Even thou the P1 contains No polishing oils or fillers
Quote from GTechniq about P1
"P1 is a very different kind of polish. Breakthroughs in nano-structured composite materials allowed us to develop an incredibly uniform abrasive particle on the nanoscopic scale. This allows us to manufacture a polish that requires almost no lubrication, which offers three important advantages.
The first is speed / effort. With many more active particles working the surface, the polish works faster with less effort than traditional compound abrasives.
Secondly with virtually no lubricant, a P1 finish doesn't suffer "drop back". This is where the lubricants in a traditional polish hide minor imperfections, typically micro scratches in the polished surface, only for them to be revealed after the lubricants have washed off. With P1 what you see is what you get.
Finally, temperature. Or to be more precise, the lack of it. Smaller active particle size means the surface doesn't heat up nearly as much as with conventional abrasives. This means much less likelihood of burning through paint and it also means you can make several passes over the same area to remove stubborn scratches, without fear of over polishing."
I still decided to do a wipe down with OPC and IsopropylAlcohol(mixed with water 4:1) to make sure there was no polish residue present:
When I sprayed the area with water after wiping down with OPC and Iso,there was no beading and when wiping to dry it was clear the CQuartz was polished off:
Squeaky clean,prepped, and dried,ready for the C1:
Just for half the hood,I dabbed my applicator with C1:
and start to apply to the hood.I noticed the C1 has a consistancy and ease of spread ability like CQuartz (a little goes a longgg way):
The C1's application is humidity sensitive and cures rather quick.You are to apply the C1 to the area you want coated and wipe off (lightly,NOT BUFF) gently immediately after.Approximately 70% of the curing cycle occurs in the first 2-10min.(depending on humidity),with 100% of the curing time within 3hrs.
After wiping lightly the applied C1:
The CQuartz side,I put the (CQ) bottle in the picture just for reference as the CQ has been applied for several months:
C1:
CQuartz:
I can say that both the C1 and the CQuartz have look similar,almost a glass like appearance.The Humidity was around 60% and the C1 wiped away rather easily.I'm going to monitor both sides after rain showers and washing to see if either side shows a noticeable gain for repelling water spots over one another.
I'll also confirm that the C1 cleans as well as the CQuartz and holds true to marr resistance.
