dnoraker
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- Apr 19, 2010
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I received emails of two responses to this thread, but they're not showing up in the thread on AG's site. Even if I log out and back in, or refresh, re-try the links, etc.
These were two of them:
"Could it be your UK has been opened for some time or you are finishing off the last bit in the bottle? Just like most similar sort of silica coating, the product will semi-cure and gets harder and harder to use after some time when it is opened, sometimes as short as a few days/ weeks depending on how much it is expose to the open air. I had that problem too for some silica coating which has been opened for weeks and when I am trying to finish the last bit in the bottle."
I think think the biggest issue is that the bottle was probably 1.5-2 years old and was used on a few cars. It was always stored above 45-50 degrees.
I bought a new bottle of the regular CQ, and haven't had problems with it smearing nearly as much. The regular CarPro suede towels are working just fine to completely remove the smears.
"How long are you waiting to put on the second coat? If you decide to do that, you should wait for it to fully cure. You are probably softening the first coat with the second I'd you are doing it on the same day. I noticed the first time I used it that I couldn't wait long at all to buff it out, and to not use so much product. I did half a hood on a Dodge Ram, waited a minute, then buffed it out and it came out perfect. I thought maybe I should wait longer, and did the second half of the hood, one fender, and the driver door and went back to the hood to buff it and the suede cloth was sticking to it and completely ruining it. I used Wolfgang Perfekt Finish to clean it all back off and redo it. I got back to the door in time to buff it out, but the fender was too late like the hood. I had a rough time getting it off even when it was fresh, do not sure how bad it will be to get it off when it's cured."
I wait an hour between coats, per the instructions from the CarPro. This hasn't been problematic on the new bottle, so I suspect my old bottle may have been curing at a faster rate, or was already slightly cured coming out of the bottle.
I coated the fender and front door of my minivan last night before going back to buff it. Worked great. On the second coat I even did the same plus the back door without a problem removing it.
These were two of them:
"Could it be your UK has been opened for some time or you are finishing off the last bit in the bottle? Just like most similar sort of silica coating, the product will semi-cure and gets harder and harder to use after some time when it is opened, sometimes as short as a few days/ weeks depending on how much it is expose to the open air. I had that problem too for some silica coating which has been opened for weeks and when I am trying to finish the last bit in the bottle."
I think think the biggest issue is that the bottle was probably 1.5-2 years old and was used on a few cars. It was always stored above 45-50 degrees.
I bought a new bottle of the regular CQ, and haven't had problems with it smearing nearly as much. The regular CarPro suede towels are working just fine to completely remove the smears.
"How long are you waiting to put on the second coat? If you decide to do that, you should wait for it to fully cure. You are probably softening the first coat with the second I'd you are doing it on the same day. I noticed the first time I used it that I couldn't wait long at all to buff it out, and to not use so much product. I did half a hood on a Dodge Ram, waited a minute, then buffed it out and it came out perfect. I thought maybe I should wait longer, and did the second half of the hood, one fender, and the driver door and went back to the hood to buff it and the suede cloth was sticking to it and completely ruining it. I used Wolfgang Perfekt Finish to clean it all back off and redo it. I got back to the door in time to buff it out, but the fender was too late like the hood. I had a rough time getting it off even when it was fresh, do not sure how bad it will be to get it off when it's cured."
I wait an hour between coats, per the instructions from the CarPro. This hasn't been problematic on the new bottle, so I suspect my old bottle may have been curing at a faster rate, or was already slightly cured coming out of the bottle.
I coated the fender and front door of my minivan last night before going back to buff it. Worked great. On the second coat I even did the same plus the back door without a problem removing it.
