Entry level combo that's made me a ton of $$$

I wonder how the essence plus would work with Meguiars Ultimate Fast Finish spray sealant instead of the Sonax....
 
Eldorado2k said:
@Cruzcarwash. Bro... Dude... Yo..... What’s up with the wheels, tires, & wheel wells?

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If you say you don’t wash, then what’s the dealio?
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As I was following the forum I was just thinking the same thing, interesting you having success and not even washing do you DECON THE PAINT, if necessary before you polish and go with this combo?, as I’m thinking of your process I can see you more time to concentrate on the polishing , thanks for sharing and that tidbit of sharing video updates to your clients as you polish and seal


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Essence Plus is so easy to work with and it doesn't matter if the vehicle has a ceramic coating or not. I bought it to buff water spots off ceramic coated cars and it's so simple. It masks deeper scratches well enough to avoid stripping the coating via compounding.
 
I've had a can of PNS in the cabinet for over 6 months and haven't gotten around to messing with it much yet. I'll have to try this method.
 
It's been great, I'm now doing dealer lots with this combo.

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Yup, essence plus by the gallon

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Cruzscarwash said:
So I've been offering this combo for a year now and I've had amazing feedback but just over the last two days this combo has earned me $1600 in 2 days. That's pretty awesome considering the amount of work needed and the profit margins.

So first after the cars are washed I apply a thin layer of essence plus over the whole car with my GG6 speed 3.5 and a Meg's MF polish pad. About 3 pads per car, one for all the vertical panels and one for each side of the car. I leave the ceramic sealant on the car until the whole thing is done.

Now once the car is done I use sonax PNS and spray 2 vertical lines on a panel and wipe the full length of the panel left to right is slow passes then overlap slightly and repeat.

Then once I've done that I go over a final time with a buffing towel to remove any left over product and it's done.

So I have about a dozen cars this combo is on that are approaching a year and the customers love the look, the protection and the price.

So my one can of PNS (large can) and Essence plus (large one) have made me In two days $1600. That's pretty awesome in my eyes.


Pictured is a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder with 30k miles I believe.
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I'm surprised you can leave the essence that long without it becoming to difficult to remove and leaving high spots.

You are talking about the abrasive one right?
 
fightnews said:
I'm surprised you can leave the essence that long without it becoming to difficult to remove and leaving high spots.

You are talking about the abrasive one right?
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He said Essence+ so it's not the abrasive one.
 
I took a little slant on this combo. I had to get a family members truck done this weekend in only a couple hours. Did a quick RW. It was a white truck so I took DG 501/601 and went over the truck. Without wiping the 501 off I applied Sonax in the same method as originally described here by spraying lines over the panels and wiped both off together. It seemed to work really well. Looks great.

I haven’t done a water test in it but it does seem to have a much less grabby feel than Sonax alone does.


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mckobe said:
How do you market it? Is it a package? Give a certain name, what it does etc?

Thx
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I market it as an entry level ceramic. If the customer is not familiar with the benefits of ceramic I normally suggest this. So they get the feeling of what a ceramic and do, look like and how it can preform compared to traditional waxes.

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fightnews said:
I'm surprised you can leave the essence that long without it becoming to difficult to remove and leaving high spots.

You are talking about the abrasive one right?
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So I've noticed from the countless testing I've done with polishes, waxes, sealants and coatings that some of not all will wipe away and level with no issue when a spray is used in conjunction to remove them.

Now also keep in mind that the ceramic from polish angel is applied in liquid paste form and tells you to allow it to sit on the paint for an hour or more before you wipe it away.

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Ochnob said:
I took a little slant on this combo. I had to get a family members truck done this weekend in only a couple hours. Did a quick RW. It was a white truck so I took DG 501/601 and went over the truck. Without wiping the 501 off I applied Sonax in the same method as originally described here by spraying lines over the panels and wiped both off together. It seemed to work really well. Looks great.

I haven’t done a water test in it but it does seem to have a much less grabby feel than Sonax alone does.


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Give it time to cure and have at it, we would all love to hear your results.

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I'm doing 3 cars with it as we speak, looking at a few new combos with the items that are releasing this upcoming year as well

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Maybe hard to see but the essence plus is laid down with a 7 inch pad
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fightnews said:
I'm surprised you can leave the essence that long without it becoming to difficult to remove and leaving high spots.

You are talking about the abrasive one right?
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Also just to test I left it on the car for 4 hours and there was no wipe off issues at all and that was without using a spray of any sorts.

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I didn't realize that Essence Plus could be used on bare paint. I always thought that it was a repair for coatings. This sounds like a great combination. I would like to hear more about the longevity.
 
UncleDavy said:
I didn't realize that Essence Plus could be used on bare paint. I always thought that it was a repair for coatings. This sounds like a great combination. I would like to hear more about the longevity.
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Yes, it even says I'm the description. I tell all my clients if can last up to 1 year if property cared for but to expect between 6 plus months in daily wear and tear environments. I've had 1 car..1 this year that failed at 3 months and came back for warranty work. Out of about 200 or so cars with this or similar combos I'd say that's pretty good.
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