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What is the absolute best carpet and fabric protector. I am looking at Cquartz fabric coat, gtechniq i1, dupont teflon and 303 fabric guard.

First I wanted to use 303 fabric guard but I heard it doesn't last as long as some high end products.

I also don't want a product the will make my carpet tough or sticky.
 
303 has been my choice. Great longevity...1-2 years per application. Liquids spilled bead on carpet like a great LSP on paint. Cleanup a breeze and no stains.
I have not used the others you mentioned, but the 303 is perhaps one of the most amazing products I have come across.
 
It would be nice if there was a good comparison testing or two between several of these

I bought the gtechniq when I got my new car in July. The videos and reviews i could find were good. It is a costly product though.
 
Gnyc73 said:
What is the absolute best carpet and fabric protector.
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The absolute best? Going to be difficult to pin that down to just one product. Vehicles' carpeting/fabrics are manufactured from many different types of materials.

However:
There are some really good carpet/fabric protectors for the vast majority of them. (See below)

Gnyc73 said:
First I wanted to use 303 fabric guard but I heard it doesn't last as long as some high end products.
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I consider 303 Fabric Guard both an excellent carpet/fabric protector...and a "high end" product.

Also...IMO:
Here's another excellent carpet/fabric protector:
3M Scotchgard Carpet and Upholstery Protector

It's Environmentally Friendly:
No longer contains Perfluorooctanyl (PFOS) chemical
compounds in the formula.


Bob
 
spewking said:
303 has been my choice. Great longevity...1-2 years per application. Liquids spilled bead on carpet like a great LSP on paint. Cleanup a breeze and no stains.
I have not used the others you mentioned, but the 303 is perhaps one of the most amazing products I have come across.
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I'm over two years and my cloth seats still bead water!!!! You would think it would wear out pretty quick on a seating surface.
 
I have tested all three products ( 303, cquartz, and gtechniq )'on a bed sheet in taped off sections for each product. It seems gtechniq was the most impressive. 303 was not far behind.

I also tested all three products on three identical carpet samples. When pepsi soda was added to 303 FB it soaked it all up! Gtechniq was the best The added soda did bead up and it soaked up very little. . Cquartz fabric and leather coat came in second , it did bead up but it still soaked up much more than gtechnig. I can make a video if anyone disagrees. Also both tests were done with ONE good coat of each product.
 
I guess gtechniq would be best considering price. Cquartz is double the price of gtechniq and 5 times the price of 303. Not worth it in my opinion.
 
Gnyc73 said:
I have tested all three products ( 303, cquartz, and gtechniq )'on a bed sheet in taped off sections for each product. It seems gtechniq was the most impressive. 303 was not far behind.

I also tested all three products on three identical carpet samples. When pepsi soda was added to 303 FB it soaked it all up! Gtechniq was the best The added soda did bead up and it soaked up very little. . Cquartz fabric and leather coat came in second , it did bead up but it still soaked up much more than gtechnig. I can make a video if anyone disagrees. Also both tests were done with ONE good coat of each product.
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If you used cquatrz fabric and it soaked in anything you didn't apply it right. I've been using for awhile and I've never had anything soak into a floor matt or carpet. With all these products application is everything.
 
Gnyc73 said:
I have tested all three products ( 303, cquartz, and gtechniq )'on a bed sheet in taped off sections for each product. It seems gtechniq was the most impressive. 303 was not far behind.

I also tested all three products on three identical carpet samples. When pepsi soda was added to 303 FB it soaked it all up! Gtechniq was the best The added soda did bead up and it soaked up very little. . Cquartz fabric and leather coat came in second , it did bead up but it still soaked up much more than gtechnig. I can make a video if anyone disagrees. Also both tests were done with ONE good coat of each product.
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I was hoping for better results withthe Cquartz. How do you apply it?

Pureshine said:
If you used cquatrz fabric and it soaked in anything you didn't apply it right. I've been using for awhile and I've never had anything soak into a floor matt or carpet. With all these products application is everything.
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the most cost affective solution with be the 303 fabric guard.. I decided to to get the gallon. I used this product on my Tennis shoes.
 
I've seen spray bottles of the Rustoleum 'Never Wet' waterproofer at Walmart for about $10-12 for 10 oz (I think). Not sure how long it lasts but the 2-stage 'Never Wet' did not hold up to abrasion very well.
 
It is hard to get coverage on highly absorbent surfaces, like carpet. With economical products, you soak and don't worry. With expensive products, it is easy to get incomplete coverage because you are not wanting to waste. So on carpet, for instance, it is easy to not get right down into the pile, which would explain why you end up with liquid being absorbed.
 
Pureshine said:
Here is a video I made of Cquartz fabric coating. This is an old faded piece of a cloth seat from a junk yard. If applied right this is how it works. I just made this using my iphone and this is my sample piece I show customers how the product works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQySq5pEh2Q&feature=youtu.be
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That is AWESOME Todd.... Did you check to see if the hydrophobicity is such that water won't wick in the perforation? It has always been a question I wanted to be able to answer for myself about coating perforated leather or fabric.
 
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