Need help on CarPro CQuartz DLux vs. Gtechniq C4

I think this particular bottle is closer to two years old!

All my good detailing products reside in a spare bedroom, in a number of cardboard boxes (what a nightmare to access such at times), but still, neither cold, or heat damage them.

LOL, I was speaking of it being on the trim and not in the bottle. Some tighten the cap so tight that they put a hair line crack in the plastic cap and cause it to harden. I use a piece of plastic wrap to act like a gasket to keep it as air tight as possible without over tightening the cap.
 
Some tighten the cap so tight that they put a hair line crack in the plastic cap and cause it to harden.

That's probably what happened to mine (although I've examined the cap and can find no cracks). You bet I put it on tight--I bought it when you could only get it from Hawaii and it cost $64 or something like someone else said.

EDIT: It was only $52 and it was a little over 3 years ago.
 
I just bought the dlux. I hope its all what its hyped up to be. All previous carpro stuff has been great so far
 
I just bought the dlux. I hope its all what its hyped up to be. All previous carpro stuff has been great so far

Same here got my bottle a few days ago.

I've used DLux and C4, and they both work very well. My first purchase was DLux, and when I finished that up I got another bottle of DLux, and then a bottle of C4. Personally, I would go with whichever is cheaper. That being said, if I had to choose, at least based on my work, I would say that maybe DLux is better. It's close and if I had to choose, I would choose it.

Make sure to prep the surface well, first with some APC, then with IPA or Eraser. Then, make sure to let the surface dry completely. After that, apply DLux with either the microsuede or makeup applicator (foam). Then, sit back and enjoy your work. Happy detailing!
 
Dlux is good but its kind of a pain to apply with all the prep work that's involved. I think Swanicyouth did a head to head against C4 and Dlux was the clear winner in regards to durability.

I found those foam paint brushes made for a good applicator. Be careful not to get any on paint or mirrors or glass. Might be a good idea to tape off those areas cause it's a pain to remove afterwords.

I did a comparison between DLux and the Wolf's trim "coating". The Wolf's stuff lasted like a wash or two - but DLux is still going strong til this day - just about a year later. It beads like day one - super tight circular beads. Prep was identical. Honestly, the DLux doesn't appear to have faded at all - and this car was driven through snow, salt, ice, & mud daily all winter.

I only use DLux now. Only problem is - it lasts so long, you may never finish a bottle.

Prep is the key. I find Tuff Shine tire cleaner a unique product - since it's designed to remove dressing / silicone out of porous rubber - it works even better on plastics. This is what I use to get previously dressed trim pieces 100% dressing free and clean.

I contribute part of my DLux success to this prep process.

If you have been using dressings with any frequency on any rubbery plastic trim and want to use a trim coating on it - it can be difficult (depending on the "plastic") to get all the dressing out/off. IMHO APC / IPA is no where near sufficient to remove old dressings from most plastics.

Here you can see the DLux on my BMW. This was taken in April or so - about 9 mos after it was applied. Here it was applied to the cowl, wiper backs, wiper parts, & wiper arms:

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That's guys. What I'm worried about is getting a good even coat, and not have any lines. The cowl has deep nooks and crannies and I'm also worried about getting into them all, yet again, evenly and uniform.

Does the dlux have a long workability time frame? Or does it start to dry fairly fast?

Also, do you guys recommend me to wipe the surface after applied, or let it dry as applied? I see it says you can wipe plastic after dlux has been applied, to cut the shine down?
 
That's guys. What I'm worried about is getting a good even coat, and not have any lines. The cowl has deep nooks and crannies and I'm also worried about getting into them all, yet again, evenly and uniform.

Does the dlux have a long workability time frame? Or does it start to dry fairly fast?

This was the problem I had with C4, I was using a Q-tip to go between ridges on a wiper cowling, and I'd be on ridge #12 and see that I missed a spot between ridges 3 & 4 and have to go back and it had already started to set up, etc. My C4 seemed to thicken up on me over time and be less forgiving, also. Some of this I'm sure has to do with temp and humidity at the time of application.

That's the beauty of UTTG or WETS, is it doesn't have that immediate setup of a coating.
 
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