What is the right cquartz coating combo?

[Dabbac]

Well it was your post only that raised questions in my head... That was some amazing work you did on that 997 and after that I started to think all this....
Well I can say OCD actually played a huge role here I am not saying you did anything wrong but maybe a little overprotective even if I had to do same I would have gone with 2 coats of each coat and maybe uk/ti02 topped with gliss at max... but again I have to agree with the fact you can't find the best without experimenting yourself because in the end it all comes down to personal preference of what is best... so full marks to you and your work...
And lastly, those are some beautiful cars there

Thank you, I can say this, up until my kids, sideswiped the bumper of the rapide, I almost gave up on the coating. Once I realized that it is much more workable then clear coats. Meaning I can apply and remove when I want. (Something I can’t do with a clear coat) I began adding a few extra coats.

Now in my research I hear classic gives the gloss. I’ve read that 2 coats minimum to get that glassy gloss. Then I also read that uk is thicker (maybe more protection then classic). And give a deeper look. I like glossy and a deep look. So I use both. I actually removed the coating on the two Passenger doors of my rapide.

I then coated one door with classic only and the other door I coated with UK. It was funny cause when I showed the car to a few people to get Their opinion. It was like “what’s wrong with those two doors”. There was a clear difference and the car looked like it was painted. Basically, a noticeable difference in one door being deeper then the other. See photos attached and tell me if you can see which door has UK and which has classic. It’s much more pronounce when viewing in the sunlight. This is another reason why I used both. But again, it’s my trial and error with testing products from carpro

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[desidetailer]

Fromt is uk and rear is classic? @Dabbac

 

[Rsurfer]

There is no way to tell for sure by looking at pictures, in person maybe.

 

[Dabbac]

Fromt is uk and rear is classic? @Dabbac

Yes, so seeing the deep color I got with uk on a black car 1st. I removed the classic then started all over using uk 1st. Then topping it with classic.


Again, i do this to my vehicles, I enjoy “going against the grain”, Testing new things or ways of doing things. Doing all this is my form of relaxation and escaping my crazy work life and directions are for the masses in a sense of being able to generalize application of a product and tell the whole world how to do it. I know there is always more to it.


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[Dabbac]

There is no way to tell for sure by looking at pictures, in person maybe.

In those photos, you can clearly see that there is a door darker then the other. And, as stated, it was more pronounced in the daylight outside.


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[Rsurfer]

In those photos, you can clearly see that there is a door darker then the other. And, as stated, it was more pronounced in the daylight outside.


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Which door is darker?

 

[Dabbac]

Which door is darker?

Sorry, I never really answered that. It’s the front passenger door. And to clarify a little more. Both doors are dark but the front passenger door had a deeper “richer” look with UK


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[desidetailer]

FYI CarPro is coming out with a new version of UK soon.

There is no assurance from carpro that its a new version of uk... new coating for sure but its a new version of uk thats not confirmed by them. Or is it?

 

[The Guz]

There is no assurance from carpro that its a new version of uk... new coating for sure but its a new version of uk thats not confirmed by them. Or is it?

Confirmed on one of the recent Forensic Detailing videos.

 

[desidetailer]

Confirmed on one of the recent Forensic Detailing videos.

Nice...

 

[The Guz]

Thanks for the info..
What I meant was a member used 3 coats cq siO2 then topped it up with 3 coats of cq uk and then topped it up with 2 coats of gliss... yup you maybe right that I might be a lil overthinking but just wanted to clear my doubts... are these combo really that better or its just the OCD and having a single type of coating and then topping it up every 3-4 months with reload is sufficient?

I completely missed this post. But this is way overkill. No need to go with this many coats. The law of diminishing returns pertains to coatings just like wax.

I recall reading that after around 3 coats the coating does not bond to itself any more and that each coat is then removed essentially adding no benefit. Just what I read and heard.

In most cases one coat is fine. 2-3 max depending on the manufacturers recommendations.

Nice...

Here’s Corey’s confirmation.

 

[desidetailer]

I completely missed this post. But this is way overkill. No need to go with this many coats. The law of diminishing returns pertains to coatings just like wax.

I recall reading that after around 3 coats the coating does not bond to itself any more and that each coat is then removed essentially adding no benefit. Just what I read and heard.

In most cases one coat is fine. 2-3 max depending on the manufacturers recommendations.

So if One has to go with a combo of coatings say firstly uk is applied and then it has to be topped up with gliss... so a single coat of each or can 2 coats of each be applied?

 

[The Guz]

So if One has to go with a combo of coatings say firstly uk is applied and then it has to be topped up with gliss... so a single coat of each or can 2 coats of each be applied?

One coat of each would be fine. If you really wanted to do multiple coats then two cots UK and one of Gliss.

 

[desidetailer]

One coat of each would be fine. If you really wanted to do multiple coats then two cots UK and one of Gliss.

Coool...
many thanks