Misconception 4: I do a durable coating once and for all, so I can wash it with water.
Regular care is the best way to keep your car well protected, not the number of previous steps or how famous your products are.
Detailing is a accumulative process until you reach a point where diminishing returns kick in, and you continue.
Take a look at the international feedback on some famous coatings on the market with claimed durability of up to years:
Once I got my GTI, I debated on the 22ple, but because of price, went with CQUK. Again, I polished the paint for hours, got the look I wanted and began the extremely long and ridiculous process of applying the CQ. Going up and down and back and forth, ensuring the paint was fully covered, it was the most difficult coating out of the 3 to apply. Finally I got the car done. It did look great, it added some darkness to the already black paint, and at the beginning it was excellent at water and dirt shedding. The problem then came that I did not keep reload on the car long enough I guess. It said about 4 months it would last. My first application with reload was frustrating, the small streaks where areas were just a little darker than others, seemed to take so much rubbing and buffing that my arm felt like it would fall off. After all of the the paint was slick, very slick...but 4 months was not close to how long it lasted, and washing the car about once a week with Adams car shampoo showed it quickly lost its slickness and water shedding was going downhill. After the spotting showed up, I tried a cleaner wax, tried AIOs and neither would remove the spotting fully. I wound up polishing the coating with a blue pad and sf4500 to remove them, but some were deep enough, they are still there now, I suppose a 2000 grit with orange pad will be needed.
boxingfan30 發表於 09-02-2015, 01:14 AM Product claim:
GTechniq EXO is a paint coating that protects virtually any surface from dirt, sun exposure, and moisture permanently. Durability tests prove that after 600 washes, water still beads on surfaces treated with EXO. EXO remains hydrophobic after years of regular washing and after 2 years of sun exposure. Hybrid coating technology gives automobiles, aircraft, boats, and recreational vehicles unbeatable protection from the elements. Fact:
I applied the EXO and the C1 in a controlled garage and it took two days to complete the project, I was amazed at first how the water just rolled off the car, now 4 months later, the water just hangs out on my car, the shine is still pretty good but for the price and the effort, I was hoping for more than 4 months of satisfaction.
scott 發表於 01-11-2014
Essence does not play well with gtech csl, exo, or both
It has failed, I`m calling this one
It`s flat, I decontaminationed it for the fourth time in 13 months just this weekend and it was not a pretty site afterwards.
It was getting pretty sketchy at the 8 month mark to be honest.
Brandt K. 發表於 10-31-2017, 07:57 AM
I have no comment on the quality of Carpro or Gtechniq or any other brands, as I do not work for any companies.
However, after trying so many coatings on the market, I would say that only 1 product works way longer than 2 years.
Any other products on the market are having a hard time after 2 years on daily drivers.
However, you cannot buy that long lasting product with money.
So all I could do is to use synthetics that last 8 months, or coatings that last 18+ months on daily drivers.
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