How To Apply CarPro Cquartz SIC Ceramic Coating | Plus Full Review!
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0:00 Introduction
1:33 Application
4:23 User Experience
8:04 Coating Hardness
8:27 Water Spot Resistance
10:37 Looks, Gloss & Saturation
13:44 Hydrophobic Behaviour
16:14 Chemical Resistance
20:55 Conclusions 
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What would us regular consumers have done without you guys. Thank you for helping us choose the best products on the market and thank you for your fantastic efforts.
As always I really enjoyed my coffee in the morning with an amazing review, thanks so much for your help and support thanks so much.
Exactly what I’m doing right now.
I'm honestly blown away with how well the SiC plus UK 3.0 combo did
what was the order of your layering ?
@@p5tom 20:20 First layer UK , second layer SiC
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In my opinion, it may matter that much which one is at top, which one is at the bottom. What they call SiC is probably not a real Silicon Carbide. What we call ceramic coatings are actually "pre-polymers". Ceramic formation requires pyrolysis.
@@Abigailpreppyisaesthetoc just one coat of each? I was thinking to do two coats of 3.0 and one coat of SiC? Thanks
The review we’ve all been waiting for
Yess! Love starting my morning with car craft video on the weekend. Thank you Sandro!
Best review I’ve seen on this product. Thank you!
Great video as always Sandro, always get excited when I get your video notifications. Can't wait for the next one.
The best video out there demonstrating these two products. Amazing work!
Thank you Sandro,
Have a great weekend 🙏
I’ve been waiting for your review on this product since it’s arrival. Appreciate all the hard work Sandro!
Great review :) Thank you for the time and effort you put into the video.
Thank you Sandro for your efford and time! Best regards and keep safe!!!
Awesome review like always! Thank you for all the effort put into these videos!
Amazing video as always! I am blown away with the combo UK with SIC on top!!!
Sandro, brilliant with the wipe off idea! Thank you. 🙌
I couldnt ask for a better demonstration mate.
Always enjoy your videos and find them useful
Thanks👍
Thank you Seder. Lots of gratitude to you. Great video as always. Really exceptional.
Excellent work as always Sandro. Good Job!!
Fantastic review, as always!
Also, the video editing, the audio...all perfect.👌 Thank you so much for sharing your work.
Best regards and keep safe 👍
I think i am right in saying you the first detailer who has ever explained the flash time so well. What i am taken from it. Its like when you do a test spot to find the best pad and compound combanation. Now that i have seen you do this it makes so much sense to me. In sandro we trust.
Liked before I watched. Keep up the good work mate! 🙏🏼 Thank you for these informative and in-depth videos 🙇 Cquartz UK 3.0 topped up with SIC was very impressive. Looks like it was built like a tank, superb chemical resistance when layered correctly 💪🏼
Great review Sandro 👍🏻
Hey sandro great review the idea of a review or testing is to put the product through its paces your doing a great job dont let others spoil it mate
2 years late but thanks once again for providing such a beautiful video. Not my first coating job, but I just completed 2xUK3.0 with1xSIC top coatings on a new Tesla Model Y and the process was straight forward thanks to your clear instructions. I humid 23C day it took around 5.5 to 6 mins for best results. One thing is when working with white paint it can be difficult to identify any high spots but other than that all good. Absolute legend mate! BTW, much better paint quality on the Shanghai Telsas compared to the one from your other video.
You make me want to get SiC. And I want to try it over UK. Great video again Sandro. I appreciate all your work with these videos
Good afternoon Sir,
Another great insight into your amazing knowledge.
There is no other RUclips creator that comes close.
Love from the uk 🇬🇧
Spot on,professional review!
Sandro, as always fantastic video. I sent you a message yesterday regarding SIC, wow I wake up this morning with my answers. Thank you thank you thank you
Thank you for the review. I have used UK 3.0 several times and really like the ease of use. Usually top with Gliss but will definitely be giving SiC combo a try also!!
Excellent Review!
Thanks lot
Very usefull and good revieuw, thank you Sandro
Sandro, hat off one more time: the way you test detailing products NO ONE ELSE DOES! I find myself always coming back to your channel..
Superb. Sandro you're a scholar!
Your logic for finding out the correct time frame for removal is exactly like mine. I do the same test when applying coatings
Awesome video Sandro. Gonna to apply 3.0 with one coat then go over that with SiC 👍🏻👍🏻
Planning on 1 hr between applications.
Thank you for amazing content and tutorials for the detailing community! 🙏🏻
Great review, thank you!
great one, as always...
Just waiting for this to come over to the UK. Really looking forward to trying it, as love their Cquartz 3.0 👌🏼
I am already looking forward to seeing Sandro do a complete vehicle in SIC!
Thank you for the video. I always learn something :) (i only use SIC for my costumers lately, best budget coating)
Great video Sandro, muchas gracias :)
Great stuff as always Sandro. Could you do a new review on your favorite compounds and polishes for 2020.
Love your content, you have taught me alot about detailing
Hey Sandro! Thanks for doing this comparison. CarPro has definitely made a coating that’s very slick and looks fantastic. This video shows to me that CarPro really set the bar high with CQ UK some 10 years ago and it seems to be a challenge to out do it. SIC may be the future but I’m not sure overall that it is better then CQ UK. Longevity hasn’t been established yet and chemical resistance seems to favor CQ UK a bit. However, what I see and you as well....the combination of the two seems to be better then CQ UK and SIC. I don’t know if CarPro has tested the two together but you have certainly figured something out! That combination may be the new top dog of consumer coatings. I’m so wanting to strip my car down and start over with that combo. 😭🤦🏽♂️😂 Great video Sandro. I really enjoyed it.
V-Project UK has just released a video which discusses sacrificial top coat hydrophobicity is more important than ceramic coat hydrophobicity as most ceramic coats are better off with a sacrificial layer to prevent water spotting! So the sacrificial layer hydrophobicity and chemical resistance is more important! Makes sense and defo worth a watch
G'day Sandro, I had a lot of interest in this video with your testing and explanation of the new CarPro Cquartz SIC Ceramic Coating. The reason being, the majority of ceramic coatings use SIO2 and not SIC. Optimum brought out Opti-Coat about 10 years ago which was a SIC Ceramic Coating the only manufacturer to do so, then in the last few years Optimum created in addition Opti-Coat Pro+, which is what I have my car coated with. Opt-Coat coatings can only be applied by authorized installers, so not available to the DIY like CarPro Cquartz coatings or any other ceramic coating brands.
I stand corrected if what I said is incorrect, but to my knowledge, this new Cquartz SIC coating would be the only other manufacturer to make a ceramic coating using SIC. Enjoyed the video. Ozz
I am looking forward to try Dquartz go topped with SiC
Thanks Sandro, i really enjoy watching your videos particular your water tests, they always seem very thorough. Perhaps you can explain what you mean by water contact angles one day.
Great video sir
You’re the man! I ordered SiC along with UK3.0 for Black Friday sale and was hoping someone would have a product review and testing. We can always rely on our boy Sandro.
I just did the same this black friday haha
SIC over UK will be my coating this spring for my daily. If you can, please review Angelwax Genesis.
I did 2 layer UK and 1 layer SIC on my daily. Very happy with its performance around 8 months later.
Went through a canadian winter with the car parked outside 24/7. I use elixir whenever i handwash, and did a descale/spotless wash in the spring whuch really seemed to rejuvenate the coating especially on lower panels
Thanks Sandro
Love it😊☀️👍👍🇧🇻
Holy crap I just bought this and was looking for a guide! What is this!!!!
Fully SiC Mate 👌
Again very nice and informativ video 👍
It cut be intresting to compare sic over uk with cquartz professionel and cquartz finest reserve.
I cant get sic in my country right Now, but when it comes i Will make the comparision with this 3 coatings 👍
Keep Up the good Work Sandro 👏
Hmm wonder if I should now get a bottle of cqsic to top my planned coat of cquk. Great review as always!
Can I say something different I am always saying? No! It's another fantastic job state behind the video. Experience and professional skills were are able to get for free! That's cost a lot Sandro! And now we know how SIC is working and I believe many of us will not make mistakes or maybe will stay with CQ UK instead. Or will try to use technic you have found out. Anyway, we have much more info now and we will use it. At least I am using it all the time and it's excellent so far! Great thanks!
Sandro, if you tube gave out awards for the most informative vids you would be in first place 👍🏻😀 .
How about sic topped with Nv evo 👍🏻 that would be interesting .
Carpro has actually recommended that on their fb pages... Sic over UK... I ordered some Gliss, I can't get Sic in my country in time while I'm off work.
👌🏼 Excellent review Sandro. I can't wait to try this out based on your testing. Hopefully its available in Canada
Just found it on Carzilla for $94 cdn for the 50ml
Pre-order?
@@craig.encinitas No, it looks like they have it in stock. I'm torn now because I just bought Adam's Graphene Ceramic Coating and now I'm debating getting this
hi sandro,well done for the review .carpro is a level above others .can u make a review for avalon king armor ix ceramic coating please? thanks !
Optimum has been using SIC for a decade+ and Gloss Coat is hybrid SIC/SIO2. Interesting Carpro moved in this direction.
Legend! just waiting for sic on waxit. Going to do half my car in nv evo and other with 3.0 layered with sic.
Would love to know which one makes the paint look darker, richer, and glossier - SiC or Evo...
@@gb3496 do you expect them to have about the same durability?
Ok I think I'm gonna give the UK3.0 topped with SIC on my daily a try. It's been over a year and I'm just itching to give it a polish and reapplication. Thanks for your input Sandro.
I'm gonna do this too! How many coats of 3.0 and SiC? I was thinking two coats of 3.0 topped with one coat of SiC? Thanks
@@rfendlen Honestly, one good coat of 3.0 topped with 1 coat of SiC would be plenty. 3 coats is a bit overkill. I did 3 coats of CQUK 3.0 on the daily in 2019 and it was SO time consuming. I think 2 coats total are the best bang for your buck time investment to performance ratio-wise. Try the SiC out on a panel first, though, as I tried it and it indeed is very different than UK. It doesn’t rainbow and doesn’t really give you a visual indication saying “I’m ready to wipe”. You really gotta time it and start wiping little sections at a time to see how it feels. It’s a bit tricky. If you’re new to ceramic coatings, I’d just stick to the UK 3.0 cuz it’s pretty much fool proof and the performance is insane.
With the major issue of water spotting with Si02 coatings, why are they so popular? I had 2 coats of UK 3.0 on my wife's truck. While she was at work we had a thunderstorm, then it passed, next day same thing the following day. So we were not able to wash the truck until her days off a couple days later. The truck had water etchings all over from the Rain and I had to compound the whole truck to get them off. Ironically, my car, that was coated with a polyamino silicone wax (DuraGLoss 601/105) Combo, under the same conditions, my car had ZERO water etchings. Both of our vehicles were red. Both are maintained the same. I realize, the wax has to be applied more frequently, usually for us every 3-4 months, but after our own personal experience, we feel that the polyamino silicone wax just made more sense. Additionally, if anyone asks, or is curious. we would do weekly maintenance washes, and would top both cars with P&S Bead Maker. All was equal except what the coating actually was. Not to mention the DG 105 costs $12 a bottle and the DG 601 is about $18 and is enough product to last for about 8 applications. Just a no brainer for us. We have stuck to the DG products ever since.
CQ UK has always been a personal favorite, even over professional grade coatings. I just love its jetting effect, and the overall look it provides. But it does really take a near flawless polish and prep to maximize it. There is just something about the cool gloss reflection UK has without losing all the warm glow like some coatings that really makes even lighter colors pop. But SIC looks every bit as good from what I can see here. Can't wait to try it out, as I've never been totally in love with Gliss like I am with UK.
Another homerun review Sandro, can't thank you enough for the hours you put into these for us. 👍👌✌
I've only tested UK3.0, and so far It's WAY nicer to use than Caramic Pro 9H, and Top Coat. It is also nicer than Expel Fusion. I had sworn off glass bottle coatings because I hate Ceramic Pro and Fusion so much.
I've been testing Gliss as a stand alone, and I absolutely love it!
@@danlc95 I need to give Gliss another try, they've revised it quite a bit from when I used it years ago. I didn't love the application, and I had bonding issues a couple times even with my overkill meticulous prep.
Have you tried SiC yet? Still need to try it. I've been using ASP pretty much exclusively as of late. Such a good coating to work with. Or TEC580 if the budget is tight. I bought a case of it for around $10 a bottle. I sell it as a 6-12 month coating, it's more of a soft cure. Cured applicators get slightly firm, but not stiff like CQUK and others. Similar performance to Moonlight, maybe a touch better. Super easy to work with though, very hard to miss a high spot as the beading it does when it flashes is very easy to see on any color and the removal is wonderful.
I would be very interested in hearing your opinion on the ceramic coating that Sonax offers, seeing how well Brilliant Shine Detailer performs.
I hope you will make a comparison between a layer of UK and a top layer of gliss and a layer of UK and a top layer of sic, thank you
whats interesting, in my own testing, and this is in the Southern California Dessert as my stomping ground for durability testing is this. SiO2 coatings etch very easily. This is using CQ UK 3.0. I had panels with just CQ UK 3.0 and other panels with CQ UK 3.0 topped with Gliss. 2 coats of each. On other panels I used a popular polyaminosilicone wax. We had a thunderstorm, followed by 110F heat baked in the sun for approx 6 hrs. The SiO2 areas had to be paint corrected to remove the water spots. Whereas the polyaminosilicone wax side the water spots were removed with just washing the vehicle. I have personally ditched the Si02 products. They do look glossy and do bead water well, but with extreme heat where I live, with bugs, bird bombs and thunderstorms that cause water etching, I find that Polyaminosilicones do hold up better in my testing. You do need to apply the wax every 90 days or so to keep up that durability, but with such an easy application process it just makes more sense for the DIYer. I do appreciate this RUclips Creators honesty and transparency. He is correct that the camera does not catch all the problems you see in the paint. That is why I don't bother sending people photos or videos for that simple fact. You see it in person and you figure out what works, and what doesn't. Coatings do have their place, just not in my garage at this time.
Any chance you use Finish Kare 1000P? I have it, use it and love it. Just wish it had higher gloss.
What was the wax used?
I experienced something very similar.
Last summer I tested one application of Gliss alone on one side of my hood, and Optimum Car Wax on the other. The sprinklers here go on in the early morning hours, and when the sun came up, the water was still on the car.
The side with Gliss had really bad water spotting, and the water spots that were on the OCW side washed away with an Optimum No Rinse wash.
The water spotting issue is another reason I gravitate towards Optimum in general. I find their ceram coating to resist water spots as well.
Good news is that I did have Gliss on my hood from last June until a couple of weeks ago - there were no water spots to speak of, and it was still holding up really nice.
Maybe Gliss needed more cure time before it got wet? Maybe the night time dew interfered with it's curing process? I'm going to test again soon.
@@danlc95 the wax I used was duragloss 105 mixed with duragloss 601 I have found that these two products when used and applied every 3 to 4 months does basically everything is ceramic coating does as far as your expectations of durability and whatnot without the cons of a nano coating the nano coatings are horrible when it comes to water spotting detailers like to pull this well it's okay you just polish off the water spots you're just polishing off the coating you're not polishing off your clear and it's like you don't know that they're just assuming that so when you have a product where the water spots come right off and you don't have to polish the car like you would with a nano coating which one would you rather use?
I think nano coatings do have their place but I just think they're overhyped and over-marketed as this cure-all for paint protection I don't think they look great on dark colored cars I think they look overly glossy and I think waxes look better on certain colors and yes they don't last as long and what not but it's not always about durability it's about what makes your car look the best as well.
so there's a lot of factors to consider and it depends if you want to deal with it or not or if you have the money to just pay someone to take care of your car and you don't have to worry about it so it just depends on the circumstances but for me I like to work on my car is the best that I can and for my money and for my time I just think the nano coatings are too much work for the return.
@@eppyz - I lean very hard in your direction.
Still one of my favorite combinations is Duragloss 111 + 601. Even 111 easily makes it through the winters here. When combined with Fast Clean & Shine qd, and Aquawax as a "booster" makes for a gorgeous, well protected vehicle.
I do have one coating that I enjoy using, and that's Optimum Gloss Coat. It's a bit different from the glass bottle coatings. It also seems to do a great job at resisting water spotting. It doesn't require a periodical "topper", or any song and dance to make it work.
Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it.
Hey sandro! I currently have a bottle of gliss v2, sic, and uk 3.0. I'm now think of doing uk 3 base, sic 2nd layer, and a gliss topcoat. Could also mix up some panels for some durability testing! Thanks for the application tips as I'm about to coat 2 cars pretty soon.
Thanks and let know how it goes!
@J B unfortunately I just went with 2 layers of UK with a top layer of gliss, wanted pure durability
@@kevinjewell7628how is it holding up?
I’ve never been more uncertain or about migrating to coatings. I’m pursuing detailing part time in my neighborhood (full of McLarens and the like), and battle with which wear attributes I want clients returning to talk with me about… For instance, you sell coating’s longevity, but perhaps take the hit on water spots (if they don’t do basic maintenance). Or, you use a classic wax like Collinite or FK and maybe underwhelm them on gloss, yet wow them the first time it rains. It underscores the need to be excellent at paint correction (which is fine with me), but feels also like a catch-22 for clients that are practically within driving distance… I want them happy for a long time without having to count on their desire to get a deserving education on these products at our disposal.
I would really appreciate a video that discusses the modern detailer’s strategy as it pertains to post-correction protection. Too many choices, always a compromise, and it absolutely affects the business model.
Silver lining? If it weren’t for Sandro, I don’t know if I’d be pondering this as much as I do.
It could be something interesting to discuss and explore in a video as I don’t think there’s a certain right or wrong answer, and I guess it’s more of a situational dilemma based on your customers wants and needs as well as the direction you want your business to go!
I've been using Optimum Gloss Coat since about 2017 for exactly thay reason.
Last year I started helping out at a shop that does McLarens, Lambos, Ferraris, etc, etc.
They used Ceramic Pro... Thay stuff was a complete and total nightmare for me. I spent hours perfecting the paint, only to try and wipe off what felt like semi-dried Krazy Glue! Horrible.
I left high spots everywhere.
I'm going to get set up to become an Opti-Coat installer, but in the meantime I do have Cquartz UK 3.0, and Gliss. Night and day difference from the Ceramic Pro and Expel stuff the shop uses.
If you're starting out, consider Optimum Gloss Coat, or CarPro Gliss. Gliss is almost as easy as Gloss Coat to use.
Very comprehensive , educational, and as always entertaining! Well done Sandro 👏 How would you compare this to Artdeshine ceramic metal oxide or Ayecon?
Thanks, but I haven’t personally tested those other coatings so I really couldn’t say.
That’s the best way i ever scene taught on coating removal my question now is what the hell took u
The rule is car wash every week, so the test panel should of being for at least seven days with water spots. My experience is that liquid sealants can help with water spots. I use sealants for car parked by the beach. They do much better than ceramic coatings. .... And its cheaper for the customers.
Literally just finished coating my car with CQuartz UK 3.0 after putting it off for so long because I've been doing other people's cars, a little triggered rn😂😂
Still informative and trustworthy as always Sandro, Keep up the good work 😁
U.k 3.0 is the best
Sandro, loved the comparison and the way you thought out of the box to layer the 2 products, well done mate. How do you think SIC compares to EVO in terms of application and finish?
Thanks, and application wise Evo is different with its more isn’t bond, but looks and slickness wise I would say there are similarities there.
again be nice to a gloss meter and a real good paint depth meter...a pro, i am surprised you don't have these tools
Great review and helpful tips. The application looks similar to TiO2 as does the slickness.
Did you ever get a chance to use TiO2? It was popular to use it over UK before Gliss came out. The combo of UK + TiO2 looked great just like what you have shown with UK + SiC. I actually prefer topping UK with TiO2 rather than Gliss as it’s far more durable.
SiC looks promising.
Thanks Mike, and yes I used the original CQuartz/Tio2 before UK, but always found UK to be significantly more durable with a richer look, but Tio2 was certainly a little slicker - at least for me.
I would agree that given the choice the two coating combined would also be my personal choice.
Thanks for the review. I'm going to get some sic and 3.0 and do the combo. I was thinking of adding a few layers of cancoat on top...thoughts?
It’s certainly something you could try and it could work well, but without any previous experience with that combination it’s hard for me to say for sure.
Awesome video you done. Layering SIC over UK seems to be the best combination. In order to get the best of both coating, can I do 2 layers of UK followed 2 layers of SIC.
Yes absolutely, it will be very time consuming but if you have the time and energy that should work really well!
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing
Ok great. Will do that 1 day. Thanks!!!
Is it possible to apply cquartz sic if a car is coated with carpro UK 3.0 around 5 months back?
Great video. This is probably the 50th time I'm watching this video. There is so much information.
It is possible to apply SiC over UK 5 months later, but I just wouldn’t expect the same strong bond or durability, so it may not be the best way to go. Thanks mate!
Hi Sandro, did you ever get around to testing UK 3.0+ Sic on one of your own vehicles? After seeing your video, I am going to try this combination today and see how it fares.
I haven’t as yet but it’s still on my list!
Sandro any chance you’ll be trying the Meguiars new “Hybrid Paint Coating”? Should get released this month.
Very interested seeing if they can build on their impressive results from your previous tests with their Hybrid Ceramic Wax. The application seems very easy based on the videos they have released on it. Would love to see how it holds up to other more traditional coatings.
Thanks all the great content!
Seems like ..Ultimate fast finish ...on different label
If it ends up coming to Australia I’d definitely be interested in trying it, thanks!
@@Mdetailing It is definitely a different formulation from the ground up. More akin to the technology in hybrid ceramic line from what I have read. It is supposed to be a coating whereas fast finish is a sealant.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Awesome would love to see that. Hopefully it comes over soon! I just ordered some and plan on testing how it works with Boost and or Jet as a topper.
This is the best thorough review I have seen. I watched over 2 years ago and did the 2 coats of CQ and 1 top with Sic. My question now is how do you maintain it? Do you use the reload and will it maintain it’s slippery feel? Or will you use another coat of Sic on it. I hope you will respond if you know as I have a late comment to your 3 year old video.
Great to hear this review was helpful.
I think after a months or two after application the new Reload V2 (as well as few other spray coatings) could be a great way to maintain SiC. You could also down the track maybe after a year or so add a top layer of Gliss V2.
There’s a video I did on maintaining and caring for ceramic coatings that could also be helpful: ruclips.net/video/vWYyw-yKM3A/видео.htmlsi=H5aSSreIFh8msR96
You are the best! Thanks for the reply. I will check it out.
Interesting video. Really like your tests. This one caused me problem as I have Gtechniq CSL +EXO4 which I really like but I also have Car Pro Cquartz UK 3.0 and Gliss. This Cquartz SIC looks really tempting and it is hard to say if it Will be a better combo then Gliss with cquartz UK?
Is this one of the best combos you have tested? What is you favorite coating and coating combo. (Been looking at Nova but can’t get it to Sweden and also Kamikaze).
Seems like Gtechniq CSL plus exo4 and also Car Pro Cquartz UK 3.0 and gliss or now SIC is two of the best consumer coatings out there.
You costed me big money this black friday 😂. I hold you responsible for the Madness of Detailing purchase that happened.
Have to blame you for a black friday Madness were I bought:
LC HDO MF cut,
LC one step MF pad
LC HDO blue foam
LC HDO Orange Foam
LC HDO black foam
Buff n shine Uro-fiber 50/50 MF pads
(I also have bought before black friday)
Rupes yellow wool
Rupes yellow wool
Rupes blue foam
Rupes white foam
So now I have the best pads you have recommended so I can’t blame them if I fail.
Thanks and a lot of favourite combinations have been Nova and CQuartz professional coatings topped with their consumer based ones, but I know a lot of people love CSL + Exo and combining Miyabi with ISM.
Great turtorial. Nice job. Have you tried SiC over UK instead? I was thinking the benefits for the waterspot and harsh elements.
Thanks but that was SiC over UK in the video.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thanks for clearing that up. I was too focused on the writings on the panels and not hearing you saying it. My mistake and i'm sorry about that :-)
Hi Sandro, thanks for the informative video. I hope you will see this as it’s a rather old video but I’m curious about how one would go about using cquartz sic on an entire vehicle. If it takes approximately 5 minutes to dry, should I go one small section at a time? And just sit and wait before the wipe off with a timer going? Or is it possible to do 4-5 separate sections on say, a hood, with staggered timing before wiping off in the order that I did those sections
I personally wouldn’t do more than 2 sections at a time as it starts to get a bit stressful if you’ve got too many sections flashing at once. I’d start by doing my first section to work out the flash time on that particular day, then do a second and third section just to confirm everything is still working fine, and then if it works out that it’s taking 5 minutes or so, I’d then start doing two sections at a time around the whole vehicle.
Thanks for the video & instructions, very helpful for a newbie to coatings. Question regarding CQuartz Ti02 maybe you can answer, I applied per instructions but notice the application pads and the microfiber towel I used to wipe off never hardened and are as soft as new ... I would even think I could reuse them. Does this sound normal for Ti02?
Back when I was using Tio2 I just didn’t do the same level of testing that I do now so I honestly can’t shed any light on that as I liked UK better and then started using it instead.
Sandro you offer answers that most of the others haven't even thought of. Especially the idea of putting SIC over UK. Is Gliss still an option or does the 2 coats of SIC or the SIC over UK eliminate the need for Gliss? Slickness is a big deal to me. GREAT Review 👍
I’m not sure, but it would be interesting to test Gliss with SIC to see how they compare in that area.
Sandro do you know if Gliss changes the stickiness of CQ UK3.0? So that your bottle test result changes? Awesome video and comparison as always
Thanks, and Gliss will certainly add very noticeable amounts of slickness when used over UK
Hi Sandro, great video! Congratulations!
Could you please confirm you used CQuartz and not UK 3.0 in combination with SiC?
Yesterday I applied UK 3.0 as a base layer followed by SiC in 17 deg. Celcious. After 6 minutes SiC was almost impossible to wipe off again. I needed to level it as soon as it started to haze over the UK 3.0. This happened after approx. 1 minute only. Seems like UK 3.0 and the TiO2 work completely different when it will be topped with SiC.
Keep up the great work! Greetings from New York, Jens
It was CQUK as the base layer topped with CQSiC.
1 minute sounds quite quick for SiC to flash and bond, did you do a test before hand to workout the best wipe off time in your environment?
There’s lots of things apart from temperature such as humidity and even just a slight breeze outside or in the room that can dramatically change and speed up the flash time, so it’s really best to always start with a test to work out the flash timing for that particular day.
The other thing is also how thick or thin you lay down the coating and how long you wipe it in which will again dramatically change the flash times of the coating.
The best advice I can give is start off with a test section like I showed in the video, and that should really tell you what your specific flash time will be based on your environment and your specific technique.
Hope that helps mate!
I indeed performed tests on an old fender to see how it will react together with the UK 3.0.
It was indoors in a detailers garage and heated up to 17C to work in a controlled envirememt.
I was very surprised too as anything else then wipe it off immediately after showing the haze would have ended up in an almost impossible act of work. I’m not sure if tve UK 3.0 is so much different as the.normal CQuartz with TiO2. Would be interesting to test and see. But in the end the overall look and gloss was insane. Thank you for taking the time and reply. Greetings to beautiful Australia.
Would you recommend topping a CQ uk + sic combo with a Gyeon Cancoat? I’d like to add some extra protection for the coatings before leaving the garage. Also, it should add some shine, hydrophobic properties and improve dirt repellency (correct me if I’m wrong). Or is there a better product to do this kind of job? Unfortunately I can’t let the car sit in the garage for a week so the coatings can safely cure...
I don’t see a reason why it shouldn’t work but I guess I’d be inclined to do a test on one panel first to make sure.
You could also use Reload or Cure to help protect the coatings while they cure during the first week.
Sandro, theoretically if you were to do UK + Sic when would you apply some reload with the dual applications?
Anytime after 24hrs should be fine
uk seems to sheet more
Apparently application was suppose to be easier-I read on car pros website.
Seems nice but again the same issue , the removing time is very very confusing, too early , too late, temperature dependent , if you have high spots you need to redo the whole panel , maybe even wet sand the panel to remove , which makes it tough for people with no polish machine or knowledge ... you need tons of applicators since they hardened rather quickly, many microfiber towels since you do not want the to harden , to make matters worst you need to throw your microfibers away ( last time I priced towels and applicators it was close to 40$ for one car). Ceramic coatings are still prone to swirls and scratches, so it makes it very hard for any type of correction , since you would need to reapply coating to the whole panel, which brings up another big topic , these coatings have a 6 month shell life once they are open , therefore , if you want any type of correction you would need to keep a bottle every 6 months. Further more the water spotting issue is still there, therefore you still need a topper or sacrificial layer applied every 3-6 months ( reload probably every 2 months) which makes the whole process of coating a bit questionable since you still need a topper and maybe even a quick detailer on top of the ceramic.
I think ceramic coatings are fine for people that just want protection and durability and they do not mind swirl marks and scratches ,but for the other crew there are better , cheaper and easier ways to maintain a car . Light coatings like tac moonlight, cquartz lite, TW ceramic coating, TLC black ice, etc are much much more easy to apply ,very easy to correct, durability is easily 6monts -1 year, so you could do a light polish once a year to keep the car pristine . Sealants like tlcV2, TW seal and shine , Kamikaze ISO , quartz max, reload , have also proven to be durable . Also you can top any of these with a quick detailer to add insane amount of gloss and protection with products like beadmaker, tac system shine , gyeon QD , etc etc etc , these products dont have much durability , but they are so easy to apply as drying aids that you could do it every 2 car washes and have your car look brand new.
There is still the whole graphene scene, where products are also much much easier to apply and they can truly be standalone products, unlike ceramic coatings that always need a topper
I dont know, great review, but I m not convince ceramic coatings are the way to go anymore. If the application process was more straight forward they would have a place for me , but the whole flashings timing and high spot issues, and the need to keep maintaining these products with toppers have change my mind in the past year. I m becoming a fan of ceramic coatings light version , or sealants
Thank you very much, for your evaluation, applying two layers of cq uk 3.0, I have a doubt.
If I lose the hourly window to the second layer I must, wait how long to apply the second layer of uk 3.0?
Thanks
If more than 90 minutes pass, CarPro recommends you wait 24hrs for an additional layer
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing OK thank you
Been curious uk + gliss vs uk + sic
Great video! How many ml do you think it would take to do 2 coats on a Tesla Model Y? Would 30ml be enough or should I order more?
30ml should be enough