Dr_Pain
03-13-2015, 06:38 PM
I know you guys have been waiting to get a little more field report on the CQuartz Leather. I'm happy to oblige and provide you a review of the product and my experience so far.
Here is a link to the product: CLICK THIS LINK!! (http://www.carpro-us.com/carpro-professional-detailers/cquartz-leather-vinyl-30ml/)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11038122_862261810502861_1111926603157365902_n.jpg ?oh=dd9f4ee68d58d249ece10772bf7f3448&oe=55756D97&__gda__=1434629629_20f96ef7155e89d2715e9cb31a45bd9 1
The subject was a brand new 2015 Ford F150 Platinum Edition. The owner is a good customer of mine who just recently traded her prior vehicle for this gem. The truck came to us for a full CQuartz packaged which included Finest for the paint and rims, DLux for the hard plastic and trim, Forte for the glass, and Leather on the leather
The process associated with applying CQuartz Leather is an EASY 1, 2, 3
#1 CLEAN the leather
#2 NEUTRALIZE the cleaner
#3 PROTECT the leather
Cleaning of this leather was straight forward. We use a dedicated leather cleaner from Leatherique which is very mild on the leather and pH neutral. It was discovered (even on this black leather) that she had some jeans dye transfer so we followed our initial cleaning with Leather Master's Dye Transfer Cleaner. Great care was taken not to remove the dark pigment of the seat. As per instructions, we then neutralized the cleaner using a repeated wipedown with a damp cloth, and prepared for the protection.
*** Don't forget to put appropriate (and clean) protective gloves through every steps to prevent cross-contaminating the surface with your body oils, and to limit your skin exposure to the cleaners.
As per instructions we loaded the applicator with approximately 10 drops of the product (making sure to spread through the entire length of the suede MF towel to provide a wide application pattern)
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11033894_862261870502855_3751282355423879917_n.jpg ?oh=09dd81e37187ec4f462698997f4e1439&oe=5572EC55
Following the application, we let the product sit for a minute and used provided larger suede MF towel to level the product. Because this is a daily driver we opted to repeat 3 coats to mitigate "exposure" and to assure 100% coverage. This product, very similarly to FlyByForte, is hard to judge if you have had maximum coverage so multiple layers sold this issue. Not only that, it also increases it scratch, UV and chemical resistant properties.
THE RESULTS??
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1974986_862261927169516_7164486142709414941_n.jpg? oh=de6310e61a765ce026763e1016baa06b&oe=5581258F
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11038124_862261970502845_3504272099337713743_n.jpg ?oh=a7f017619e53f97302ed1a866e574a64&oe=557ECA85
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/18504_862261960502846_9145466341929837872_n.jpg?oh =fd11582fa59846f31bd771d163369e8f&oe=557B24EF&__gda__=1435130116_72b5f4fbe0dca7c7850e9ba87a737c5 f
The seats were supple, had a little satin glow and to the untrained eye they looked BRAND NEW! (which they were). So what this means is that nobody could tell that "something" was applied. It did not have a lingering smell or a greasy feel of traditional conditioners. My biggest complaint with traditional conditioner is that they smelled like a horse's derriere. Overall I was very happy with the product and its performance. The truck is part of my maintenance customers so will be able to update on the long term function and performance. The only thing I think could be better would be to have a way to level the product that would have been easier. The process is easy enough but handling the MF with gloves proved to be rather difficult. Maybe I should devise a larger applicator I could wrap the suede MF around?!?!
Before closing this post, I would like to acknowledge that some of the readers reading this Review may be "old school" insofar as have used, continue using and may be thinking about continuing to use a conditioner. Let me present this argument to you! With modern day coated leathers, are you truly improving or protecting the leather using a conditioner or are you just using old technology on newer material?? What a coated leather truly benefit from (since the pores of the leather are closed and sealed with the manufacturer coating) is from applying a PROTECTION rather than a conditioner (which conditioners do not really offer). Some products on the market have been very successful in providing this type of protection however none can truly compare to the technology or function of CQuartz Leather. It would be GREAT if the manufacturer coating could provide this level of protection however sadly the do not (as we've all seen). If some doubts remain as to benefits of the product, then let me share this "Torture Test" video. Enjoy!!.... and feel free to comment, criticize or ask questions!
P.S. I did use 30ml to cover all seats and center console pad.
http://youtu.be/2hHHA2WPJv0
Here is a link to the product: CLICK THIS LINK!! (http://www.carpro-us.com/carpro-professional-detailers/cquartz-leather-vinyl-30ml/)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11038122_862261810502861_1111926603157365902_n.jpg ?oh=dd9f4ee68d58d249ece10772bf7f3448&oe=55756D97&__gda__=1434629629_20f96ef7155e89d2715e9cb31a45bd9 1
The subject was a brand new 2015 Ford F150 Platinum Edition. The owner is a good customer of mine who just recently traded her prior vehicle for this gem. The truck came to us for a full CQuartz packaged which included Finest for the paint and rims, DLux for the hard plastic and trim, Forte for the glass, and Leather on the leather
The process associated with applying CQuartz Leather is an EASY 1, 2, 3
#1 CLEAN the leather
#2 NEUTRALIZE the cleaner
#3 PROTECT the leather
Cleaning of this leather was straight forward. We use a dedicated leather cleaner from Leatherique which is very mild on the leather and pH neutral. It was discovered (even on this black leather) that she had some jeans dye transfer so we followed our initial cleaning with Leather Master's Dye Transfer Cleaner. Great care was taken not to remove the dark pigment of the seat. As per instructions, we then neutralized the cleaner using a repeated wipedown with a damp cloth, and prepared for the protection.
*** Don't forget to put appropriate (and clean) protective gloves through every steps to prevent cross-contaminating the surface with your body oils, and to limit your skin exposure to the cleaners.
As per instructions we loaded the applicator with approximately 10 drops of the product (making sure to spread through the entire length of the suede MF towel to provide a wide application pattern)
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11033894_862261870502855_3751282355423879917_n.jpg ?oh=09dd81e37187ec4f462698997f4e1439&oe=5572EC55
Following the application, we let the product sit for a minute and used provided larger suede MF towel to level the product. Because this is a daily driver we opted to repeat 3 coats to mitigate "exposure" and to assure 100% coverage. This product, very similarly to FlyByForte, is hard to judge if you have had maximum coverage so multiple layers sold this issue. Not only that, it also increases it scratch, UV and chemical resistant properties.
THE RESULTS??
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/1974986_862261927169516_7164486142709414941_n.jpg? oh=de6310e61a765ce026763e1016baa06b&oe=5581258F
https://scontent-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/11038124_862261970502845_3504272099337713743_n.jpg ?oh=a7f017619e53f97302ed1a866e574a64&oe=557ECA85
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/18504_862261960502846_9145466341929837872_n.jpg?oh =fd11582fa59846f31bd771d163369e8f&oe=557B24EF&__gda__=1435130116_72b5f4fbe0dca7c7850e9ba87a737c5 f
The seats were supple, had a little satin glow and to the untrained eye they looked BRAND NEW! (which they were). So what this means is that nobody could tell that "something" was applied. It did not have a lingering smell or a greasy feel of traditional conditioners. My biggest complaint with traditional conditioner is that they smelled like a horse's derriere. Overall I was very happy with the product and its performance. The truck is part of my maintenance customers so will be able to update on the long term function and performance. The only thing I think could be better would be to have a way to level the product that would have been easier. The process is easy enough but handling the MF with gloves proved to be rather difficult. Maybe I should devise a larger applicator I could wrap the suede MF around?!?!
Before closing this post, I would like to acknowledge that some of the readers reading this Review may be "old school" insofar as have used, continue using and may be thinking about continuing to use a conditioner. Let me present this argument to you! With modern day coated leathers, are you truly improving or protecting the leather using a conditioner or are you just using old technology on newer material?? What a coated leather truly benefit from (since the pores of the leather are closed and sealed with the manufacturer coating) is from applying a PROTECTION rather than a conditioner (which conditioners do not really offer). Some products on the market have been very successful in providing this type of protection however none can truly compare to the technology or function of CQuartz Leather. It would be GREAT if the manufacturer coating could provide this level of protection however sadly the do not (as we've all seen). If some doubts remain as to benefits of the product, then let me share this "Torture Test" video. Enjoy!!.... and feel free to comment, criticize or ask questions!
P.S. I did use 30ml to cover all seats and center console pad.
http://youtu.be/2hHHA2WPJv0