Advice On how to maintain Cquartz UK after long winter?

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Eh001

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Looking for advice on how maintain my coating.
I applied cquartz uk last summer to my Honda. I applied reload afterwards and applied reload again in December-Ish.
I live in north. Very long winter with several feet of snow and roads with salt, sand and chemicals.

What is best way for me to maintain this now that Spring is here? Should I be using essence plus? I think There is some swirls marks for snow brushes. Or Gliss to protect it further? Are either even an option since I used Reload, or will that have worn off by now?

Thanks
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Might be a good time to do a quick Iron-X to remove some of the contaminants. Then wash it with Reset. If your feeling ambitious do a wipe down with Reload.


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Eh001 said:
Looking for advice on how maintain my coating.
I applied cquartz uk last summer to my Honda. I applied reload afterwards and applied reload again in December-Ish.
I live in north. Very long winter with several feet of snow and roads with salt, sand and chemicals.

What is best way for me to maintain this now that Spring is here? Should I be using essence plus? I think There is some swirls marks for snow brushes. Or Gliss to protect it further? Are either even an option since I used Reload, or will that have worn off by now?

Thanks
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First off a decontamination wash as mentioned above using ironx and reset. It may take a few reset washes to remove the chemicals.

Here are a few scenarios for you.

1. If you do indeed have swirls do you want to hide them or correct them? If you want to hide them, then go with essence plus. Just know that essence plus has it's limitations and will only hide minor defects. It will not hide the deeper defects. If you wish to correct them, then you will be removing the coating and you will need to re-coat.

2. If you choose to use Gliss on top of UK, then it is recommended to add tarx into the decontamination wash process. This will remove any remaining reload and prep the surface to receive Gliss. It is possible that reload has worn off but just in case follow the CarPro recommendation to be sure.

3. After you do the decontamination wash, you can then top with reload every few washes.

It comes down to what your end goal is.
 
Thank you both for the information.
Looking at paint today after a wash, the swirls seem minor. The paint also feels rough, which I expect after the winter. So hiding is prob all required and save effort of recoating.
I understood tarx could not be used on cquartz.

As I understand process.. it is: wash, Ironx, Tarx, wash with Reset (maybe more than once) then use essence plus or gliss. Is eraser/ipa required after the wash with Reset before applying essence plus or Gliss? Which is the better topping long term?
Is there any long term benefit of applying Gliss over Essence Plus. Or is that just wasting money and product?

Thanks
 
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