The daily with CQUK 3.0 + Gliss V1

[The Guz]

I did this back during the 4th of July week and completed coating it on July 6th. So I have had CQUK 3.0 + Gliss V1 for almost 2 months at this point. I have not had time to sit down and write this.

I had a previous coating on my daily that I was testing and it was time for it to come off and test out something different. Like all paint corrections, the prep wash is performed to prep the surface.

Nothing done to the wheels and glass. The wheels and tires were coated months ago. Glass was coated with FlyByForte a year ago and it is doing just fine.

I proceeded with a semi Mike Phillips Aggressive Wash Method. Started off with Ironx on the dry painted surface. There was some contamination on the surface which is expected as the car sits outside 24/7.

I gave it a prep wash and pulled it into the garage and clayed it with a clay bar and Immolube. Followed up with a prep wipe using Eraser to remove the residue left behind by Immolube.

I then chose to use Sonax Cut & Finish with Rupes green pads to go over the surface and remove the previous coating. There was very little defects on the paint. I was essentially removing the coating with this combo. Followed up with a prep wipe using Eraser.

Final polishing was done with Essence and Gloss Pads. Let it sit overnight after initial wipe off to let the SiO2 cure longer. I then came back the next day to prep wipe the surface with Eraser. This is also to remove any dust on the surface along with any residual oils that may have been left over. It was warm and humid when I applied these coatings.

About 90% of the car got two coats of CQUK 3.0 topped with Gliss V1. The hood, roof and trunk have different Cquartz combos to compare them side by side for evaluation.

Base layer of CQUK 3.0 with one side topped with TiO2 and Gliss on the other.

Here is the final result.

 

[The Guz]

The only issue I had was that Gliss developed a haze 48 hours after the initial application. It was the only time that this has occurred. The other times it has not. It was gone after the first wash.

 

[donbeezy]

guess youre gonna have to strip a panel and test gliss v2 when you get your hands on it huh? lol

 

[The Guz]

guess youre gonna have to strip a panel and test gliss v2 when you get your hands on it huh? lol

Lol that is a possibility.

 

[The Guz]

Update time. I just hit the 13 month mark with the cquartz coating test on my daily driver. Thus far CQUK, TiO2 and CQUK 3.0 have held up nicely on my daily driver that sits outside 24/7 in the Southern California sun. There is some degradation starting to appear in the form of both versions of CQUK starting to lose its hydrophobic properties (aka beading).

At the 12 month mark I dud give it a decon with ironx, foamed with Gtechniq Citrus Wash and a bucket wash with Reset.

Next update will be right before polishing time which will put it a little over 17 months.

I did not show the areas that have Gliss V1 on the side panels. Those are holding up nicely. Hard to tell if I am seeing the performance of Gliss or CQUK 3.0.