AQuartz thoughts

It is official in my eyes, after utilizing AQuartz in comparison to CQuartz the application is so much better and the finish is slick from the start where CQuartz is grabby, also CQuartz is a no go on clearfilm which for me is "A problem" as 95% of the cars I do have film.

But the biggest advantage is NO WATER SPOTS, I could not believe CQuartz could not protect better than a conventional sealant or wax in this regard, one rain storm and there were spots, not so even on the film of my truck which I did not wash or QD on purpose for over two weeks with rain water deposits left in the sun to bake.

The reload version from AQuartz also does not streak near as much, no comparison imho AQuartz is "Tightness certified".

 

I need to work on picking this up and trying it out. Thanks for the insight Bob!

 

Glad to be hearing stuff like this--I'll be buying some Aquartz in the next month or so to prepare my GTI for college

 

Did you get both the red and the black bottle? what are your thoughts on the black as a stand alone?

 

Thanks for the update Bob. I too experienced water spots from a rain storm when I had Cquartz on my black mustang gt, I had to remove them with 85RD and a Hydrotech Tangerine because they were etched. Then had to recoat it with Cquartz again (what I had left over). To be honest with you Cquartz fell really short in my book. I also experienced marring on the coating after putting on a brand new covercraft custom car cover I purchased for the mustang. Here is a link to the thread I made.

http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/car-detailing-product-discussion/29496-aquartz.htm

 

I have read that Avi addressed the waterspot issue and now is a new version available. I personally think I am going with optimum

 

Is this the Aquartz Titanium, because I have Aquartz black bottle, what my supplier told me was the old formula and I put it on my car a week ago, application and removal was a breeze but have not checked the paint of anything else

 

Bob, are you talking about RED or BLACK bottle?

 

Black bottles is what I have.

 

I see... I have a coat of cquartz on my daily driver and liking it so far, no issues, but it is a white car. Aquartz still sounds very tempting to try, especially considering that now Phil also has it in a red bottle, which sounds like a great combo. I already received a bottle of Gtechniq C1 ang this can be a good side by side test.

 

If Bob says A is better than C, that's good enough for me!

 

The AQuartz is sounding to be some impressive stuff.
I have used the "New Version" CQuartz a week ago and was caught in some rain yesterday.Brought the vehicle in the garage and when it dried,no water spots but I did have typical dirt spots that easily rinsed off.So far so good.But I do agree that CQ is not the slickest of super coatings out there as I find C1 a bit slicker.
I may try some AQuartz in the future.:shrug:

 

I think AQuartz looks like a great product but I don't understand why some people suggest it is easier to apply than CQuartz. CQuartz is wipe on, wait a bit, lightly buff off. AQuartz seems to need multiple wipe on/wipe cycles plus Premium and then Titanium. The instructions on the AQuartz site seem to something like 6 total coats. I can do my car in CQuartz in about an hour +/-. So with two coats (with some time in the interim for curing) is only a couple of hours. If I switch to AQuartz, how long is a typical application process? I also note on the application videos that the guy really buffs it off firmly... wouldn't you run the risk of marring the paint?

Anyway, I'm going to give AQuartz a go but am a little concerned about application time and the huge amount of buffing it looks to take.

 

Good question, I wanna know this too...there is NO EFFING WAY I'm wasting my time applying 6 coats...2 at the very most...

 

Two is enough and then reapply 1 coat after 6 months...buffing is difficult if you let it sit, just do a half a panel, on a cool panel and buff off after application and it will work amazingly

 

Take a look at the Aquartz application video on DD site, even Daniel san could do this

 

You spray Aquartz on a folded microfiber, wipe in even strokes to get coverage(I do two panels at a time ie: hood/quarter) then wipe off right away and you have a deep glossy slick finish and that is way easier than CQuartz by a longshot.

I am also not putting six coats on....just one coat then reload in about a hour, incredible beading after this step.

 

Good to know... the AQuartz website talks about coat after coat and the videos show the guy in a manner that seems to show very aggressive buffing. Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

 

And once again...the question of durability. I know Aquartz has not been out for an incredibly long time yet, but what seems to be the consensus on the durability of this product?