I'm just a weekend warrior and do this as a hobby just for family and friends. I also like Apex, Pan, and Dallas but your videos are by far the most informative and detailed with the best testing to simulate the normal routine and conditions seen by most people. Thank you for your time and effort and please keep the videos coming!!
Another fantastic comparison. Its so refreshing to see real comparisons rather than just schilling products. Full respect to you Sandro and your efforts are most appreciated.
The more experienced I get with caring for my vehicle, the more I turn, without hesitation, to Carpro products. Are there specific applications which a different product may produce better results? Of course. But across the board, Carpro products exceed mostly anything else out there.
Yeah not a professional myself but after 3 years of cleaning my car. Ive tested quite a few products and brands.. but like you said out of experience i have to agree that its hard to go wrong with carpro products
Another extensive and informative video. I learn every time I watch something you have shared. And I like tha fact that you are highlighting pros and cons for each product. Long lasting beading and sheeting is not always the only feature when choosing a product. Love your work. Second to none.
In the US, it seems to me CQUK3.0 and Gtechniq CSL seem to be the most popular consumer offerings. I’d love to see them matched up....and on the second panel: (2) coats CQUK topped with GLISS, and Gtechniq CSL TOPPED with (2) coats of EXO.
Thanks Sandro just gone back to this video as just bought a Lexus IS 250 with blackstalight paint. CQUK 3.0 has just arrived so thanks for this video. Cheers Brenton.
Based on your other tests with CQuarts UK 3.0, the trend seems show that this is a great coating. It would be terrific to see a comparison to some of the Gyeon coatings.
That one layer of CQUK 3.0 is insane durable. Lite, Gliss, and CQUK 3.0 is a great set up for a shop that wants to offer an entry level coating in Lite, and something more substantial in UK3.0. Gliss allows a nice topper with an upcharge on either coating.
Well done, but sometimes I wish you would wait a little longer after spraying the jet of water so I can end up seeing the final result of how dry the panel is. It actually seemed like Gloss Coat sheeted better, and in some cases, ended up being dryer after the stream of water.
I have Glosscoat on my daily driver, only coating I've used, and I love it. I use mostly all optimum products for maintenence as well. I hear that Carpro requires a rejuvenating SiO2 spray every few months where as gloss cost does not, due to its carbide hybrid features. Also after a year with glosscoat, water beading has not been compromised at all. I rarely need a degreaser to clean up, and when I do, it's diluted and doesn't affect water behavior. Have also used water spot remover (MDR) and gloss cost is still intact and beading just fine. I feel that in real world applications, glosscost isn't much of a sacrifice at all.. what do you all think?
One of my clients has has the same Gloss Coat on his "Sunday driver" since 2017. His gf lives in our condo complex, and he stops by and often mentions how happy he is with the coating. Recently I was trying tonremove Cquartz UK 3.0 and Gloss Coat from different vehicles. I started with a light polishing pad with 3D ONE and it wasn't able to remove either of them.
That was great to watch Sandro defo loving the new format 😄, You are right too much hype of the hardness of coatings doing the rounds . Well that’s a year past May since nv evo was applied to the wife’s Toyota and there is no dropped off in beading and sheeting and gloss . and to think it’s only a single layer coating is impressive , no gimmicks and no wild claims with nv evo just does what it says on the bottle 😁👍🏻.
I currently have carpro cquartz uk 3.0 (2 coats) & 2 coats of gliss v2 . It looks and feels phenomenal. A true coating combo. Graphene is surpassing ceramic coating
Sandro, shouting out from Perth WA. I seriously would like to let you know that your passion, amazing attention to detail and truly informative clips are my absolute favourite on TH-cam and I’ve seen your Ammo, Detail Geek, Pan TheOrganizers of the world too. Keep up the great work - you have inspired me throughout the COVID period and since I started watching your videos, have purchased my own DA polisher, know the best pads for the job, have learnt the best methods for cleaning a car and have gathered heaps of tricks of the trade along the way too. Your gentle approach is a defining quality as are your measured voiceovers. That guy from Ammo in contrast is waaaay too all over the shop and jumpy. Cheers 🍻
Many years ago, Optimum sold Opti-Coat 2.0 which was very closely related to their professional product. Not the best water properties, but it could last for years on plastic bumpers, and was pretty much permanent on hard panels. My first experience with gloss coat was not impressive at all. It didn't last any longer than a good sealer and didn't resist bug\water\birdshit etchings any better either. My current car wears Cquartz UK3, and it's still going strong at two years now.
I have a couple of questions. 1) How do you prep the window for ceramic coating? 2) Can you ceramic coat a Chevy sign? Silverado sign? Lt sign? What about the brake lights and plastic door handles? If so, then how? 3) Do you ceramic coat the rubber around the windows? If so, how do you prep it? 4) Do you ceramic coat vinyl wrap? What about stickers that advertise businesses or ZR1 stickers?
That’s a lot of questions! If you watch some of my longer full detailing blogs I cover most of those questions in detail. But just briefly, I firstly polish and IPA wipe glass before coating it, yes you can ceramic coat signs, badges and vinyl as well as all car trims, lights, plastics, rubber and metal, and to prep them I’ll other polish the surface if appropriate, or make sure it’s been thoroughly clean and wiped with cleaning alcohol.
10 and 20ml would make sense if you had their foam applicator. Suede takes more product to load IMO. It’s also made in the USA in house at Optimum and quality is monitored by the owner and chemist. With CQUK who knows, but I do agree that it performed far better. GC has been my base level coating offering for years now. I can offer it at a really affordable price due to ease and speed of application.
Well said and a great comparison. I’ve used both long term and CQUK 3.0 is just better in my opinion. Probably the “best” consumer grade coating in my opinion. Thanks for the great video. By the way that is the way optimum packages gloss coat in a plastic zip lock bag. They need to up their packaging game.
This is one of the very few online comparisons that clearly and comprehensibly explain what is a fact! Very good content and, as always, great photos and comments! An almost moral nutritional value ... Thank you very much! Achso ... also coincides with my experience with the Cquartz ... you have to be a little more careful with the handling, but gloss and durability in this price range are hard to top. And it is also versatile ...
I struggle to justify buying ceramic coatings, that suggest adding a second layer, which costs roughly same as nova evo. Thankfully cquartz 3.0 is cheaper so I could justify doing a second coat to save money.
Wow Sandro. Great minds think alike. 6 months ago I applied Opticoat to my near new daily driver after having CarPro CQuarts UK 3.0 on it for 6 months from new. After applying 2 coats of CQuartz and a coat of Gliss I was stunned at the gloss, hydrophobricity and slickness. Yes a little more expensive by adding gliss, but well worth it. The problem is keeping it dry for 24 hours after the last coat goes on as I don’t have a garage that fits my car. Too much detailing equipment my wife says 😂😂😂😎. At Christmas time, I applied 2 coats of Opticoat after strip washing and compounding the Cquartz off. After an hour I then applied 1 spritz of Opti-seal to each panel and spread it out with a pearl weave microfibre cloth. After 6 months of each on.a daily driver left outside my conclusion is that for my clients, CQuartz has better gloss, hydrophobricity and slickness with the only drawback being to keep it dry for 24 hours compared to once hour for Opticoat. Great work once more and keep the relevant comparisons coming.
When Opti-coat 2.0 hit the consumer market, I thought it was the greatest thing ever, but then they replaced it with gloss-coat which at least in south Texas climate has really poor durability. Hopefully they've worked on the formula since last time I used it, but I've moved on to Cquartz UK 3, and so far after 18 months, it looks as good as the day I applied it.
I'm still not a fan of ceramic coatings. They are great when professionally applied but for the do it yourself there is just too much prep time involved. I'm not sure about you guys but i only have 2 days off from work and trying to do all the steps involved and all the applications involved just isn't enough time. So i stick with Duragloss 601 PBA with Duragloss 105. I apply every 3-4 months and I'm happy. It's just easier for me and gives me more time with my family instead of blowing all my free time polishing and what not. Again I'm sure the pros love these products and those who can afford to pay someone to do it, and a spare car to drive while such derailer had your car for a couple days doing all the work.
Nice video. I think one of the advantages that is overlooked with Gloss Coat is that it’s so user friendly and easy to apply where CQuartz can be difficult in humidity. In my mind the ease of use and application makes putting on Gloss Coat not as big of a deal to me.
Car Craft Auto Detailing wasn’t speaking about you in particular, just something that’s often overlooked by the general public in my opinion. Great videos and keep it up!
My Sunday morning serenity! Thank you Sandro for the excellent content and your transparency! Unfortunately it seems like US detailing products are 4-5x the cost in Australia than in the us. Gloss coat is $50 to $60 in the states and cqaurtz is actually $80-$100 depending where you buy it. Gloss coat is also known to be the easiest application product so virtually errors should not be made when applying. Iv watched a ton of older videos as well and prices are definitely a lot higher. I guess my Aussie friends just don't get a break 🥺. As always your the king and we do appreciate you !
Sandro you legend/mind reader. My wife just bought a new car and I was just looking at ceramic coating vids. Looking fwd to the next comparison. Going from what I've seen across various sites I've narrowed it down to offerings from Carpro, Geyon and Gtechniq. Hopefully you review these ones in the future. One thing I have heard about ceramic coatings though is issues with water spotting. Could you include this in your comparisons perhaps? Just a thought. Many thanks for another top quality video.
Yeah me too, I'm thinking that ceramic coatings aren't good because of permanent or hard to remove water spotting issues, don't know what to do. Hope he makes a very detailed review about this topic that hardly anyone talks about, also about toppers also about dirt repellent for black cars etc
Dont rule out Optimum. Their professional grade ceramics like Opti-Coat and Opti Coat-Pro , provide 5 and 7 years "guaranteed" of protection. They also have one that is called Opti Paint-Guard, which is granted for 3 years.
I'm sure you know this already, but just in case... Remember that no coating, sealant or wax is going to remove all the hazing, swirling and scratches. That's why you have to compound and polish the paint first and only then apply the coating.
Both are fantastic products. If length of durability is what someone is looking for I go with Optimums. I’ve had a customer car that I recoated just shy of 3 years and Gloss Coat was still there. But CarPro CQUK is definitely more hydrophobic so if that’s what a customer is looking for I go with that. I offer both because they both perform better than advertised.
Yeah, that’s surprising. What location are you in, harsh winters or fair weather all year? Maybe that particular customer’s car was a garage queen. Gloss Coat has a hybrid composition with SiC and SiO2 but the towel not hardening much was shocking.
bosoares to be fair, these tests are fun but they don’t “prove” anything. First hand testimonials imo are the standard by which these products should be judged. People aren’t driving through rain storms of multi-x. I’ve seen plenty of negative feedback on both coatings, and I think it ultimately comes down to environment and how well the product plays with your particular paint.
Lone FGC This is in PA. Car was kept in and out of the garage from what I understand. Car was a daily driver though. In this test, sure it seems CQuartz is more chemical resistant on the front end. But there are so many variables such as UV and road salts. My experience may not be what you have but it’s worked for me and made my customers happy, so in the end that’s what matters to me. In the end I feel they are both fantastic products. To say one is the end all be all and better than the other is impossible. I utilize both.
Please do detailed long video about permanent or hard to get off water spotting on ceramic coats as hardly anyone in the detailing industry is talking about, your video will be unique
I have experience with using UK 3.0, GTechniq's CSL as well as CSU. I do feel that the Gtechniq's coatings are slicker than CarPro's. I personaly have GTechniq CSU and ExoV4 on my own car. I top it monthly with their C2V3 Liquid Crystal as it is a daily driver and is exposed to the elements 24/7 and no covered parking thanks to my apartment.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing You're a top Lad Sandro! will look forward to it if you get a chance. Otherwise, Loving the content and this comparison series!
Great video! My only thoughts on this test using Multi-X is that it's potentially unfair on GlossCoat due to Multi-X being a CarPro product. It's quite possible that Multi-X is part of the testing regime for CQ-UK and therefore it has been designed to withstand it. I may venture into Ceramics one day but for now I'll stick to Gyeon Wet Coat and next I may try Gyeon CanCoat
Bring on the next coating test mate. UK is a good product. And with these new fangle Graphene ones coming out they will be interesting to watch as well.
jtm1979 on the flip side leveling it with a cloth on soft paint is less risky for creating damage. I have it on a black Lexus LS460 and it still looks great 2 years later. Behavior is slowing but the owner is still happy.
Hi Sandro, Could you please help answer two questions 1. Why do you dab the applicator around before spreading the product? Ive only seen you do this 2. How many suede sheets do we need to apply one coat of uk3.0? Does it start to harden and a 2nd or 3rd sheet is needed to finish the car? Thanks so much! Learning a lot from you!
P&S Inspirations 9H would be a review I would love to see from you Sandro! I personally have tried it on 4 cars. It definitely is shiny and adds a lot of gloss. It has amazing water behavior as is... it is harder to apply, not as forgiving and I think it microswirls quite easily. I’d love to see your review on it!! There isn’t any on it as of now.
EXCELLENT...the quality of the review is in the details..lol would like to see IGL F4(graphene in-fused) and SPS/ArtdeShine(Alfred yow) against cquartz...or even IGL Kenzo...
What about Gloss Coat vs Cquartz Lite, that might be a more appropriate comparison, as both are more geared towards end user hobbyist applications. I'm torn between those two right now as I try and choose my first ceramic coating beyond the simple spray and wipe type
the old opticoat pro was so much better....had Jason at Chicago auto pros put it on my jaguar vanden plas in 2014 and to note the full cure time was 14days - 3days absolutely no water...still going as strong as the day he did it....proper maintenance thru the years of course
@@johnketuroskey6293 opti-coat is the pro line vs gloss coat being consumer grade. Any opti-coat install, paint guard, opti-coat, opti-coat pro(+) needs a dealer install.
Interesting vid. I’m a big fan of Angelwax and I haven’t seen much on their new ceramic coating. Their ceramic infused range is good slightly different.
Please compare it to Servfaces Ultima or Suave, Nanolex Si3dHD or Si3d Max or GtechniQ Crystal Serum Ultra :) I really wanna know which of them performs best!
Hey Sandro! Nice comparison. Optimum has some nice products but CarPro is in a league that’s only shared with NV in my opinion. There may be a brand that I’m over looking at the moment, however, these two are proven winners. The real comparison to me would be CarPro vs NV Jet. To be honest I really don’t want to see it though....I love both and I don’t want to see a loser🤔 Promise me you want compare the two! 😭😂🤞🏾Good day mate!
Thoughts on the difference on using Cquartz UK 3.0 say every 2-3 years. Or using NV Jet & re-coating every 6-8 months, which is an easier product to use. I'm new to using NV Jet (from watching your videos) after using a different brand. And the outstanding results from NV Jet & it's durability is like night & day. I'm not sure if you have done a comparison between the two different ceramic type coatings before. But it would be interesting the pro's & con's of each. Pretty new to your channel (last cpl months) And the work & detail you go into is 2nd to none. Waxit has now been getting quite a bit of business from me :)
Pretty clear win for Carpro here, Optimum products really do start to show their age these days. Hey Sandro, how would you compare Cquartz UK 3.0 against nV EVO?
Good morning, how long should I wait, between one layer and another of CQUK 3.0? And after the last layer, how long should I wait to apply Reload? Thank you
Well done Sandro i was wondering when you would do a fair comparison of ceramic coatings and this is the best upload so far, i guess like you said if you really are going to all that work to put a dedicated ceramic coating IMHO i would be using the CAR PRO products in all respects, great work Sandro Keep it u-p and looking forward to the next car you're going to transform. :🏎👌✌😊👍🙌
First time seeing your videos the best comparison video I've seen. Would you be able to do Artdeshine graphene coating review and comparison with UK3.0 and the other Artdeshine graphene products against Carpro's similar ceramic products?
This is why people need to do videos like this, optimum is how much! And I value chemical durability a lot and ur telling me a cheap ass coating is out doing it 😂 we already know what happens when beading turns to sheeting, the coating is diminishing and that was disappointing to see
I was right on. My first ever coating was the cquartz uk 3.0, unfortunately it's durability was only 1 year for me as I didn't maintain it with a top coat. Daily driven skoda Octavia vrs in a beautiful race blue.
Rajiv Kishore my M2 had DIY older formula Cquartz (non UK), it was still strong after 2 full years, I had to remove them to try CQUK 3.0, no top coat as well but I alway washed with Reset.
@@sirwilliam0722 Yea it was the first time I started personally taking care of a car and made lots of mistakes. 1) Used a single wash mitt in 2 bucket instead of multiple mitts that I use now. 2) Bought a wash and wax thinking it's better than car pro reset. 3)Still have unfiltered hard water have to fix this sometime soon. 4) Let random people wash my car when I took it out on road trips (usually a watchman cleans it with a random rag and a bucket of water) 5) Misunderstood what a ceramic coating simply was. 6) Let the car sit outside in the sun after it rained the previous night( still do but I have anything I can do about this) Now I understand a lot more and take better care of the car.
@@sirwilliam0722 also I made a lot more mistakes I'm remembering it more now but it's too much to count. I actually let bird poop just sit on the car for days till the day I wanted to clean the car. I was pretty much a monster now that i think about it🤣
@@rajivkishore it only lasted 12 months on my horizontal panels for me. Vertical panels held strong for 2 plus years. But I live in Canada with harsh winters and fallout so I'm not surprised.
Twiztid Metal Cquartz UK 3.0 is still better. Insanity is better at application and more user friendly. I’m a bit disappointed that insanity water spotted after 2 weeks.
I'm just a weekend warrior and do this as a hobby just for family and friends. I also like Apex, Pan, and Dallas but your videos are by far the most informative and detailed with the best testing to simulate the normal routine and conditions seen by most people. Thank you for your time and effort and please keep the videos coming!!
Totally agree!
To be honest, CQUK3 is a gem. For me it's dead easy to apply ( even know sealants that are harder to take off ) and stupidly resilient.
Another fantastic comparison. Its so refreshing to see real comparisons rather than just schilling products. Full respect to you Sandro and your efforts are most appreciated.
The more experienced I get with caring for my vehicle, the more I turn, without hesitation, to Carpro products. Are there specific applications which a different product may produce better results? Of course. But across the board, Carpro products exceed mostly anything else out there.
Yeah not a professional myself but after 3 years of cleaning my car. Ive tested quite a few products and brands.. but like you said out of experience i have to agree that its hard to go wrong with carpro products
Hard to go wrong with Duragloss Products as well.
Sonax is another brand that does detailing products well across the board.
I guess you have never heard of chemical guys...
I am joking.
@@AwesomeKenneth240 They make some good stuff. But mostly i feel like they clout the market with too many products
Another extensive and informative video. I learn every time I watch something you have shared. And I like tha fact that you are highlighting pros and cons for each product. Long lasting beading and sheeting is not always the only feature when choosing a product. Love your work. Second to none.
Always impressed with car pro products 👍🏻
In the US, it seems to me CQUK3.0 and Gtechniq CSL seem to be the most popular consumer offerings. I’d love to see them matched up....and on the second panel: (2) coats CQUK topped with GLISS, and Gtechniq CSL TOPPED with (2) coats of EXO.
CCAD never stops dropping us diamonds like this!
Thanks Sandro just gone back to this video as just bought a Lexus IS 250 with blackstalight paint. CQUK 3.0 has just arrived so thanks for this video. Cheers Brenton.
Based on your other tests with CQuarts UK 3.0, the trend seems show that this is a great coating. It would be terrific to see a comparison to some of the Gyeon coatings.
That one layer of CQUK 3.0 is insane durable.
Lite, Gliss, and CQUK 3.0 is a great set up for a shop that wants to offer an entry level coating in Lite, and something more substantial in UK3.0. Gliss allows a nice topper with an upcharge on either coating.
*Thank you again, seems you can't ever go wrong with U K 3.0*
well shit , this is about a good demo as your going to get .. appreciate the patience and time this took !!
Another honest and real comparison for DIY products. Thanks CCAD.
Well done, but sometimes I wish you would wait a little longer after spraying the jet of water so I can end up seeing the final result of how dry the panel is. It actually seemed like Gloss Coat sheeted better, and in some cases, ended up being dryer after the stream of water.
A very Professional objective & neutral analysis, thank you !!
I have Glosscoat on my daily driver, only coating I've used, and I love it. I use mostly all optimum products for maintenence as well. I hear that Carpro requires a rejuvenating SiO2 spray every few months where as gloss cost does not, due to its carbide hybrid features. Also after a year with glosscoat, water beading has not been compromised at all. I rarely need a degreaser to clean up, and when I do, it's diluted and doesn't affect water behavior. Have also used water spot remover (MDR) and gloss cost is still intact and beading just fine. I feel that in real world applications, glosscost isn't much of a sacrifice at all.. what do you all think?
Gloss Coat is my fav.
Andrew, how is it holding up now?
@@ryeguy01 so far, still great! Coated my truck with it as well this past October and it's looking good :) no complaints!
One of my clients has has the same Gloss Coat on his "Sunday driver" since 2017. His gf lives in our condo complex, and he stops by and often mentions how happy he is with the coating.
Recently I was trying tonremove Cquartz UK 3.0 and Gloss Coat from different vehicles. I started with a light polishing pad with 3D ONE and it wasn't able to remove either of them.
@@andrewbatres5918 well I guess it's been 3 years since you applied the coating can you tell us how it's holding up
Cquartz Uk is just a solid product. Rivals some professional only coatings in my experience. For the price you absolutely cannot go wrong.
That was great to watch Sandro defo loving the new format 😄, You are right too much hype of the hardness of coatings doing the rounds . Well that’s a year past May since nv evo was applied to the wife’s Toyota and there is no dropped off in beading and sheeting and gloss . and to think it’s only a single layer coating is impressive , no gimmicks and no wild claims with nv evo just does what it says on the bottle 😁👍🏻.
I currently have carpro cquartz uk 3.0 (2 coats) & 2 coats of gliss v2 . It looks and feels phenomenal. A true coating combo. Graphene is surpassing ceramic coating
Sandro, shouting out from Perth WA. I seriously would like to let you know that your passion, amazing attention to detail and truly informative clips are my absolute favourite on TH-cam and I’ve seen your Ammo, Detail Geek, Pan TheOrganizers of the world too. Keep up the great work - you have inspired me throughout the COVID period and since I started watching your videos, have purchased my own DA polisher, know the best pads for the job, have learnt the best methods for cleaning a car and have gathered heaps of tricks of the trade along the way too. Your gentle approach is a defining quality as are your measured voiceovers. That guy from Ammo in contrast is waaaay too all over the shop and jumpy. Cheers 🍻
Quality assessment as usual Sandro. Glad to see you are now publishing content in 4K.
Hey Sandro,
I love the new editing style you’re using with the lines! Really looks brilliant!
I just bought the uk 3.0 and your excellent video makes me think that I made the right choice!
Thx a lot! 👍
Many years ago, Optimum sold Opti-Coat 2.0 which was very closely related to their professional product. Not the best water properties, but it could last for years on plastic bumpers, and was pretty much permanent on hard panels. My first experience with gloss coat was not impressive at all. It didn't last any longer than a good sealer and didn't resist bug\water\birdshit etchings any better either. My current car wears Cquartz UK3, and it's still going strong at two years now.
I have a couple of questions.
1) How do you prep the window for ceramic coating?
2) Can you ceramic coat a Chevy sign? Silverado sign? Lt sign? What about the brake lights and plastic door handles? If so, then how?
3) Do you ceramic coat the rubber around the windows? If so, how do you prep it?
4) Do you ceramic coat vinyl wrap? What about stickers that advertise businesses or ZR1 stickers?
That’s a lot of questions!
If you watch some of my longer full detailing blogs I cover most of those questions in detail. But just briefly, I firstly polish and IPA wipe glass before coating it, yes you can ceramic coat signs, badges and vinyl as well as all car trims, lights, plastics, rubber and metal, and to prep them I’ll other polish the surface if appropriate, or make sure it’s been thoroughly clean and wiped with cleaning alcohol.
Great thajks Sandro for the fantastic job done and sharing your experience!
Just like ur impeccable work,the videos have upgraded to a totally different level Sandro!
10 and 20ml would make sense if you had their foam applicator. Suede takes more product to load IMO. It’s also made in the USA in house at Optimum and quality is monitored by the owner and chemist. With CQUK who knows, but I do agree that it performed far better. GC has been my base level coating offering for years now. I can offer it at a really affordable price due to ease and speed of application.
Well said and a great comparison. I’ve used both long term and CQUK 3.0 is just better in my opinion. Probably the “best” consumer grade coating in my opinion. Thanks for the great video.
By the way that is the way optimum packages gloss coat in a plastic zip lock bag. They need to up their packaging game.
This is one of the very few online comparisons that clearly and comprehensibly explain what is a fact! Very good content and, as always, great photos and comments! An almost moral nutritional value ... Thank you very much! Achso ... also coincides with my experience with the Cquartz ... you have to be a little more careful with the handling, but gloss and durability in this price range are hard to top. And it is also versatile ...
I struggle to justify buying ceramic coatings, that suggest adding a second layer, which costs roughly same as nova evo. Thankfully cquartz 3.0 is cheaper so I could justify doing a second coat to save money.
You also have to throw away your microfibers after applying the 3.0, after applying Gloss Coat, throw them into ONR solution until your ready to wash!
Wow Sandro. Great minds think alike. 6 months ago I applied Opticoat to my near new daily driver after having CarPro CQuarts UK 3.0 on it for 6 months from new. After applying 2 coats of CQuartz and a coat of Gliss I was stunned at the gloss, hydrophobricity and slickness. Yes a little more expensive by adding gliss, but well worth it. The problem is keeping it dry for 24 hours after the last coat goes on as I don’t have a garage that fits my car. Too much detailing equipment my wife says 😂😂😂😎. At Christmas time, I applied 2 coats of Opticoat after strip washing and compounding the Cquartz off. After an hour I then applied 1 spritz of Opti-seal to each panel and spread it out with a pearl weave microfibre cloth. After 6 months of each on.a daily driver left outside my conclusion is that for my clients, CQuartz has better gloss, hydrophobricity and slickness with the only drawback being to keep it dry for 24 hours compared to once hour for Opticoat. Great work once more and keep the relevant comparisons coming.
Thank you for this comparison. Love your channel!
I had similar results on a test panel with Opti Gloss Coat, and Cquartz TiO2 (not UK).
When Opti-coat 2.0 hit the consumer market, I thought it was the greatest thing ever, but then they replaced it with gloss-coat which at least in south Texas climate has really poor durability. Hopefully they've worked on the formula since last time I used it, but I've moved on to Cquartz UK 3, and so far after 18 months, it looks as good as the day I applied it.
josh Imagine opti-cost in Canada.
Very competent testing👍🏻
Great comparison Sandro, would love to see a side by side of kamikaze overcoat v3 and PA cosmic spritz. Both great toppers
Always use 3.0. Unless customer wants another product. As usual ...very informative video!
Shared it on Polish detailing group, cheers
I'm still not a fan of ceramic coatings. They are great when professionally applied but for the do it yourself there is just too much prep time involved. I'm not sure about you guys but i only have 2 days off from work and trying to do all the steps involved and all the applications involved just isn't enough time. So i stick with Duragloss 601 PBA with Duragloss 105. I apply every 3-4 months and I'm happy. It's just easier for me and gives me more time with my family instead of blowing all my free time polishing and what not. Again I'm sure the pros love these products and those who can afford to pay someone to do it, and a spare car to drive while such derailer had your car for a couple days doing all the work.
Nice video. I think one of the advantages that is overlooked with Gloss Coat is that it’s so user friendly and easy to apply where CQuartz can be difficult in humidity. In my mind the ease of use and application makes putting on Gloss Coat not as big of a deal to me.
Car Craft Auto Detailing wasn’t speaking about you in particular, just something that’s often overlooked by the general public in my opinion. Great videos and keep it up!
I agree. I liken Gloss Coat to CQLITE in it's ease of application.
My Sunday morning serenity! Thank you Sandro for the excellent content and your transparency! Unfortunately it seems like US detailing products are 4-5x the cost in Australia than in the us. Gloss coat is $50 to $60 in the states and cqaurtz is actually $80-$100 depending where you buy it. Gloss coat is also known to be the easiest application product so virtually errors should not be made when applying. Iv watched a ton of older videos as well and prices are definitely a lot higher. I guess my Aussie friends just don't get a break 🥺. As always your the king and we do appreciate you !
Sandro you legend/mind reader. My wife just bought a new car and I was just looking at ceramic coating vids. Looking fwd to the next comparison. Going from what I've seen across various sites I've narrowed it down to offerings from Carpro, Geyon and Gtechniq. Hopefully you review these ones in the future.
One thing I have heard about ceramic coatings though is issues with water spotting. Could you include this in your comparisons perhaps? Just a thought. Many thanks for another top quality video.
Yeah me too, I'm thinking that ceramic coatings aren't good because of permanent or hard to remove water spotting issues, don't know what to do. Hope he makes a very detailed review about this topic that hardly anyone talks about, also about toppers also about dirt repellent for black cars etc
Dont rule out Optimum. Their professional grade ceramics like Opti-Coat and Opti Coat-Pro , provide 5 and 7 years "guaranteed" of protection. They also have one that is called Opti Paint-Guard, which is granted for 3 years.
Great review, thank you for your hard work in making this. Top quality work as always. Thank you 😊
Excited to correct my car with cquk for the first time next week. Thanks for the great videos and sharing your knowledge with us.
I'm sure you know this already, but just in case... Remember that no coating, sealant or wax is going to remove all the hazing, swirling and scratches. That's why you have to compound and polish the paint first and only then apply the coating.
@@fdu6 uh huh. I'll be dedicating 2-3 days to correcting and protecting my car paint lol
Great job! Hopefully, you'll get a chance to review Gyeon Synchro.
Not worth the money my friend. You will be far better with CarPro Uk 3.0 and if you want to top it with anything, do it with Gliss.
@@Steathl nah, do it with SiC
Gloss Coat was just reformulated in Oct of last year, any chance of a redo with that?
I’m happy to revisit it if there’s a bit of interest from veiwers
Would definitely like to see that!!!
Thanks for quality content!
Very good informative video the results speaks for them selves
Both are fantastic products. If length of durability is what someone is looking for I go with Optimums. I’ve had a customer car that I recoated just shy of 3 years and Gloss Coat was still there. But CarPro CQUK is definitely more hydrophobic so if that’s what a customer is looking for I go with that. I offer both because they both perform better than advertised.
He just proved that for durability UK 3.0 is much better than Optimum. Only thing Optimum was better was ease of application.
Yeah, that’s surprising. What location are you in, harsh winters or fair weather all year? Maybe that particular customer’s car was a garage queen. Gloss Coat has a hybrid composition with SiC and SiO2 but the towel not hardening much was shocking.
bosoares to be fair, these tests are fun but they don’t “prove” anything. First hand testimonials imo are the standard by which these products should be judged. People aren’t driving through rain storms of multi-x. I’ve seen plenty of negative feedback on both coatings, and I think it ultimately comes down to environment and how well the product plays with your particular paint.
Lone FGC This is in PA. Car was kept in and out of the garage from what I understand. Car was a daily driver though. In this test, sure it seems CQuartz is more chemical resistant on the front end. But there are so many variables such as UV and road salts. My experience may not be what you have but it’s worked for me and made my customers happy, so in the end that’s what matters to me. In the end I feel they are both fantastic products. To say one is the end all be all and better than the other is impossible. I utilize both.
bosoares Chemicals are not everything my friend. Both are great products
Please do detailed long video about permanent or hard to get off water spotting on ceramic coats as hardly anyone in the detailing industry is talking about, your video will be unique
I have experience with using UK 3.0, GTechniq's CSL as well as CSU. I do feel that the Gtechniq's coatings are slicker than CarPro's. I personaly have GTechniq CSU and ExoV4 on my own car. I top it monthly with their C2V3 Liquid Crystal as it is a daily driver and is exposed to the elements 24/7 and no covered parking thanks to my apartment.
Recently discovered this amazing channel. Have/Can you do a video on how to detail soft top roofs? love your content and advise. Amazing content.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing You're a top Lad Sandro! will look forward to it if you get a chance. Otherwise, Loving the content and this comparison series!
Great video!
My only thoughts on this test using Multi-X is that it's potentially unfair on GlossCoat due to Multi-X being a CarPro product. It's quite possible that Multi-X is part of the testing regime for CQ-UK and therefore it has been designed to withstand it.
I may venture into Ceramics one day but for now I'll stick to Gyeon Wet Coat and next I may try Gyeon CanCoat
Great upload Sandro. Keep up the brilliant content mate 👍
Bring on the next coating test mate. UK is a good product. And with these new fangle Graphene ones coming out they will be interesting to watch as well.
CQuartzUK 3.0 versus SAM Labocosmetica would be another nice interesting test.
ya car pro is just so easy, i personally love car pro Lite!!!
Imo making surface harder is one of the most important features of a coating. So Gloss Coat is no go on a medium to soft dark paint.
jtm1979 on the flip side leveling it with a cloth on soft paint is less risky for creating damage. I have it on a black Lexus LS460 and it still looks great 2 years later. Behavior is slowing but the owner is still happy.
Wesley Oakes go with Gtechniq CSL on soft paint. Super easy to buff off.
Minute 4:00. I already know that Carpro is gonna be the winner :)) Such a coincidence with all the other clips.
Hi Sandro,
Could you please help answer two questions
1. Why do you dab the applicator around before spreading the product? Ive only seen you do this
2. How many suede sheets do we need to apply one coat of uk3.0? Does it start to harden and a 2nd or 3rd sheet is needed to finish the car?
Thanks so much! Learning a lot from you!
I dab it into my section to creat an even distribution of the coating and I’ll usually switch to a fresh microsuede every half hour.
CarPro is king. I’m finally starting to switch over to them
You’re the BEST, Sandro! Optimum, talk about highway robbery!!!! 👎🏼
P&S Inspirations 9H would be a review I would love to see from you Sandro! I personally have tried it on 4 cars. It definitely is shiny and adds a lot of gloss. It has amazing water behavior as is... it is harder to apply, not as forgiving and I think it microswirls quite easily.
I’d love to see your review on it!! There isn’t any on it as of now.
I think you should make patronite to motivate you and make some interesting tests with patronite goals. I love your quality videos
EXCELLENT...the quality of the review is in the details..lol would like to see IGL F4(graphene in-fused) and SPS/ArtdeShine(Alfred yow) against cquartz...or even IGL Kenzo...
What about Gloss Coat vs Cquartz Lite, that might be a more appropriate comparison, as both are more geared towards end user hobbyist applications. I'm torn between those two right now as I try and choose my first ceramic coating beyond the simple spray and wipe type
uk3.0 is an ceramic coating. Optimum is sealent to me
the old opticoat pro was so much better....had Jason at Chicago auto pros put it on my jaguar vanden plas in 2014 and to note the full cure time was 14days - 3days absolutely no water...still going as strong as the day he did it....proper maintenance thru the years of course
i thought gloss coat is a ceramic. opti seal is the sealant, is it not?
@@johnketuroskey6293 opti-coat is the pro line vs gloss coat being consumer grade.
Any opti-coat install, paint guard, opti-coat, opti-coat pro(+) needs a dealer install.
Fantastic Video Sandro, CarPro offer great products
Are you able to do Nova Evo VS CQUK 3.0 in a future video?
Check out Sandro's other video with his Alfa, that was coated with Nova Evo.
Interesting vid. I’m a big fan of Angelwax and I haven’t seen much on their new ceramic coating. Their ceramic infused range is good slightly different.
Hey mate! Is there a way you could get your hands on some Opti-Coat Pro and Opti-Coat Pro + , to do some tests?
I’m not certified to use Optimum Pro coatings so it’s difficult
Please compare it to Servfaces Ultima or Suave, Nanolex Si3dHD or Si3d Max or GtechniQ Crystal Serum Ultra :)
I really wanna know which of them performs best!
Great video as usual , thanks
How about compared to Nv car cares Evo coating?
Hey Sandro! Nice comparison. Optimum has some nice products but CarPro is in a league that’s only shared with NV in my opinion. There may be a brand that I’m over looking at the moment, however, these two are proven winners. The real comparison to me would be CarPro vs NV Jet. To be honest I really don’t want to see it though....I love both and I don’t want to see a loser🤔 Promise me you want compare the two! 😭😂🤞🏾Good day mate!
I’ve been saying it for years boycott optigloss coat until they offer a better prosumer coating
I like the fact that it comes in a syringe though - it would presumably increase shelf life once opened. I wish more manufacturers would do this.
Thoughts on the difference on using Cquartz UK 3.0 say every 2-3 years. Or using NV Jet & re-coating every 6-8 months, which is an easier product to use.
I'm new to using NV Jet (from watching your videos) after using a different brand. And the outstanding results from NV Jet & it's durability is like night & day.
I'm not sure if you have done a comparison between the two different ceramic type coatings before. But it would be interesting the pro's & con's of each.
Pretty new to your channel (last cpl months) And the work & detail you go into is 2nd to none. Waxit has now been getting quite a bit of business from me :)
Another great video, thank you
Gloss-Coat is not 3x more expensive than UK 3.0... where do you get those prices from?
And yet again just what i needed 👌
i never played around with any optimum but always wanted so now seen that uk for around 1/2 the price do so well it was a little disappointing
Pretty clear win for Carpro here, Optimum products really do start to show their age these days.
Hey Sandro, how would you compare Cquartz UK 3.0 against nV EVO?
There will be more coating reviews and comparisons down the track and that’s a possibility.
Great video 👍🏽
high quality videos
Good morning, how long should I wait, between one layer and another of CQUK 3.0?
And after the last layer, how long should I wait to apply Reload?
Thank you
It depends on your environment, but usually give or take 2hrs between layers is about right and about the same amount of time for Reload
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thanks for the answer !
Sandro when are you getting your hands on a Graphene coating to test against a ceramic - chemical resistance, even self healing
Well done Sandro i was wondering when you would do a fair comparison of ceramic coatings and this is the best upload so far, i guess like you said if you really are going to all that work to put a dedicated ceramic coating IMHO i would be using the CAR PRO products in all respects, great work Sandro Keep it u-p and looking forward to the next car you're going to transform. :🏎👌✌😊👍🙌
Sandro would love to see you compare Bowdens Bead Machine v Nova Jet? 🙏
Thanks great video
First time seeing your videos the best comparison video I've seen. Would you be able to do Artdeshine graphene coating review and comparison with UK3.0 and the other Artdeshine graphene products against Carpro's similar ceramic products?
This is why people need to do videos like this, optimum is how much! And I value chemical durability a lot and ur telling me a cheap ass coating is out doing it 😂 we already know what happens when beading turns to sheeting, the coating is diminishing and that was disappointing to see
I love this kind of videos
Thank you very much. This is quite an expensive video and really well produced. Carpro always exceeds. Can you review gtechniqs?
Like to get your impressions of turtle wax hybrid ceramic coating vs nova lustre.
Prediction: Car pro is better, let's see.
I was right on. My first ever coating was the cquartz uk 3.0, unfortunately it's durability was only 1 year for me as I didn't maintain it with a top coat. Daily driven skoda Octavia vrs in a beautiful race blue.
Rajiv Kishore my M2 had DIY older formula Cquartz (non UK), it was still strong after 2 full years, I had to remove them to try CQUK 3.0, no top coat as well but I alway washed with Reset.
@@sirwilliam0722 Yea it was the first time I started personally taking care of a car and made lots of mistakes.
1) Used a single wash mitt in 2 bucket instead of multiple mitts that I use now.
2) Bought a wash and wax thinking it's better than car pro reset.
3)Still have unfiltered hard water have to fix this sometime soon.
4) Let random people wash my car when I took it out on road trips (usually a watchman cleans it with a random rag and a bucket of water)
5) Misunderstood what a ceramic coating simply was.
6) Let the car sit outside in the sun after it rained the previous night( still do but I have anything I can do about this)
Now I understand a lot more and take better care of the car.
@@sirwilliam0722 also I made a lot more mistakes I'm remembering it more now but it's too much to count.
I actually let bird poop just sit on the car for days till the day I wanted to clean the car.
I was pretty much a monster now that i think about it🤣
@@rajivkishore it only lasted 12 months on my horizontal panels for me. Vertical panels held strong for 2 plus years. But I live in Canada with harsh winters and fallout so I'm not surprised.
I think Gyeon One also falls in this category of entry level ceramic coatings, rght? Or is it more on par with Carpro Cquartz Lite?
Great review, Sandro! I'd love to see your thoughts on 22ple HPC/Insanity next round!
Twiztid Metal Cquartz UK 3.0 is still better. Insanity is better at application and more user friendly. I’m a bit disappointed that insanity water spotted after 2 weeks.
Great information 👍