Ceramic coating applied at home

doh1988

Hi Guys

During the lockdown i finally got to spend some time on my cars paintwork. Treated the TTRS to a 2 stage Machine Polish with

-Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound w/Meguiars DA Microfiber Cutting Pads
-Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish w/ Meguiars DA Microfiber Polishing Pads

Also applied some coating afterwards.

As i don't have any indoor space to work in , the coating i used was Cquartz Lite by CarPro. This is product is designed to be applied outdoors with no issue , and has a very quick curing time compared to some of the more expensive ceramics. Durability isn't quite as long as some of the higher end ceramics but so far i am extremely impressed with the look and the water behaviour of the car.













Did a full write up on it Here if anyone is interested in how to do it yourself

edburg

doh1988 wrote: »

Hi Guys

During the lockdown i finally got to spend some time on my cars paintwork. Treated the TTRS to a 2 stage Machine Polish with

-Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound w/Meguiars DA Microfiber Cutting Pads
-Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish w/ Meguiars DA Microfiber Polishing Pads

Also applied some coating afterwards.

As i don't have any indoor space to work in , the coating i used was Cquartz Lite by CarPro. This is product is designed to be applied outdoors with no issue , and has a very quick curing time compared to some of the more expensive ceramics. Durability isn't quite as long as some of the higher end ceramics but so far i am extremely impressed with the look and the water behaviour of the car.













Did a full write up on it Here if anyone is interested in how to do it yourself

Not a tt fan but it's hard not to like looking like that, cracking colour pop from it.

Mc Love

Great job Doh! I dont have a machine polisher, would it be okay to proceed if you miss this step?

doh1988

Mc Love wrote: »

Great job Doh! I dont have a machine polisher, would it be okay to proceed if you miss this step?

You could , it depends on the current condition of your paint really. It is always recommended to remove any imperfections before applying any sort of semi permanent coating but this coating in particular will only last around 6-9 months so it wont be the end of the world if you go ahead without a polish.

Gumbo

Mc Love wrote: »

Great job Doh! I dont have a machine polisher, would it be okay to proceed if you miss this step?

Yes you can skip the paint correction, it just means if you decide to correct in the near future, you’d have to remove this coating first. But as mentioned above, this is a realistic 6 to 9 month coating So won’t be too hard.

Keep on top with maintenance washed and use carpro reload as a quick detailed every wash or 2 and it will help stretch out the protection.

vectra

Mc Love wrote: »

Great job Doh! I dont have a machine polisher, would it be okay to proceed if you miss this step?

I skipped the machine polish step when I applied CQUK to my Passat. Granted it was a new car and the paint was pretty good. I did a hand cleanser polish first and a wipedown though.

Gumbo

Guys also worth noting this kit is only €45 from Reflect when using the IDE10 code