zmcgovern4

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If you want to see how much dust sticks to it compared to other products, apply wax to half of your hood and reload to the other half... I did this same test and saw significantly less dust on the Reload side compared to the waxed side. There is no product that will prevent dust from sticking, but Reload should be better than most waxes.

GSteg

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You can't defy gravity. Dust will settle down eventually, regardless of what product you use. I've used FK425 detailling spray in the past and it's suppose to have anti-static properties. It 'helps' but you'll still have dust on your paint.

FSportIS

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I agree with you.

I have to clarify this even further. On horizontal surface, gravity wins and dust will settle down on it no matter what product you have. That is just the physics of it.

However, many wax intensify the dusting because it ATTRACTS MORE dust than gravity does due to static or whatever mean. That is where Reload or FK425 (I have used them both) are beneficial because they do NOT ATTRACT more dust than necessary.

In addition, because the surface is so slick after using Reload, when you start driving, the wind blow off some of the dust. That is so called the self cleaning property. For water, it slides right off.

For this "less dust" and "self cleaning" properties, I'm sold on Reload and paint coatings and say bye bye to wax.

darylrsv4

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Of course I don't expect it to completely eliminate dust. To me, I don't notice a night/day difference from wax like I hoped. I have applied it full strength and diluted 1:1.

zmcgovern4

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I am almost always doing some sort of testing on my own vehicle... last fall I applied 2 different coatings to my trunk to monitor them through the winter. Check out these results... CQuartz Finest stays noticeably cleaner than the other product. While both are certainly dirty, there is no denying the right side is cleaner.


CQuartz Finest Dirt Resistance


CQuartz Finest Dirt Resistance

You would most likely notice this same type of comparison with a wax vs. Reload. Keep in mind this doesn't mean Reload is "the best"... it just seems to do well with resisting dirt and dust. For those of us who don't mind washing and waxing regularly, a wax may be just fine as well.

-Zach

FSportIS

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Yes, I see similar results with Reload vs. Meguairs wax NXT. The side of Reload has a lot less dust than the wax side. That is why I switched to use Reload.

I did compare Reload vs. FK425 (quick detailer) and these two perform about the same on anti-dust. However, FK425 being a quick detailer only last 1 week while Reload lasts 3 months or so.

However, I don't see a darkening effect like Cquartz Finest shown in the picture. It seems like Cquartz darkens and makes the paint look richer. What is the "other coating" there?

zmcgovern4

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The other coating is Ameri-Coat by Americana Car Care.

Both coatings noticeably darkened the paint upon application, and there is no true distinct difference in darkening on this panel when the paint is clean. The difference you see in the picture is that more dirt (or in this case salty sludge) makes the panel look lighter compared to the side that has less dirt which appears darker.

-Zach

jbone29

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Application to the hood. I sprayed evenly on entire hood. I don't have high pressure sprayer so I turned my spray nozzle to the jet setting. I angled the hose sweeping from left to right starting at the top. Looks pretty good to me!

zmcgovern4

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Looks great!!

A pressure sprayer definitely is not needed.. in fact, I prefer to use HydrO2 with a standard hoze and "jet" sprayer like you mentioned.

Glad you enjoyed the product!

01LexPW

def look into this. thanks

Jbreezie

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE...

zmcgovern4

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lol nice find... this isn't released yet and is still very much in testing

tmf2004

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this stuff beads like crazy....

FSportIS

iTrader: (13)

Yes it does, in fact, better than many sealant and wax I have tried. It sheets so damn fast.

Wait till you have Cquartz coating, Cquartz really bring the beading/sheeting into a whole new level! Now I complain why Hydro2 or Reload doesn't bead or sheet as crazy as the Cquartz haha.

tmf2004

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so when does the Hydro 2 lite become available?