cstone3636

If your like me you read a lot about the different sealants, polishes and waxes trying to find what is going to work the best with the least amount of effort. I found it in these 2 Carpro products. I just did both my 14 Ultra in Pearl White and 16 Ultra in Atomic Silver. My decontamination process consisted washing with Dawn first and then using Carpro Iron-X along with Tarminator. I washed the car again with Chemical Guys Max-Suds and then used Meguiar's Clay along with a spray bottle with some Max-Suds for lubrication to go over the entire vehicle. I used the Griot's 6" Random Orbital Polisher for the first time and changed the backing plate to use 5.5 Lake Country Foam pads (White) to apply the Essence. Very easy to use as this was the first time I've fooled with a buffer. I then topped the Essence with 2 coats of Reload and this was what I ended up with. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'll probably have a few questions for Zach here soon but figured I would share my results with everyone.

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

Looks great!

-Zach

sydtoosic

nice... love that AS paint... BTW, what type of grass is in your lawn? looks good, my grass is a PITA to keep up... sorry if i'm off topic, but couldn't help but notice how nice your grass looks...

cstone3636

Thanks Zach, wanted to ask you looking at what I have done there how much more will the 22ple VX3 Signature Glass Coating make the paint more glossier or what you think would be my best option for these 2 vehicles. I appreciate the help.


sydtoosic - thanks for the message, the grass is straight Kentucky Bluegrass. I got it from a Gerdes Sod Farm quite a few years ago. Its pretty resilient and has held up well. I also have an irrigation system so that kind of helps it through the summers up here.

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

With that paint color, I would not think you will get a noticeable difference in appearance with VX3.

Keep in mind, 90%+ of your final appearance comes from properly cleaning and correcting your paint, and maybe 10% or less of the final look comes from what product you put on top of your paint.

The real benefit to adding a coating like VX3 is the durability and enhanced protection.

-Zach

cstone3636

Thanks Zach, appreciate the words. In your opinion would I need one 50ml bottle or (2) 30 ml bottles to cover both of these cars? Thanks

zmcgovern4

iTrader: (2)

We could cover both vehicles with one 30 mL bottle provided you are using an applicator like the CarPro CQuartz Applicator Block and suede applicator cloths which does not soak up product.

It is not uncommon for first timers to over apply the coating, so one 50 mL bottle may be a safe choice. If you have extra product you can chose to apply additional layers to your vehicle, or even use it on the wheels.

-Zach

cstone3636

Sounds good I appreciate the info. I'll probably error on the side of the 50 ml and also do the wheels. Thanks again.

Zelfiris

The results look great! Excellent work

cstone3636

Thank You, appreciate it.

USALV

Very Nice Congrats on the new 2016 ES 350. I really like the atomic Silver, it's a great color.