How To Maintain Your Vehicles Ceramic Coating ◢◤ Sky's The Limit Car Care
If you have done your research prior to coating your vehicle with a ceramic coating, then you know how important maintenance is. A quality coating such as CQUARTZ will last for years, as long as you take care of it. The better care you take of your ceramic coating, the better it performs and the longer it lasts!
Today we discuss the steps that are required to best care for your ceramic coating. This is a high level conversation that goes over why we recommend each of the maintenance steps and when they are or are not needed. We have in depth videos on each "How To" below that go in depth on best practices, recommended products, as well as tips you won't find anywhere else! After watching this video and getting the overview, check out the videos below to increase your knowledge even further. If you have any other questions or comments, be sure to let us know!
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Another great video. Thanks!
Thank you!
Hey Corey, I like to use Elixir, about once a month, as drying aid with my coated vehicles. Another great product from Car Pro. Between it being bone dry here and the peanut farmers harvesting their crops, washing once a week is a must. Good to see you guys made it through the hurricane!
Thank you so much Steve! Great to see you! -Corey
Hey I am curious do you have a coating and just use Elixir to maintain ti? No reload? If so that is great news, I use Elixir for drying aid every wash ahahaha
Great video as always. I personally think for people which wash their car themselves, you should have CarPro Reset, CarPro Lift CarPro Descale, a post wash detailer like Gyeon ceramic detailer and Optimum NoRinse. Maybe you can add something to clean the interior of your car like Gyeon interior detailer and CarPro Pearl (tyre plus interior dresser). Always use high quality microfibers that are dedicated for a specific task and be gentle on your cars paint work.
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts!
Carpro Reset is by far my favourite Soap, i also use Gyeon PPF wash every 3 months along with their Iron Remover. While i do love Carpro Elixir i have discovered Auto Fanatics 007 Gloss Enhancer and it has been my favourite so far
Thanks for the feedback Pat!
CarPro SIC 2 coats. Wash regularly with Reset, Usually rewash again with HydroFoam. I’ve read to not apply reload to the coating due to it already being slick. Could I use elixir as another topper after paint is dry?
Now that your CQUARTZ SiC is fully cured, you could use Reload if you wanted or Elixir, or Hydrofoam as you do currently. Personally I prefer to stick with Hydrofoam but you are perfectly fine to try Elixir or Reload and see how you like. Lots of people like to top with them. Elixir is probably the best option to use with Hydrofoam on there. -Corey
What do you recommend as a drying aid on a vehicle coated with SiC? I know Reload is not recommended for the first months but are other products safe to use? I’m looking more for lubrication while drying than I am for boosting hydrophobic, since SiC is already great in that area
Great question, CARPRO Release is PERFECT for your goal
@@SkyCarCareI’ll make sure to pick some up next time I order from you guys. Would Ech2o and EliXir also be suitable options, or should they be avoided with SiC?
@@TheMstwntdLMSV123 Once the SiC is fully cured then they are great for use with it.
Question: what about road salt on Cquartz? I live in Wisconsin so winters are brutal. No free flowing water outside, except for pressure wand at car washes. And that can be spotty when temps are below zero. Any ideas?
Hi Kim, great question! I would recommend topping with CARPRO Hydrofoam before winter starts as it will help with road salt and then very important is to keep getting that road salt off as soon as possible. Using Descale during your cleaning process after winter or during washes through winter can help too.
I wash at the car wash too get the heavy stuff off then do a rinseless in the garage with ech20/absolute
@@Saddedude As long as its a no touch/self wash car wash. Touch car washes are extremely damaging to your paint!
@@SkyCarCare Yeah we have alot of self serve wand washes here. Most places of work have a wash bat as well
@@SkyCarCare These "no touch" car washes use acid or alkaline soaps to clean though right? How quickly will they degrade the coating?
So I Think I have the shampoo down, I’ll use Reset for the majority cleaning, along with ironx every couple months? Then what should I be putting on there regularly after I clean my car to make the ceramic coating last the longest?
Hi Gus, that's perfect! Well... that is where you have a lot of options. Reload, Elixir, Hydrofoam, Essence PLUS... You do NOT need more than one of them but the tough part is which is best for you. You can read a lot about each on our website www.carpro-us.com but my favorite (because I like to save time) is just using Hydrofoam every few months after a Reset wash.
I put UK 3.0 on the windshield of my car, what should I use now to clean the windshield? Is Invisible Glass safe for the UK 3.0 ceramic coat?
Hi Tod, you actually should not need anything other than to wash it with Reset just like the rest of the exterior! If you want to, then Invisible glass should not harm it but no need to use.
Can you add a new layer of cquartz coat after a few weeks, or do you start the prosess from start again insted.
It's best to apply a coating all at one point for the best bond. We would recommend waiting until the coating that is already on the surface runs through its life. Then start the reapplication process.
@@SkyCarCare thank you for good advice.
Can we use descale often like the reset we normally use for car body shampoo?
Thanks for the question! No, Descale is more acidic and meant for an occasional wash for removing minerals from paint or for those with regular mineral spot issues.
@@SkyCarCare Got it. Thanks!
Hey Corey... how would you rate the Carpro Microfiber Wash mitt , between Gyeon Smoothie wash mitt and the Carpro which one do you suggest, I have a softish dark paint on my car prone to swirling. I am not getting the Microfiber Madness Delimitt here....
Hi, thanks for the question! (Edit - just notice your comment about soft paint too) If your paint is REALLY soft and you not getting the Delimitt then get the CARPRO Merino. With regards to the Microfiber Mitts - honestly if your looking that route I cannot image why you wouldn't get the Incredimitt from Microfiber Madness (as its the innovator, original, actually made in Germany and higher quality than all others but if you can't get it where your at or for whatever reason then I would go with the CARPRO mitt over the smoothie. I just have no interest in products that are made to look like imitations of a true innovation. That may sound a little harsh and I mean no disrespect to anyone that loves it. To each their own. But those are my honest feelings on such a thing... If a company makes a product that is so far beyond the rest of the products on the market that others have to try to imitate it then the least they can do is not imitate the colors or pretend it is the same mitt when they launch said imitation. I hope that helps!
@Sky's the Limit Car Care Aah I see... I think I get what you are saying here, thanks for sharing an honest opinion...Mr Corey is not a big fan of 'smoothie's it seems..haha...will go with the Carpro microfiber mitt then, am a bit apprehensive about the wool mitt as it seems to be tough to maintain, am not getting microfiber madness deli or incredimitt here in India...
@@mshiladitya86 Yes sir, you are right that the merino is a bit more work to maintain (just give it a light brush with a dog brush after each time it dries) but I trust nothing more than merino if it swirls really easy! I really hate to use merino because I care greatly and have respect for animals... But this one is the softest of all.
What is the washing mitt with the handle in the video? Thank you.
Hi Jim! I think you mean the Incredibrush but the Incredimitt, and the Delimitt are also shown. Check the links in the notes for all 3 options!
Maybe Release after every wash will help with water spots?
Yes, great idea! It will help for a short time. Using a carnauba wax on top will also help with water spots if you have that issue more than usual.
How to remove water spots from ceramic coatings. I have uk cquartz on my vehicle and i have some water spots that's not being removed. I regular do maintenance washes but still ended up getting some water spots. I've used spotless 2.0. It removed some but not all. What's the safest way to get them removed with out affecting the integrity of the coating?? Help 🙏🏻 please
Hi Aaron, if minerals are left too long on the surface it will eventually not be able to be removed without polishing in which case you of course have to re-coat the areas polished. So, that is the LAST resort.... Try Spotless (as you already did) Next step is to try descale, if that doesn't work then Essence PLUS and if none of this works then a light polish and eraser and re-coat if it is worth that step to achieve the goals wanted.
Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it... Would i need to recoat the area after using Essence Plus? Would Essence PLUS remove coating?
@@aaronprudhomme8688 My pleasure! Essence PLUS should not remove the coating if used with a soft pad and gently.
Sky is the limit for spending money on your car..
True story... The rabbit hole is as deep as a car lover wants to go. Really only need a few items that can do a LOT though :)
Reloads not very good. Loads of better products including elexir.
Thanks for sharing your opinion!
Depends how you use it, normally you use it on a freshly polished clean panel. Then you boost it every month using reload. This is how you keep the hydrophobic optimum.
@@Defiansy check out scott hds videos. Reload was one of the only products that alowed swirling too occur.
@@SaddedudeIs that in a rinseless/waterless wash capacty? Or a drying aid? I was under the impression Reload is meant to be a topper, not a drying aid.
@@seventysschev that was used a standalone sealant