How to Restore And Rejuvenate An Existing Ceramic Coating On your Vehicle !!! With Carpro Essence +!
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- čas přidán 21. 01. 2019
- CarPro Essence Plus is a unique nano coating. It can lay down protection on an uncoated car as well as repair an already coated car. The non abrasive formula can repair fine imperfections. Today we will put Essence Plus through the Apex Detail Review Process.
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What is the topper of YOUR choice? (Ceramic Coating)
Premier....per your advice!
Adam's Ceramic Boost & P&S Bead Maker!
I really like optimum gloss coat as a budget or beginner coating. So easy to apply and level. I can apply to half the car and then come back and level. Also Gtechniq CSL is awesome.
Meguires synthetic x-press spray wax works well.
Apex Detail reload!👍🏻
*Brian you're a valuable source of clear unbiased information! I THANK YOU!*
The kind words are appreciated! Thanks!
Not too many videos about essence plus showing the filling capabilities. I bought this a yr after i had my car coated and used it as a topper and man the hydrophobic properties are insane! Great video showing how to restore a aging coating!
Essence and Essence Plus should be added to the arsenal of anyone with a coating. IMO👍
Love this stuff. Used to refresh my ceramic coating and in my opinion looks better than the Gyeon Mohs+ did when it was new 1 year ago. Great video Brian!
The beading and protection is impressive.
Doesn't it ne better to apply it without a maschine ?
Thanks Brian. Love your videos
Great video Brian, I'm a big fan of the 50/50 microfiber pads they just seem to do the job so well.
I love them on all surfaces except very soft clear.🙂
Another cracking video. Love you brother.
Essence Plus is one of my go to products for refreshing a coating too.
My favourite topper is either Overcoat. Cosmic Spritz. Or Final Inspection Full Metal Jacket Spray Wax (Australian product. Which is awesome)
I love me some Spritz!...will cover more PA products soon.
Great video Apex!!!!!!!!!
Nice video. My UK/Gliss job is a year old and need of a touch up. Been properly washed so very few micro scratches, just not quite the pop of the initial coating.
Excellent product ✊I used a regular ceramic coating on my wheels not the spray ceramic coating. I did purchase the Adams spray ceramic coating to apply on my Camaro SS just to get me through the winter.My car is really well protected but I figured I would give it a try for the ease of use. I guess I will see how it goes. I do have a ceramic coating kit from Adams the regular one. I just did not apply it yet. I was thinking in the spring and just use the spray coating for now 🤷🏼♂️Thanks for the video on this product 👍🏻
Let us know your experience with them Big D.🙂
Great vid as usual. Would like to see your procedure on removing the old coating before applying new coating.
That one is coming soon...tons of content on the way. If I had time ...I could pump out 2 to 3 vids a day to share with you guys.
Apex Detail I think a lot of us will wish you do pump out 2-3 videos a week but I understand how time consuming that is. You also have your business to run. Thank you for your time and effort.
Awesome video Brian
Thanks Jeffrey!
I’ve had lots of success using this as a one-stage using griots garage orange pad and topping with a spray sealant
You saved my damn sanity with this product. I coated my Magma red F150 less than 3 months ago. I have only hand washed 2 bucket method twice. I used a mixture of ONR and Reload as a qd and I am seeing some light marring. I was pissed that I had scratched it. It is light, but enough to bother me. Glad to know I can give it a quick polish with this and have it back to the mirror finish it was!
No worries TD. It will be right as rain after a go with Essence Plus. Just use a light polish pad to work those love marks out.
@@apexdetail85thanks for the reply. They really are barely noticeable under an Led light, but enough to bother my ocd self. How would you suggest me clean it with just dust fallout on it? After it sits a few days it gets a layer of dust from the atmosphere here. I used the onr and reload mixed as a QD. I feel like this is where they came from as I didn't notice any marks after washing with two bucket and reset. I realized evertime you lay a microfiber towel to it you can get tiny marks. I just don't have time to wash and dry every 3 or for days for dust??
I water plus down and use as ceramic topper in spray bottle
I also think plus straight is like a ceramic wax
Great video 👍🏻
I couldnt agree more.👍
This spring or if we get some warm weather here in Knoxville, I am going to put CQuartz TiO2 and all Carpro products on the Mustang. Is there a difference between that and the CQuartz UK 3.0 product?
Great video. Thanks for the info. I have a couple of ceramic coated cars, so will help a ton. What was the lime green pad you used on the fender in the video?
That was a firm polishing pad from the HoneyCombination correction line out of Polland.
Great video and information! Would other products, say like Rupes Pure achieve the same or similar results ?
Hey Brian,
Did you go through with any type of chemical or mechanical decontamination before applying Essence Plus to the vehicle? Thanks
another great video again buddy. u look little wiped out.hope ur feeling ok.🍻🍻
Need a vacation!🙂⛱
I had my car profesionally opti coated 5 years ago, surprinsily the opti coating is still holding strong , but it has build up swirl marks . I maintained with reload every 2 months, and elixir everycar wash. The car looks fantastic. I m wondering if I could use this product for swirl marks, apply car pro gliss on top and call it a day?
what would you recommend to rejuvenate a couple year old Kamekazi miyabi ? I have used the spray on Overcoat from time to time and gone through a bottle of it. recently had a sunroof panel replaced but not recoated. Thinking I need to reseal/top this with what you are using. I do mine by hand (no orbital yet…). Thank you!
Brian, can you use E+ on top of Kamikaze ISM to rejuvenate? Also, can you use this on top of a car that has a PPF underneath? Thank you.
Brian do you already have a video on how to remove an old coating and re-applying it, did I missed it?
Thanks Brian very helpful! I’ve been looking how to fixed scratched ceramic coating, I saw like 2 videos but I just don't trust them😊
I do have another older video on how to repair deeper scratches on coatings.
Yes sir, I already watched that video. I like this one because you choose your pad according to the severity of scratches, and my car has a minor imperfection, it’s been a year since a put ceramic coating, and I wash it as you do and it works! Ones again thanks Brian and more power!💪🏻
Brian I ceramic coated+a top coat(carpro gliss)my vehicle a few weeks ago, all was great until the guys at the parking lot washed it with an improper method and now I have light swirls. What should I do now? Will essence plus with a soft pad work? Will the coating still be in tact or will this method remove it? Any other suggestions are welcomed. Thanks
Hi Brian, can CarPro Essence Plus be applied over TAC Moonlight? Also if not, what do you recommend for the TAC Moonlight topper? Should I just stick with TAC Quartz Max? Thank you, Howard
Hi Brian. To restore a slightly clogged ceramic coating, what would you think of meguiar's deep-crystal polish?, A completely non-abrasive pure polish, just a chemical cleaner and polishing oils, it could clean the coating well without removing it? What do you think ?. And meguiar's D115 for a waterless wash for coatings would it be a good product, knowing that it has a fairly acidic ph (ph4) it would not damage a coating?
Thank you in advance.
Nico
Hi, is this essence + can remove water spots (apporx 2 weeks, cant remove with gyeon water spot), with DA polisher, low speed, gloss pad, light pressure on my UK edition 2.0 coating? is this method will remove or decrease the lifetime of the ceramic coating?
Hello. I used Clearcut, then Essence Extreme and Ceramic coated with Cquartz 3.0 about 2 months ago. I have some micro scratches I want to remove and I think if I use Essence they may not come out. If I use the Cleacut, will that mean I have to reapply my ceramic coating ? Will essence remove some small micro scratches? Thanks in advance !!!!
Brian,how do you know that a coating has worn its usefulness?If you use a hood,,strip it completely ,polish it and only coat 1/2 and the other half you use car pro's essence and then spray with reload ,how can you tell the difference between both sides ? i've done this very same thing and i can't tell the difference!Except for maybe the endurance of the coated side, the reloaded side acts identical to the coated side,and if i wash the car every week and use reload on both sides i get the same performance on both sides.Can you put some light on this situation?
What polish would u use if u want to polish the coat before putting on a new ceramic coat, without wanting to remove the old coat entirely?
Another top notch video!I agree.. coatings are beneficial... but not magic shield!
Cheers!
@Brain
From scale of 10 what you give to this product as filling agent?
My paint has some swirl marks n imperfections can't cut more paint it's old but original need something that can fill in n lots of shine
Your Videos are always great Brian! My wife just recently got a new 2018 Toyota Rav 4 .I would like to put a ceramic coating on it to protect it better as the clear seems a little on the soft side. What coating would you recommend ?
Kamikaze Miyabi or ISM or both. Also IGL Quartz plus.
so if I want this to go on top of an existing 2-3 year old coating, just wipe it down and go ahead and polish with the essence plus. No other prep needed?
Is this actually correcting very fine scratches and haze in the coating or is it just filling them?
Hi. Anybody has experience with what it does with unpainted plastic / rubber trim ? I mean, you have to avoid those like you do with a compound/polish, or you can cover those also like you do with a spray on topper ?
Now when prepping a car for this you would do a chemical decon right? Not a mechanical decon as I'm clay?
Which polisher is that you’re using? Pad? Backing plate?
Sorry can i check if i dont have a machine polisher can i hand polish instead?
Will this product fix minor towel marring and holograms?
Great video! I used Essence Plus much like you did but I used it on a coating that was less than a year old that had some surface scratches and it turned out great. I was thinking of trying a different coating in the spring once the weather breaks. Is there anything I should be concerned about applying a new coating when the previous one is still on the car?
Remove the old one...compound it off. The new coating will have a better bond with the clear.
Apex Detail could you do a video on removing an old coating? Thanks Brian
Great video! Just wanted to ask…is there a need to clay the surface as a prep step ahead of using Essence+?
Very good question. I asked the same on. FB group…and everyone said that clay barring was “risky”.
So I washed my coated vehicle with Car Pro Reset, did an Iron and Tar remover, and moved onto Essence Plus.
If I was at the 2 year mark and needed to redo a ceramic coating and it is installed on PPF, would I use Essence+ by hand to prep before the new coat? I'm trying to figure out how to correctly redo a ceramic coating over PPF. Thanks Brian.
If you are beyond the life cycle of the old coating....Try something like Angelwax Perfect Polish which is a cleaner/polish with very light abrasives. should be enough to remove leftover coating yet safe on the PPF. It is what I use here.
Great video! I wondered if the essence products differed at all.
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I use a lot of this. Same way as you.
Anyone with a coating should have both versions IMO.👍
can you claybar on ceramic coated car?
Arnt you supposed to leave on for 30 minutes before wiping?
Can i use reload after this process
Ok, but I see where other viewers have asked the same questions about applying products to faded or surfaces that have not been washed, iron removed or polished. ✌
Brian, I have tried and tried and tried Essence plus and I just can’t seem to get the same results as you. I contacted carpro and they suggested their white gloss pad with essence and no matter what speed or what I try it leaves behind micro swirls that weren’t there before I polished with it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as I really really love regular essence and would like to get good results with essence plus.
I use the Buff and Shine pads (blue, white) mostly with Essence. Other times I use the Urofiber pads. No swirls, hazing, cloudiness.
Brian, I have a Griot's Garage 6" RO and a number of pads, including finishing pads, i.e. Griot's for instance and would like to know your thoughts of me using a black GG finishing pad and the new finishing polish from 303 for a "spring cleaning" of my TAC system power plus Sio2 paint coating that I laid down on June 2nd of 2018. I could also use an orange GG pad if you think it would do a better job. My paint is in VERY good condition btw but wanted to just refresh things, thanks. (I guess I'm being a perfectionist on a daily driven 2013 Abarth w/63K on the clock)
Klasse Act any abrasive polish will remove the coating. You could always try a decon wash
Klasse Mike has a point...try chemically refreshing it first. Use CarPro MultiX cut 20:1. after a wash. If that does not cut it. I would use Essence Plus with the Black pad you have.
@@apexdetail85 I should clarify that my paint doesn't look like that Scooby, not even close but I thought using a fine polish would give it a slight tweak without removing the almost 1 year old coating.
What's your thoughts on regular Essence vs. Polish Angel Escalate Lotion? I don't recall you doing a review on regular Essence.
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I use both...different circumstances.
How much longer is it good now till you renew? Was that grey towel one of the ‘Jack’ towels from Scott?
I will re coat in the spring...Essence topped with Reload will get me to that point. The Towel was a 16 by 16 Ardex 300gsm.
Hey Brian, are you able to do what you just did using a rotary or is the DA a better choice
Absolutely!!
Can you Ceramic Coat over an already Ceramic’d car?
A Marvel fan? Right on!
Yes!🤘
Please review blackfire pro primer
I did a coating of ceramic pro uk 3.0 roughly 6 months ago, is it possible to add another layer or adding car pro gliss now? Or is it to late to add any additional layers?
Thanks
Go with Gliss or Reload. It will act as a sacrificial layer to your coating.
Apex Detail I used reload, I also have hydro2 lite that I use as a topper.
I was just curious if you are able to add something like Gliss after 6 months or so, which it sounds like I’d be ok to do.
Thank you for your videos, knowledge and time!
Hello sir, again very nice video tyqnks for sharing knowledge again.
Let me ask you please, when a ceramic coating ends its life and it needs reaply, how you remove it? The car needs 2 step to remove ceeamics in general? Compound and then polish??? Thanks again
Compound and polish. If it is fresh...quickest to wet sand it to remove 2500 grt
@@apexdetail85 yes sir i understand. My only general.consern about the ceramics, is that..... if it needs 2step....before apply.....and then after 3-4 years another 2step to rwmive and apply again...it means that already in average first 6-7 years the car will be already 2 step plosihed for at least 3 times........
abd then.........how much more can you polish the clear coat?????
Of course i undersrand the ceramics from the buisness point of viewe
How is the hydrophobic? Can nanoskin nano ceramic synthetic sealant be use for maintenance? Its look like car pro essence plus & nanoskin nano Ceramic synthetic sealant is similar products?
Decent water repelling properties. Yes Nanoskin is fantastic for a topper as well.
@@apexdetail85 thank u for ur reply brian.. i heard that if we put toper using DA the coating will be gone?
Longevity ,not hardness should be the reason anyone uses coatings.I wonder just how much harder than a clearcoat (paint),if at all ,is as a coating?To me,it seemed like that car you polished had gotten as much scratched with the coating or without it.
True...I can tell you. The scrathes would have been much worse without the coating. Watch some of my correction videos...most of them went through the same automated wash tunnel.
Does anybody in the business know just how thick ANY coating is and whether or not ANY polishing done, should be recoated?I think your right.I believe in coating for LONGEVITY OF the product but the way i see it,any polishing of ANY coating should be recoated.I also believe detailers are ripping people off with the prices they are charging to coat a car.I understand the coating products are expensive,but it's as easy or easier to apply a coating as it is a wax.And i'm not talking about a 1-2-3 step detail ,whether you wax a car or coat a car it still needs to be polished first for perfection.
That really depends. I have many different packages with different coatings laying down different layers. 2 to 4 ...or more. on average 20 microns.
Would Essence Plus be compatible with Adam’s Ceramic Coating?
I would us a finishing pad even though there are no abrasives. It's more of a topper so you want low low friction
That's impressive of a product. But doesn't that mean the fillers will get washed away after a wash or two, thus revealing the swirls again?
I was wondering that too i think theyre saying its a few months worth seeing as its a ceramic filler but I think brian was planning on putting a top coat on afterwards.
It goes through a carwash EVERYDAY??????
They are elderly...bought a monthly pass...think they have to take advantage and go through every day. Job security for me!🙂
How can we spot a car with ceramic coating?
Intense depth and gloss, Extreme water repelling or sheeting properties, Smooth to the touch like glass. Anti static properties, Dirt has a hard time bonding to a coating....etc.
I spot a Purdy Millennium Yellow C5 :D
Yes Sir!! Next up for a coating!!😍
sorry i dont understand english speech. is this just filler + sealer ?
Read the bottle y’all. Says leave on for 30mins
Would using a pad not remove the coating in the process?
BTW - Essence + is SiO2 based not polymer.
Lol...within this formula Sio2 is so minuscule compared to hexamethyl, white mineral oil, aluminum oxide and glycerol. But I guess it wouldn't be " sexy "without mentioning Sio2.😒
@@jamesbiedlar590 Ha - good point!
You both are correct...I didnt intend to make it appear it was a polymer sealant...I probably need a nap!😂 You guys keep me on my toes...love ya all!!