GTechniq C2 sealant / QD

[Yellow Dave]

After cleaning the GF's golf last week I applied a thin layer of C2 concentrate to the whole car (paint/ plastics/ glass etc) and application and buff off was so easy I simply do not trust it's capabilites. At least applying a wax you gat a visible layer on the paint.

Washed the car this morning and on initial hose down beading was good, but not like you'd expect from a good coat of wax. This has had plenty of M.way driving, down the farm tracks and at the stables so gets pretty filthy. washing down was simple and took no effort and came up lovely. open hose gave great sheeting.

as I'm still not sure how much I trust it I applied a 2nd coat of concentrate for added protection. This has lefty me with just under 50ml of a bottle of 100ml to now use as diluted QD spray which I'll post up my thoughts on next week once I've tried it.

Pretty impressed considering the £15 price tag

 

[RS200Lew]

I diluted 30ml product to make 500ml of detailer (5ml over recommended ratio) and one application will see you around 1-2 weeks at best. Beads and sheets quite well on unprotected paint as well being diluted, but i can only compare it to the aquartz reload and thats £18 just for 500ml diluted so its good value in my eyes. As a concentrated stand alone sealant, i put one coat on a test area as recommended and within 3 weeks, beading and sheeting started dropping off. Once misted with the detailer mix, durability was like day 1 again. At the same time of the initial application, i put concentrated inside the door sills and door shuts and is fantastic with half as much build up of grime with no visible changes. My theory is, if your using it concentrated then you will need to keep on top of it with the detailer mix every 1-2 weeks if you want to visually see some reasonable sheeting. As i like to use V7 and pro detailer on my car, my concentrated c2 will be kept for shuts and sills and the diluted mix will be for customers cars every few weeks, unless i have a change with the detailing sprays . Lew

 

[Cliotoby]

I think all these ega durable sealants like nanolex, Gtechnique and Aquartz are ment to last a long time, not provide tight beading and uber fast sheeting.

I was so unimpressed with Aquartz I eneded up topping the cars i used it on up with M135 detailing spray after every 2nd wash.

Nanolex was better but still, doesnt seem to bead as well as it does on the videos.

 

[RS200Lew]

I think all these ega durable sealants like nanolex, Gtechnique and Aquartz are ment to last a long time, not provide tight beading and uber fast sheeting.

I was so unimpressed with Aquartz I eneded up topping the cars i used it on up with M135 detailing spray after every 2nd wash.

Nanolex was better but still, doesnt seem to bead as well as it does on the videos.

Due to the fact that most of these detailers have hydrphobic properties then beading wont really be on the positive side of things and will always look out of shape. All depends what your comparing them against. Aquartz is already diluted and isnt a long term sealant which you might be getting confused with, as gtech and nanolex are concentrated therfore are long term

 

[Cliotoby]

Nanolex wasnt any different.

 

[RS200Lew]

Different against and over how long?

 

[Cliotoby]

Look all im saying is, id much rather have tight beading and decent sheeting from a wax which would last 1 few months than slow sheeting and non existant beading from nanolex which lasts the best part of a year if not longer.

Gayquartz was a f**king shambles though. Atleast nanolex sheeted to some extent. Got fed up with them and did something else with the cars they were applied to after about a month.

 

[Yellow Dave]

providing everything still washes off easily, I can cope with a little poor beading. In theory you could apply a thing coat of wax over the top occasionally, say not often enough for wax on it's own to maintain a protective coating, to tighten things up. but at 1:20 diluted I can make almost 1l of QD so washing once a week and using QD every time will last quite a while.

Overall, how long did you find the C2 to last before re application of full sealant was required? anyone managed the claimed 6months

 

[RS200Lew]

Look all im saying is, id much rather have tight beading and decent sheeting from a wax which would last 1 few months than slow sheeting and non existant beading from nanolex which lasts the best part of a year if not longer.

Gayquartz was a f**king shambles though. Atleast nanolex sheeted to some extent. Got fed up with them and did something else with the cars they were applied to after about a month.

You never mensioned a wax in previous posts. U were stating how s**t certain sealants were and clearly all have different expectancy periods, with aquartz not even being in the same margin at all. You cant expect to apply a sealant and it last for 12 months just like that. Just because a sealant doesnt sheet quickly after a month doesnt mean there isnt protection there. If you reapplied a sealant like a wax, you would have no problems. Then again, if these super sealants are only lasting a month for you then you are clearly doing something wrong as there are only small % of people who have problems. Thats why most products get tested before they go on sale!!!!

 

[RS200Lew]

providing everything still washes off easily, I can cope with a little poor beading. In theory you could apply a thing coat of wax over the top occasionally, say not often enough for wax on it's own to maintain a protective coating, to tighten things up. but at 1:20 diluted I can make almost 1l of QD so washing once a week and using QD every time will last quite a while.

Overall, how long did you find the C2 to last before re application of full sealant was required? anyone managed the claimed 6months

Ive heard of 4 months on a single coat with beading and sheeting evident. Its great value for money Dave and i doubt you would find anything better in its price range. With the combo used, expect the 12 month barrier.

 

[Cliotoby]

I think all these ega durable sealants like nanolex, Gtechnique and Aquartz are ment to last a long time, not provide tight beading and uber fast sheeting.

I was so unimpressed with Aquartz I eneded up topping the cars i used it on up with M135 detailing spray after every 2nd wash.

Nanolex was better but still, doesnt seem to bead as well as it does on the videos.

You never mensioned a wax in previous posts. U were stating how s**t certain sealants were and clearly all have different expectancy periods, with aquartz not even being in the same margin at all. You cant expect to apply a sealant and it last for 12 months just like that. Just because a sealant doesnt sheet quickly after a month doesnt mean there isnt protection there. If you reapplied a sealant like a wax, you would have no problems. Then again, if these super sealants are only lasting a month for you then you are clearly doing something wrong as there are only small % of people who have problems. Thats why most products get tested before they go on sale!!!!

Youre right, I didnt. I never said how s**t certain sealants were, just that Aquartz was s**t. I just stated that these high end long lasting sealants were more for durability rather than fast sheeting and beading. It was a pig to use and didnt give the results I expected. I was wrong and made a mistake when I bought it. I obviously expected it to provide some acceptable level of sheeting so I could run water over the paint. And it didnt. I used it on two company cars which are washed every 2 weeks.

Im well aware that it was protected. I didnt think, oh it lasted a month how s**t. I just expected different characteristics, it was incredibly slow to sheet even on doors. Thats not what I wanted. I did exactly what it said on the tin.

Nanolex pro was okay, that did sheet when I applied it on paintwork. And it lasted the best part of a year on my wheels before I started attacking them with espuma.

Im sure C2 is the same sort of product, but I never said it was s**t. Ive not tried it.

 

[JD]

Look all im saying is, id much rather have tight beading and decent sheeting from a wax which would last 1 few months than slow sheeting and non existant beading from nanolex which lasts the best part of a year if not longer.

Gayquartz was a f**king shambles though. Atleast nanolex sheeted to some extent. Got fed up with them and did something else with the cars they were applied to after about a month.

But that is personal requirements and wishes Tobias. During the Summer, I want beading. During the Winter I want to know that I have loads of protection. Beading and sheeting are less of a concern as I won't be out there every weekend washing it.

 

[Yellow Dave]

have been reading that the DJ waxes really bring out the colours / gloss although don't have much longevity, therefore would be ideal over a good sealant with occasional use and get the best of both worlds? Tight beading and sheeting and high gloss, with long term proper protection underneath. And hopefully the occasional wax over the top will prolong having to redo the whole detail. As it's on the GF's golf so other than a wash every couple of weeks it doesn't get much time spent on it, so I'm trying to go for real long term protection.

Will this work or not really provide any real benefit?