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    REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    My personal experience...

    I have a client that I installed CQuartz FINEST on his vehicle about a year and a half ago.
    He brought the vehicle in to me today. The CQF coating was "flat" (no beading/sheeting).
    There were swirls, minimal in some places and lots of noticeable swirls in other areas.

    Marketing...
    Essence Plus is a non abrasive jeweler that adds gloss and repairs fine swirls on a coated vehicle.



    I told the client Essence PLUS is supposed to repair the swirls and not remove the coating.
    I let him know that I have not tried Essence PLUS yet, but I`d like to try it on his vehicle.
    He stated that I could give it a try. He left it up to me to do what I thought was best.

    SIDE NOTE:
    This is the third vehicle I done for him. He is a very picky post inspection client.

    My first time REAL WORLD use...
    After I polished a panel and the swirls were gone, I thought to myself what do I need to do now?
    Nothing!!! Once around the vehicle with the machine. Swirls gone! LSP done! (It felt like cheating)




    Application:
    Rupes Bigfoot 5" Backing plate, a 5" Carpro Gloss pad and Essence PLUS (4 peas sized drops)
    No down pressure on machine & slow speed. Let the product work. Wiped it of with a BOA mf.
    In a few cases it took 4-5 passes to completely "fill" the swirls. I was amazed. It truly works!
    Wipe off was easy, almost like wiping off cream/butter. No grab spots that can give you grief.
    Essence PLUS filled in 95%+ of the swirls. Very few areas needed any "touch up" or recoating.



    No, that is not dust...Essence Plus kicks up the gloss way up. The metallic really pops now!


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    Another Side Note:
    I gave him a take home "Magic Elixir" QD. (2oz EcH2o 10:1 & then I mixed in 2oz new Reload)

    Epilogue:
    Essence has a fine abrasive, and prep chemicals to allow applying a coating over it.

    Essence Plus is a LSP. From what I was told, you can not apply a coating on top of it.
    Essence Plus can be used to repair swirls on many different brands/types of coatings.
    The past alternative has been...Polish...to remove the coating & the swirls, then recoat.
    IMHO The purpose of Essence Plus is to repair (user induced) swirls on a coated vehicle.
    In short: You are not removing clear coat. Swirls are gone and the finish is clear & glossy.

    End Note:
    This is a review of a product I personally purchased and used on a repeat clients vehicle.


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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    very nice merlin, we all like quick and easy around here.
    what did you apply it with? precautions say not to be used with microfiber or typical foam pads.

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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Stunning!
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    You said no coating above? So no hydro/reload or similar?
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by tropicsteve View Post
    very nice merlin, we all like quick and easy around here.
    what did you apply it with? precautions say not to be used with microfiber or typical foam pads.
    I used CarPro 5" Gloss pads. My.guess is any quality NO CUT pad would be ok (LC gold etc.) but for my first use I followed the manufacturers recommendation and it worked.

    MF pads cut. Essence Plus is NO cut. No mf discs with Essence Plus.


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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    WOW very good and outstanding review, I`m resisting the buying bug for right now...

    I hope..
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    You said no coating above? So no hydro/reload or similar?
    In this case I strip washed and clayed then polished with Essence Plus. I might suggest the "Merlin`s Elixir" QD (top post) after E+ has cured.

    No coating? Explain?


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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by Jaddie View Post
    Stunning!
    Thank you. The gloss was amazing.


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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin View Post
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    Essence Plus is a LSP. From what I was told, you can not apply a coating on top of it.
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    This is what I was asking about
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    I don`t consider hydro/reload a "coating".


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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    I`m still curious how it`d work on other brand coatings

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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin View Post
    I don`t consider hydro/reload a "coating".


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    Gotchya. Thank you.
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Great review Merlin !!! This is the first review I have seen on Essence Plus. It looks like a great product.
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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by nothingface5384 View Post
    I`m still curious how it`d work on other brand coatings
    I was told being non abrasive it should work fine.
    I was also told that they tested it with many of the leading coating brands and it worked fine with no issues.

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    Re: REVIEW: Carpro Essence Plus

    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    Great review Merlin !!! This is the first review I have seen on Essence Plus. It looks like a great product.
    Thank you.
    What I liked is that it applied easy. It removed easy. It filled the swirls & it`s hydrophobic.
    It repaired the existing coating without removal. It has lots of gloss and the client liked it!

 

 
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