Aquartz review feat. Ferrari Scuderia rosso scuderia flavoured...

Well said Jesse . If a company sends out product for testing they should be able to take the good and bad comments .. It seem to me that your testing was good and impartial . Too bad Aquartz took it to a personal level . It made him look very unprofessional .



Cheers , Jean Paul
 
Apollo_Auto said:
OK so here's my conclusions about Aquartz:



applying AQ+ with the rotary (even at low speeds) left holograms all over my perfect finish! Supposedly the AQ+ contains no abrasives, so the only thing I can think of that left holograms was the Aquartz itself, by spinning thousands of nano particles around together and them making sort of a "nano conglomeration", which marred the finish. To say the least I was thoroughly pissed and tried to jewel out the damage with AQ+, but to no avail. It took me another 3 hours+ to remove the Aquartz and to polish out the holograms...



I noticed that the Aquartz alone was leaving a less than desirable finish... Basically it was leaving a "greasy" film all over the car that couldn't be wiped off, spread out more smoothly or even dried with a heat gun. I noticed that once it was applied and I let it "settle" for a bit, it would sort of "calm down" and smooth itself out, but the second I touched it I had "greasy" smears again. Very frustrating...



As far as durability is concerned, well Aquartz lost an "Accelerated APC War" with 2 other coatings (Nanolex Professional and "the secret stuff"). I let all 3 coatings cure for more than 48 hours and then washed them all with a 1:1 mix of APC... Aquartz lost in round one :(, while the other 2 still possessed adequate sheeting properties even after 3 "brute force" washes...



In conclusion, I do not recommend using this product



I also spoke with a few other people and they basically had the same experiences...
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Thanks for the update Jesse. Looks like I'll be sticking with my Opti-Coat then. Have you tried OC yet?
 
David Fermani said:
Thanks for the update Jesse. Looks like I'll be sticking with my Opti-Coat then. Have you tried OC yet?
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Not yet, but I think Bence has ordered me some which should be arriving with my new ONR :)!
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Well, like I said, "results will vary." I'm sure I'll try it again soon, but for now my opinion stands...
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Better to have "results will vary" than everyone having a bad experience. Just out of interest, was there any existing sealant or wax on those cars you had issues with? I've been polishing off my existing layers of sealant.
 
AeroCleanse said:
Better to have "results will vary" than everyone having a bad experience. Just out of interest, was there any existing sealant or wax on those cars you had issues with? I've been polishing off my existing layers of sealant.
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Nope... these were all polished out perfectly and IPA'd before application so no "foreign" objects/obstructions...
 
jpochile said:
Well said Jesse . If a company sends out product for testing they should be able to take the good and bad comments .. It seem to me that your testing was good and impartial . Too bad Aquartz took it to a personal level . It made him look very unprofessional .



Cheers , Jean Paul
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Cheers JP!
 
Great thorough review and information by one of the earth's best. I surely look forward to other future reviews of a wide variety of products as you have my full backing and support because I KNOW you'll "call it like you see it."

Thanks for the information Jesse and I hope things are well for you out there!
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Gordon used different catalysts in his tests because he was testing the durability of your product. Perhaps it is more durable and scratch-resistant than the others, but that's not really my biggest concern.
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Please explain this...what catalysts are you referring to?
 
MuttGrunt said:
Great thorough review and information by one of the earth's best. I surely look forward to other future reviews of a wide variety of products as you have my full backing and support because I KNOW you'll "call it like you see it."

Thanks for the information Jesse and I hope things are well for you out there!
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Thanks for the support, Marc! :) Got some cool stuff coming out very soon, so I'll give you a shout ;).



GatorJ said:
Please explain this...what catalysts are you referring to?
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So Gordon, a fellow detailer in Scotland, did a test with Aquartz and used 3 different cleaners (acidic, etc.) to test the "protection factor" of Aquartz. Aquatz faired very well in these tests according to Gordon, but the protection factor against non-every day "toxins" such as what he used is not really a concern of mine (well, the APC one is). I mean, I don't make a habit of spraying undiluted wheel cleaner on my hood and then proceed to heat it up with a heat gun to temperatures that would far surpass those of even high-noon on a summer day in Mumbai.
 
Apollo_Auto said:
So Gordon, a fellow detailer in Scotland, did a test with Aquartz and used 3 different cleaners (acidic, etc.) to test the "protection factor" of Aquartz. Aquatz faired very well in these tests according to Gordon, but the protection factor against non-every day "toxins" such as what he used is not really a concern of mine (well, the APC one is). I mean, I don't make a habit of spraying undiluted wheel cleaner on my hood and then proceed to heat it up with a heat gun to temperatures that would far surpass those of even high-noon on a summer day in Mumbai.
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Hi Jesse

I am slightly disappointed at the way you have posted your response and your choice of words in the above post. Considering English is you mother tongue as you put it.



The post you are referring to, was merely a way of demonstration Aquartz ability to resist chemical damage and the products used in this test every member in the UK can associate with them. As I pointed out in my initial post on DW. Members consider these products to be safe.



So the post had 2 points to make.



1. If used wrongly and left to dry they can and will damage paint.



And



2. to demonstrate Aquartz ability to resist chemical damage.

<O:p</O:p

As you rightfully have said no one in their right mind would apply 2 types of very strong wheel cleaners (1 alkali and 1 acid) to their hood. Nor would they apply APC to the same area undiluted.



The products where used undiluted so they were at full strength and the use of the heat gun was used to merely evaporate the solution, as if it was left to dry on the surface. By evaporation the chemical composition of the product increases in strength and consistency. The panel temperature was nowhere near as hot as it is in Mumbai.



Evaporation was my main concern.



Where members do not use these products on their hood. They do use them on wheels and the paint on your wheels is no different to what is on your hood.



One other factor to consider and it is not related to the holograming you experience. Is Aquartz is hydrophilic not hydrophobic. So sheeting is done more through gravity and is a lot slower than the product repelling the water as conventional LSP. The use of APC will eventually remove the Aquartz+ layer. As in the accelerator, but this can be reapplied if the user feels the need. But not the lower layer of Aquartz . There reason I the challenge to test this product was the scratch resistance of the product. Looks come from the prep as you rightfully know. But if I can offer a service that will conserve the look of the car and in turn aid the client when maintaining the car. It would be a worthwhile venture.



<O:p</O:p

As I posted on DW I will have a look at your concerns, with this product and try and help you as much as possible. But please understand I am not affiliated with this manufacturer also, and I am only conduction test. To possibly aid my business in the future and in turn my client base.



Gordon.
 
Not to stir anything, but doesn't the OP Apollo have some sort of coating or protection product coming out??



Im not accusing, but I really cant help but think a review of a seemingly good coating system would only hurt the sales on his product?



Or am I confusing this person with someone else?
 
Hi Jesse –





Firstly thank you for trying the Aquartz range – Im sorry to see that you have experienced problems with the product – This could be down to various aspects which I will try and eliminate to see if we can find a solution as to why you achieved this result as this is not the normal with Aquartz



From how i see in the video on the lotus you sprayed(on uk forum) and smeared the aquartz,I did inform you that you must spray and then buff straight off as written in the instructions- you have made a few circles but it does not look as if you have buff for long enough it must be done with a nice pressure even. im sure it dried ,you left it but it looks as if you have sprayed again which means you covered the first coat again– it looks as if the second sprayed coat ,you make few circles wiping again , but means covered the smearing from first coat. So as i have suggested before please follow my instructions and my tips as this is very important to get the correct application of Aquartz or the results may be as you have encountered



The preferred method is by microfiber and you must buff very hard to work Aquartz in - It must then cure properly ( with heat) before you apply a second coat.



Did you work in a warm environment ?What was the surface temp.? and heat the panels before coast etcs



The cloths that you applied with what make were these? were those new?



As we know pictures are very difficult to tell what finish a panel has etc ?



With regards to your sheeting test – I would like some more information if possible



Aquartz react like a cement , to fully cure you need like 7 days , the first 24 hours is only top layer dry, what you have done with the APC is striping it off abrasively, especialy the Aquartz+,

This product has been tested to a high standard and your results do not conclude to these tests – I would like to send your results to labs for further investigations . Could you send me more information by email please.



We are very sorry to hear about your findings and if you can work alongside us will try and look into why this has happened which could be a number of things from poor application , conditions to even perhaps a faulty batch of products . I am even ready to sponser you a trip to Gordon to see how it really should be applied , so you will learn it the right way



further more, i will post a video today , a detailer pro application way, from our official dealer in Slovenia, Gregor Gasparic. (your neighbor)

Gregor is one of THE master experts in Aquartz , done until now at least 50 cars with Aquartz , and he is doing it for his living.

we will show how aquartz can be applied by rotary machine and wool pad!!

not regular wool pad. so you could see another way how aquartz can be applied.

Im here to help please contact me so that i can try and resolve how you are working with aquartz.

cheers

Avi
 
getcha said:
Not to stir anything, but doesn't the OP Apollo have some sort of coating or protection product coming out??



Im not accusing, but I really cant help but think a review of a seemingly good coating system would only hurt the sales on his product?



Or am I confusing this person with someone else?
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yes , Jesse is Apollo .
 
I posted some images from my Aquartz application, and I didn't have any problems at all. I used a DA and worked it in for a good 3-4min before switching to a MF towel to buff it even more, until it was clear.
 
AeroCleanse said:
I posted some images from my Aquartz application, and I didn't have any problems at all. I used a DA and worked it in for a good 3-4min before switching to a MF towel to buff it even more, until it was clear.
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I don't think you'll see the same things I see because your car is a light colored car and it's also metallic. If you look very closely during the application you'll see the smears, but I"m sure you didn't use inspection lamps when applying it, just as I didn't the first 2 times I used it.
 
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