Ronkh
Wax Waster
Tac systems or Gyeon Cure
CarPro EliXir - Merlin has made it to the top
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VitreousHumor
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Merlin
A Miracle Detailing
The Guz
Mike
Obsessed Garage just posted this video and Corey mentions the mix from Elixir contains hydro2 in it.
Got to about the 11:00 min mark of the video.
rlmccarty2000
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I’ve never had my mixture of ECH2O and Quartzmax to separate, but I always shake all my products before use. Hydro2 was water activated when used solo. Now I have to start experimenting with adding Hydro2 (or like product) to my mixture.
Corey says you get a month durability out of the product? You can’t get a month out of straight Reload (unless garaged and never driven) so by watering it down (product is around 80+% water) you get more protection? Doesn’t pass the common sense test.
Is that the general consensus? I thought Reload was advertised for 4-6 months of protection. To be honest, I`ve never had much luck with it. I think I had a bottle of the older formula a couple of years back. I always seemed to apply in all the different ways reccommended to me, but it only ever seemed to make it through a wash or two before the performance fell off. Again, I chalked it up to being a bad batch as others had mentioned. I was thinking about picking up another to top off my ExoV3 coat.
rlmccarty2000
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There have been many people that have done their own tests with Reload and I can’t remember one that got a full month of protection. The definition of “protection” is up for debate. My personal definition of protection has a combination of beading and gloss in it, as in “if it’s not beading and it’s not glossy I need to replace it”. In my testing of SiO2 products most, but not all, were “dead” and ready for replacement after 2 weeks, which is not bad for something that you usually spray on after a wash. If you got 4-6 months out of Reload one 16 oz. bottle would last around 7 years. Nope, not happening.
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The Guz
Mike
I have had EcH20 separate as well as when mixed with Reload or Cure. The SiO2 sits at the top surface and needs a good shake prior to use. And these are mixed with distilled water.
Merlin posted this on the CarPro forum.
I’ve played around with the original version and version 2 with just Hydro2 and Ech2o. It seems to work pretty well as a drying aid.
I have yet to try version 3 but will do once I use up the other two versions.
Merlin
A Miracle Detailing
Gotta love it...I`m a big fan of the green smoke.
*BUMP*
So is this product inspired by Merlin`s concoction, or it is basically a copy? I saw a few people on the 1st page gawking at the price. But this is significantly cheaper than making Merlin`s. Which makes me think it`s not the same, just CarPro`s take on it. Don`t really like the 2 weeks thing, I`d love some magical product that worked similar but lasted a month, that`s how long about half my clients use to go between having me detail. (Cheap-Os out here lol)
So is this product inspired by Merlin`s concoction, or it is basically a copy? I saw a few people on the 1st page gawking at the price. But this is significantly cheaper than making Merlin`s. Which makes me think it`s not the same, just CarPro`s take on it. Don`t really like the 2 weeks thing, I`d love some magical product that worked similar but lasted a month, that`s how long about half my clients use to go between having me detail. (Cheap-Os out here lol)
The Guz
Mike
You can read more on my review
https://www.autopia.org/forums/deta...0233-review-carpro-elixir-quick-detailer.html