Cquartz Dlux peeling

Well, the powerwasher is fine, just mind how much water you may be dumping off into the vent system of the car if its set up that way.. It can take a lot of water for sure, because its out in the open when it rains and all, but pressure washing might dump a lot more under pressure into places... Just keep an eye on it, ok ?
Man, I am so glad I never got into that Carpro stuff... :)
Sorry this had to happen to you..
Good luck,
Dan F
 
Stokdgs said:
Well, the powerwasher is fine, just mind how much water you may be dumping off into the vent system of the car if its set up that way.. It can take a lot of water for sure, because its out in the open when it rains and all, but pressure washing might dump a lot more under pressure into places... Just keep an eye on it, ok ?
Man, I am so glad I never got into that Carpro stuff... :)
Sorry this had to happen to you..

Good luck,
Dan F
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Mid I go that route with the PW, I'll remove that section of plastic
 
Mastercraft241 said:
After you applied it did you wipe off the area with a clean rag? I've heard of C4 having this problem if its over applied and not wiped cleanly off. The powerwashing idea is great I would give that a try.
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Yup, I wiped down that section with a clean MF after applying....If I'm successful in removing the Dlux I'll be switching to C4. Fingers crossed
 
Noting that I've never used CQuartz...

-I'd prep such surfaces with Griot's Rubber Prep followed by IPA (no rinsing required)
-I dunno about using APCs/Tire Cleaners...don't they need rinsed off? And where will that cleaner go when rinsed (don't want to strip/mess up anything else)?
-The only "polish" I'd use on that is Hi-Temp 357 Heavy Cut (plastic/rubber-friendly IME)
-KAIO might work too but would probably need stripped off afterwards and is probably too gentle
-Besides brushes, I'd use cotton instead of MF, MF being too gentle
-I'd wrap any cloth around a stick of some sort so I could better apply leverage, especially in the corners of each slot (I often use a cut-in-half wooden clothespin)
-I wouldn't use a Mr. Clean sponge lest I mess up the plastic/alter its texture
-If possible I'd *certainly* remove the piece and work on it elsewhere

That looks like a job-o'-work; when I do such panels on my vehicles it can take hours...four surfaces to every slot plus the other areas = lots to do.
 
I literally go through 15 bottles of DLux a month(Because it AWESOME!) and have only ever seen this happen when I had a new guy not wipe off as directed. I know it seems great in theory and its easy to get it even wiping it on but your suppose to remove excess after 10 min. I saw this happen on tesla trim one time and when I poked around I figured out this is what happen. From steps list your prep was on point but maybe you missed the final wipe? Or waited to long? Side note aggressively polishing trim is a bad ideal ;)
 
I'll try the PW and griots cleaner(or APC)/cotton rag, if neither produce the results in looking for I'll just replace the entire section($160-200)......I'll keep ya posted
 
Jsmooth said:
I literally go through 15 bottles of DLux a month(Because it AWESOME!) and have only ever seen this happen when I had a new guy not wipe off as directed. I know it seems great in theory and its easy to get it even wiping it on but your suppose to remove excess after 10 min. I saw this happen on tesla trim one time and when I poked around I figured out this is what happen. From steps list your prep was on point but maybe you missed the final wipe? Or waited to long? Side note aggressively polishing trim is a bad ideal ;)
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Makes sense! I can see this as equivalent to not buffing off the high spots with a paint coating.
 
Just a note, I've used TS tire cleaner to prepare plastics for DLux - but once the plastic has been DLux'ed almost nothing will remove it.

This is why I've kind of shied away from this product. Because, IME, once it's on a piece of plastic - it's almost impossible to remove completely. I've also notice it oxidizes after a few years. However, the product holds up a LONG time, and can be topped off.

It's a good product to restore an old piece - but I wouldn't use it on a new car.
 
I was planning to apply my Delux yesterday, but I saw this thread and hesitated because it's my first attempt at a coating and I've been treating my plastics with PERL. While I find PERL looks great it turns white after a few weeks on my plastic trim and tires, kind of like in the OP's photos! I pulled out my winter wheels after storing them outside under a garbage bag since last winter and to my amazement, the tires and wheels look like I did them yesterday (tires/wheels were coated with CG Extreme shine, and Collinite 845 back in march) this only further added to my hesitation. Unfortunately, I only have IPA, Meg's APC, and Meg's Super degreaser to get my plastics, rubbers, and wheels clean (I also have non-autopian-approved Simple Green). Are those products enough to get everything clean for a coating?

If not, obviously I'll go back to what works.
 
Here's what I have on hand.....one of these have to work��

Megs SUper degreaser
Megs APc
Simple green
CG degreaser
Griots rubber prep
Griots rubber cleaner
Tuf shine rubber cleaner
 
usernameunknown- I wouldn't bother with the GG Rubber Cleaner (which I do use/like)...far too gentle for this sort of thing.
 
Meg's APC undiluted will get it off

You need to let it dwell on the surface

Do not let it dwell on the adjacent paint
 
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