New Carpro D-Quartz Ceramic Coating Review!
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I guess if it can decently reduce scratches with a stiff brush, it might actually protect from love marks from drying
I've been waiting so long for this review! I managed to get hold of some and apply it to my Audi a few weeks back. Absolutely loving it so far.
Thank you for taking the extensive time, intense detail, and thorough testing and discussion to provide honest feedback and expectations.
Keep leading the way!
Great video. I like that you highlighted the difference between just installing a coating and knowing there will be differences for installation on each vehicle. I agree also there’s more to coatings than hydrophobics and I’m glad you touched on that.
I would love to use the car pro pro-line but I don’t have enough consistent volume to get it yet.
Great review Sandro ! It would be interesting to see how Carpro DQuartz holds up against Diamond Protech (NGNT) coatings.
Many thanks for your quality works.... Everytime!! Love your channel
Can't wait to watch this when it's not 1am since I have work early
Fax
Great review. Really impresed with the layering options and results. Thanks!
Gran bel lavoro, BRAVO!!!!!
Super helpful video! Thank you
Wow did u crush it with this video your a very skilled videographer. Your spot on with you hydrophobic testing that had to be so hard to film
Very informative, thanks. I’ve never really given the CarPro coatings a shot, but after seeing this I’m more interested in the brand. I’ll definitely buy & try the consumer version when they release it. Thx.
once again... a really boss review
Great review, and pleasure to watch in 4k!
Glad to here that mate, thanks!
Wow super video! Thank you from italy
Great video as always
Nice work as always Sandro.
Awesome review, now do a review for D-Quartz Go 🙂
Thank you for the great video!
Thank you Sandro !
My pleasure and hope you enjoyed the video.
Great video Amazing thanks
I'll have my class with yourself in the middle of the year, extremely keen on taking the next step in my detailing journey and looking forward to getting hands on with the professional lineup.
Awesome mate, I look forward to seeing you there!
I am sure I hardly can imagine how many efforts, planning, schedule, time and material you have spent for this Sandro. I believe my imagination is a half of the reality only. This is absolutely the greatest review I have ever seen and I hope CarPro people will invest to this as an advertisement). Cheers from still cold and still snowy Sweden (hopefullh the last snow of the season today).
Thanks my friend and wishing you some sunny weather your way!
Great video. I was trying to decide whether or not to get DQuartz as a base coat for Finest Reserve and this convinced me that it’s well worth the extra cost. Thanks!
Thanks and you won’t regrets it, DQ + FR or even Pro is just a fantastic combination.
Nice one mate. Looks like this "nanodiamond" tech may produce a darker finish - I'll be very interested in their DIY version and presumably future offerings from other brands for comparison.
Waiting eagerly on your drops buddy cheers!!
Hope you enjoyed the video mate!
Great review as always. I just picked up my new model 3 after having it coated with Dquartz and Finest reserve on top. It looks amazing so far, will be interesting to see how it holds up here on the other side of the world :)
Hi gunnarjuliusson1027, how many layers of each coating has been applied to your model 3 & what durability guarantee has been provied?
Not sure whether I shall coat my car wit 2 x Finest Reserve (recommended by my detailer) or the same way as you did, to get a longer durability.
Kind regards,
Adrian
Really nice review. I'd be interested in seeing a comparison of D.Quartz and Diamond Protech, if you have the time and inclination
Nice review,professional approach!
Great video as always Sandro The reviews just keep getting better and better Althought the videos is 28 mins long i am sure there must be 50 or 60 hours worth ot teasting If there is one thing you have taught me Sandro is when it come to detailing there is no one size fits all detaling Sometimes we have to IMPROVISE, ADAPT and OVERCOME WE have to react to what we see infront of us I am glad your back training and shaping future detailers Its just a pity i am so far away or i would sign up for sure Have a good one In SANDRO we TRUST
Thanks Bob and if you were closer I’d love to see you in a class mate, but I also think you’ll be more than fine with you own work ethic, skills and standards.
Appreciate the kind comments my friend and really glad you enjoyed this review.
Truth be told as a subscriber I’d like to see you do your Concours level details vs these product reviews
I wonder how the consumer version of dquartz+sic will fair. Mr. Sandro thanks a lot for the incredible review and information.
My pleasure mate and I think the consumer version would work great under SiC as SiC is almost a consumer version of CQPro
Sandro isn't just a detailer but a "detailing engineer" .
Wish they'd sell these things to private people, that know all about working panelwise, watching humidity and temperature and so on. It's not rocket science.
It’s genuinely not rocket science. They use corporate double speak and say qualified insitallers protect the reputation of their brand. In reality, it’s just marketing strategy to siphon as much money as possible.
You don’t have to apply ceramics flawlessly, just gotta get the basics right and understand not every car is gonna sit in a museum or even look nice in 8 months. C’est la vie
Or, you can just get some 🐢 Wax Hybrid spray. Beat the system, save a shit-ton, and stop wasting time on the overinflated B.S.
As a professional installer for SystemX and many other pro coatings I can tell you it’s no different than a consumer grade coating, some have instant flash time that’s it.
I’d be fine if they sold it retail maybe without the warranty, most of the gloss you get is anyway from excellent machine work not the coating.
@@AJ56 True about the gloss. I"m more interested in the big longevity of sheeting and beadpron. It's just fun to watch.
They’re working on a consumer-grade version that should come out in a year or so. I hope they don’t water it down too much
You refrenced cquartz UK, and how it shares a characteristic with Dquartz...
Nobody would know that, unless they've had a intense amount of experience, and deep knowledge of all aspects of the product.
That is an incredible asset to those that have also had experience with the UK, as in it will help someone know what to expect.
We thank you so much for this. It makes sense thet you use CarPro products. With that level of interest in something, we will eventually find ourselves at the proverbial "end of the path" in terms of how our product choices are really our way of showing how much we care for our customers.
This video was spot on! Great job! So this would answer my question on why the haze was happening because the wipe off was too early. My question for you was on the 4 mins did you already see flashing? I’m worried that if I let it sit for too long it might not buff off. I live in cali with 70-80 degree weather right now. I never had this problem with cqtz
Thanks mate, and a good rule of thumb when you’re looking for the optimal wipe-off time is feeling just a little tack or friction start to set in - coating can flash and streak well before the best wipe of time has arrived.
Just a tingly bit of fraction when wiping lets you know that as much of the active coating as possible has bonded to the surface and you’re going to get the thickest possible application. If you do end up waiting too long, there’s no huge issue there, just add more coating to your applicator and wipe it in over the section to allow the solvents to reactivate the cured coating and it will remove any stubborn excess coating that’s not lever down evenly, and then just readjust your timing moving forward.
Thanks for sharing Sandro! Dquartz seems like a definite winner. Given the time and care needed to install this coating, where do you feel like this stands in comparison to paint protection film?
My pleasure mate and it’s going to be significantly cheaper than having a good PPF applied well, probably a quarter of the price in general and - paint correct aside - much quicker to install by far.
I think as most PPF jobs tend to be front ends, so DQuartz could be a fantastic way to add great protection to the rest of the vehicle as an add on service that makes it more affordable compared to applying PPF to an entire vehicle.
been waiting for this review! really glad you took the opportunity to review this diamond-infused coatings especially from Carpro. Been watching several videos lately from Rag Company and several other high profile UA-camrs, and kinda sick at how they are reviewing it "way too positively" it's as if they're getting paid to say only nice things without doing a proper testing like you did on this video.
now that you've showed how the application goes, the color darkening effect, the scratch test, and the chemical resistance, I now knew what to expect from these diamond-infused products. again, thank you for your work.
It’s really to hear that all that information and the time taken to film it was helpful,
thank you!
I also appreciate Sandro's efforts to show all of the details that he has here.
That said, in regards to The Rag Company: they have worked for a long time to build trust with their customers and do A LOT of testing behind the scenes...but don't necessarily show it on video. If a product isn't good, they don't carry it. They brought on the Diamond Pro Tech (NGNT) coatings after almost 2 years of testing. NGNT also sells their nano diamond tech to other companies, and I believe that is the case with DQuartz. That said, the solvents and other ingredients are different.
Well said, and agreed.
Great video great content. Just a note please sir.....
The hardness on the cloths some times is deceiving.....
Be carefull Many transfer and bonding agents on some coating formulations dont bond proper on fabric material ( like cloth applicators)vs clear coat and can deceive us on the results.
Μαθαίνεις και εσύ από τον καλύτερο 😀
Sandro thanks for putting this thorough testing together. Does dquartz have ability to bleed out marring with heat?
My pleasure mate but I didn’t test that in particular, if I get time in the future I’ll try to test it out.
Dear Sandro,
I really appreciate how professionally & clearly you explain everything. Thank you!
My white Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT will get a ceramic coating in two weeks. I am undecided wich option to chose:
2 x Finest Reserve
or
1 x Dquartz + 1 x Finest Reserve
What would you recommend?
What I also wonder:
Carpro states that Dquartz + Finest combined will last longer (2y + 3y). Does this refer to the entire functionality of the 2 layer coating or that after 3y, for example, the Finest Reserve is no longer functional as a top layer and then the Dquartz layer lasts an additional 2y with its specific functionality.
From my own testing I believe DQ+FR will be a more durable option than 2 layers of Finest Reserve. I also believe that the extended warranty relies on 2 layers of DQ topped with 2 layers of FR and that it’s not really broken down into seperate warranties for each of the coatings but more so as a whole.
I just installed Diamond ProTech Diamond body and 36 on a few cars. Really like the "nano diamond" effect. Can you provide a comparison between a consumer product like Diamon Body and this?
Right when i’m on my first coat of EXO!
🙂
Fantastic review Sandro (as always). Could you see any problems applying CQuartz Lite to a base coat of DQuartz? Cheers.
Thanks and I think that would be something that would need testing but I’d tend to think that as far as CQuartz consumers based coatings go SiC could be the better choice as it’s more closely matched to CQPro.
Thanks bud.
Second!!! Was wanting to see that!
Hope you enjoyed it my friend!
So in conclusion. I'm going to use the following coating layers in this order:
3x D Quardz
2x CQ Finest
1x CQ Sic
And maintain with
Ech2o
CQ Lite
Reload
Awesome
Blimey, I watched the whole video and can't access any of the product myself, but interesting to know how different products have different pros and cons, and that no product ticks every box, was surprised how damaging nylon bristles can be, I have been known to wash my car (you're all gonna cringe here..) using a nylon bristle broom dipping in the bucket of wash and wax, I almost always do it outside and when it's raining as this saves me from drying off 😱😅
Great video and very interesting to see the professional side and the difference in installation factors. Question, does anyone know if CQuartz UK 3.0 has the same effects with long flash times? I have often got a slight white haze when buffing off at around the 4 to 5 minute mark. After watching this i did a quick test on my own vehicle at 2, 4 and 15 minutes, in Auckland today,. 2 minutes was a definate haze, 4 mins ok but still hazy, 15 minutes was much better with no haze and slicker to the touch. Is this to be expected? Or am i missing something. Weekend warrior.
Thanks and I think if a longer flash time is rendering better results you should go with that. I don’t think that’s a given as far as timing goes or that waiting longer will always be better as there’s lot of environmental factors like temperature, humidity and even wind or a breeze as well as technique factors like the size of your section, the amount of coating on your applicator and how long you work it in that will all influence that result. So the best thing you can do is just adapt to all of that in the moment and let the results guide you.
Sandro, thanks for the reply, together with the video i have more confidence to explore parameters that will result in the best result for my situation. Keep up the excellent videos.
what about water spots, have u had any problems with water spotting on any of the coatings? which one managed to prevent water spotting better? also in my experience DQuartz showed some self healing abilities, although i dont know whether can be attributed to mostly the paint of the vehicle.
great video by the way!!
Thanks but no I didn’t get to doing any water spot testing - so many tests so little time 🙂
Does layering mean that the resistance is better as the top most layer is sacrificial to get the best duration?
Yes, testing seemed to support that laying rendered better durability.
Great video mate, with the dquartz+cqpro is that a single layer of each or two layers of each?
Thanks and it was a single layer of each
Great video Sandro. I wonder how the consumer version will go topped with UK3.0?
Thanks and I would tend to think that SiC would be a better option to top a consumer version of DQUARTZ, but we’ll have to see :)
Does anyone know if you can top this with gliss or does it have to be finest or professional toppers to bond properly?
As long as DQ is fully cured (after one month) you can top it with Gliss anytime thereafter
There seems to have been an update. My box says: new version 2024.
Hey Sandro, random question. Do you still recommend for a beginner (own car use) the ShineMate - EX605 ?
Yes, the EX605 is still an amazing DA polisher beginning extremely user friendly but also extremely capable
Hey Sandro will you be reviewing NV Boost V2 at all? Thanks
It’s on my list - but just been finding it hard to find the time!
you forgot to use a flame thrower against your coatings to show flame resistance
I knew I forget something … 🙂
Can any of these products be made available for non-professional enthusiasts? I detail my own cars only but not a professional. Been using UK3.0 + Sic.
To my understanding, through an official retailer, no. Certification programs do exist though, getting in is the tricky part.
Unfortunately no, they are specifically made for pro detailers to offer to their clients.
Hi Sandro! Great video. In your experience through the years with these coatings, do you think that Professional & Finest are actually benefited any in performance from a base layer of DQ (1x DQ & 1x Pro or Finest) rather than just doing a double layer of Pro or Finest?
Thanks and yes. It’s only been about 5-6 months I’ve been using DQ so it can’t be conclusive, but I feel as though DQ better accepts and allows Pro or Finest to bond to it more effectively than they can over themselves- maybe it’s the tackier finish of DQ that plays a part in that being a slightly better primer/promoter than most other coatings. During testing I also found it to be the hardest coating to remove from my test panels by far, so it seems as though it will stick around longer - even after it’s behaviour has been diminished, and should help at least reduce wash swirls a little better than the rest.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Thank you for that info Sandro!
I just completed DQ/Professional certification yesterday, so I now have those to offer alongside Nova Pro. The richness DQ added to the finish was pretty wild, and Professional has to be (to me at least) one of the most enjoyable coatings I’ve ever applied.
Doing a car now with 2x Professional, but I will give DQ/Professional a go very soon!
1x DQ/1x Professional (or Finest) should be sufficient rather than 2x DQ/1x Professional (or Finest) correct?
That’s great to hear mate!
One layer of each is sufficient in experience and testing so far and should perform better than either Pro or Finest as two layers over themselves. But you can certainly do 2 layers of DQ topped with Pro or Finest - that could be an additional upgrade the customer can select for some increased wash swirl resistance and a touch more long term durability.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing Beautiful, thank you for your help Sandro! About to watch your newest Supra video 🍻
Hope you enjoy it mate!
How would this go against a Gtechniq CSU+ exov4? Torn between the two
It’s hard for me say without doing a direct comparison
What was the time between layers with Dq + Pro and Dq + Finest?
1-2hrs depending on the weather.
It was a very nice explanation Is it okay if I support CARPRO CQUARTZ Sic as CARPRO DQUARTZ + to my vehicle?
Yes you can top DQ with SiC if that’s what you’re asking.
@carcraftAutoDetailing My turn is DQ CQ pro and sic if it's not
In your video the dquartz topped with either pro or finest reserve. In your testing is it one layer of d quartz topped with one layer of cquartz professional or is it 2 layers of d quartz topped with one layer of cquartz professional?
1 layer DQ + 1 layer Pro or Finest
Thank you! One last question any value in putting d-quartz topped with cquartz professional over immortal ppf?
I’ve only done a little testing with Immortal but I feel DQ+CQP will be far superior to it’s own coating - I just don’t know how well they will bond to Immortals coating, but if they do bond well I see a great benefit there.
Hi again Sandro. I know it’s not the exact product, but do you know if the new CarPro DQuartz GO is almost equivalent to this one? I heard it’s the consumer grade version of this one. And also if you had any positive experience with the DQuartz GO? I heard some mixed reviews about GO, and I’m debating whether to stick with my tried and true UK3.0 or give this one a try??
I’ve only done a little testing with DQGO but it does seem to have the same great scratch resistance and hardness, but with much better slickness, and also looks a touch better as well - but is a touch less durable than the Pro version which is expected. My advice would be to use it as a base layer and still use UK3.0 on top as that’s where I saw best results during my testing.
Interesting. For the benefits of having the top layer being the harder and more chemical resistant, what are your thoughts on UK3.0 first, then DQGO as second layer? And with either order, should I top with reload2.0?
Although DQGO is harder and more scratch resistant, I don’t think it is as chemical or environmental resistant as UK3.0, that’s why UK makes a better top coat and DQGO’s scratch resistants still seems to work just as good beneath other coatings. My advice is don’t put anything over the coatings for at least one month, but after that Reload is great to use.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailingThank you again for all your helpful tips. Taking your advice and doing DQGO base + UK3.0 as second. You think it’s worth the time and effort to try 2 layers DQGO+UK as last layer?
@ONI1013. 2 layers of DQGO will add a little extra scratch resistance- that would be the main reason to do it.
Is this the same technology as Diamond Protech Body 36? Thats a 3 year consumer version. And their pro version is rated as a 10 year coating that is a 4 layer sysrem
Diamond infused coatings are nothing new, but DQuartz is Carpro’s own unique formula so it wouldn’t be the same as another brands.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing are you doing any other testing with those test panels such as resistance to waterspots and bird droppings and such? (The latter might be harder to pull off)
No, all those test panels have been assessed and stripped down - get it onto some cars will be next.
Great video… can we see how this will fair with SIC on top
Thanks, and I suspect SiC is close to a consumer based version of CQPro, so I would expect the two to mesh well together - but I’m sure I’ll get time to make a video on that.
1x dquartz and 2x finest reserve enough ? or 2x dquartz as base for 2xFR?
4 layers is unrealistic time wise - but you can certainly do that if you have the willpower. Otherwise it depends, if scratch resistance is most import, go 2 layers of DQ, or if slickness, looks and hydrophobicity is more important, go two layers of FR.
Hello bro, you thinking which ceramic coating is the best in carpro products for amateur user
CQuartz U.K 3.0 would be my recommendation
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing What about Dquartz Go? Is it even better? CQUK 3.0 has been my go-to coating many years.
I would say DQG is better at scratch resistance and even some light self healing but seems to shine more as a base layer to UK or SiC rather than a standalone.
What is the lamp you are using?
It’s called the TakeNow Hand Held Flood light - I don’t believe they are making it anymore so I can’t provide a link.
Is this comparable to Crystal Serum Utra?
It’s comparable in the sense that they are both ceramic coatings from two reputable brands but I don’t think they are particularly similar formulations.
I have been seeing detailers using spray on coatings now days. Are you familiar with what they are using? I am not referring to the knock off aerosol cans, they are using what looks like air based paint guns and spraying the whole car. These do not seem like true ceramic coatings but I have not found actual brands from these detailers yet.
Some detailers use air brushes/mini air guns for wheels and trims, perhaps even larger body panels with various ceramic coatings - I have tried this, but the coatings don’t self level so they still need to be wiped down and the paint or trim will only allow a certain thickness to bond to it so I felt like it was a waste of product, risky from a health perspective of breathing in the active particles and messy with over spray - in other words lots of cons and no real benefit from what I could see. But I know other detailers have different opinions to mine about it.
I feel the same way. Anytime you spray a product you use considerably more product. Definitely seems like a waste. I can only imagine the respirator you need to wear and for how long after so you aren’t breathing that in.
Hope you had a nice vacation from videos
Can D-Quartz be topped with Gliss?
I haven’t tested that, but I see no reason it wouldn’t work if Gliss is applied once DQ is fully cured.
@@CarCraftAutoDetailing thank you so much.
Does it regenerate under the Sun?
I didn’t test that particularly, but one thing to take note of is that self or heat healing on both coatings and PPF in my experience is one of the first things to diminish well before the coating or film has reached the end of its life - so this healing feature tends to work well on fresh coatings or films rather than throughout their lifespan.
Coatings are like wine.
The product costs next to nothing……it’s everything else you don’t need or care about that your paying for.
You’re paying for the hype, the packaging, the marketing ,dealer kick back….etc, etc, etc.
So convenient for the manufacture that they don’t sell to private and therefore you can’t find reviews anywhere
I was expecting more from d quartz it looks and has worst water behavior than Nv nova pro.
Hi i am a profeesional detailer in melbourne . How can i contact u.
I would like to test it
You would contact waxit.com.au they are the Australian distributor
Wheeere is the CQuartz SiC video gone 😭😭😭
ua-cam.com/video/AjHhhsVe_oM/v-deo.html
Now thats what you call an H rated coating
Not for privats..sad..!!!😮
Honestly speaking carpro coatings are a rip off that get you to buy alot of shit you dont need to maintain their ceramics...ive tried it and moved on...im happy using nasiol...less is more and a single application is all you need...you dont need 50 products to maintain it
Wax is better lol
Great video as always. I got my hands on DQUARTZ GO but havent tried it yet. Have you tried this version yourself?
Thanks and yes I’ve been testing/trialing DQGO but still evaluating results.