moosehead1
03-08-2014, 09:27 AM
Went ahead and did the full monty on the S7, first time user of any nano products. Normally, I just clean, clay, and wax vehicles say 2X annually, with washes in between.
This time I tried one coat of the Gtechni C1 followed by two coats of the Exo2 coatings for the vehicle paint, and also used their G1 glass and C5 wheel coatings. Now that Exo2 is out, I understand others just use that for everything, but I bought the package and didn't know any better. The car was prepped by cleaning, clay, recleaning, diluted IRA, Stoner's Invisiglass, etc. I haven't coated the chrome tailpipe caps but may try that too this spring.
Product application was rather easy and most products came with applicator wipes or cloths. The G1 glass cleaner needed to be followed by a residue remover, and required a few extra after-wipes/buffing. As usual, prep takes the longest time if done properly.
Thus far, the product has held up well to winter snow, melt, mag chloride, and multiple washings, as well as a 750 mile high speed road trip. Beading is still very noticeable a month in on both paint and glass. The glass smeared a bit for the first few wiper uses, but has calmed down significantly and water sheds at low speeds and up. The dreaded Audi brake pad dust is still ubiquitious, but it hoses off without scrubbing thus far.
The only mild complaint is that the vehicle surface doesn't have the same slickness of a typical carnuba, but it does shine, bead, and clean up nicely. It's also expensive for relatively tiny bottles of product. I'll update the thread later this summer, but if longevity is there - say half the 2 year lifespan that is advertised, then I would give Gtechniq stuff a thumbsup.
This time I tried one coat of the Gtechni C1 followed by two coats of the Exo2 coatings for the vehicle paint, and also used their G1 glass and C5 wheel coatings. Now that Exo2 is out, I understand others just use that for everything, but I bought the package and didn't know any better. The car was prepped by cleaning, clay, recleaning, diluted IRA, Stoner's Invisiglass, etc. I haven't coated the chrome tailpipe caps but may try that too this spring.
Product application was rather easy and most products came with applicator wipes or cloths. The G1 glass cleaner needed to be followed by a residue remover, and required a few extra after-wipes/buffing. As usual, prep takes the longest time if done properly.
Thus far, the product has held up well to winter snow, melt, mag chloride, and multiple washings, as well as a 750 mile high speed road trip. Beading is still very noticeable a month in on both paint and glass. The glass smeared a bit for the first few wiper uses, but has calmed down significantly and water sheds at low speeds and up. The dreaded Audi brake pad dust is still ubiquitious, but it hoses off without scrubbing thus far.
The only mild complaint is that the vehicle surface doesn't have the same slickness of a typical carnuba, but it does shine, bead, and clean up nicely. It's also expensive for relatively tiny bottles of product. I'll update the thread later this summer, but if longevity is there - say half the 2 year lifespan that is advertised, then I would give Gtechniq stuff a thumbsup.