Crystal Serum Light

[mwemaxxowner]

It doesn't seem like it did anything any better or any longer than a good coat of wax or high quality sealant. It'll take a light polish regardless of what I do to get the water spots. It was advertised to me as this would help keep them away. I can't run out and dry it every time it rains. Lol

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[BudgetPlan1]

My detailer told me to keep those properties it probably needed a light polish in between, but definitely some sort of coating (wax or sealant.).

Sumthin' bout that don't sound right/consistent with 'normal' coating maint.

FWIW, I had somewhat the same thoughts with CSL when I used it.

[The Guz]

It doesn't seem like it did anything any better or any longer than a good coat of wax or high quality sealant. It'll take a light polish regardless of what I do to get the water spots. It was advertised to me as this would help keep them away. I can't run out and dry it every time it rains. Lol

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Coating can spot and are known to spot. They are not impervious.

Polish it off and re-coat.

[SWETM]

What car soap did you use?

Since coatings last longer than waxes and sealants they need to be decon washed sometimes. Or it will be build up contaminants on them in some time. When useing wax or sealant you do that when reapply them. Even long lasting sealants would benefit to decon washes at some point. An iron remover and tar remover and a stronger prewash soap like w4 citrus foam would clean up your coating. And if the water spots has etched on the coating or the paint you would have to polish and reapply. Most times and not every time a water spot remover when used on water spots that have not been able to etch yet they will come off. And even some QD can get the water spots off if done in close of time when they got there.

I would be testing a decon wash and see what it got me. Then decide how to move on.

[mwemaxxowner]

Coating can spot and are known to spot. They are not impervious.

Polish it off and re-coat.

Will do, but that's no different than no coating. Lol

I'll certainly try a decon and a water spot remover. If it can't last a year without requiring a polish and recoat, I don't see the advantage over a traditional polish and wax.

When I foam it I use honeydew or Meguiar's gold class. When I go rinseless I use Pinnacle.

Hopefully it will polish up easier than if I had never been done, and hopefully the polish will be removing a small amount of coating instead of clear coat.

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[mwemaxxowner]

Recommendations on a good water spot remover?

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[SWETM]

The pinnacle wash has carnuaba in it. And that can be messing with the coating. Try to get carpro reset or gyeon bathe essence or gtechnic w1 g-wash. And a prewash foam like gtechnic w4 citrus foam or Gyeon Foam. And do a decon with a iron remover and if needed a water spot remover. Then I think you will revive the coating.

Gtechniq W1 G-Wash 250 ml.

GTechniq W4 Citrus Foam

GTechniq W6 Iron and General Fallout Remover 500 ml.

McKee's 37 Fast Water Spot Remover

CarPro Spotless Water Spot Remover

[01GMC]

A polish would be counter productive as most said. Did your detailer give you a serialized guarantee card with your CSL Installation?

[01GMC]

I wound up getting the truck coated. A year later you can't tell anything was ever done, but I never topped it with anything. I was told I should have. As of right now I say it wasn't worth the $500 I spent. It looked great when it was done. But, so would a polish and a wax. I was hoping it would help it clean up easier and keep water spots at bay easier.

If I do it again I'll do it myself. It would be more worth the money then. Scares me a little though.

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Did your detailer give you a CSL Guarantee card with installation?

[mwemaxxowner]

No sir, no csl card. I'll give these suggestions a shot. Now to scrape together the money for the products to do so. Lol

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