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tersplat
11-17-2014, 10:36 PM
I have another thread specifically for my review on Mega Trend, but I wanted to have that be only about Mega Trend, so I'll use this as a comparison of it vs CarPro CQuartz UK.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141116_194356.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141116_194356.jpg.html)

Nanoskin Mega Trend:
Cost:69.99-169.99
Durability claim: 3 years

Pros:
Durability claim
Comes with all of the buffing towels you need to do the job right
Beads amazing
Sheets amazing
Deepens paint
No Topper needed
Self Leveling

Cons:
Cost, good for $69.99, not for $169.99
Not a slick finish, at all, feels like bare paint
Tacky when wet, makes buffing with the towel difficult, see other thread for alternative application technique
Nanoskin customer service sucks
Included applicator is useless
Smells very strongly of ammonia

CarPRo Cquartz UK Edition
Cost:$72.99 for a 50mL bottle
Durability claim: 2 years

Pros:
Easy to use
Slick during application
Very slick after curing
Available with Reload as a kit
Included applicator is awesome, as with the suede applicator covers
No odor
Company cares about their product, and customer satisfaction

Cons:
Does not include enough Suede towels for buffing off coating
Easy to get high spots if you are not careful

Now for the pictures

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200114.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200114.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200047.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200047.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200035.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200035.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200254.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200254.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200407.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200407.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200013.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_195924.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_195924.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200035.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200035.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200047.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141117_200047.jpg.html)


Mega Trend on the right, CQUK on the left
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/20141116_222610.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/20141116_222610.jpg.html)

And 2 videos on the sheeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY2ptJQFvqg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U9Bfi_2_9A


I'll leave my opinions to myself on which is better, but I will be buying both from now on.
Moldavite
11-17-2014, 10:48 PM
the Cquartz side looks darker :)
Thanks for sharing
FUNX650
11-18-2014, 03:14 AM
the Cquartz side looks darker :)

^^^:iagree:^^^...but I'm wondering why?

@OP tersplat:
Your thoughts regarding this matter?



"Can't the company you bought it from give you that info?"
That sentence will live with me forever, and I will slowly be switching away from Nanoskin on everything I can, because I am so upset about their CS



I'll leave my opinions to myself on which is better, but I will be buying both from now on.
Thanks for your time and efforts for your review of this Coating. :props: Looks promising.

-It appears, to me, that your Mega Trend review's final results (beading matrices), must be at least one of the reasons you will not be slowly switching away from:
All things Nanoskin. :)

Bob
tersplat
11-18-2014, 07:48 PM
I think they both darkened the paint by increasing depth, but I think that the Mega Trend deepened the look more, giving it a darker effect, but I'm not entirely sure.

Bob, I have about half of the nanoskin lineup, and most of it is good, but there are other products which do just as good of a job as most of the items I have, those are the ones I will be weeding out. Mega Trend, unfortunately though, is too good for me to let it go, as well as Nano Cut, Shock, Glide, and the Autoscrubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZHkAluayXY&feature=youtu.be

And some beading shots.


Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0016.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0016.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0013.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0013.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0015.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0015.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0014.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0014.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0012-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0012-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0017-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0017-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0019-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0019-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0021.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0021.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0020-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0020-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0018.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0018.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0025-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0025-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0033.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0033.jpg.html)

CQuartz UK
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0011-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0011-1.jpg.html)

CQUK
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0010-2.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0010-2.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0008.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0008.jpg.html)

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0006-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0006-1.jpg.html)

CQUK on right, Mega Trend on left
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0005.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0005.jpg.html)

CQUK on left, Mega Trend on right
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0024-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0024-1.jpg.html)

And after a 1 mile drive at 35mph, there were only a few very small beads on the side of the hood with Mega Trend on it, and the side with CQUK on it had a few more small beads, and a couple larger beads still on it, I'd say both did very well.

CQUK
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0029.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0029.jpg.html)

CQUK
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0030.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0030.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0026-1.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0026-1.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0027.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0027.jpg.html)

Mega Trend
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0031.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0031.jpg.html)

And side by side

CQUK on right, MT on left
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0028.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0028.jpg.html)

CQUK on left, MT on right
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/tersplat/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0032.jpg (http://s231.photobucket.com/user/tersplat/media/Detailing%20pictures/DSC_0032.jpg.html)