Hold the phone - date stamp on the bottom of the bottle says ”25 05 20”, which I assume is 25-May-2020. Is that a use by date?
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Hold the phone - date stamp on the bottom of the bottle says ”25 05 20”, which I assume is 25-May-2020. Is that a use by date?
Some resistance is okay, but tacky or sticky is simply a sign it's drying.
These factors are no problem.
All the above is the marketing department's responsibility. Sorry, can't help you except to say I read a lot of comments like the above. At some point a company has to pick size and delivery system and move forward. :)
I would think that's a "born on" date.
:)
Lite is tacky upon removal. It also has a 1 year life span within the bottle. After that it starts to harden up.
You got good information. Once you get it on the paint you will enjoy it’s performance.
Thanks everyone for your help and encouragement!
Skip...I have had good luck so far storing my unused ceramic coating in the refrigerator in a dark opaque bottle with a poly cone cap. been in there 18 months, and just took it out 2 weeks ago to coat my daughter's jeep.
As far as I can tell, there was no degredation in the performance, but I guess only time will tell. Still had the same properties as when I purchased it.
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Eric
Thanks Eric. The Cquartz Lite bottle looks similar to that - it's very dark (but not completely opaque), and the cap looks similar. (not sure what "polycone" means, but it has an inner cap, that once tight, allows the outer cap to continue to be twisted freely, and it also has a bit of vertical play)
There's something interesting I noticed - may as well mention it here....on a failed application (incomplete removal), I decided to do a little experiment, as I had nothing to lose: I sprayed the surface with a 33% IPA solution, and then immediately wiped it off, VERY gently, without applying much pressure at all. The high spots COMPLETELY vanished, leaving a perfect finish.
I was surprised at how little buffing I had to do.
I have now reapplied the coating, which I preceded with an Eraser wipedown, but I'm curious to know how much of the original coating the IPA likely removed. I applied the IPA 16 hours after the coating.
It has a 1 year shelf life once opened. Carpro confirmed this.
Not a good idea to use IPA on a freshly applied coating. It’s not cured and any chemicals introduced to early will degrade it’s performance.
Lite is one of the most forgiving coatings when it comes to high spots. Add more product to the applicator to remove them.
The IPA is probably removing high spot and coating altogether. Maybe after the IPA wipe reapply your coating to the area
As I said, that's what I've done, this time successfully. Looks absolutely pristine under a cloudy sky.