CQuartz on Matte SHOEI motorcycle helmet

[Ray@Autogeek]

I always keep an eye out on the motorcycle section on Craigslist for deals and I found an identical model *Brand New* SHOEI RF1000 for a steal. They discontinued making RF1000's since they released RF1100's, so this was sitting in a storage unit it's entire life. The inner liner on my old RF1000 had seen better days, so this was a good time for me to refresh an important part of my gear.

Here's a pic of my old and new helmet together:

It even included a Gold Spectra Visor



I wanted to protect my new helmet as much as possible and Cquartz specifically states their coating will work on Matte finishes.

First I thoroughly cleaned the matte surface. I'm just using the BFWDWW bottle as a sprayer, it's actually filled with ONR.



Scrub a dub-dub.



Then I wiped the helmet down with CarPro Eraser to remove any remaining oils.



30 ml Kit.





First pass.



The matte finish almost seemed to absorb the CQuartz.



After waiting 10 min, I buffed away the high spots with a short looped MF towel.



The finish looks *slightly* glossier, darker and feels coated.



Looks great!



Before hitting the road I pumped a couple sprays of CG Stripper Scent into the foam.



Ready to ride!



Water repellent before/after. You can see how much darker the coating made the helmet which I love. Hard to see in pictures but Cquartz is doing its job



CarPro Cquartz 30 ml. Kit

[FUNX650]

The finish looks *slightly* glossier, darker and feels coated.

Looks great!


It really didn't impart much sheen to this particular matte-finish...
And: It does look great!

Before hitting the road I pumped a couple sprays of CG Stripper Scent into the foam.



Everybody's different...but I don't like getting stripper scent around or in between my aural-areas.

Ready to ride!

^^^^^^

Bob

[dpk20x]

Glad to know Im not the only one who uses stripper scent in his helmet!

Great work Ray!

[Flash Gordon]

I like the way it darkened up, but wish there were more beads

Nice find!

[Ray@Autogeek]

@Bob - Thanks. It looks even better in person.

@dpk20x - Why didn't you tell me before?? lol Thanks

@Flash - The darkening of the black turned out to be my favorite part. I called it "Batman Black" lol. The water does repel now, before it would almost stick.

[OGauge4Me]

Nice write up. Thank you

[BobbyG]

Hey Ray,

Thank you for doing this review!

I have some older flat black stripes on a car and was wondering what I could use to bring them back to life and give them a more even rich look. I have both CQuarts and Opti-Coat on the shelf and now feel much more confident applying them..


PS....When riding a bike you need to be 100% focused on everything around you in order to stay safe. Spraying a shot of Stripper Scent in your helmet "could" cause the mind to wonder a bit!