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On its own I got 4 months out of it on a DD. Topped with Reload its going strong from March this year. I feel Essence Plus needs Reload over it to seal it in and improve hydrophobicity. Essence Plus definitely adds something to the paint, it gives uncoated cars a coating look for sure.
Hello everyone, now please excuse me because im going to type using Indonesian language since the thread starter here is an Indonesian like me.
Hallo bro Jonathanss,
Haha saya pikir saya satu2nya orang Indonesia yang ada di forum Autogeek ini, gk sangka ada orang Indo lainnya yang eksis.
Oh ya bro, saya barusan beli carpro essence plus ini juga, dan mobil saya juga tidak ada coatingnya, jadi saya mau pake essence+ ini sebagai sealant.
Mohon tips bro, aplikasinya kalo handmode itu gimana ya?
dan setelah aplikasi obat ke panel, apakah perlu tunggu kering baru buffing? atau setelah aplikasi obat ke panel bisa langsung buff saja dengan kain MF(alias wipe on wipe off)?
Thanks Bro.
Salam hangat...
I decided to repolish the car back in August due to heavy swirls when my sister took the car to auto wash (she didn't tell me if she brought to the el cheapo auto wash). Well, from march til August I may say that water beads and sheeting still held up pretty well except for the lower section of the doors and lower front bumpers. I guess this particular sealant can withstand Jakarta (to be specific) harsh weather and pollutants. Nope, I didn't top up with anything. I washed the car regularly with Sonax shampoo once a week.
However, I have a problem about storing this sealant bottle. After several months, the sealant came out off the bottle just like a mustard. Although you have shake it hard, it still came out like a mustard. Anyone experiencing like this?
Yes, that's a mobilio.
Ada kok beberapa orang indo di AG ini. hehe. Anyway, kalo handmode cukup pake pad busa standar aja usap2 overlap 2x satu body, lalu kalau saya akan tunggu sekitar 5-10 menit baru saya hapus lagi. Tipis2 saja jangan ketebalan.
I did several cars at the beginning of 2017 with Essence primer and Essence Plus on top. 2 weekends ago I had a Honda Accord that I did back at the beginning of March. So that would be about 8 months. The Essence Plus was still very glossy with good beading and sheeting still. Definitely did not look/act like a 8 month old sealant. This past weekend I redid a Subaru Crosstek that was done in early February and I was seeing the same thing. I didn't think that either car needed to be redone, but the customers are used to bringing me the car about every 8 months and they like the freshly done look.
I think we are selling the durability of Essence Plus too short. At least as a stand alone sealant over Essence Primer.
I've tried it twice, and both times hydrophobic properties were poor.
Application process as follows: Wash and decontaminate vehicle, apply Essence Plus via DA machine with finishing pad, allow product to sit for ~0 minutes before removing. Wipe off was a breeze and the product was quite easy to use, but as mentioned, the hydrophobic properties were quite poor.
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It seems some people experience very nice, tight, round beads... while others report a similar experience to mine. Not sure what makes the difference? Thoughts?
Maybe Essence Primer under the Essence Plus is necessary to make it last and function properly then. I have never applied it to bare paint.
Like the Essence Primer is needed to make the strong bond to the paint and then Essence Plus makes a better bond to the Essence primer than it does with bare paint.
The Plus was designed to bond to the coating.