Trim Restorer Showdown - Round 2 (Long and Pic heavy)

[Nth Degree]

UPDATE:

I have been meaning to get this update posted for some time.


The panel has seen some pretty varied weather; everything from weeks of heavy rain, snow, ice & sun.




At about the 6 week mark all but 5 seemed to be completely gone. This photo was taken at the 8 week mark. The Solution finish has faded significantly but this might be a result of the test piece not having been heavily faded to begin with. The 4 coating products seem to have had no fading at all. Something tells me this could be a very looonnnngggg test.






Outside of the 5 remaining, UTTG lasted the longest in this test. A revisit of the first round of testing (still underway): UTTG is still holding on after >4 months.




And Forever Black seems unfazed. The only issue is where the tape pulled some off early on. On the left was Forever Black by itself. On the right it was coated with Opti-Coat to see if it would improve durability and resistance.






I also got to observe the BMW at the 3 month mark.








On this trim the 3 remaining products all seem to have faded a little. This might prove to be the better real-life test as long as the car doesn't go away for some reason and cut my observations short.


I also found another use for the Carmor and GTechniq C4 that I would not consider using any of the other products for.










The driver's button sees a lot more contact so it was in worse condition to begin with and I anticipate will wear more quickly so it won't be a fair durability comparison between them. This is on my own car so I will continue to observe this.


More to come.

[rjd598]

awesome review! surprised you never put dlux head to head with c4

[Nth Degree]

Can't seem to edit my post:

Outside of the 5 remaining, UTTG lasted the longest in this test. A revisit of the first round of testing (still underway): UTTG is still holding on after >4 months. (I apologize: this photo was previously posted with the labeling being incorrect. The darker section is GTechniq C4 and UTTG is to the right. UTTG is faded but it does still have a definitive edge indicating it is still present.)

[BobbyG]

What an extensive review of some of the most notable trim products on the market today! Two trim products rise to the top of my list are CQuartz DLux and Solution Finish...

Thank you for spending the time putting this all together for everyone..

[Rsurfer]

What an extensive review of some of the most notable trim products on the market today! Two trim products rise to the top of my list are CQuartz DLux and Solution Finish...

Thank you for spending the time putting this all together for everyone..

Hi Bobby, have you put Dlux over Solution Finish?

[Bunky]

Great update!

[BobbyG]

Hi Bobby, have you put Dlux over Solution Finish?

Hey Ron, no I haven't, not yet anyway.... Have you?

[Rsurfer]

Hey Ron, no I haven't, not yet anyway.... Have you?

Some say it adds to the durability, but it's 3rd party information. C4 still holding up well for me.

[nat88]

awesome review! surprised you never put dlux head to head with c4

Great reviews. Thanks but like other said..where is Dlux vs C4? Hope you test this next time

[blown03]

this was very helpful , thanks so much for taken the time to do this ...