Every new car I have ever had has needed something whether it be full decontamination and a paint cleanse (ie zero defect removal, but proper paint cleaning) , or in one case a full correction.. ...
Personally I use and prefer;
For DA:-
Scholl Spider pads (Honey, purple, blue and white cut).
Scholl waffle finishing pads (jewelling on softer paint or LSP application).
Buff and Shine MF pads...
CAN'T HELP RE THE ALTERNATE BRAND SORRY , BUT THE FREQENCY OF FAILURE YOU ARE HAVING IS EITHER BAD LUCK, OR YOUR METHOD IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE HEAT E.G. OVERLY HIGH LOAD AND HIGH SPEED, WITH TOO LONG A...
The LSP you select will only optimise the prep done..
Spend you time and effort polishing the finish to as high a gloss as you reasonably can..
Look into jeweling... white is hard to make it pop...
"IME" Ech02 does no more then a multitude of detailing sprays / waterless wash / ONR achieve... ie light cleaning and leaves a trace gloss enhancer and can in some cases be e little more finicky to...
IME reloads appearance is no different from 1 - 3 coats.. ie its great after 1 correctly applied even coat... so maybe there is a saving for you there..
Some callipers can discolour following application. Any coated or finished callipers are usually OK, some bare metal ones can discolour (blacken).
I have...
ONR doesn't harm the coating at all. Doesn't seem to add or detract to the performance markedly either.
Personally I have switched to echo2 for waterless and detailing spray on my coated car...
Use...
Some have used a garden sprayer and apparently achieved a good result. But I imagine this would be sufficient for wheels for example where the surface to rinse is smaller... As opposed a full...
Using iron X or similar to clean the ferrous dust off the rotor as well as the wheel, completing the wash and blow drying with a leaf blower reduces the re appearance of iron oxide noticeably...
Hit it with iron X.. Before you use the nano disc.. for a spray on rub in step its gonna take a lot of work off the disc.. also dissolves the ferrous sunk into the clear. where as the claying only...
I used Megs APC at 20:1 on MF...
Removed minimal dye transfer, general dirt and the occasional small spillage. Finished with plane water on MF to ensure no residue left over and it always returned...
OP re CQUK Keep in mind its upper temp range constraint and that darker paint surfaces are noticeably warmer even in partly shaded...
IF the rapid flash off is of concern you can use regular...
Either a paint brush trimmed down, a Q-Tip, or for long thin runs; hotel key cards with thin MF over them.. rotating the working face of the cloth practically continuously..
Usually this is with...
On matte surfaces on my bikes I only use ONR adter normal washing and lube..
On gloss I have cQuartz and use reload.. Basically whatever you want same as car clearcoat..