Decided to give this stuff a trial run, and am very impressed! The depth of shine you get is very good:
It's pretty forgiving stuff as well - simple spray and apply with a microfibre, then buff off. Ideally you apply it as a base coat on the paintwork, but it can be applied on top of waxes etc. - on the basecoat it is expected to last 6 - 8 months, on top of waxes about half that. You can also dilute it 3:1 with ionised water as a quick detailer, or as a drying agent after a wash - although once mixed it has a shelf life of about a month.
Any overspray that dries - or application in direct sunlight - can be removed with a wet cloth (or using the quick detailer mix), so mistakes are easily rectified. It also works well as extra protection on wheels - I've used it on top of the C5 originally applied
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GTechniq C2v3
- markeg
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I've been banging the drum for C2v3 for nearly two years, if you mix it roughly 2:2:1 with Sonax BSD and distilled water you get something that has the shine and slickness of C2v3 and the lotus effect of BSD - brilliant stuff
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What ratios do you use? I was told that 2 parts ionised water with 1 part C2v3 was best for a detailer, and 3 parts ionised water with 1 part C2v3 for a drying agent. Also, what's "lotus effect" - I always knew that as "lots-of-trouble-usually-serious"PerryGunn wrote:I've been banging the drum for C2v3 for nearly two years, if you mix it roughly 2:2:1 with Sonax BSD and distilled water you get something that has the shine and slickness of C2v3 and the lotus effect of BSD - brilliant stuff
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2:2:1 = 40% C2v3, 40% BSD and 20% distilled water - seems to give the best attributes of C2V3 and BSD, can dilute further as a QD if required (I don't tend to use anything as a drying agent). I have my MetroVac Sidekick to get water out of awkward places such as shuts, mirror housings, badges etc. and it works wonders on getting the wheels drymarkeg wrote:What ratios do you use? I was told that 2 parts ionised water with 1 part C2v3 was best for a detailer, and 3 parts ionised water with 1 part C2v3 for a drying agent. Also, what's "lotus effect" - I always knew that as "lots-of-trouble-usually-serious"PerryGunn wrote:I've been banging the drum for C2v3 for nearly two years, if you mix it roughly 2:2:1 with Sonax BSD and distilled water you get something that has the shine and slickness of C2v3 and the lotus effect of BSD - brilliant stuff
The lotus effect is the water beading/shedding behaviour see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_effect
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Live and learn - thanksPerryGunn wrote: The lotus effect is the water beading/shedding behaviour see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_effect
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Liking the sounds of this and the mix scenario.
I certainly have plenty of Sonax BSD - an awesome product for the money.
I might order a sample of Gtechniq C2v3 from CYR.
Thanks for the info.
I certainly have plenty of Sonax BSD - an awesome product for the money.
I might order a sample of Gtechniq C2v3 from CYR.
Thanks for the info.
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Got some of this ordered and a mix made up;PerryGunn wrote:I've been banging the drum for C2v3 for nearly two years, if you mix it roughly 2:2:1 with Sonax BSD and distilled water you get something that has the shine and slickness of C2v3 and the lotus effect of BSD - brilliant stuff
just need the weekend and some nice weather to test!
Current - 2007 BMW Z4 3.0 Si Auto
Gone - 2017 Audi RS7 Performance
Gone - 2006 BMW Z4 2.5Si Sport
Gone - 2018 VW Golf .:R
Gone - 2010 BMW Z4 35iS
Gone - 2009 VW Passat .:R36
Gone - 2017 Audi RS7 Performance
Gone - 2006 BMW Z4 2.5Si Sport
Gone - 2018 VW Golf .:R
Gone - 2010 BMW Z4 35iS
Gone - 2009 VW Passat .:R36