Entry Level Ceramic Coating Bundle

Designed for the enthusiast - looking for an entry level step into coating their vehicle!

Take your vehicle's finish to the next level with our Entry Level Coating Bundle, designed for car enthusiasts looking for an accessible way to step into ceramic coating. A ceramic coating offers unmatched durability, superior protection against contaminants, hydrophobic properties for easier maintenance, enhanced gloss, and long-term cost-effectiveness, making it an ideal investment for car enthusiasts. 

Featuring top-tier products from CARPRO and other trusted brands, this bundle is built around the industry-leading CQUARTZ ceramic coatings, known for their exceptional durability and ease of application. 

This bundle has been thoughtfully curated to simplify your detailing process, delivering professional-grade results at an enthusiast-friendly level. Protect, maintain, and elevate your vehicle with ease! 

Kit Contents: 

• CARPRO Reset 500 ml: Reset breaks down road grime and traffic films with the power of an alkaline cleaner, whilst being as gentle on the surface as a pH-neutral shampoo.

• CARPRO Iron X 500ml: Safely remove the iron contaminants from your vehicle surfaces.

• Dr. Beasley's NSP 45 Finishing Primer 8 oz: fully inorganic finishing primer, engineered specifically to prime for ceramic coating applications. Use NSP 45 to remove light marring, produce a deep gloss and lay an adhesion matrix of primer prior to your ceramic coating. No IPA wipe or wait time is required! 

• CQUARTZ Ceramic Coating of Choice:  Choose 30ml if coating a coupe, sedan or small SUV/Truck. Choose 50ml if coating an SUV/Truck.
  

• CARPRO Release Ceramic Detail Spray 1 Liter: Ready to use quick detailer designed for use over any ceramic coating or even over carnauba waxes. 

• CARPRO 2 Face No Lint towels or Edgeless Polish Towels - Wipe-off towels used for Polish Removal and leveling of coating. Keep 4 towels for polish removal and use the remainder for leveling of coating etc.

NOT Included with kit but may be needed:

• Polishing Pads - We would recommend the Sky Blue Pad or Honey Spider pad depending on your desired goals. 
  
• Clay - Sonus Ultra Fine Clay Bar & Ultima Cleaning Lubricant Gel 16 oz: If your vehicle paint feels rough or gritty to the touch even after washing, or is exposed to harsh environments then this step will be needed after IronX treatment.
• Towels for use with Release - We would recommend at least two of our Storm Grey MF towel or Microfiber Madness Crazy Pile towels for application and removal. 

Instructions:

Paint Prep:

• Soap: CARPRO Reset
• Chemical Decontamination: CARPRO IronX , CARPRO TarX (use if needed *Sold separately*),
• Mechanical Decontamination: (*Sold separately*) Clay Bar & Clay lubricant - If your vehicle's paint feels rough or gritty to the touch even after washing, or is exposed to harsh environments then this step will be needed after IronX treatment.
• Finishing Polish: Dr. Beasley's NSP 45 & polishing pad of your choice. *At a minimum a light polish should be performed to ensure proper bonding of coating.* If a heavier cut is needed, may start with Dr. Beasley's NSP 95 or Dr. Beasley's NSP 150 and then refine with NSP 45. 
• Paint Coating:
• CQUARTZ Coating of choice: 15ml +/- per coat for average sized vehicle (Ex: Honda Accord) 
• CARPRO 2 Face No Lint towels or Edgeless Polish Towels - Wipe-off towels used for Polish Removal and leveling of coating. Keep 4 towels for polish removal and use the remainder for leveling of coating etc.

Here is a brief outline of the process:

1. Wash with CARPRO Reset.
2. TarX as needed if you have tar. (Avoid clear bra and other plastics, headlights, trim… etc.  If it drips onto them rinse or wipe off immediately.)
3. IronX entire vehicle (if using in sun do NOT allow it to dry on the paint)
4. Clay if needed (for paint overspray contaminants or if still rough after Iron X)
5. Polish with Dr. Beasley's NSP 45.  If a heavier cut is needed, may start with Dr. Beasley's NSP 95 or Dr. Beasley's NSP 150 and then refine with NSP 45. A Panel Wipe is not needed with NSP 45 but ensure vehicle is free of any polishing residue before moving on to coating step.
6. CQUARTZ Coating: 15ml +/- per coat per average sized vehicle (Ex: Honda Accord)
• Wrap Suede over the gray side of the foam applicator block. 
• Gently shake the bottle of CQUARTZ. Open bottle away from face.
• Drag one or two lines of product down the applicator.
• Wipe access surface in cross cross pattern. Add more product as needed.
• Depending on temperature, humidity, and paint type, wait between 1-5 minutes and find the right window to wipe when your doing your first test panel of a 2ft x 2ft section. Too soon and it will just be oily and no grab to it when wiping. Too late and it becomes hard to remove with a dry towel.  You want to remove when you feel it giving just a little push back against your towel but not hard to remove and no longer oily. Should feel like a nice sealant does. If left too long it will become difficult to remove and leave streaking. If removed too early then it won’t have a chance to bond and will keep streaking. 
• Finding the right time: When you initially wipe the coating it will leave some streaks but with the second wipe with a fresh clean side of the towel the streaks should wipe off and the paint should be nice and clear. 
• Be sure to flip the suede applicator over after working on a panel or two, and switch to a new cloth when needed to avoid streaking.

Coating Application Tips:

• a.  Lighting is key to make sure you wipe off completely when you do wipe off.  You don't want spot lighting like would use on paint correction but ambient lighting.  Spot lighting will "wash out" the high spots visually. Think of it like this: when you wipe off a sealant you have hours to go and check it again outside or in more light etc. in this case you need to pay attention as you go rather than wait an hour. Thorough removal of the coating is very necessary as any product left on the surface will harden and require polishing to remove.
• b. High spots: If you get to them within minutes then a bit more product will lift them. Otherwise you would use a dot of essence or reflect and rub the high spot off, wipe it down with Eraser, and then re-coat that area and start wiping off the perimeter early working inwards to feather it. If a high spot is found after the coating has cured it will require polishing to remove and than re-coat.
• c. If applying two coats of CQUARTZ, Apply second coat after 45-60 mins, if the 60 min point has passed and as long as the car is being garaged the second coat can be applied the next day
• d. CARPRO Release: If vehicle cannot be garaged during initial 24 hrs, apply Release 4 hours after your final coat. 
• e. Avoid any rain or water for a minimum of 1 hour, and if the vehicle should get wet within the first 24 hours, it should be carefully dried as the coating will be more vulnerable to water spots within the first 24 hours.

Coating Maintenance:

• **Washing regularly is the most important item.**

1. Do not wash with soap for 5-7 days after application.
2. The best thing to do is start using CARPRO Reset to wash with regularly.  Other soaps can leave residue that temporarily mess up the beading and let dust and dirt stick more. 
3. Wash Mitt: 
• Merino Wool Wash Mitt or Microfiber Madness DeliMitt - Recommended if car has soft paint or car does not get extremely dirty.
• Microfiber Madness Incredimitt 
4. Drying Towel:Microfiber Madness Chipmunk (25" x 17") or CARPRO DHydrate BOLD Drying Towel - 27" x 35"
5. CARPRO ECH2o Concentrate or CARPRO Release and Microfiber Madness Crazy Pile (need about 3-6) towels for Quick detailing
6. Every 3 to 6 months decontaminate surface with CARPRO IronX. Use after washing with Reset.
7. Can apply CARPRO Reload every 3 mths, for special occasions or any time you like, or after IronX treatment. Do not apply in direct sun.

 Precautions:

• A. Avoid sprinkler and hard tap water (If your vehicle is subjected to this and it is not removed in the regular wash cycle then use CARPRO Spotless and MF towel.
• B. Remove bird bombs from vehicle surfaces immediately (CARPRO ECH2O or CARPRO Release + MF towel)