So Cheap its got to be a Mistake? | Carpro Release Review

[@carpro_official]

Thank you for the review Jon! As always great.

[@kevinb7058]

Carpro ech2o at 1.20 is really good drying aid Jon. Leaves a nice finish and very little protection 👌

[@CatBroiler]

I actually do have a bottle of CarPro Release on my shelf, I got it because I was putting a ceramic coat (Autoglym LifeShine) on a friend's car, and I knew it was going to rain later that day, and I wanted to protect that coating as it dried. It's filmy and a bit oily, but it does finish well, and did protect the coating while it was fresh.

[@79blustone]

Autoglym lifeshine is a hard resin based sealant. It's not a ceramic coating. They used to sell this product at car dealerships at a premium. FYI

[@BrianW1612]

I would wager it's the weather Jon. I haven't used the product but this time of year I don't bother with QD or even trying to dry the car due to it. Everything streaks unless you are applying in indoors.

[@kuba7875]

Release is designed to protect freshly applied ceramic coating , you would wait 4 hours after coating applications, then topped with release. As you mentioned in the video, carpro has reload in its offer, but reload is not recommended to use on carpro SIC, Gliss or dquartz go 😉 Carpro release is not very durable

[@jamr0214]

This is news to me. I recently coated our 3 vehicles with SIC and did a follow up wash topped with Reload. I've used Reload on all my coated vehicles so I'm curious why it's not recommended.

[@darryl_quinn]

This reminds me a little on c6 ceramics mist- good vid Jon 👌 what drying towel did you use?

[@ForensicDetailing]

C6 is 30 quid for 500 ml :( Thats imrans dual sided twisted loop mate. had it for years.

[@benreeve9130]

I think the difference between using this and reload is you have to wait an hour before you apply reload to a freshly coated car whereas release can applied as soon as the coating has been applied, and so the car can be released straight away.

[@ForensicDetailing]

this is great info, assuming its true thats the sort of thing I would like to read on the label.

[@LH44985]

No it’s wrong, at least here in Italy CARPRO recommends to wait at least 4 hours after the coating its applied. Honestly I have always used reload, and once by mistake I applied reload 2.0 on some panels before the 60 minutes of curing time, and the coating(UK 3.0) had no problems in the following months.

[@rolandm9750]

The directions that come with UK 3.0 say quite clearly you apply Reload *within* 30-60 minutes and if you miss that "window", then you need to wait 24hrs. The US distributor website used to say almost the opposite, that you needed to wait 60 minutes *before* applying Reload, which made it very confusing. They've since changed that to say the same as the official directions. However elsewhere on that website they recommend against using Reload when applying the coating at all!

[@benreeve9130]

​@@rolandm9750 the instructions that came with my UK 3.0 say to wait 60mins before applying reload

[@davidboyce6427]

I’ve never used Release but I’ve used Elixir hundreds of times and I do love that product.👍

[@paulgyro]

Way more expensive in the US, $18.99 for 500 ml,.and thats before shipping crazy expensive.Carpro ECH2O is a way better value for a quick detailer. Release I would only use if I was doing ceramic coatings for customers or myself often where I had to release after 4 hours.

[@gregsullivan7408]

Before deciding whether it's "cheap", it would be good to test it, to see whether it actually achieves what it's supposed to do.

[@BreezeMW]

I was pretty excited to for this product when it first launched as I thought CarPro was on to something but I’m not sure if I fully trust it yet. Especially when it comes to applying it on a coating 4 hours after application or whatever it recommends when the coating asks for 25 hours of cure time. I haven’t seen much reviews on this product either which I found odd considering CarPro is yet to “Release” a bad product.

[@zaink7037]

Now im stuck on what i should use on top of my ceramic coating 😂. Have carpro cquartz UK and a coat of gliss on my car. Dont know if i should just use BH touch on for ease of use using via a snow foam lance

[@Audittr2108]

Interesting product at a good price. Sellers describe it as a wax based nano sealant so not sure it’s a QD as such.

[@ForensicDetailing]

defo says for use as a QD on it. But some QD sort of fall into the catagory of sealant. this is more like Coating sacrificial layer/sealant/QD I guess :)

[@patb5266]

Interesting using Release like this, I wouldn't. That's what Elixer is for, and as a drying aid.

[@ForensicDetailing]

Not that interesting as it says it can be used as a QD mate.

[@E92M3Guy]

That film you mention looks like "Cold air bloom" as we called it in the spray paint industry. The solvent is struggling to flash off in the cold air, could you retry this product in a warm air scenario Jon with a space heater / fan heater ? I'll wager it will perform much better in warmer air. 👍

[@ForensicDetailing]

not sure was pretty warm today about 15 deg. But yes some of the film is just waiting for the water and/or solvents to vape away. but the SI02 ones tend to be a bit more filmy. This was really filmy but it was a nice film, a soft film to pick up with the cloth.

[@E92M3Guy]

@ForensicDetailing in that case could it be humidity .?

[@ForensicDetailing]

could be mate

[@UnlimitedStone]

@@E92M3Guy I had a similar effect today washing a car, i reckon its the change in temp and humidity. It's gotten quite warm quite fast and the panel is still cold. Used gyeon glass+ on the outside windows too, and they smeared quite bad, but turning the car heater on fixed it quickly.

[@E92M3Guy]

@UnlimitedStone There is definitely a mismatch between ambient air temperature and panel surface temperature .

[@BriFree100]

Hi Jon. I think you whizzed over the primary function of this product. It’s supposed to protect a freshly laid coating from the elements while it fully cures. Could it perhaps behave differently on a fresh coating?

[@ForensicDetailing]

yer fair play maybe more indepth look at the performance on a coating to see how it works with protecting water spots.

[@IIBLaCKBeaRDII]

I like it on dark vehicles but Reload is better for everything else.

[@79blustone]

Hmm this has peaked my interest... I would not have ever considered using this as a QD. I wrote if off being something that's niche for only the job of protecting a true ceramic coating. I wonder how it looks against Elixir? I do enjoy using Carpro products. This is dirt cheap! I will grab a bottle on my next order for sure!

[@ForensicDetailing]

at this price its worth just trying its. I still think it might be a bit filmy. but the film does seem to collect up well with the secondary buff but if you miss a bit with that buff it could show.. so less forgiving perhaps is fair but I love the value of it.

[@79blustone]

@@ForensicDetailing I went onto slims after watching that, £5.47 for 500ml! that is very good value for a RTU bottle. Wow. I am quite enjoying how you are discovering new and niche products that are high quality but relatively unknown and you bring them on your channel to showcase and test out- these are things I'd love to do but I'm kind of stuck in the mainstream product brands, Although I did buy a new shampoo to try after chatting to one of the guys on here in the comments to try Garage Therapy /one Shampoo V3 and its actually very good, nice Apple scent and went for the higher dilution ration and a bit more (40ml in a 20 litre bucket) comparable to Reset at that dilution thank you to that person for the recommendation! I like the people in the comments- like minded decent people! 🙌

[@chrissimon8403]

It's 20 dollars plus delivery for me up in Canada! 500 ml bottle.

[@calvertschmued2920]

I’m in the states and looked on Amazon for this product and it’s $29 for 17fl oz unfortunately

[@ForensicDetailing]

18 dollars I see in the USA for 17fl oz. strange its so cheap in the UK that price here is unusual.

[@Aliumtinnie]

Check detailed image, the 17oz is 17.99.

[@calvertschmued2920]

Yeah I’m jealous lol

[@gregoryknotts653]

What do you prefer as a topper for Fusso since you mention it?

[@ForensicDetailing]

Prolly just speed and barrier m8

[@PedroFTeixeira]

12.95€ in Portugal, which puts it right there in the middle of duzens of other products.

[@SuddenDeathSyndrome]

In Belgium (Europe) this product costs €12.95 wich is $13.70US. Would you recommend this product over Elixir?

[@ForensicDetailing]

I prefer elixir I think

[@rattymcclelland]

This is a wax based QD also. Not an SiO2 of sorts.

[@ForensicDetailing]

yer I read that to seems unusual to put wax on a coating but I would like to see the SDS to see whats in there. It still feels a bit SI02'y to me.

[@hjholmes]

that mirror reflection on the BMW hood is SEXY!😍

[@seegarsmkr]

Jon, wondering if you could clear something that I am struggling with. KZbinrs tout the benefits of ceramic sealants and coatings (which I agree with). They test them with chemicals from Ph 2-14, APCs, bug and tar removers, wheel cleaners and other strong chemicals, and the coating stands up. The one thing we are told NEVER EVER do is let Ph neutral soap dry or use in sunlight. Seems a bit disingenuous, don't you think?

[@ForensicDetailing]

I don't get the progression of your points towards the conclusion m8

[@kimandsally]

Jon have you made a mistake you say mix 500ml with 450ml then it makes 5 litres?

[@ForensicDetailing]

500ml with 4500ml mate 1:9 whatever if I said 450 then thats just the fact we are talking live

[@kimandsally]

@@ForensicDetailing Bloody hell that is good stuff then and my brain has failed not for the first time.

[@davidboyce6427]

Wax is Dead, love that Sweatshirt. Although I know we both love Fusso Soft99 fluorine paste wax👀😆😆😆👍

[@aaronbell8527]

It’s the postage they gets you that’s why I use Amazon or eBay

[@Wetglab]

A lot of detailing U.K. sites are free over about £50 if you’re buying other stuff. In2detailing where he got this I think is 60.

[@aaronbell8527]

@ what if you don’t want to spend 50-6o quid I get mine local or off eBay Amazon

[@Jacobsenk7]

Had to check the price on it here in norway. 10,60£, but as of right now it’s on offer for 5,62£. Thats cheap for a qd

[@ForensicDetailing]

doesnt appear like the low price in the UK is some sort of deal as far as I can see. But it just feels way too cheap. I would expect it to be 10 pounds at least.

[@hayden199516]

@@ForensicDetailing$17.99 on sale in the USA right now. You must of gotten a clearance deal of sorts or something.

[@1kontrabida]

The problem is not the price but it streaks.

[@JeppicMarty]

I keep meaning to ask where you got your bulk containers from, they fit lovely on the shelf

[@ForensicDetailing]

lab unlimited mate

[@Brisbane-h9h]

Not impressed you could see after you had Buffed it looked like there was a haze still there.. I definitely wouldn't buy this...

[@UnlimitedStone]

probably temp and humidity here in UK causing that to be worse than normal.

[@klasseact6663]

Not the best name 🤷‍♂️

[@basslinefreshdetailing]

I guess this is their answer to the Turtle wax Lines???

[@SandysAutoDetailing]

Hello 🤗

[@SLYDIT]

Release sounds like a panel prep or APC . terrible naming

[@garysmith70]

Yup that's what I thought

[@patb5266]

Read the info on it, it's to protect a newly coated vehicle until it's cured. It's nothing like a panel prep or APC..

[@SLYDIT]

@@patb5266 exactly my point....terrible name for it

[@Pistol_Knight]

For that money it's worth having about

[@andrewbratley7155]

Hi, John I think your red toolbox needs a cut and polish 😂

[@ForensicDetailing]

Not half 😂😂😂

[@tehama4321]

Tbh, I think the price is low because they designed it just to be a fresh coating topper and that limits the utility of it. It looks like its just intended as a post-coating / pre-delivery topper like the label says. Its just that people are so used to using those products as drying aids / spray on toppers. Similar to Gyeon Cure. They actually named that one cure, as in topper while fresh coating underneath cures. People still use it as a maintenance sealant.

[@ForensicDetailing]

dunno though in the USA its aligned with other detailers price wise, heres its like half the price.

[@tehama4321]

​@@ForensicDetailingTrue about the price being higher here. But the label specified post-coating / pre-delivery. I think they're pretty much telling us what it's for and we're reading too much into other things. I think that every question you raised in the video about the product gets answered if it's taken at face value to be a topper for a coating that's curing.

[@Wetglab]

Whatever it’s used for it’s the price of a large Starbucks. Take out the vat and the cost of the bottle, shipping etc. That’s why most 500ml liquids are about the same price as the chemical content is the lowest part of the manufacturing cost. Bargain.

[@ForensicDetailing]

Yer there's no profit for this considering national and local resellers and distribution costs

[@jylppy63]

Wax is dead 😊

[@WopArse]

No where does it says it's a QD, wed site states wax-based nano-sealant

[@ForensicDetailing]

0:25 we literally show you the label where it says it can be used as a QD. Secondly the wed sites all say it can be used as a quick detailer. "Key Uses of CARPRO Release Quick Detailer Essential for all detailers for a nice final shine, or for removing very light dusting on the surface."

[@WopArse]

@@ForensicDetailing Fair enough, sorry i missed that bit, still not sure i'd want wax on my ceramic coating

[@keithblacknell957]

The bots are strong on this one 😂

[@ForensicDetailing]

I feel guilty banning them as they are so kind :) but ive cleared them out

[@LSD04]

Tried this due to the price but wasn’t impressed 👎🏻

[@ForensicDetailing]

Too filmy?

[@LSD04]

@ yeah, just wasn’t that nice to work with and didn’t feel like it was giving me much, for it’s intended purpose I’m sure it’s fine and am glad that for those that will need it, CarPro has priced it well, at least for us in the Uk.

[@autodetailyorks]

If your using carpro professional you don't put reload or anything on top of the coating until at least 9 months after. Its a stand along product to release the car back to the customer in one day if the vehicle can't stay overnight for the curing time.

[@ForensicDetailing]

thats not my understanding. Reload was there to put ontop of a coating like CQUK after the initial cure period you could top with reload to reduce the risk of water spots embedding into the coating. Wasnt always required if you could keep the car inside for the full cure. But that was part of its main function I think. But would be nice if this was all documented somewhere with the appropriate products.

[@autodetailyorks]

Carpro professional had an updated version around 2022, sure since that, recommend not to top up with reload straight after.

[@ForensicDetailing]

interesting fair play. so since 2022 there was no like topper to fix the water spot issue. maybe that was the driving force for creating this.

[@patb5266]

There's no talk of carpro professional here. Release and reload are consumer products, I have both. Release is specifically to protect a new coating. Reload is a stand alone and a booster for coated car..