CarPro Essence Gloss Enhancer

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CarPro Essence Gloss Enhancer

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CarPro Essence is an extreme gloss primer: a blend of nano-tech quartz, high-gloss durable resins and fine abrasives in one product. It leaves a high-gloss finish with semi-permanent fillers and SiO2-based protection built in, and primes the surface for a coating.

  • Extreme gloss in one step
  • Fills light defects
  • Adds SiO2 protection
  • Primes paint for coating
  • Machine or hand use
  • Around a year on its own (CarPro US)
  • Wipes off easily
  • Smooth, reflective primed layer
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CarPro Essence is an extreme gloss primer: a blend of nano-tech quartz, high-gloss durable resins and fine abrasives in one product. It leaves a high-gloss finish with semi-permanent fillers and SiO2-based protection built in, and primes the surface for a coating.

Use it by machine with a CarPro gloss pad for maximum gloss, or a microfibre cutting pad for more cut, or apply it by hand. CarPro US expects around a year on its own and recommends topping it with Reload or CQUARTZ for better water beading and dirt resistance. Sizes: 250ml and 500ml.

Key Features

  • Extreme gloss primer
  • Nano-tech quartz and high-gloss resins
  • Fine abrasives
  • Semi-permanent filler
  • Adds SiO2 protection
  • Primes surfaces for coating
  • Sizes: 250ml and 500ml

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Key features

  • Gloss Primer
  • Quartz Resin
  • Fine Polish
  • Coating Prep

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Expert Notes

Essence sits between polish and protection: one step that adds gloss, fills light defects with a semi-permanent filler and leaves SiO2 protection behind. It suits a car that needs to look its best without a full multi-step correction.

On its own CarPro US expects around a year, but it recommends Reload or CQUARTZ on top: the water contact angle rises from about 90 degrees with Essence alone to 115 degrees or more.

CarPro US says that in less time than a conventional polish it can remove swirls, raise the gloss and lay down semi-permanent protection, and that its primer quality makes CQUARTZ easier to apply.

Perfect For / Suitable Surfaces

  • Paintwork
  • Clear coat

Caution: Test a section first. Clean pads and towels straight after use.

Technical Specifications

Product Type
Gloss Primer Polish
Contains
Quartz, Resins, Fine Abrasives
Filler
Semi-Permanent
Protection
SiO2, Around 1 Year (CarPro US)
Application
Machine Or Hand
Sizes
250ml, 500ml
Pads
Microfibre Cutting Or Gloss Pad
Brand
CarPro

How To Use

Dual action

  1. Shake well.
  2. For more cut, use a CarPro microfibre cutting pad and prime it well. For maximum gloss, use sparingly on a CarPro gloss pad.
  3. Spread evenly across the section on low speed.
  4. Polish on medium speed.
  5. Wipe off and move to the next section.

By hand

  1. Apply Essence to a sponge pad and work it in circular motions over the surface.
  2. Wait 3 minutes for it to flash, then wipe off with a new microfibre towel.

Top Tip: Clean the pad often, and clean pads and towels straight after use.

Performance Benefits

  • Improves gloss before coating
  • Primes paint for protection
  • Contains fine abrasives
  • Adds slick finish
  • Helps refine light defects
  • Works before ceramic coatings

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does CarPro Essence last?

CarPro US expects around 1 year on its own, and recommends Reload or CQUARTZ on top for better water beading and dirt resistance.

Does Essence contain fillers?

Yes. It has semi-permanent fillers, as well as fine abrasives and SiO2 protection.

Can I apply Essence by hand?

Yes. Work it in with a sponge pad in circular motions, wait 3 minutes to flash, then wipe off.

Can I put a ceramic coating over Essence?

Yes. CarPro says it primes surfaces for coating.

Which pad should I use with Essence?

A CarPro gloss pad for maximum gloss, or a CarPro microfibre cutting pad for more cut.

Do I need Eraser between Essence and CQUARTZ?

CarPro US recommends it to be safe, ideally at least an hour after Essence, because it is hard to tell whether the lubricants were polished down far enough.

HQ Suggests Tips & Insights

  1. Test a section first to check the level of cut.
  2. Top with Reload or a CQUARTZ coating for better water beading.
  3. Use it sparingly for the highest gloss.
  4. Clean pads and towels immediately after use.
  5. On finicky or soft paints, use a microfibre pad.
  6. Prep first: wash, decontaminate and compound if the paint needs it.
  7. Essence goes under a coating, while Essence Plus is made to go over one.

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The Brand

CarPro

CarPro is the car care brand behind CQUARTZ, one of the ceramic coatings that brought nano-protection from professional detailing studios to everyday enthusiasts. Founded in 2009 by car enthusiasts, CarPro develops and makes its products in its own laboratory and factory, and it has grown from a single coating into a complete system for paint, glass, wheels, tyres, plastics, leather and fabric.

The range is built to work together. The shampoos and snow foams clean a coated car without leaving gloss enhancers or silicones that would mask the coating, and the compounds and polishes are body shop safe, with no fillers to hide defects. The same products suit a first-time coating at home and the upkeep of a professional CQUARTZ installation.

At The Drivers HQ we stock the CarPro products our customers use most, from Reset shampoo and IronX fallout remover to the CQ UK 3.0 coating, with much of the range on the shelf at our Ilkeston shop.

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The CarPro range: prepare, protect, maintain

CarPro organises its products around the order you work on a car, which makes it easy to build a kit that suits your car and the time you have.

Prepare. Clean and decontaminate first. Lift is a concentrated pre-wash snow foam, IronX dissolves iron fallout with an acid-free, pH-balanced formula and turns purple-red as it works, and TRIX removes iron and tar in one go. For paint correction, ClearCut takes out scratches as deep as P1000, Fixer cuts and finishes in a single step, and Reflect refines the finish before a coating. Eraser then removes polishing oils so the coating can bond.

Protect. CQ UK 3.0 is CarPro's consumer ceramic coating: 70% SiO2, applied from 3 to 40°C and rated for 18 to 24 months. There are dedicated coatings for film and plastic trim (CQUARTZ Skin), glass (GForce, built on CarPro's DQUARTZ nano-diamond technology) and leather (CQuartz Leather 2.0), plus quicker options such as HydrO2, a spray-on, rinse-off silica sealant rated for up to 6 months.

Maintain. Reset is the pH-neutral shampoo made for coated cars and dilutes 1:500. Hydro Foam washes and leaves a silica layer in one step, ECH2O is a waterless wash and quick detailer, and MFX restores the absorbency of your microfibre towels.

Shop CarPro by type: ceramic coatings, snow foam, iron and fallout removers, compounds and polishes, paint sealants and glass coatings.

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Where to start with CarPro

New to CarPro? Start with the products that make the biggest difference to a normal wash: Reset, Lift and a pair of Dilute bottles, which have printed ratios from 1:1 to 1:30 so every concentrate is mixed correctly. WheelX is the CarPro product our customers buy most often: a ready-to-use wheel cleaner that is safe on coated, chrome and powder-coated wheels.

Ready to protect your paint? Work in this order:

  • Wash with Lift and Reset, then remove iron fallout with IronX.
  • Polish if the paint needs it, from ClearCut for deeper marks to Reflect for a final finish.
  • Wipe each panel with Eraser and apply CQ UK 3.0 one panel at a time.
  • Keep the coating at its best with Reset and a top-up of HydrO2 or Hydro Foam every few months.

For tyres and trim, DarkSide and Perl are the favourites: Perl dilutes up to 5:1, from a rich finish on tyres to a satin look on plastics, and ReTyre cleans tyres and rubber before you dress them.

Not sure what you need? Pop into our Ilkeston shop or send us a WhatsApp and we will help you put the right CarPro kit together for your car. We deliver CarPro across the UK by Royal Mail Tracked 24, free on orders over £100, or order online and collect from the shop.

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    Great finishing/jeweling compound and also acts as a primer for coatings aswell

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