Ceramic coatings
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Thanks for the replies. I will apply myself. Main requirements are to give protection to the painy but also to give an improved shine. I am not the best at maintaining my paint so the reports of a longer lasting shine came as a pleasant surprise. Now the challenge is to pick something which works.
Br PhilC
Br PhilC
I have to ask, are these not just snake oil. Do they really offer more protection than other, well established, polishes?
Genuine question, and not meaning to start an argument
I’ve seen a couple of people post on different forums, where they say they’ve paid £100’s for ceramic coating, with a 5 year guarantee… but they have to keep topping it up by reapplying it…
Genuine question, and not meaning to start an argument
I’ve seen a couple of people post on different forums, where they say they’ve paid £100’s for ceramic coating, with a 5 year guarantee… but they have to keep topping it up by reapplying it…
Philipcollins340 said:
Thanks for the replies. I will apply myself. Main requirements are to give protection to the painy but also to give an improved shine. I am not the best at maintaining my paint so the reports of a longer lasting shine came as a pleasant surprise. Now the challenge is to pick something which works.
Br PhilC
Most, but not all, ceramic coatings won’t provide additional shine, since they don’t contain enough filler material other than for very small scratches. Br PhilC
I’ve tested this myself on gloss black which I’d intentionally left micro marring on from a microfibre pad. Whereas wax products would fill the haze and make it appear more black, the ceramic coatings didn’t.
The Gtechniq ones are decent, and they have the added benefit of being part of a larger ecosystem. This is important as you’ll be able to use their products knowing they won’t harm the coatings.
I’ve seen brand incompatibility before, where products from a brand impacted the coating of another brand, but not the original brand’s coating.
C1 won’t be very hydrophobic but you could top it with Exo which is extremely easy to apply and extremely hydrophobic.
Legacywr said:
I have to ask, are these not just snake oil. Do they really offer more protection than other, well established, polishes?
Genuine question, and not meaning to start an argument
I ve seen a couple of people post on different forums, where they say they ve paid £100 s for ceramic coating, with a 5 year guarantee but they have to keep topping it up by reapplying it
Unfortunately, yes. It can be a minefield to navigate ceramic coatings, and how do you properly assess whether they’re effective without structured, process-based repeatable testing.Genuine question, and not meaning to start an argument
I ve seen a couple of people post on different forums, where they say they ve paid £100 s for ceramic coating, with a 5 year guarantee but they have to keep topping it up by reapplying it
They won’t provide much hardness protection, but some will protect against bird poo and tree sap pretty well and can make the car easier to clean.
21TonyK said:
AFAIK long before ceramic coatings were a thing (or at least way before I was aware of them) there was (and still is) "Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection".
Same job, different stuff?
It’s more of a sealant with filling capabilities - it doesn’t really have any protective capabilities like a true ceramic coating. Same job, different stuff?
Philipcollins340 said:
I will apply myself. Main requirements are to give protection to the painy but also to give an improved shine.
The shlongo on that painy will be most splendiferated by the glormous thorkus seramickle coatey-sistatoot. If you re plannifying to slorp it your ownself, then as afore-advisedly, you must let it curifloober overknightly, so the carritude has to be snuggered underfung. Tis lardy-work and the painy must be scrumpulistically gleamclean before the slorpage, so fetch forth that clay carriflex and learn its proper how-to. Then follox the instructibles to the lettico. Do all that rigmarole and you ll be basking in deep joy and a beautimous result! Deep joy and carry on carriflexing!
Edited by Sebring440 on Friday 1st August 22:41
Sebring440 said:
Philipcollins340 said:
I will apply myself. Main requirements are to give protection to the painy but also to give an improved shine.
The shlongo on that painy will be most splendiferated by the glormous thorkus seramickle coatey-sistatoot. If you re plannifying to slorp it your ownself, then as afore-advisedly, you must let it curifloober overknightly, so the carritude has to be snuggered underfung. Tis lardy-work and the painy must be scrumpulistically gleamclean before the slorpage, so fetch forth that clay carriflex and learn its proper how-to. Then follox the instructibles to the lettico. Do all that rigmarole and you ll be basking in deep joy and a beautimous result! Deep joy and carry on carriflexing!
For anyone who is remotely interested in Ceramic coatings, get onto Car craft auto .(YT) Sandro is one of the best, extremely interesting to watch.Based in Melbourne Australia.He knows his stuff on all matters of detailing anything automotive.Highly recommended viewing.I have personally coated a few cars, but it is all about the preparation.
Dave Hedgehog said:
Deviation said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
i wish there was a lazy b
d (im ill so have very poor stamina) spray i could cover the car in wipe once and forget about it
There are ones you can forget about for a few months d (im ill so have very poor stamina) spray i could cover the car in wipe once and forget about it Hardest thing you have to do is towel dry it.
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