Wax against scratches: ceramic Vs graphene

[ProblematicMan]

Hi, I am not sure this is the correct sub forum, if not please move it to the correct one.

I have a van that is freshly painted, and it was full of scratches from branches. I like to enter into the forest with the van. Doing a research for the more resistent wax I found ceramic and graphene wax are the more resistent, being the graphene the most.

I know there is a lot of superstition about graphene, so I am not sure it really works.

Does anyone tried it or know something about it?

Thanks

[CG2020UK]

No coating is going to protect against branches.

You’d be looking at PPF coatings.

[Lester H]

CG2020UK said:

No coating is going to protect against branches.

You d be looking at PPF coatings.

This nails it. All coatings are a form of polish. I was discussing this with a decent trader recently.He agreed that that Gardex type protections on a new car help to buy time against swirls in minor superficial scratches and bird muck. They make the car easier to clean with a simple wax wash. However, they can t protect against branches, twigs, thorns brambles etc. If you have done some garden tidying in this good weather, you will recognise this!

Edited by Lester H on Friday 11th July 08:16

[Techno9000]

Agree with the above, no 'wax', graphene or otherwise, will stand up to bushes and hedgerows brushing past it.
PPF (Paint Protection Film - a thin layer of plastic) will take the abuse and may mark in itself, but many PPF are self healing and over a few days of sunshine will 'heal' and return to their glossy state.