Autoglym Ceramic Coating review
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I gave Autoglym’s new ceramic coating a go over the weekend and I thought I’d share my thoughts on the product. It’s marketed as a ceramic coating that can easily be applied by people at home, without the complications of more serious ceramic products, which might need to be applied by professionals with studios and heat lights.
I was working on a 2003 SL55 AMG which received a full decontamination and 2-stage paint correction. I decided to give the Autoglym ceramic coating a try rather than wax. Firstly, I wanted to protect the car over a decent time frame as I know the owner tends to frequent the more salubrious types of local car washes. Secondly, I wanted to give this new product a go as I’d been reading some good reviews on ease of application and favourable results.
Application is a doddle. The instructions are extremely clear and I had the car done within an hour. The coating comes in great packaging, with everything you need to complete the job (two bottles contains prep and the coating itself, applicator sponge, two microfibre towels and clear instructions). You’re provided with a bottle of panel preparation, which you use to wipe down each panel before the ceramic coating. I’m not sure if normal panel wipe would do the same job but I decided the give the AG stuff a go as it was recommended in the instructions.
After wiping down each panel with the prep liquid you then apply the ceramic coating using an excellent applicator, provided in this kit. I applied the coating a panel at a time using cross hatching. It goes on incredibly smoothly and is fairly easy to see where you’ve been with the applicator and where you might have missed bits. You then wait a few minutes before lightly buffing off any excess with one of the microfibres provided by AG.
The product cures after four hours and can be exposed to the full elements within 24 hours. The gloss levels are fantastic and the paintwork feels incredibly smooth to the touch. Luckily I had access to a garage but I guess this could be applied outside on a good day with decent weather and without pollen and other bits and pieces blowing around.
I recommend giving it a go to those people thinking of trying a ceramic coating for the first time. AG say the product gives 12 months protection from the British weather, although this could possibly be prolonged by using a decent ceramic top-up, like G2 or the new kid on the block by Garage Therapy (Two: Sigma).
I was working on a 2003 SL55 AMG which received a full decontamination and 2-stage paint correction. I decided to give the Autoglym ceramic coating a try rather than wax. Firstly, I wanted to protect the car over a decent time frame as I know the owner tends to frequent the more salubrious types of local car washes. Secondly, I wanted to give this new product a go as I’d been reading some good reviews on ease of application and favourable results.
Application is a doddle. The instructions are extremely clear and I had the car done within an hour. The coating comes in great packaging, with everything you need to complete the job (two bottles contains prep and the coating itself, applicator sponge, two microfibre towels and clear instructions). You’re provided with a bottle of panel preparation, which you use to wipe down each panel before the ceramic coating. I’m not sure if normal panel wipe would do the same job but I decided the give the AG stuff a go as it was recommended in the instructions.
After wiping down each panel with the prep liquid you then apply the ceramic coating using an excellent applicator, provided in this kit. I applied the coating a panel at a time using cross hatching. It goes on incredibly smoothly and is fairly easy to see where you’ve been with the applicator and where you might have missed bits. You then wait a few minutes before lightly buffing off any excess with one of the microfibres provided by AG.
The product cures after four hours and can be exposed to the full elements within 24 hours. The gloss levels are fantastic and the paintwork feels incredibly smooth to the touch. Luckily I had access to a garage but I guess this could be applied outside on a good day with decent weather and without pollen and other bits and pieces blowing around.
I recommend giving it a go to those people thinking of trying a ceramic coating for the first time. AG say the product gives 12 months protection from the British weather, although this could possibly be prolonged by using a decent ceramic top-up, like G2 or the new kid on the block by Garage Therapy (Two: Sigma).
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