Ceramic Coating- Worth It or Gimmick?

That's an Elise.

I had one for a few weeks. Fun street-legal gokart, terrible DD.

 

Yes you can put wax over sealant. Some waxes/sealants might not play well together though.

I personally use Menzerna power lock and it lasts about 4-6 months out here in WA (my cars are garaged though). I use a carnuba paste wax on top of it sometimes after car washes to keep it slick.

This is after I did a 12 hour paint correction and used Menzerna powerlock to protect it.



Although if I had the money to spend, I would get ceramic coating professionally done over sealant and wax since I don't have much time during the day to work on my cars.

 

Never had it done to any car or truck owned.

 

not a gimmick. Im not familliar with clear bra's ect.. but for me the *arctic coating protects from the industrial fallout at work durring 12 hr shifts, and its extremely easy to wash away now. they have reload products to detail yourself to keep up the lifetime a bit. i have a few new body parts i will get redone or do myself with cquarts.

did you only put it on paint or did you do the windows and plastics/ grill also.
thanks

 

I put cquartz uk just on the paint. I have another type of cquartz for plastic (I forget the name). They suggested you don’t use it on glass? I guess it could possibly distort the view? I was trying to find something for glass, let me know if you see anything!

 

flyby40 for glass dude

 

Dang, that looks so clean and smooth.

 

Now that's the kind of shine/gloss I'm looking for! Looks awesome!

 

22PLE VG1 is great on glass as well, lasts 6 months (about the amount of time a sealant or "reload" lasts so do at the same time).

I'm with you @rlx02 I ceramic coated my wifes car a year ago and it is so much easier than my Tacoma to take care of, very hard to get dirty and takes no time at all to wash. My truck is decent with just a sealant, but will ceramic as soon as I find a place to cure it. To be fair, at work today everyone's car had pollen on it, as soon as I drive off my trucks looks spotless.

 

Yeah do it while it's new. Mine has pinstriping from wheeling. I would need to do at least a 2 stage paint correction before I put ceramic coating on it. Don't have the time anymore with 2 kids so I just get rid of the bigger scratches and put sealant on few times a year. Shoulda got it done when it was brand new.

 

I've been on the fence about getting ceramic coating done as well. I know that Ceramic Pro is popular by choice because they spend the most on advertising, but like others have mentioned, Crystal Serum, Opti-Gloss, and GTechni seem to be a tad bit more superior. My only question regarding nano coating is... Could I apply sealant like, Collinite, after 2+ years onto the ceramic coating without damaging it. The initial cost to have ceramic coating done is already quite expensive. Then to add the annual maintenance fee afterwards for lifetime warranty hurts the wallet even more. I know ceramic coating isn't bullet proof and the beading property diminishes over time, so thats why I'm wondering if Collinite can be applied onto of coating as an additional layer of protection once those property dies down.

 

Which Collinite product are you asking about?
I've used

$22 Collinite 845 Insulator Wax-Easy to Use Carnauba+Polymer Wax Sealant-High Gloss Shine+Durable Hydrophobic Beading & Long Lasting Paint Protection for Cars/Boats/Trucks/RVs & Motorcycles (16 fl oz)

Collinite 845 for years and typically put a coat on after ceramic coating if I have time, but I enjoy detailing my truck. Be sure to wait on the ceramic coating to cure before layering any other product.

 

Yeah I'm referring to collonite 845. That's good to hear .I currently use collonite every 6 months but I want the ceramic done so it's an additional hard layer on top of the clear. Does anyone know if leaving the ceramic coat on for multiple years will cause it to yellow or peel?

 

Which brand coating are you looking at into getting?

 

I was looking at Crystal serum and gtech. But the cost for those is up there with ceramic pros gold package

 

I just got my truck ceramic coated they use
GTECHNIQ

 

My exact same regiment. The new Ultimate Fast Finish is a game changer. Stupid easy, fast, convenient to apply (10 min for the whole truck) and lasts 6-12 months. Love it!!

 

How are you liking it?

 

How much did it cost, what's the warranty and do they require any annual maintenance fees?