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Back from ceramic coating
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20 minutes later it was filthy... Never again will I ever own a black car... I owned a Chevy SSR in Black and waxing the tailgate cover was like waxing the sheet of plywood. Ceramic coating is such a gimmick and a waste of money. I live in South Florida and I detail my cars every Sunday. I clay bar them four times a year and wash and wax twice a week. They look better than showroom. I have a 2018 Hellcat , 2018 Trackhawk, 2021 Explorer ST, and a 2018 ZO6 convertible. All of them are white...it is the easiest color to keep and always looks showroom.
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First of all... you what???
Second of all. REALLY??? you what???
Thirdly... for those of us who are unable to achieve both a) and b) (seriously... i'm still confused), #3 is a lifesaver and is most certainly NOT a gimmick. My truck looks clean and stays clean for MONTHS. And when it does get dusty/dirty, a blast with a garden hose has it looking minty fresh. Amazon ceramic coating sure, you probably have a point--but the stuff from places like XPEL that needs to cure for 24hrs... that is legit as the day is long.
Second of all. REALLY??? you what???
Thirdly... for those of us who are unable to achieve both a) and b) (seriously... i'm still confused), #3 is a lifesaver and is most certainly NOT a gimmick. My truck looks clean and stays clean for MONTHS. And when it does get dusty/dirty, a blast with a garden hose has it looking minty fresh. Amazon ceramic coating sure, you probably have a point--but the stuff from places like XPEL that needs to cure for 24hrs... that is legit as the day is long.
Their marketing worked... If you are happy, I am happy.
Why is my post confusing to you? I live in South Florida, I am 51 years old, retired from Military Defense Contracting and enjoy cleaning and detailing my cars. Ceramic coating is a NOTHING but a placebo and BS. Like I said, if you believe it then kudos to the marketing wizards who make this crap up. You are their intended victim.
Why is my post confusing to you? I live in South Florida, I am 51 years old, retired from Military Defense Contracting and enjoy cleaning and detailing my cars. Ceramic coating is a NOTHING but a placebo and BS. Like I said, if you believe it then kudos to the marketing wizards who make this crap up. You are their intended victim.
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I personally believe that the term “ceramic” is used with reckless abandon these days, add the term ceramic and it’s instantly a coating. They seem to use this term with a variety of what were once called spray on wipe off sealants and people are under the impression that they are getting a coating of a few years ago.
Which ceramic coatings have you tried?
Which ceramic coatings have you tried?
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I hear you ! Here is my color progression to this point. Bought the black because thats all they had in stock. White one came in the next week so I was allowed to switch. The white is nice but you don't get to see the firemist in the paint all the time and when I would go back to the dealer the red one always was calling my name. I would have bought the Atlas Blue first but they sold it before I had a chance and over time I could have gotten an Atlas blue one but the red won out.
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Not a single one... But I will go on record with this. I have owned over 50 of the coolest cars to ever come out of Detroit. I don't buy foreign, especially (Removed) cars. I come from a military family. I buy American only. From my very first car, which was a 69 Buick Riviera, to my Syclone and Typhoon, to my Grand national GNX, to my c4 c5 c6 c7 Corvette, to my black SSR, to my Hellcat Challenger, to my Trackhawk , Ex St and about 40 others that I can't even remember. Every single one of them was absolutely immaculate, detailed to perfection and looked better than showroom. None of them were garage Queens and "I drove em like I stole em" I even have the "dent wizard" on speed dial if I get a door ding by some piece of garbage that didn't respect my cars..
I detail all my gems with wax that I bought at Walmart. Ceramic is nothing but BS. It's for the guy that doesn't want to put the time in to detail his cars and I can respect that. Not every guy on here is retired at 51 and has the time and resources to do what I do with cars. But don't believe the marketing fools. 5 years from now they'll have something else that will say ceramic wasn't any good and this is the next best thing. All it takes is time and effort by the owner and any car can look pristine. I don't take shortcuts.
Please excuse any typos I'm not at home I'm actually at a bar having a drink with a friend and using my phone instead of my PC.. Windows PC.. no Apple products allowed in my house.lol
I detail all my gems with wax that I bought at Walmart. Ceramic is nothing but BS. It's for the guy that doesn't want to put the time in to detail his cars and I can respect that. Not every guy on here is retired at 51 and has the time and resources to do what I do with cars. But don't believe the marketing fools. 5 years from now they'll have something else that will say ceramic wasn't any good and this is the next best thing. All it takes is time and effort by the owner and any car can look pristine. I don't take shortcuts.
Please excuse any typos I'm not at home I'm actually at a bar having a drink with a friend and using my phone instead of my PC.. Windows PC.. no Apple products allowed in my house.lol
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That speaks volumes. I mean no offense in this comment. The rest of post telling of your military background and ownership history has nothing to do with whether or not a coating works or is BS.
I too spend an inordinate amount of time detailing my vehicles and would stack my finished product up against all but a very few Detailers that I know (I’ve moderated on a detailing forum for the past 18 years, I know a few of them). I would never suggest that someone succumb to the marketing fools. I’d tell people to find out for themselves.
The fact that you enjoy detailing your vehicles and doing it as often as you do, I think it would be a let down if you didn’t get to apply a coat of wax while detailing. That said, discounting coatings in their entirety is at the very least uniformed given the fact you’ve never tried one. That doesn’t throw any challenge out to the results you get with your products. Your results are no doubt excellent. Just so my comment comes across clearly, I wouldn’t even suggest you try a coating given the results you seem to enjoy. I myself usually end up putting one of a couple different sealants on mine.
Some of you may have heard the name Mike Phillips of AutoGeek an Mequiars background. He said this and I believe it. “Find something you like and use it often”. I think if he’d restate that today he’d probably say “find something you like and use it as often as is needed.”
I too spend an inordinate amount of time detailing my vehicles and would stack my finished product up against all but a very few Detailers that I know (I’ve moderated on a detailing forum for the past 18 years, I know a few of them). I would never suggest that someone succumb to the marketing fools. I’d tell people to find out for themselves.
The fact that you enjoy detailing your vehicles and doing it as often as you do, I think it would be a let down if you didn’t get to apply a coat of wax while detailing. That said, discounting coatings in their entirety is at the very least uniformed given the fact you’ve never tried one. That doesn’t throw any challenge out to the results you get with your products. Your results are no doubt excellent. Just so my comment comes across clearly, I wouldn’t even suggest you try a coating given the results you seem to enjoy. I myself usually end up putting one of a couple different sealants on mine.
Some of you may have heard the name Mike Phillips of AutoGeek an Mequiars background. He said this and I believe it. “Find something you like and use it often”. I think if he’d restate that today he’d probably say “find something you like and use it as often as is needed.”
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I’m sorry, I really didn’t mean to run you off. I too am retired, did so at 48 because I could but what does that have to do with waxes and coatings? I didn’t consider this a debate simply a discussion but oh well... I don’t think you understand what my opinion is, in fact I think I supported doing what you’re doing, it obviously works. Life is too short to argue about car wax.
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Shame, could a been a really good conversation.
I always enjoy learning from everyone.
I'm not an expert or professional detailer, but I've gone thru many, many products in last 55 years , you know being a gearhead, and will more than like test many more.
Technology has sure changed over the years and I just gotta try them .
The last one I used , and it sure gives an awesome shine (black Corvette and truck) and seems to roll water good is a product called Nexgen. I may try something different this year just to learn.
Keep this thread going..
Inquiring minds want to know.
Jim
I always enjoy learning from everyone.
I'm not an expert or professional detailer, but I've gone thru many, many products in last 55 years , you know being a gearhead, and will more than like test many more.
Technology has sure changed over the years and I just gotta try them .
The last one I used , and it sure gives an awesome shine (black Corvette and truck) and seems to roll water good is a product called Nexgen. I may try something different this year just to learn.
Keep this thread going..
Inquiring minds want to know.
Jim
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