What paint protection products

[Symetry]

I been a gearhead for over 50 years. Used many different waxes , polishes, sealers .
I am always looking for the best protection. UV , water reppelent and shine are what I look at.

That being said , I'm not in position to shell out $1000 for a professional ceramic job.

So I've used anything from classic carnauba wax , buffers, polishers, to my latest, experiment , NexGen spray sealer.

I own a black Corvette , and. Black Ram truck, so those really test my resolve.

Honestly I haven't seen much difference in the Sonus ION, the Meguiars Ceramic detailer , and the NexGen.
If I had to choose between them , I'd pick the NexGen , it seems to give a deeper shine, and rolls water off in sheets. Durability is hard to determine because I do it often anyways.

After applying , I always wait 48 hours an apply a second coat and maybe a third coat.

It seems to give me the look and protection I can live with.

Always enjoy learning what others are using.

Jim

 

[STFan]

Post up some pics so we can see the results

 

[Symetry]

Post up some pics so we can see the results

Ok,

The Vette

The Ram



The Caddy


Look much better in live up close.

I got 2nd Coat on the St yesterday, will probly put the 3rd coat on next few days and get pics.
Its white , but looks good also.

Jim

 

[robbybenson]

Great results Jim

 

[Symetry]

Great results Jim

Thank you, it does do much better if you do 2-3 applications.

It's also easy to apply.

I forgot to say that a water hose rinse takes ,most dirt right off.

I like the stuff.

Jim

 

[NWExplorerST]

Looking great!

 

[GearHead_1]

Nice jobs.

 

[Kitty and a ST]

Vehicles look great! I use Adam’s graphene coating and detail spray but I’ve heard really good things from Turtle Wax’s new product - I guess it uses pure graphene and not graphene-oxide.

 

[DoingOK]

I have Adam's graphene coating on my 2019 C7 Z06 which is also completely wrapped in Xpel Ultimate PPF. The other six cars in the family have all been professionally (paint corrected, etc) coated with a ceramic product. I also have the wheels done to make it that more easier to clean. I'm lucky in that a very close friend of mine is a professional detailer (works the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance) and charges me very little to do my cars. Ceramics is a very good investment as long as correct preparation and application is followed. I even had a few of our track cars coated to make it easier to get the "race tire boogers" off the finish.

 

[GearHead_1]

I’ve never used the Adams Graphene stuff but I think that’s what I’m going to use on the ST when it gets here. Some Detailers whose skills I greatly admire have given this very high praise, they say it’s an over achiever as it doesn’t cost much and is quite easy to use. That’s what I’m looking for, something that’s GearHead_1 proof.

 

[GearHead_1]

@DoingOK yours look very nice.

 

[92onward]

Got Adam’s graphene on my hellcat with about 2 layers of collenite 845 on top