Ceramic Coating
 

So im taking the banana in for some Fall Detailing on Halloween !

She will be getting a full paint correction, and sealant along with a layer of Ceramic Coating.

Has anyone ever had experience with Ceramic Coating ? Ive got a great hook-up at this shop who deals with high end cars and i will be taking full advantage of it :) They had a GT3RS, SLS AMG, 918 spyder and a P1 in the shop last night :guns:

Just looking to see if anyone has dealt with ceramic coating on their Cobalt or am i the first lol ?

I will deff be posting up some pics for everyone to see once its done :cssNET:

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All my cars are ceramic coated. Its the greatest thing ever.

nice !!! what brand coating is it ? is there really a difference between brands ?

I think this shop uses ceramic pro.

I have a guy at work that did it and it looks awesome I'm planning on doing to my car once I have money lol

CQuartz. They all have pros and cons. Some last longer than others

yeah i hear ya. Well they are warrantying this for 3 years so thats good enough for me lol.

I might need to try this. Just need to spend a Saturday, and there are few of those available :P

i was looking into this as well. started looking into just a paint sealant but that only lasts for up a year. so im really considering this stuff with my detail business i do on the side and then be able to get $150-$200 a car :guns:

I have a part time business doing paint correction; Ceramic coating is the way to go! However, the biggest cause of paint defects is washing technique. So spend the money to invest in a good set of drying clothes (theragcompany sells the best) and wash using the two bucket method.

Follow AmmoNYC on YouTube, he has the best videos for learning how to properly wash and detail!

i have it done on my new camaro and love it! but its not cheap so not sure if many cobalt owners would go for it being its $500-2000 a car

Can you explain to me exactly what this is ? (I'm guessing like a protective coating? )

exactly you can read more about it here!

Ceramic Pro Americas - The New Face of Coating Technologies

yeah im my own worst enemy. I have only been doing the 2 bucket method for the last year. This is the first time the car is actually being detailed so the paint correction is the majority of the cost. You live and you learn.

Yeah like Mike said, its not cheap. But in my opinion its worth it to have the protection and not have to worry about waxing.

Yeah it'll definitely make your life a lot easier when washing it. But the downside is that you will probably turn out like me and it'll become an addiction.. And then you will want your car to look perfect all of the time haha.

I get compliments on my car all of the time because the coating allows your car stay cleaner for longer and it stands out more when it is clean.

Also, there are so many threads on Reddit and YouTube about proper techniques for detailing and polishing. I encourage everyone to check them out!

going to pick up the car today after work :nuts: cant wait

Pics please when you get it! I would love to have my paint fixed, but a respray would be so expensive if this is a good alternative I'd love to save for it.

Ill put up some pics in the morning.

Here she is in all of her shinning glory ! :guns:

I dont have any before pictures, sorry.

It was never really "detailed" since ive owned it so you can image the swirls were really bad. It needed a 3 step paint correction to get to what you see here.:r:

Overall im 100% satisfied with how it came out. The car looks better than it did when i first bought it 7 years ago. :twothumbs

The pictures just dont do it justice.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cob...5120132d1c.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cob...c9e28fc24a.jpg

Just a rich guys RS 7

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cob...d0caaf2741.jpg

like glass

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cob...ebf050d498.jpg

swirls be gone

If your on LI and would like to check these guys out please feel free to let me know.

That looks really good

That looks great man, I'm tempted to get that done. I'd rather do it myself, but I know getting the products is tough. Looks like the hit the headlights again, how are they holding up?

Looks brand new

Wow James splurging on his cobalt :eek: :eek: :eek: ... black snow tomorrow lol

Looks great man!

I'm sold.

thanks man !!! appreciate the positive feedback :twothumbs

thanks !! from what i was reading with certain brands of the ceramic coating you need to be a verified and trained professional to get this stuff. One little bottle of this costs $450 lol. But that bottle gets you through a good amount of cars, just dont spill it.

thanks! its really came out awesome.

hahaha ;) gotta get her looking good. The way the water runs off of this is insane, bring on the black snow lol.

thanks for the love :cool: always appreciated.

gotta get your BMW hooked up now !

hahaha :twothumbs too bad your not on Long Island, i could hook ya up.

Ill get a video of how the water runs off of it for everyone tomorrow.


I posted it up on FB and its been getting a lot of great feedback there as well. :guns:

Yeah man I bet that looks amazing if I was close to you I would of done it already!

LOL I'm sold on the product but not the price! I'll do some research about the products available on Amazon and such. I'd like to see those videos though. I figure I can invest a Saturday in claybar and ceramic coat if I can get that showroom sparkle.

Make sure that you correct swirls (after clay bar) with polishing before you coat.. Otherwise you are just putting a layer over the swirls.

The big difference with coatings and wax/sealants is that the coatings do not have fillers. The fillers will make the car look good for a few months and then wear off. So to properly apply a coating you need to remove the imperfections with a polish (without fillers) and then apply the coating over top. That is why he needed a 3 stage polish and why his car looks so good.

Looks good James!!

I can make a car shine that good w/o fancy pancy ceramic coatings though ;)

Well yeah, good waxes and lots of work do a good job. But they wear off relatively quickly.

Just messing with James... I know all about how long waxes and such last.

:twothumbs

yup get those swirls out first. They wont ceramic coat anything without some kind of paint correction first, unless you brought your McLaren P1 there straight from the factory. :r:

thanks ! mine will just last longer lol Wink, Wink ;)

ohh i got that water run off video for you guys too, you know so when the ladies get wet next to my car it just runs off lmao.

how do i upload the video, its not on youtube.

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Here you go !

Looks awesome man!!!

I have said this before but I cannot tell you how important it is.. Invest in some high quality rags now.. This is what will keep your car looking this great!! Any cheap microfibers will swirl your paint over time.

The Rag Company is the place to go..

Super Plush 16 x 16 Eagle Edgeless Microfiber Towel | The Rag Company Drying and washing Clothes
Premium Microfiber 16 x 16 Waffle Weave Towel | The Rag Company
Strictly drying clothes

thanks !!!

have you had any experience with the Adams drying towels and Wash Pad ? That is what i figured i would start to use moving forward.

Those won't scratch the ceramic coating if you use the two bucket method.

Perfect! Thanks :twothumbs

Adams stuff is good too!

The Rag Company is good for buying in bulk, The prices are tough to beat.

yeah they do have some good pricing.