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Synthetic Wax VS Ceramics
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<blockquote data-quote="5.0Black" data-source="post: 16559251" data-attributes="member: 172762"><p>I may be a little tardy to the party tarty, but a quality ceramic should always provide better protection and results than a spray on wax/sealant. To be clear, I am not a pro like Scott and Mike are. I have used a few different offerings from Gtechniq and CarPro though over the years with very positive results, and one of my cars is an 8 year old black Mustang so I can relate on black being an SOB lol. I have some photos of my Mustang below spanning over different periods of time in Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light + EXOv4+C2v3 spray. The real big question isn't price for a prosumer ceramic, but rather time. Any ceramic coating requires prep work to get the desired results. The price is a small price to pay for what you are receiving in terms of performance, it is the prep work that you should be aware of with any Ceramic coating (not a spray). You need to do a decontamination wash (including claying), correct the body via buffer, light wash again (to remove any compound dust), panel wipe/ipa to remove waxes left over, then apply the ceramic coating. Applying a ceramic isn't hard. This can be a fun long weekend type project (pending cars condition and rate in which you work), I have done it enough that I enjoy it every few years, but the $60-$125 cost of the ceramic isn't what I would get hung up on. It is the prep work. </p><p></p><p>If you are looking into a Ceramic coating to install yourself I would say Gtechniq CSL+EXO, 22ple Insanity, CarPro Cquartz. Incase you were unaware, with ceramics you should be utilizing ph neutral cleaning products. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683435[/ATTACH]IMG_0318 by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/" target="_blank">Sean C</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683436[/ATTACH]IMG_E0310 by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/" target="_blank">Sean C</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683437[/ATTACH]Untitled by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/" target="_blank">Sean C</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683438[/ATTACH]40CC6FE0-4FAB-4BA6-B981-3AEC1F2873FD by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/" target="_blank">Sean C</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="5.0Black, post: 16559251, member: 172762"] I may be a little tardy to the party tarty, but a quality ceramic should always provide better protection and results than a spray on wax/sealant. To be clear, I am not a pro like Scott and Mike are. I have used a few different offerings from Gtechniq and CarPro though over the years with very positive results, and one of my cars is an 8 year old black Mustang so I can relate on black being an SOB lol. I have some photos of my Mustang below spanning over different periods of time in Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light + EXOv4+C2v3 spray. The real big question isn't price for a prosumer ceramic, but rather time. Any ceramic coating requires prep work to get the desired results. The price is a small price to pay for what you are receiving in terms of performance, it is the prep work that you should be aware of with any Ceramic coating (not a spray). You need to do a decontamination wash (including claying), correct the body via buffer, light wash again (to remove any compound dust), panel wipe/ipa to remove waxes left over, then apply the ceramic coating. Applying a ceramic isn't hard. This can be a fun long weekend type project (pending cars condition and rate in which you work), I have done it enough that I enjoy it every few years, but the $60-$125 cost of the ceramic isn't what I would get hung up on. It is the prep work. If you are looking into a Ceramic coating to install yourself I would say Gtechniq CSL+EXO, 22ple Insanity, CarPro Cquartz. Incase you were unaware, with ceramics you should be utilizing ph neutral cleaning products. [ATTACH=full]1683435[/ATTACH]IMG_0318 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/]Sean C[/url], on Flickr [ATTACH=full]1683436[/ATTACH]IMG_E0310 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/]Sean C[/url], on Flickr [ATTACH=full]1683437[/ATTACH]Untitled by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/]Sean C[/url], on Flickr [ATTACH=full]1683438[/ATTACH]40CC6FE0-4FAB-4BA6-B981-3AEC1F2873FD by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/185058201@N07/]Sean C[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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