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12-09-2016, 09:35 PM
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Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Cumming, GA
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My Christmas gift - ceramic treatment
I'm way to unmotivated to do exterior car care the way I used to, so the car is going to Glasslife Atlanta next week for full paint correction and ceramics on complete exterior. They are having special so I figured why not
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12-09-2016, 10:11 PM
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Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Toronto. Ontario
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Did mine three weeks ago - Ceramic Pro. Good decision. Like you, I'm past the hours long detail process days. This stuff makes the car look great and the water sheets. If I get the mood one nice day I can still apply a nice soft wax for that extra glossy look.. but I don't have to.
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12-10-2016, 06:45 AM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: 39.793153,-86.238223
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Had mine done a week ago by my buddy who owns FuriousShine. He did the Adams ceramic coating on mine and I believe mine was the third car he had done. The results were spectacular!
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12-10-2016, 07:11 AM
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Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Cumming, GA
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Awesome! These guys do a lot of cars for us, mostly Corvettes. Well worth IMO.
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12-10-2016, 09:09 AM
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Drives: 2016 Garnet Red Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015
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12-11-2016, 07:54 AM
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Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: In the detail shop!
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12-11-2016, 08:00 AM
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Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Ny
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Can someone give me the cliff notes version of what this process entails.. price? specialized application?!
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12-11-2016, 08:15 AM
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Drives: 2016 SS w/2SS A8 Blue Velvet Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: 39.793153,-86.238223
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If you have scratches or swirls you need to do a paint correction and polishing. Wash, clay bar and then paint correction. Once satisfied with the surface being flawless you then do the ceramic prep, then apply the coating in 2'x2' foot sections at a time working one direction and then cross hatching it. When you get the rainbow affect or look you wipe it and proceed to next section. When done with entire car you allow it to cure 24hrs and then apply the ceramic boost. This is the Adams kit way and I can only assume most are similar.
Pricing? Priceless with these results! LOL No in all seriousness there is a shop in Carmel, IN that starts at $1500 for the Opti-Coat. I was nowhere close to that but I'll say having a relatively dust free environment as well as temperature controlled space is an advantage.  I tell people all the time that cheap $hyt ain't good, and good $hyt ain't cheap! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12-11-2016, 03:52 PM
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Drives: 2016 2SS Camaro Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Cumming, GA
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Yeah usually $1500 and up for exterior only. But they spend lots of time doing correction removing imperfections such as orange peel, scratched, swirls, etc. And the surface is basically main free after for us lazy folks.
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12-12-2016, 08:36 AM
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AKA "Beefcake"
Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Indy
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Picked the car up on a Sat. from Steve. Sunday rained all day, Monday drove three hours out of town to visit family (still lite rain). Returned on Thursday in a snow/sleet mix. Friday saw the car and had ZERO dirt on the car. You could not tell this car had driven 700 mile round trip, in bad weather. I can't say enough of how impressed I am about this coating. Getting it done for a DD, for over the winter months, was worth it. It's like the dirt washed it self off in the rain, best I can explain it. |
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12-13-2016, 09:42 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT I4 Turbo A8 Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Stratford, CT
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How are you guys caring for your coating?
Looking for some tips for caring for the Ceramic. I just got a Ceramic Pro Sport application and I am going to use the Optimum rinseless, but what about a QD? Chemical Guys has a "vitalize" carbox flex sealant spray (http://www.chemicalguys.com/Carbon_F...p/wac20716.htm)
I have a Speed Wipe from them and I also have a meguiars QD spray. Just worried about bonding issues with the ceramic coating. Thoughts? Mostly for fingerprint and light dirt removal
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12-13-2016, 10:07 AM
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Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
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It doesn't really matter what you use if you want to do something on top of ceramic, because nothing really sticks. So do it for fun, do it because it adds a little bit up gloss, but don't worry about what you choose. I would just follow it with DURAGLOSS AQUAWAX during the drying stage of a rinseless procedure.
A spray SIO2 will work too, in this product class the leader is Carpro RELOAD. |
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12-13-2016, 10:32 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT I4 Turbo A8 Join Date: Nov 2016
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