Did Wash, Clayed and Graphite Ceramic Coating Today

Punisher2050 · 03-19-2022, 08:21 PM

Lot of work but the results worth it and car looks amazing !

Chemical Guys purple wash
Chemical guys clay
Adam graphite ceramic coating

Car looks amazing

Also clay took the scratches out of the rally strips

Scottyz · 03-19-2022, 08:38 PM

Looks great even sideways. More pics please.

Punisher2050 · 03-19-2022, 08:41 PM

Got dark so I'll post more tomorrow should be nice day

Not sure why the pics are side ways they are normal when I look at them?

Thanks, was lot of work in 1 day but damn worth it and didn't spend thousands

Trochoidal · 03-19-2022, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Punisher2050

Got dark so I'll post more tomorrow should be nice day

Not sure why the pics are side ways they are normal when I look at them?

Thanks, was lot of work in 1 day but damn worth it and didn't spend thousands

It looks good here and outside should look even better.

CamaroDreams76 · 03-20-2022, 01:32 AM

did you polish it at all?

I did the advanced graphine coating on the 22 1LE. Came out amazing and the beading/hydrophobic properties are way better than the normal, non graphine coating.

Car looks good.

Camaro fanboy · 03-20-2022, 02:58 AM

beautiful. silver is the easiest colour to keep looking good aswell. black is hell on earth if you got OCD.
silver doesn't show the dust and dirt. mine is nigh on silver and so easy to keep my OCD inline lol.
only ever owned one black car in 40 years of driving..and i'll never own another one.
white is easy.any colour that hides the dust.

Cptchris · 03-20-2022, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroDreams76

did you polish it at all?

I did the advanced graphine coating on the 22 1LE. Came out amazing and the beading/hydrophobic properties are way better than the normal, non graphine coating.

Car looks good.

Think he would have had to do a polish, or scratches whirl have stayed. But I would like to know what he did.

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KirkH · 03-20-2022, 12:22 PM

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Think he would have had to do a polish, or scratches whirl have stayed. But I would like to know what he did.

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Yes clay is an abrasive and leaves marring without polishing. But it may only be noticeable by those who know. Regular people usually dont notice swirls.

arpad_m · 03-20-2022, 01:24 PM

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Yes clay is an abrasive and leaves marring without polishing. But it may only be noticeable by those who know. Regular people usually dont notice swirls.

We (regular people) do tend to notice the haze, though... I'd think clay leaves a duller shine behind even if someone can't see swirls...

Punisher2050 · 03-21-2022, 02:53 PM

Nope, didn't polish other than by hand with high end polish rags

Probably would look even better with a rotatory polish

No swirls, no haze and to me looks amazing

tall cool thing · 03-21-2022, 02:55 PM

I have clayed my vehicles for 20 years. You have to in order to get contaminants out of the paint, before waxing or coating. The clay lubricant keeps the clay slick as it goes across the paint. You would be amazed how much comes out of the paint each year.

Punisher2050 · 03-21-2022, 03:06 PM

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I have clayed my vehicles for 20 years. You have to in order to get contaminants out of the paint, before waxing or coating. The clay lubricant keeps the clay slick as it goes across the paint. You would be amazed how much comes out of the paint each year.

Nice, first time using clay and was bit nervous on the results. It took all the surface scratches out of the indent around the handles and even the swirls out of the vinyl strips. Even the rocker panel and splitter had microfiber scratches and claying removed.

CamaroDreams76 · 03-21-2022, 03:16 PM

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I have clayed my vehicles for 20 years. You have to in order to get contaminants out of the paint, before waxing or coating. The clay lubricant keeps the clay slick as it goes across the paint. You would be amazed how much comes out of the paint each year.

You can say that again. I do detailing for friends and family since I have everything..... this was my clay bar after only doing HALF OF THE TOP of the rear bumper on a 4th gen (4th gens have the big lip for a bumper, this was half of that ledge). I believe it had about115k on it at the time.

Punisher2050 · 03-21-2022, 03:22 PM

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You can say that again. I do detailing for friends and family since I have everything..... this was my clay bar after only doing HALF OF THE TOP of the rear bumper on a 4th gen (4th gens have the big lip for a bumper, this was half of that ledge). I believe it had about115k on it at the time.

Just bought mine and is a 2018 that had 8511 miles, so was pretty much never driven and garage kept. Minor stuff on the body but new for the most part.

That 115K one would take a brick of clay with that much dirt LoL

03-19-2022, 08:21 PM	#1
Punisher2050 Drives: Chevrolet 2018 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: IA Posts: 45	Did Wash, Clayed and Graphite Ceramic Coating Today Lot of work but the results worth it and car looks amazing ! Chemical Guys purple wash Chemical guys clay Adam graphite ceramic coating Car looks amazing Also clay took the scratches out of the rally strips Attached Images

03-20-2022, 01:32 AM	#5
CamaroDreams76 Tri-County Camaro SWFL Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South West FL Posts: 3,070 View My Garage	did you polish it at all? I did the advanced graphine coating on the 22 1LE. Came out amazing and the beading/hydrophobic properties are way better than the normal, non graphine coating. Car looks good. __________________ Just bolt ons........ https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343023

03-20-2022, 02:58 AM	#6
Camaro fanboy Drives: 2017 2SS Arctic blue fully loaded Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: SWEDEN Posts: 880	beautiful. silver is the easiest colour to keep looking good aswell. black is hell on earth if you got OCD. silver doesn't show the dust and dirt. mine is nigh on silver and so easy to keep my OCD inline lol. only ever owned one black car in 40 years of driving..and i'll never own another one. white is easy.any colour that hides the dust. __________________

03-19-2022, 08:38 PM	#2
Scottyz 2019 ZL1 1LE MY GOON Drives: 1980 Z28 Big Red. Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 2,061	Looks great even sideways. More pics please.

03-19-2022, 08:41 PM	#3
Punisher2050 Drives: Chevrolet 2018 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: IA Posts: 45	Got dark so I'll post more tomorrow should be nice day Not sure why the pics are side ways they are normal when I look at them? Thanks, was lot of work in 1 day but damn worth it and didn't spend thousands

03-21-2022, 02:53 PM	#10
Punisher2050 Drives: Chevrolet 2018 Camaro 2ss Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: IA Posts: 45	Nope, didn't polish other than by hand with high end polish rags Probably would look even better with a rotatory polish No swirls, no haze and to me looks amazing

03-21-2022, 02:55 PM	#11
tall cool thing Drives: 2020 Camaro 2SS convertible Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Kentucky Posts: 27	I have clayed my vehicles for 20 years. You have to in order to get contaminants out of the paint, before waxing or coating. The clay lubricant keeps the clay slick as it goes across the paint. You would be amazed how much comes out of the paint each year.

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