Self-applied Ceramic treatment on new BRZ?

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by Desertnate

I really like Hyperpolish on cars with soft paint like Subaru's and Toyota's. I actually used Griots BOSS Perfecting Cream with Rupes yellows on my BRZ and it turned out perfect. I think any medium pad with a quality polish should turn out well as long as you don't go too agressive.



I used CanCoat a few years ago and that started my interest in their products. CanCoat performed great, looked amazing, and lasted twice as long as advertised, but I honestly hated the application method.

Fast forward a few years and with the release of the EVO updates to make the application process better in their main-line coatings I decided to give them a try. Visually and water behavior, I give them the edge over CQUK. Durability is unknown at this point, but my hunch is CQUK lasts longer than Pure EVO, but will likely be a tie with Mohs EVO.

The Gyeon coatings do go on a little thicker, so you use more per vehicle. I used about 20ml of Pure EVO on my BRZ and and about 35-ish on our MDZ. With CQUK I'd use about 15 and 25 respectively. Something to keep in mind from a business perspective that I don't worry about as a hobbyist.

Love hyper-polish as well, you may want to give gold standard a go as it's very similar to hyper polish. Not surprising given its Yvan Lacroix detail company.


Good to know about gyeons stuff. I have a bunch of carpro products on the shelf which I'll probably stick with until I run low and decide whether to make a switch.

If you still play with CQUK I would highly recommend trying it with a layer of CQSIC on-top. SIC is more finicky in application but adds a good amount of saturation to the paint. Originally discovered that combination from car care auto craft on YouTube who did a comprehensive overview of SIC when it launched.

[tiger1964]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

I would suggest that for sure to save your arms

OK, then.

I did not care for Griot's pricing on so much, still do, but I got this buffer. Then, some time later, dropped it on concrete and broke off the secondary handle - totally my fault. I called Griot's customer service looking for a part # of order a replacement, and she said "nah, just give me your address and I'll send you one".

[Sam86]

I used Nv Evo ceramic coating recently, specifies to only use 1 layer and wipe pretty much immediately. Coated the whole car in probably an hour

Previously I used Cquartz SiC and whilst the finish is good it was horrible to apply. 2-3 coatings per panel, roughly 3 minute flash time, had to do it over 2 days and put me off redoing it for a long time

Here’s the result, photo is completely unedited (iPhone auto enhancer turned off)

[Tokay444]

Crystal Serum Ultra is a 9 year coating.

[RToyo86]

DIY detail coating lineup works pretty well from testing so far. They offer a 3Y, 5Y and 8Y coating. Yvan Lacroix detail company who worked with optimum for years as the brand ambassador. Very similar brand synergy and philosophy to optimum.


3Y is graphene based which is good for water spot resistance. 5Y is sio2/SIN from understanding and is the glossiest in the lineup. Can confirm having done a golf R recently with it.
https://i.imgur.com/xvCDEuv.jpeg

Originally Posted by Tokay444

Crystal Serum Ultra is a 9 year coating.

That's also a dealer only install product. Public can't buy it for DIY application. Crystal serum lite+ exo is a good 5Y rated DIY comparable.

[Desertnate]

I don't think I'd even bother with any coating that lasts more than three years.

Will it last that long and still be protecting the paint? Sure. I'll trust the chemists at those companies (or their blender) know what they are doing. The real issue is what the car will look like after all those years. With my daily drivers, I've found three years is about the tipping point where they have seen enough "life" and the environment to need a good polishing, which means removal of whatever is left of the existing coating. In every instance the vehicle looks so much better.

[Teseo]

Ceramic coating is good but not gonna hop in the bandwagon again. After you coat the car, is done. Just maintenance. Would rather use Fusso coat99 every year. I would get bored again if use ceramic again