Ceramic Coating Q&A

[kilobravo]

Many thanks for the compliment, V. Polishing is not for the ADHD types for sure but fits in nicely with my OCD. <chuckling> Besides, no one else regardless of the cost, would be as critical about this as I am.

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"'71 Gremlin" (too funny, amigo.)

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[kilobravo]

Finished the touch-up work yesterday along with the wing bracket holes. Yanked the tape and tire covers and the plan of the day it to polish all the exterior glass and then give her multiple washes and rinses. When all that's done, I will take the afternoon off and start the coating tomorrow.

 

[Suma Performance]

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[kilobravo]

Suma: It would appear that these days, the word "ceramic" encompasses a range of products. In the video, I see that all three coatings were sprayed on. These seem to be in between a true ceramic and perhaps detail wax. Do you all manufacture a competitive 9H product if that's the correct way to describe it?

 

[Suma Performance]

@kilobravo, we do. Here is the 9H Ceramic LINK.

Our 9H is the professional grade designed for people who have experience in applying the 9H coating. Unlike other brands, we make the application easy to apply. And the flash time is about 5 minutes, so you don't need to rush the process.

The ceramic spray, shown in the video, is an alternative for people who want something easier to apply.

 

[Suma Performance]

The hood was applied with the Suma 9H Ceramic Coating about 9 months ago. We did stage 2 paint correction and then applied our coating.

 

[kilobravo]

Copy all and thanks. I was pretty sure you had a pro grade 9H product but, I see it's currently out of stock. That said, how many mililiters is that pro coating? A hundred and twenty bones is kinda steep. Five-minute haze time is very nice, definitely not accustomed to that.

 

[kilobravo]

Update: Started early and got all but the rear end and passenger side coated. Pretty long day, lots of time on my knees buffing that stuff off. I'll finish the vehicle tomorrow then, polish the wing, coat it, maybe re-install if Tom's gasket material arrives. The last thing when she's all back together is a layer of Reload and then I'll finally be done. A few more days.

A few fotos from the day...

 

[Suma Performance]

Copy all and thanks. I was pretty sure you had a pro grade 9H product but, I see it's currently out of stock. That said, how many mililiters is that pro coating? A hundred and twenty bones is kinda steep. Five-minute haze time is very nice, definitely not accustomed to that.

It's 25ml, enough for an entire Mustang. Quality is the difference, and it is on par with those products only available for professional detailers.

 

[kilobravo]

Suma: I'm pretty OCD about wetting the suede and using the bare minimum of liquid. But I used over 50ml on my Mustang and I don't see any way that I could duit with 25. My minimum quantity is 50 so I expect I'll be sticking with C.Quartz or someone else that also offers their ceramic in that quantity.

Anywho, for the "waxxerz" <grin>Day 9... I finished the coating on the car today. Then, I polished the wing and put ceramic on the upper surface and will do the underside in the morning. This kinda work can be hard on the bod with all the ups and downs. I am beat but here are a few snaps from the day.

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[kilobravo]

The sun finally decided to show itself today so I grabbed a couple snaps before taking her out for a spin. The last two jobs are coating the glass with Wolf's and giving the ceramic a topper coat of Reload. Maybe this weekend, we'll see where the energy level is.

 

[Matthewstorm]

That is one saweet ride, man.

 

[Suma Performance]

looking great!

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