kilobravo
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OP et al: I just spent the better part of a week detailing, paint correcting, and applying my first ceramic coating to the wife's vehicle. I was a bit timid with the stuff at first but that was unnecessary as it is quite forgiving, at least CarPro's C.Quartz was.
So, the myth was busted and I quickly picked up on efficiently coating the car. But, being ridiculously obsessive, it still took me a full seven plus hours.
The KEY thing about ceramic is making CERTAIN you get it completely wiped off within the first hour or so. Multiple cheap MF towels did the trick and buffed with a higher quality towel. But getting all the residue off is imperative because after a day of cure time, it's there for a long while.
But OCD + plodder yields good results that are quite apparent visually after only one coat. Hers will just get the one coat this time, maybe double coat on the next pass but the '20 Shelby is next on the list and she's gonna get two coats of the same stuff. I did do one single pass on her with Sonax shortly after delivery last year and plan to do that again before giving her a coating of C.Quartz.
Bottom line OP...I'm sold and even if you don't have the tools or the know how to paint correct, anyone that is reasonably methodical, can do a ceramic coating and I would recommend one either directly on the clear coat of any vehicle or, on top of PPF.
I know, it's not a Mustang but, I'll be posting photos after I give the Shelby the same treatment. First though, I have to give my bod a rest for a few days.
Can't wait to wash the darn car now to watch the aqua fall off.
So, the myth was busted and I quickly picked up on efficiently coating the car. But, being ridiculously obsessive, it still took me a full seven plus hours.
The KEY thing about ceramic is making CERTAIN you get it completely wiped off within the first hour or so. Multiple cheap MF towels did the trick and buffed with a higher quality towel. But getting all the residue off is imperative because after a day of cure time, it's there for a long while.
But OCD + plodder yields good results that are quite apparent visually after only one coat. Hers will just get the one coat this time, maybe double coat on the next pass but the '20 Shelby is next on the list and she's gonna get two coats of the same stuff. I did do one single pass on her with Sonax shortly after delivery last year and plan to do that again before giving her a coating of C.Quartz.
Bottom line OP...I'm sold and even if you don't have the tools or the know how to paint correct, anyone that is reasonably methodical, can do a ceramic coating and I would recommend one either directly on the clear coat of any vehicle or, on top of PPF.
I know, it's not a Mustang but, I'll be posting photos after I give the Shelby the same treatment. First though, I have to give my bod a rest for a few days.
Can't wait to wash the darn car now to watch the aqua fall off.
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