Hi Anyone Any ideas on ceramic coatings. Why does it cost so much? Is it worth it? Can mere mortals apply the coating or do I need to spend 600plus bucks at a detailer

Are you unhappy with your current wax? I’d never pay that, I garage my cars and don’t worry about waxing them at all. They both look fine after 10 and 13 years.

Wax it once or twice a year and save yourself a lot of money . You could probably do the ceramic coating too but it might not come out quite as good as a detailer because they have all the power buffers and stuff to take it off . It is really just a fancy expensive wax .

Thanks. It just that im buying a corvette and people are pushing a ceramic finish.

[image] Samnono: people are pushing a ceramic finish. … which gives them about a 95% profit margin, at your expense.

For real-deal ceramic coatings, most of the price is the prepwork that’s necessary. Before you ceramic coat a car, you need a full body paint correction done to it (otherwise the coating will protect the flaws in the paintwork). Even on most brand new cars this is necessary. The older the car usuall…

I agree with FoDaddy’s reply. You’re getting a great finish with ceramic, but you’re paying for a labor intensive process. There are lots of sites and videos describing the pros and cons of ceramic coatings. Here’s a good video to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oEKHCAABA That video pr…

Thanks everyone for your realistic info about ceramic finishes. As an experiment I bought a bottle of spray on ceramic ,approx 25 bucks, and I experimented on my13 year old Camry. The company is called ‘Torque’ . Yes, it’s a lot of work to get the car clean enough to to use the spray. The results ar…

Glad it worked out for you. However, a pro-level ceramic coating doesn’t come in a spray bottle. It comes very small bottle/vials (1 oz or thereabouts) and will cost about $100-$200 per oz. The spray stuff contains some ceramic content, but it’s made to be accessible and easy to use apply. It’s not…

My 18 year old car I waxed maybe 2 times, got rear ended, finish looked fine, sure some rust bubbles here and there, at the bottom of the door panels. Got to clean the insides of those I guess. I applaud you that do so much more, but doubt the trade in value would have differed much.

That’s an excellent point. Put a finish on the car that costs a small fortune and brave the odds that it will survive all the craziness we all brave on the road. The monetary compensation we get from the insurance company will never cover the cost of beautification. On the other side is the pride of…

[image] Samnono: Ceramic coating foe auto finishes Hi Anyone Any ideas on ceramic coatings. Why does it cost so much? Is it worth it? Can mere mortals apply the coating or do I need to spend 600plus bucks at a detailer Does “foe” = faux? This stuff works great for about 16 bucks (got mine a…

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MikeInNH April 8, 2021, 1:50pm 13

Last year I tried the Turtle Wax Hybrid Ceramic wax. Goes on like a normal wax. It is by far the longest lasting wax I’ve ever used. Easily 8-10 months plus. Even in our cold harsh winters.

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