Colour correction and ceramic coatings
#11
Well I finally got the time to go through a major detailing effort so I wanted to report back. I’m just going to throw out some bullet points
To PPF/Ceramic or not:
To PPF/Ceramic or not:
- If you plan to keep your vehicle for any length of time - I totally recommend getting PPF - at least covering all the front end bits to prevent road rash over time.
- If you get PPF - ceramic coat it either while it’s in the shop or do it yourself once you get it home - why?
- I was lucky enough to buy my vehicle used with PPF everywhere - I mean there isn’t a a glossy surface on this car that isn’t covered. The previous owner spent a lot of money for this kind of coverage. What they didn’t do is get good protection on the PPF because it was very stained and water spotted.
- To be clear I spent over 10 hours over 2 days (2 hours on day 2 for a second coating of the ceramic) and I didn’t do anything special to the wheels or lower plastic body cladding.
- I did the normal foam cannon pre-wash, followed by wash, followed by iron removal, followed by wash, blow dry, finish with a drying towel.
- Next I polished - If you have PPF that hasn’t been coated and you want to give it a good cleaning and help it shine up as best as it can, then pick up a bottle of Gyeon - Q2M PPF Renew. This stuff did a great job of pulling out stains and dirt that washing didn’t. It also helped diminish some of the water spotting. I used a dual action polisher with a bit firmer pad because I wanted some extra cutting because it was so stained and spotted.
- Next I used various products to help completely remove water spots. None of them worked on the PPF. I simply could not get all the water spots out of the PPF. So I don’t have any wonder products to recommend here. What I can recommend is CarPro CeriGlass. That stuff is amazing at polishing out water spots on glass - check out my before and after pics. Again I used a dual action polisher with a CarPro Rayon Glass polishing pad.
- Finally I put down a single coat of CarPro FlyBy30 glass coating and I put down 2 layers of CarPro CQuartz Skin.
#13
That's a lot of work but the next couple years should be super easy. Time well spent. Nice work. Did you by chance try any vinegar on those water spots? I had some on my glass and it took them off but I do also have them on some ppf on another car and I just haven't gotten to it yet.
I'm also really interested to know how that Flyby30 works. I've tried a few glass coatings (not that one) and nothing has been really great.
I'm also really interested to know how that Flyby30 works. I've tried a few glass coatings (not that one) and nothing has been really great.
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