First big detail done. Ceramic etc.

[SeanBonham]

After one week of ownership
Process was:
Foam then rinse
2 bucket wash
Car Pro Iron X to decontaminate
Rinse Again
Dry
Lightly Clay, didn't need much
Very very diluted IPA wipe down
Car Pro CQUARTZ 3.0 ceramic coat (2ish coats)
Car Pro Reload top coat the next day

All in all, maybe $200 of products (with lots of leftovers) and 2 days of chill work. I'm happy. First wash was a revelation, water just beads right off. So easy to wash now.

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[rclee]

Now that is Iconic Silver! Nice job.

 

[Clarkdonbran]

The Mav looks great in silver.

 

[bdaniel230]

After one week of ownership
Process was:
Foam then rinse
2 bucket wash
Car Pro Iron X to decontaminate
Rinse Again
Dry
Lightly Clay, didn't need much
Very very diluted IPA wipe down
Car Pro CQUARTZ 3.0 ceramic coat (2ish coats)
Car Pro Reload top coat the next day

All in all, maybe $200 of products (with lots of leftovers) and 2 days of chill work. I'm happy. First wash was a revelation, water just beads right off. So easy to wash now.

Pretty much the same as my process except I have put about ten coats of Carnuba on my Mav. I will wait and see just how the ceramic and graphene coatings hold up after a few years. I remember more than a few different products with great shine and water sheeting. Still, after a few years, the paint oxidized under the coatings and basically destroyed them to the point they needed repainting. One of the companies has long been bankrupt from their product. I did the exact same process though, snow foam then hand wash, rinse then clay and rinse, then I used a light polish, Meguiars Machine polish as I remember, then rinse with a very dilute IPA and then applied two coats of paste carnauba and buffed with a wool pad. Since I have added 8 more coats of wax and I think I can compare to yours.

 

[SeanBonham]

Pretty much the same as my process except I have put about ten coats of Carnuba on my Mav. I will wait and see just how the ceramic and graphene coatings hold up after a few years. I remember more than a few different products with great shine and water sheeting. Still, after a few years, the paint oxidized under the coatings and basically destroyed them to the point they needed repainting. One of the companies has long been bankrupt from their product. I did the exact same process though, snow foam then hand wash, rinse then clay and rinse, then I used a light polish, Meguiars Machine polish as I remember, then rinse with a very dilute IPA and then applied two coats of paste carnauba and buffed with a wool pad. Since I have added 8 more coats of wax and I think I can compare to yours.

NIce. Carnuba always looks great. CarPro has a GREAT reputation so thats why I used them. My truck lives in a pretty terrible environment (lots of tree sap and pollen) , so I went for the strongest protection I could install myself. I didn't polish as my paint was good enough for me, just decon'd and clayed.

 

[bdaniel230]

NIce. Carnuba always looks great. CarPro has a GREAT reputation so thats why I used them. My truck lives in a pretty terrible environment (lots of tree sap and pollen) , so I went for the strongest protection I could install myself. I didn't polish as my paint was good enough for me, just decon'd and clayed.

Understood. Please keep us posted on how it works out. If it doesn't do terrible things to the paint I will be changing to graphene after I am too old to do another wax job. One of my favorite pastimes is waxing my vehicle.
I am way overboard on my vehicles. Since I am going on a road trip this week I have the highway wheels on. I have the off-road wheels that came with it, the Falken Wildrides or whatever, I have a set of snow wheels, Continental Contact Vikings and the ones you see, Continental ContactPro. Figure I have enough rubber in the garage that I shouldn't need to buy another set of tires in my lifetime ( I am only 71)

 

[MrCigar]

Anyone got pics of a nice wax or ceramic on a Cactus Grey, asking for a friend lol.

 

[thevol]

OK, you making me feel better about my Iconic Silver choice

 

[Havick]

Iconic Silver looks great. A few months ago, I missed out on an Iconic silver by about half a hour. I gotta ask, what is an IPA wipe?

 

[SeanBonham]

Isopropyl Alcohol. Gotta dilute heavily. Removes any last junk that stuck around. Be careful with how strong it is before using on paint.

 

[HybridOnOrder]

Someone is in lve! It looks beautiful

 

[OleFordGuy]

That is Sweeeeeeeet. Awesome Job !!

 

[bdaniel230]

Isopropyl Alcohol. Gotta dilute heavily. Removes any last junk that stuck around. Be careful with how strong it is before using on paint.

Agreed, like 4% solution would be as strong as I would use after clay and polish. I actually re-washed the truck after I polished with Maguiars just to get the worst of the solvents off, then a 4% solution to get any remaining solvents. There is nothing like the feel of newly polished vehicle. Smooth like new glass.

 

[Mr Mayor]

There is no need to rub on/ rub off wax anymore. After using a clay bar/clay rag/clay pad for cleaning, just spray and wipe 303 Touchless on the body and windows. A 2 inch strip of regular masking tape will not stick to your vehicle if you have a few coats applied.

 

[Old Hickory Trojan]

Looks nice but what did you use for the plastic? Some Cermics can do both paint and plastic while others require a separate coating for the plastic parts. Also did you rinse after the clay bar before the IPA?

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