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I am considering getting one of the ceramic coats on my C7. I would likely have my daughters Challenger done at the same time. There are obviously many threads running on this and related topics but I would be interested to hear about experiences people may have had in the metro Atlanta area and and recommended vendors. Unfortunately I just don't shave the patience or time to do this myself.
If you prefer to PM feel free.
Mods, don't know if I should have put this in the care/detail forum. My apologies if I erred
Last edited by TheSouthernGentleman; May 26, 2017 at 10:19 AM.
I would recommend searching through the regional forums, there may already be recommendations in those forums for who people have used so a post may not even be needed.
I would recommend searching through the regional forums, there may already be recommendations in those forums for who people have used so a post may not even be needed.
Heard good things about C-Magic Radiant http://cmagicwax.com/Products/radiant.html
I think I am gonna give it a try.
Anybody out there try it yet hasn't been out long would like to hear some reviews.
I had Ceramic Pro Ultimate put on my 2017 GS a few months ago and had the wheels done at the same time. So far I not having any issues and found I have lot more free time due to less washing.
Recently had it applied to the wife's Mercedes. I can tell you that after washing the Master Blaster displaces the water very quickly. It's on the wheels and glass makes drying the car easy. I am curious to see how it deals with NE Ohio winters. Part of the application process is for it to be re-applied once a year at no additional cost for seven years. This car will be done in mid April right after the winter weather.
Thanks everyone. I'm currently leaning toward Cquartz Finest. There is an installer very close to me who seems highly rated. He spent a good 45 minutes talking to me today on the phone about pros and cons of various options. Not completely sold yet cause it sure ain't cheap!
I heard that Carpro is excellent - Korean product. I just purchased some Carpro CQuartzUK. Going to be trying soon. Don't have a Vette, this is for my everyday driver. Carpro recommends at least two coats (from what I have read) and most of these detailers only do one.
I had Ceramic Pro Ultimate put on my 2017 GS a few months ago and had the wheels done at the same time. So far I not having any issues and found I have lot more free time due to less washing.
Buddy of mine is an installer for that product in North Jersey up near Lebanon. He's super OCD. Swears by it. I've seen a few with the coating and it is really something. much higher bird dropping and rain spotting reject qualities than Opti-coat products that are on my cars.
Anybody wants his contact information shoot me a pm i'll get it to you. He is the ONLY person i would trust to drive my car and/or touch it outside of family lol.. only downside is he is a Camaro ZL1 guy
This process can be quite expensive. My car has been in the body shop for a week getting Ceramic Pro. My guy has paint corrected the whole car, wet sanded almost all of the orange peel out.
That said, now that paint correction is done, the car looks like it has a custom paint job. The ceramic should last for the life of the car and will allow me to not need to wax the car near as much as one normally would. If you use these products on top of existing paint faults, the faults will shine thru.
Ceramic Pro isn't for the amateur to apply. It requires baking to activate. You want a real pro to do the install
Honestly a product like Zaino that fills the the smallscratches and swirls is a decent alternative depending on how particular you are.
It's worth doing in my opinion. Of course if the detailer knows how to do paint correction as well (as most good ones do), then you're really getting the benefit of both them cleaning up the errors of the factory, and then enhancing and protecting the finish with the coating.
Those aspects combined, which a good detailer does, can make a noticeable difference over a non-touched car:
It's worth doing in my opinion. Of course if the detailer knows how to do paint correction as well (as most good ones do), then you're really getting the benefit of both them cleaning up the errors of the factory, and then enhancing and protecting the finish with the coating.
Those aspects combined, which a good detailer does, can make a noticeable difference over a non-touched car:
I agree. But if you don't do the correction, I don't think it is worth it.
I agree. But if you don't do the correction, I don't think it is worth it.
Yeah, it's definitely a judgment call. To me, it depends on how good the particular C7s finish is. Some of the C7s have come out of the factory looking pretty good. Some others, not so much. Pretty inconsistent, which likely is playing a part in GM's decision to invest in a new paint system at Bowling Green. I got lucky and got one of the good ones - but I still went for the coating.
On a C7 with a good finish, there are less expensive ways to protect and maintain the finish than a ceramic coating - altho there is certainly nothing wrong with putting it on a good, as it will enhance the look and protect a good one. On a C7 with a poor finish factory finish, a good detailer can do wonders with correcting those and then applying a quality ceramic coating.
Yeah, it's definitely a judgment call. To me, it depends on how good the particular C7s finish is. Some of the C7s have come out of the factory looking pretty good. Some others, not so much. Pretty inconsistent, which likely is playing a part in GM's decision to invest in a new paint system at Bowling Green. I got lucky and got one of the good ones - but I still went for the coating....
I think that between all of the products there are many fine choices. Opticoat Pro, cQuartz, etc... However, I agree that the single biggest factor is the paint prep. if you have bad paint, or minor imperfections then the ceramic coat will seal them all in. They'll take years before you can address them (unless you remove the ceramic coat, which kind of defeats the purpose).
Spend the money, get the paint prep done, and you'll love it!
Oh, don't even for a second assume that if your car is new it won't have any imperfections... Mine had 3 miles on it and I personally identified 8 issues I saw that needed to be corrected, my installer found two more. When it was all done... BHAM!!! Sweet. washing and maintaining has been super easy.
My car went from the Museum in Bowling Green to the detailer where it sits today. I am on business travel so he is talking his time. It will be ready when I return.
My car had a fair amount of orange peel on the vertical surfaces.
Considering ceramic coat
