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Originally Posted by gregpark
Applied with a buffer?
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No.
Just to clarify, I am not talking about a ceramic spray or wax that can be applied with a buffer. A ceramic coating is different
A ceramic coating is applied with a tiny applicator cloth. A 50ml bottle (less than 2 ounces) is enough to coat most cars. It was enough to put 2 coats on my 911 and I had enough left over to do the windshields on my parent's cars.
This video covers the application process I used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lq9Q4VdEvM
This video goes over a preparation process similar to what I did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwguQe7kvIc
The longevity of the coating is directly correlated to your prep-work. I think I spent maybe 4-5 hours doing the initial prep cleaning the car, then probably 15 hours polishing the paint, then another hour doing final prep and maybe 2-3 hours actually applying the coating. I applied two coatings.
I've seen people that just washed their car and then applied the coating and it did not even last a year. Prep-work is key.
The polishing work is not necessary, the issue is that whatever scratches are on the car will be locked in once you apply the ceramic coat. If there are scratches you want out, polish them out before you apply the ceramic coat.... You can get the scratches out after you apply the ceramic coat, but you essentially have to then use your polisher to polish off the ceramic coat to get down to the scratches you want to polish out.
I put in the effort to polish my 911 to get it really nice, but I did not bother on my Nissan Leaf.
I detailed the full process on my 911 in this thread:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1131805-911-ceramic-coat-results.html
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Originally Posted by gregpark
Actually lasts for years and water still beads?
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Yes.
Here is my wife's car two years after applying a ceramic coat. Since applying the coating I have not done anything to the car other than wash it, and we usually wash at the gas station touch free carwash.
