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RE:Car Detailing Thread
... wanted to get a full ceramic coating on it before love bug... Advanced Graphene Coating. This isn’t the spray this is there real ceramic coating. Car...
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www.thehackersparadise.com |
Motopilot |
May 15, 2026 |
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RE:DIY Ceramic Coatings What are People Using?
Adams Graphene Ceramic Coating ( Advanced). The hand applied 60ml ...
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www.corvetteforum.com |
Strake |
May 14, 2026 |
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RE:Best wax/protection for engine cowls?
... twice per year. Use Gyeon Ceramic Detailer as a dryingcaid when... you are talking about modern ceramic or graphene based waxes, wax belongs... in the past. Agree: This "light" ceramic coating... as all the other spray ceramic sealants on the marked. (Just... have it polished/degreased before coating it).
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norwayer |
May 13, 2026 |
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Первый опыт с керамикой для кузова автомобиля
...: Профессиональная керамика для автомобиля кузова Graphene Ceramic Coating Platinum Knight, 30 мл, подарок.... Антидождь для стекол автомобиля Glass coating Platinum Knight, 30 мл ozon...
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www.drive2.ru |
AleksSoh |
May 12, 2026 |
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Re: How frequently do you get your car detailed / polished?
...Ceramic coated our Bolero in January 2023 (with a 2-year durability coating...I've been using Turtle Wax's graphene paste wax. Our Bolero ...to put a 3-year durability graphene coating. Our 2016 Bolero. Pic...see how long the coating effect actually lasts without any...with a 7-year durability Graphene coating around mid-March 2026. Now have...Pulsar. Pic taken after graphene coating.. Pic taken last week after ...
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www.team-bhp.com |
Shan_Kmu |
May 7, 2026 |
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RE:Rửa Xe Tại Nhà Cho Tiết Kiệm
... 2 lớp. Invisible Glass Hybrid Ceramic ($15): Nhanh chóng, dễ dùng... Easy Glass ($33): Chứa Graphene. Adams Graphene Glass Coating ($33): Phủ nhanh, không...
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voz.vn |
TragedyOfLove |
May 5, 2026 |
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RE:My DIY electrostatic headphones
Or seach aliexperess for "Graphene Car Ceramic Coating" -> 30ml is about 3$. I use this for coating and stable since 2 years.
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www.head-fi.org |
tib8 |
Apr 29, 2026 |
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New to me
... kit - works great! DIY graphene ceramic coating Had all spark plugs replaced... black, 108,000 miles. New ceramic tint on all windows One... 2 weeks after DIY graphehe ceramic treatment. New to me April...
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www.clublexus.com |
vandine |
Apr 29, 2026 |
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RE:Ceramic Coating…Would You Do it Again?
... NOT do a ceramic coating ever again. (of course now there is graphene, but I.... I have used Avalon King ceramic on 2 different brand new ... outstanding results. It's a great coating. For our current two cars, ... a great job and the coating is strong. On my wife's ... the same shop reapplied the coating. However, the body shop got ... (IMHO) is out-performing the XPEL ceramic. I am also a big ...
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www.bronco6g.com |
JCG2042 |
Apr 27, 2026 |
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Re: The Ceramic Coating Thread
... ruled out full-body PPF and graphene coating. Since PPF is out, there...points, if we consider the ceramic coating as not an option, what ... replacement to ceramic coating. This won’t be as effective as ceramic coating. However, this addresses some of the issues with ceramic coating. I am... cost of this versus the ceramic coating since I am yet to ... I am new to the ceramic coating. My post here is based ...
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www.team-bhp.com |
Highway-Nomad |
Apr 21, 2026 |
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RE:What to do with 3 year old car professionally or privately to maintain paintwork
... waxes, spray polymer waxes, hybrid ceramic and/or graphene waxes, ceramic coating, PPF.
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www.briskoda.net |
travs |
Apr 15, 2026 |
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RE:Графеновая керамика Adam's
... Особенности Adam's Polishes (США) UV Graphene Ceramic Coating DIY (для энтузиастов) до 7.... Smart Open (Россия) Smart Graphen Ceramic DIY / Профи до 2 лет... и реагенты. Chemical Russian (Россия) Graphene Coat DIY до 1 года...
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www.drive2.ru |
GateFailure |
Apr 14, 2026 |
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RE:Wheel Corrosion?
.../product/Z-CS.html Adam's Advanced Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating Amazon Amazon I like...
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www.hdforums.com |
CoolBreeze3646 |
Apr 13, 2026 |
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RE:Preventing and curing wiper chattering
I wish I read this before. I coated my whole car with Adam's Graphene Ceramic coating and my wipers started chattering very bad unless I lubricate it constantly with windshield washer liquid. Took 7-8 months before the coating wears off.
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teslamotorsclub.com |
clee666 |
Apr 7, 2026 |
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RE:Topper for Adams Graphene Ceramic Coating
I think the best product Adams has made in years is the Graphene CS3. I use it as drying aid after washing (car has partial PPF and the rest ceramic) and an in-between wash detailer. https://adamspolishes.com/products/graphene-cs3™
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www.corvetteforum.com |
Matthew Griffin |
Apr 6, 2026 |
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Re: Detailing Studio | CarzSpa HSR Layout (Bangalore)
... thread. Anybody got their car ceramic coated at Carzspa studios in... have 2 types of coating - Crystal Shield and Graphene. For Crystal Shield they... (Pentagon 10H) durability whereas for Graphene they have one variant with ... forum done any of the ceramic coating on their cars? How is ... promised holding up? Their basic coating has a starting price of ...
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www.team-bhp.com |
ghodlur |
Apr 4, 2026 |
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RE:Post pictures (here) of your new C8 when you take delivery
Took her home last week, and just got it cleaned up. Dealership didn’t prep it at all, and I went with Adam’s products this time (clay, polish, graphene ceramic spray coating). I know it isn’t too exciting when stuck in a garage, but I sure do love it!
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www.corvetteforum.com |
Ruz |
Apr 3, 2026 |
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Re: Detailing & PPF - Unisol Global (formerly Auto Engage), Bangalore
... and visited this place for ceramic coating and sun film installation. I... and customer‑centric. Services opted: Graphene Ceramic Coating CarPro sun film installation for ...
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www.team-bhp.com |
M-Roc |
Apr 2, 2026 |
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Deep Interior Cleaning: Turtle Wax Car Care (Malad West, Mumbai)
... 6k (I never asked for ceramic coating in the first place), and ... seen if we go for coating, fair enough & pretty straight ... services (Usually dealers do like Ceramic Coat, Graphene Coat, PPF etc., however I... for exterior work like PPF/Ceramic coating and stuff like that, I ...
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www.team-bhp.com |
montsa007 |
Apr 1, 2026 |
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RE:Polish new boat?
...on as a protective finish, ceramic/wax/graphene/poly/whatever, you will...apply whatever top coating/protectant you decide on using. Ceramic is great...Collinate, NuFinish poly and NuFinish Graphene. In the end, I have...compounded, sealed and used the graphene, looks great, almost new and ...still have to reapply the Graphene about every other month in ...great. Could I have used ceramic? Of course, but I feel ...
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www.thehulltruth.com |
Hifirush |
Mar 31, 2026 |
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RE:Headlight restoration
.... mine aren't yellow cause I ceramic or graphene coat them. but mine do... gonna leave out the uv coating step and rely on the...
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rennlist.com |
Corvetteboy6988 |
Mar 23, 2026 |
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Graphene or Ceramic or none?
Hi, I’m gonna get my new German car (Slavia) soon in Hyderabad. This is my second car, had Baleno Manual previously for 8 years, completely stock. I want to know if the Graphene or ceramic coating are of any real value? What works better ? Definitely against PPF after the damage I saw in some videos. If so, who are some of the trusted vendors in Hyderabad? Also, what are some of the VFM accessories in should get from the dealer, beyond the essential kit? submitted by /u/mil_couch_potato to r/SkodaVolkswagenIndia [link] [comments]
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r/SkodaVolkswagenIndia |
mil_couch_potato |
May 19, 2026 |
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Thoughts on PPF, Ceramic and Graphene Coating
Recently purchased a BYD Atto 3 Premium. Was wondering which coating option would be best to protect the car paint from minor scratches Heat dissipation Read online that others combine PPF and ceramic coating, PPF first. Others just recommend the ceramic ones Not sure since I’ve read differing opinions about this. Also any comments on where to place the coating - do we have the entire car coated? And how will it change the look/appearance of the car? Our Atto 3 is Boulder Grey in color. For context, I ply STAR Tollway around 3-4 x per week for work and the mostly city driving in Batangas - Lipa, occasionally Cavite/Tagaytay (every 2 weeks)Haven’t encountered extremely bumpy or rocky areas at the expressway, been doing this for 5 months already with our older car (Toyota Vios). Thank you! Edited: STAR Tollway, not SLEX submitted by /u/Global-Detective7066 to r/CarsPH [link] [comments]
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r/CarsPH |
Global-Detective7066 |
May 12, 2026 |
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Clogged Ceramic Coating Pt.2
OP update here from previous post, for all the folks who didn’t believe in clogged ceramic coatings I believe I understand why. I was washing my car biweekly with ph neutral soap for the full 1.5 years the car had been coated with Adam’s graphene ceramic coating. The door panels started sheeting and I couldn’t figure out why. Today, I restored the hydrophobic properties by using acidic cleaning products. I guess most people would just call that a dirty car and some call it clogged. But I: Fully rinsed the car Foam cannon with Adam strip wash, let dwell for 3 minutes, agitated door panels, and rinsed Iron remover in the door panels and rear of the car, dwell for 3 minutes and rinsed thoroughly Foam cannon with Adams car shampoo (ph neutral) and fully washed the entire car This restored hydrophobic properties but I then decided to Use adams graphene detail spray as a drying aide and towel dried the car. Thank you everyone for your input and comments. And making the thread hilarious! submitted by /u/ScratchAltruistic544 to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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r/AutoDetailing |
ScratchAltruistic544 |
May 4, 2026 |
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Alternatives to Graphene Adam's Ceramic Coating?
I have a new car that I'll be doing a full compound, polish and ceramic coating on. I've used Adam's Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced 3 times now on black cars. I found it difficult to get apply and get no high spots. The end results looked great and I had no issues with the performance of the coating, but I'm looking for something easier. Adam's seems to be rated highly in some online tests, which is one of the reasons I went with it, but I'm open to other options now. I don't need a 10 year coating. Realistically I'd probably end up doing some sort of maintenance polish every 2-3 years anyways. I'd like to prioritize gloss and ease of install for what I try next. submitted by /u/Mazdador to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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r/AutoDetailing |
Mazdador |
Apr 13, 2026 |
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Graphene or Ceramic Coating
Experts, purchased a black seltos knowing the cons of black being dust magnet, will be driving in Pune but mostly on the highway. Now looking to know what's best/durable/reliable among ceramic and graphene. Don't wanna go with PPF, if I ever own a luxury car, then I'd spend that much. I have 3 car detail studios in my hometown who have quoted these rates, are they worth it? What would you pick? Graphene Shield Coating @ 3M cars for 40k Premier Ceramic coating @ 3M cars for 50k Turtle wax graphene coating with 5 booster coating for 35k G10 impact graphene-ceramic coating @ Carzspa for 35k (they'll be using Crystalshield brand) I'm confused about these options, if someone can share their wisdom, I'd be grateful. submitted by /u/Opening_Ad_4712 to r/CarsIndia [link] [comments]
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r/CarsIndia |
Opening_Ad_4712 |
Apr 12, 2026 |
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Results of Adams Graphene ceramic coating advance spray
Keep in mind my its my first time doing ceramic coating rather than wax. Not sure how it compares to other but esay to apply. submitted by /u/Aspiring_accoutent to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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r/AutoDetailing |
Aspiring_accoutent |
Mar 14, 2026 |
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Ceramic coating or Graphene coating
Hi guys I am trying to keep my black Skoda maintained and for that paint protection seems important. I am getting ceramic coating with 3 years service for 3 years and Graphene coating with 5 years service for 26k. Suggestions and discussion are warmly welcome. submitted by /u/Familiar-Resolve5115 to r/Kylaq [link] [comments]
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r/Kylaq |
Familiar-Resolve5115 |
Feb 12, 2026 |
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Graphene ceramic coating really makes ultra red pop.
All cleaned up and graphene ceramic coated over paint protection with Adam’s coatings. Ultra red just hits different on Monday mornings. submitted by /u/Suvi2k to r/TeslaModel3 [link] [comments]
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r/TeslaModel3 |
Suvi2k |
Jan 26, 2026 |
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Is Ceramic/Graphene Coating really good for cars and are they priced fairly?
Nagpa quote ako for graphene coating and I was given the amount of 15k for my car. I have a subcompact SUV. Sa mga nag pa ganito na rin sa cars nila. May napansin ba talaga kayong realistic at tangible benefit that will equate sa presyo niya? Furthermore, simula nung nagresearch na ako about it, ang dami ng ads na nagpapakita sa phone ko and marami akong nakikita na yung graphene mixture na ginagamit for graphene coating is just 1.5k. Now I know aside sa coating naman may other services included sa 15k and probably yung 1.5k i s joy a good brand pero parang ang pricey nung 15k for a coating but hey, I’m not an expert so I appreciate kung may makakatulobg sa akin dito to decide. Thank you!!! submitted by /u/Wooden_Tumbleweed392 to r/CarsPH [link] [comments]
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r/CarsPH |
Wooden_Tumbleweed392 |
Jan 21, 2026 |
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Adams Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating 11mo Later
To the guy who posted last week about this product washing off after one or two washes or whatever, you obviously did something wrong. This was applied in January 2025 and this is a garaged Volvo back from a cross country road trip. This was rinsing it off and figured I’d share the video. submitted by /u/Demoire to r/Detailing [link] [comments]
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r/Detailing |
Demoire |
Dec 29, 2025 |
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Took me about 6 hours, but I was able to do my first ceramic coating on my girlfriend’s new car!
Self explanatory title, I just wanted to share it with some people who might appreciate it. Pre wash, wash, rinse, iron decontamination, rinse, clay mitt, rinse, dry, 1-step polish, wiped excess polish with a prep solution, ceramic coated with Adam’s advanced graphene ceramic coating. Every step was pretty much brand new except for the wash, it was completely clean to the touch before the ceramic and everything past the wash was done inside in a 60ish degree garage. Let’s hope it lasts! submitted by /u/AdcSosa to r/Detailing [link] [comments]
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r/Detailing |
AdcSosa |
Nov 20, 2025 |
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Ceramic coating or Graphene coating? Which is better?
Which is okay? Ceramic coating or Graphene coating? Been thinking which is better dahil nagasgasan ang aming car. submitted by /u/TwoAndDoneEra to r/CarsPH [link] [comments]
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r/CarsPH |
TwoAndDoneEra |
Nov 9, 2025 |
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I polished off my ceramic coating and went back to sealants and waxes.
I got into detailing 25+ years ago when I got my first car, back when it was hand applied wax and sealants. I took a ~10 hiatus from detailing due to time and energy being needed elsewhere (i.e. family/kids/career), but a couple of years ago I got back into keeping my cars detailed, spurred by trading the 'ol dad-mobile for something fun again. The game had changed while I was away, everything became sprays and ceramic coatings, wax is apparently dead, convienience and longevity trump deep gloss, glassy looking ceramics are in vogue, and LSPs are seemingly judged soley by how tight they bead water. I bought in and started using ceramic spray sealants first, and hated them. Convienient, but the spray mist irritated my nose and eyes, and they didn't look like I remembered a fresh coat of WOWO wax or sealant looking. And the potential streaking, overspray on glass, among other things. So I did the proper decon and polishing to apply a ceramic coating. Functionally great, but looked too glassy, like it's just reflecting light off the surface. It was harsh looking to my eye, for lack of a better word. I was never happy with it, but it performed great so lived with it for about a year. I couldn't live with it anymore though. I wash every week and enjoy experimenting with different products anyways, so multi-year longevity held little to no draw for me. I did the decon and clay steps again, then polished off my ceramic coating and applied a sealant old-school style with an applicator, waited for the haze, and wiped off, with the intention of putting a layer of carnauba on top, like back in the day. The first time I pulled my car out of the garage after a day of that was nostolgic, there it was again, the deep glossy look I remembered, not the glass looking coating it was wearing. light was in the paint not reflecting off the surface, the mica pearl was popping through, not hidden behind glass-like reflectivity. And the slickness is unreal, something not many coatings can match. Slippery slick. Looked so good I haven't bothered topping it with wax yet, still will eventually though. Most of the day was spent on decon and re-polishing, the liquid sealant was easy to apply and easier to wipe off, no big deal, easy enough I won't mind doing that part 3 times a year if necessary. I used McKee's Graphene Deep Gloss Ceramic Sealant to be specific. Claims 12 months, but I'll legit be happy with 4. It's got the graphine and ceramic buzzwords, but whatever, I just wanted the liquid sealant look, so if that extra stuff adds longevity I don't know yet. I garage park at home and at work, so my car stays out of the elements for the most part, getting useful longevity should be easy in my situation. We'll see if a year's experience living with the low maintenace of a ceramic coating spoiled me when the sealant needs reapplied, and if I regret it or not, but probably not. I can always recoat. I bought some Collinite 915 for when I decide to top the sealant with wax, and already tested it on my wife's car, it looks great, really great. Can't beat the look of wax. I see that get debated here, but to my eye on my paint (or my wife's paint in this case), there's a world of difference in the look. I tried to enjoy my ceramic coating, but in the end it wasn't worth the tradeoffs. WOWO wax and sealants aren't dead, at least to me. submitted by /u/Falloutvictim to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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r/AutoDetailing |
Falloutvictim |
Oct 19, 2025 |
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Adams Advanced Graphene Ceramic performance after one year review.
A year ago I washed, decon’d, one step polish and applied Adam’s Advanced Graphene ceramic (little glass bottle) on this BMW 430i. The mfg states this is a “9 year” coating. I haven’t seen this car in a year. The owner does his own at home maintenance washing with the rare tunnel wash. He brought it to me as he’s been driving a lot recently and needed a good wash. This video is BEFORE I washed it. So it has some dirt/ grime on it. IMO the coating has held up really well. Beading is still super tight. What are your thoughts? Anyone else having a good experience with Adam’s ceramic? submitted by /u/FitterOver40 to r/Detailing [link] [comments]
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r/Detailing |
FitterOver40 |
Oct 19, 2025 |
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Update on the ceramic coated P1S: This thing is insane…
Hi everyone! I thought I would do an update on my P1S that I ceramic coated a while ago. To give a bit of context, I decided to ceramic coat the glass of my P1S after seeing that I still had a bunch of leftovers after detailing my car. My initial hope for this was that it would make the glass a lot easier to clean after printing with ASA. In case you don’t know, printing with ASA tends to leave this oily, hazy styrene residue on the inside of your printer, including the glass. And since I print with ASA quite a bit, the glass of my printer will just constantly fog up even with a filter running inside. Now at first I didn’t think that the coating would do much other than make the residue wipe off easier, but oh boy was I wrong. Not only was the glass really easy clean (just blast with some water and dry off with a microfiber), but it also seems to stop collecting residue altogether! I went through an entire roll of ASA and two rolls of PLA after I coated it, and even then the glass remained clear and barely needed any cleaning outside of dust and some cat hair. Normally, without the coating, the glass would’ve been opaque white at this point. But the coating seems to have prevented that from happening. If you print with materials that fumes a lot and fog up your glass, I strongly recommend this treatment since it’s really easy to apply and lasts a good while too. And plus I think the results speak for themselves: In the first two pics, the glass had the coating. It was taken after 1 entire roll of ASA and 2 rolls of PLA. In the last pic, the glass didn’t have the coating. It was taken after just 2 prints of ASA. If anyone is interested, I used the Adam’s graphene ceramic glass coating (not the normal stuff). It’s wipe-on, wipe-off, relatively cheap, and you can apply it to literally everything made of glass. I’m not paid by them to say this, it just actually is that good. submitted by /u/The747IsDead to r/BambuLab [link] [comments]
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The747IsDead |
Aug 11, 2025 |
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Our Dealership Made us Spend $400 on their "Pro Package Plan" and We Couldn't Remove It
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Due-Mortgage-122 |
Jun 18, 2025 |
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Tata Curvv with Graphene Coating
Got the graphene coating done on my Curvv, looks pretty af.👌There were a lot of swirl marks when I recieved it from the dealership, got it fixed with this detailing work. Additional info: Creative+S DCA Petrol Revotron, Nitro Crimson color. 1.2KM done. No issues so far fortunately :') PS: Not sponsored but if you're looking to get ceramic/graphene coating done around Kharghar, Navi Mumbai area, I highly recommend Detailing Dons. submitted by /u/VisAlGhul to r/CarsIndia [link] [comments]
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r/CarsIndia |
VisAlGhul |
Apr 30, 2025 |
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Graphene Ceramic Coating: Kamusta naman ang experience mo?
I just got my LC Prado a graphene ceramic coating service. The detailer is a very trusted detailer. Has already built quite a reputation. The product they used was the Adam’s Advance Graphene Ceramic Coating. Mas lumabas talaga ang pagka pearl white and hydrophobic, ang dali linisin. The shine is really eye-catching. Ang sarap tignan. For thise who have gotten their cars a graphene ceramic coating or have even tried the Adam’s brand, kamusta naman ang coating ng koche niyo? For how long has it been coated and how’s your experience so far? submitted by /u/JA1trey to r/CarsPH [link] [comments]
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r/CarsPH |
JA1trey |
Apr 20, 2025 |
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Ceramic Coated my car. I've never underestimated anything so hard in my life.
What was originally supposed to be a fun weekend project quickly turned into a nightmare. I started Saturday and finished late last night. Overall, I'm very happy with the results. However, I did see 2 small high spots this morning that I will need to polish off at some point. Not bad for a newbie though. I think what made this process longer than what it should've been was my own OCD. I wanted everything to be perfect and I believed if I took my time I could get the results similarly to a professional (I perform fabrication on aircraft for work so surface prep,sanding, and applying coatings, etc. is not uncharted territory for me). Everything was going fine until I got the the polishing stage. I did NOT expect it to take me so damn long and I did NOT expect my new 2025 ctr to be riddled with swirls in the clear coat. Not even a 1 step correction could get all the scratches out, although I did get most of them out and my car does look alot better. When I first started, I wanted perfection. It wasn't until 4-5 hours into it, I realized my expectations were unrealistic unless I were to do a 2 step correction, which I had zero desire to take off that much clear coat on a new car. So after awhile a few scratches here and there stopped bothering me. The difference between a hobbyist and a professional is time. A pro could easily get this done in a day. Whereas it took me 4 days to complete the job. 4 fucking days. I had to take PTO Monday. And Tuesday I was able to get a ride to work but only slept 3 hours since I was up all night trying to get this done. I was no longer having a good time. Polishing is a pain in the fucking ass and is nightmare fuel if you have OCD. Oh, and it didnt help that my brand new Griots G9 random DA polisher died after only a couple hours of use. I changed the brushes and tried everything else I could to troubleshoot it. But no avail. So beware of their polishers. They stop working for no reason and are overpriced. I went to Harbor Freight and their polisher worked like a damn charm for almost 1/3 of the price. I used adams advanced graphene ceramic coating which is TRICKY to work with at first. I didn't realize until I already started that it's not recommended for beginners. I had to redo the entire hood and roof because there were high spots everywhere that I didn't see until I took it out in the sun for better lighting. My advice is to absolutely make sure your overlaps are 50% and apply little to no pressure during the coating process. If you read this far, thank you. After how frustrating these past few days have been, this post is therapy for me right now. Would I do this again? Fuck no. Well, not for at least a couple grand lol. I get now why a ceramic coat is so expensive. Salute to all the detailers out there who do this for a living. What a humbling experience this has been. submitted by /u/Rydropwn to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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r/AutoDetailing |
Rydropwn |
Apr 2, 2025 |
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Full interior and exterior detail + paint correction and ceramic coating - how’d I do?
Hi all! This is a GMC Sierra AT4 HD contractors personal and business truck - truck is ridiculously long! It took me well over 14 hours to do the complete interior and exterior detail on it especially with the amount of dust and dirt that was caked onto the carpets and dashes. I also did a full paint correction (which humbles you working on a truck this long lol) followed by Adam’s advanced graphene coating - how’d I do? And do you think the hours justified the work? All notes appreciated- thanks in advance! submitted by /u/BigRazzmatazz4342 to r/AutoDetailing [link] [comments]
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BigRazzmatazz4342 |
Apr 1, 2025 |
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After stalling for months, I finally ceramic coated my car
And it was worth it! Only been about 3 weeks since I applied Adams Advanced Graphene Advanced (from the tiny bottle, not the spray). It took way longer than I anticipated with the strip wash, clay bar, surface prep, then ceramic coat. I was satisfied with my paint so I didn’t polish. Overall it was fairly easy. The ceramic is impossible to see flash or rainbow on the white paint, so I went by feel. I probably didn’t level it enough but who knows. It looks perfect in all kinds of light. The UV light helped when I missed a spot or had a high spot. I did the glass 7 months ago with their glass ceramic. Not super impressed with the glass tbh. Debris still really sticks to it. If I could do it over, I would level with the suede towel and then go over it again with the white plush towel that comes with the kit. Hopefully it’ll last a while. Looking forward to maintenance washes! submitted by /u/Plastic-Coat9014 to r/Detailing [link] [comments]
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Plastic-Coat9014 |
Mar 12, 2025 |
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PSA: Please don't get ripped off on "ceramic" coatings for your Tesla
Edit: 300+ comments and not one person has provided a link that proves ceramics are better than a $20 bottle of Sealant. Just saying. Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is even allowed, but I see people getting ripped off and I want to save you some $. Teslas are expesive, so most owners have some money, and I see a lot of unscrupulous detailers charging Tesla owners $1200-2500 on “ceramic coatings” with “nano technology” and all sorts of other marketing buzzwords, and they justify this by wanting to ‘protect their investment’. I want you to protect your investment too, and if you already paid for one of these services, fine, your car is very protected…. But….. it’s not ceramic. It’s not nano technology. It’s not even a new product. It’s SEALANT. Sealant is not expensive. It is far superior to wax, but it's not hard to do yourself and it's extremely cheap. It chemically bonds to the paint. If you’ve ever used Rain-X, that is a sealant. You apply it with a microfiber, wait for it to haze, then buff it off. The liquid forms a chemical bond with the glass. Wax does not. Wax is a layer on top of your paint. It does not last long, and sap/bird droppings/crap will attack it/dissolve it. Instead of spending $1500 on a coating, just spend $20 on a bottle of Klasse. Klasse is a sealant what was originally intended for the aviation market, and it came out in the late 70s/early 80s. You apply it just like rain-x. Make sure your car is clean, throw a dap of klasse on a microfiber, buff into the paint, wait for it to haze, then use a slightly damp rag to polish out. No residue like wax, it’s a LOT like applying Rain-x. You can layer it as well; I have 5 coats on my cars, and it holds up incredibly well. I did my Audi 4 years ago, and the water still runs right off/beads up like it’s freshly waxed. If the shine isn’t enough for you, you can even wax OVER the sealant. One bottle of Klasse will do about 6-10 cars. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/Klasse-High-Gloss-Sealant-Glaze/dp/B0002LBKFQ Please stop getting ripped off and paying scam artists to sell you on total bullshit. They are basically marketing majors with a polisher, selling you snake oil. Edit: I have upset some people. Look. Maybe your $1500 ceramic-nano-graphene-unicorn tear-cyber coat is super awesome. In fact, compared to normal wax, I am SURE it is. But I have never seen independent, objective testing that proves that it is better than sealant, or any different than sealant. If anybody has PROOF that these ceramic coatings are any different than a sealant, please post it. Then, once we have actual data to compare the sealants, people could decide if spending the additional $1480 is worth it to get that fancy coating, vs a $20 bottle of Klasse Sealant. Edit Edit: Here is a shot of my hood from my daily driver: https://i.imgur.com/Cn5086b.jpg This picture was taken 24-30 months after I treated this car with 3 layers of Klasse AIO, and one layer of Klasse glaze. It was starting to lose some of it's protection around this time and now, 36 months after I did it, it is failing on some of the horizontal surfaces. Maybe a ceramic would hold up better, but I think this is pretty spectacular for $20. If I'm spending $1500, it should last decades. submitted by /u/lakelifeisbestlife to r/teslamotors [link] [comments]
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