Coating and coating sprays

[Blacklightn25]

Is the ceramic spray mostly used as a touch up(after washes) after doing the coating. Thanks in advance

[WillSports3]

You want the long version or the short version?

[acuRAS82]

Part of short story: sure, some are great for touch up after washes, while car is still clean.

[Blacklightn25]

You want the long version or the short version?

Either one just trying to see really what the difference is..I know it's time consuming but it seems the spray will be faster but just unsure if it does a better or equal job that it is supose to

[DUBL0WS6]

Spray sealants or touchless sealants are the easiest to refresh a coating.

[The Guz]

Either one just trying to see really what the difference is..I know it's time consuming but it seems the spray will be faster but just unsure if it does a better or equal job that it is supose to

The abundance of silica spray sealants are easy to apply but won't match the performance or longevity of a true resin based coating. That is the short answer.

[WillSports3]

Short answer on my part. There wre only about three or four products that are made and designed to be true coating toppers. Everything else is just siloxane and PDMS products that have nothing really to do with prolonging coatings.

[Coatingsarecrack]

Short answer on my part. There wre only about three or four products that are made and designed to be true coating toppers. Everything else is just siloxane and PDMS products that have nothing really to do with prolonging coatings.

What are rhe 3-4 true toppers?


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[WillSports3]

Tried to PM you says your inbox is full.

[Mike Phillips]

I agree with all the above.

The true coatings come in tiny glass bottles that lock out oxygen so the liquid won't dry hard.

Installing a true coating is a lot of work - mostly in all the prep work,

1. Wash and dry car
2. Clay paint
3. Correct paint - compound and polish
4. Chemically strip paint

After all of the above - NOW you can INSTALL a coating. The word install simply means "apply". Our industry is silly.


The above all said - the simple spray-on types are faster and are easier and you could simply,

1. Wash and dry
2. Clay if needed
3. Spray-on, spread-around and then wipe-off any excess

And the end results will be - water will bead up like crazy and that's the main "appearance" criteria everyone uses to judge a coating. How LONG the water beads up in tight, tiny water beads is the other criteria called,

Longevity


In my opinion - the best way to actually seal and protect your car's paint is the long way, machine polishing but heck - if you don't care about removing swirls - a coating will stick to paint that has swirls and scratches.