How to tell if ceramic coating is failing (regular toppers)

[Coatingsarecrack]

And so is life with a white colored car...

Yeah,

Black was a pain to keep clean but was so much more rewarding after a wash. I was surprised though after 1yr 9months their was very little marring for it getting half it’s washes in waterless and rinseless’s.


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[Eldorado2k]

Yeah,

Black was a pain to keep clean but was so much more rewarding after a wash. I was surprised though after 1yr 9months their was very little marring for it getting half it’s washes in waterless and rinseless’s.


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That’s what happens when the owner knows what the heck he’s doing.

[Coatingsarecrack]

That’s what happens when the owner knows what the heck he’s doing.

I ain’t on your level but much appreciated. Also glad to see you on here more... your incite always appreciated


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[Loach]

Might sound kinda goofy but when a coating is reaching end-of-life ya just kinda 'know' that something isn't quite right. Toppers seem slightly less effective, fall off a bit w regards to longevity.

Stuff just doesn't seem as good as it was when viable; hard to quantify i guess but overall less pleasing...a feeling that your regular maintenance regimen isn't working as well anymore and since maintenance hasn't changed, then it has to be something else.

This is my experience as well. When the coating is truly failing, the toppers won't respond as effectively, and their boost in the water behavior won't last as long as the healthier sections of the coating. The decontamination stage will also further degrade the coating in those sections, rather than spring it back to life.

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Enjoy the weekly maintenance regiment with the occasional chemical decontamination.

You will know when it’s time to polish and re-coat as you will get those pesky love marks.

As budget mentioned the topper won’t be as effective once the coating comes to its end of life.

Don’t overthink it. Wash, top and enjoy.

This is absolutely true for me as well. My desire to want to polish the paint back out to remove love marks, wash-induced marring, and hard water spotting on top of the coatings happens well before they actually die out. That has been true for the majority of the true coatings that I've tested. I use the coatings to perform the bulk of the protection, to provide that perfect addictive hydrophobic base, and top regularly with lighter sprays to keep up on the slickness and killer gloss.