Mike,
In your review you mentioned to the owner not to use car washes (even touch-less, I interpret).
“How long will it last? I don't know, that's the problem with this type of product review. The car I used this on is gone. I have asked the owner to AVOID taking the car through touchless car washes. While in theory it sounds like a good option for those times you can't do a normal water hose and bucket wash in your driveway. But the down side is - these types of car washes tend to use stronger chemicals to loosen road film and dirt since NOTHING is going to physically touch the paint to clean it.
While these harsher chemicals may not remove the coating - I "think" they are responsible for making the anodized aluminum trim surrounding the windows look horrible, spotted and splotchy...
...I coated the trim, but this type of anodized aluminum trim is sensitive to chemical corrosion - thus the reason I've asked the owners to not take this car through any touchless car washes.”
I agree with the advice as a general practice. But am also curious as to whether the advice is only due to the anodized trim, or are you also concerned about the chemical resistance of this coating? Will touchless washes wear on this coating more so than other big name coatings (which I would expect are barely/not weakened by occasional touch-less washes)?
Just wondering if you have any inside info that would make avoiding automatic washes a higher priority for this Graphene coating in particular.
I applied this to a small section as part of my coating test. I have to say that it is on the slick side. For those that are looking for a coating that offers some slickness instead of the typical tacky coating sensation then this is it. For those that have used Gtechniq Chrystal Serum Light, Cquartz SiC or the previous Cquartz TiO2, GR4 is a tad behind in the slickness aspect.
I finally got around to cleaning my truck 2 weekends back. It was 3 years since I last polished/coated it with CQuartz and it was due for some new protection. The paint wasn't in bad shape because I really try to keep up with it, so I didn't need much. I washed with foam canon, hit it with IronX, Nanonskin fine sponge, hit it with Gyeon Polish on my CBeast with a white pad. Followed up with a good IPA wipedown and applied the GR4. It goes on different than other coatings I've used before, seemed almost like a sealant type feel than a coating. It is definitely slick when finished and really shines.
Mike,
In your review you mentioned to the owner not to use car washes (even touch-less, I interpret).
“How long will it last? I don't know, that's the problem with this type of product review. The car I used this on is gone. I have asked the owner to AVOID taking the car through touchless car washes. While in theory it sounds like a good option for those times you can't do a normal water hose and bucket wash in your driveway. But the down side is - these types of car washes tend to use stronger chemicals to loosen road film and dirt since NOTHING is going to physically touch the paint to clean it.
While these harsher chemicals may not remove the coating - I "think" they are responsible for making the anodized aluminum trim surrounding the windows look horrible, spotted and splotchy...
...I coated the trim, but this type of anodized aluminum trim is sensitive to chemical corrosion - thus the reason I've asked the owners to not take this car through any touchless car washes.”
I agree with the advice as a general practice. But am also curious as to whether the advice is only due to the anodized trim, or are you also concerned about the chemical resistance of this coating?
My advice had to do with the anodized trim.
Originally Posted by acuRAS82
Will touchless washes wear on this coating more so than other big name coatings (which I would expect are barely/not weakened by occasional touch-less washes)?
No, not that I'm aware of.
Originally Posted by acuRAS82
Just wondering if you have any inside info that would make avoiding automatic washes a higher priority for this Graphene coating in particular.
Thanks in advance!
No other insight except that anodized aluminum trim is really difficult to fix once it becomes stained. So for most people, if you have a car that has anodized trim, my advice is to avoid touchless car washes and also iron remover.
Can you develop high spots with coating similar to what can happen with a ceramic coating. If it does develop a high spot do you have to polish the sot to remove it?
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