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Whats the go to at home ceramic coating these days? Last time I did it (around 3 years ago) I used the carpro CQuartz as that was what was recommended at the time
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i think they have an updated version of that and it has good reviews
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Cool I'll just stick to that then - was relatively easy to apply and the 2 cars I have done seem to be holding up well
1 year + Glass coating
Soldato
gyeon can coat is epic. So easy and lasts well. Even coated my wheels and the ceramic is still on after a track day, cooked in brake dust and extreme temperatures. Impressive for product that shouldn't be on wheels.
Caporegime
It is on the usual places just not Autotrader. Trying not be greedy as just need it gone as I have a new car coming and too many cars as it is. I haven't sold a car for nearly ten years and by god is it bloody annoying. I have been offered an orange cat s Focus ST, An E92 BMW 325i which most likely has bad stem seals and a lot of "what's your best price m8".
Soldato
So a couple of weeks ago I took on the task of doing a full machine polish and ceramic coat on my 135i.
It was quite a monster of a task, as there were some hefty scratches on the car, but I've removed the majority of them. The deepest of scratches I haven't been able to remove, but I have been able to make them less visible, since the action of polishing removes the harsh edges of a scratch and makes it more shallow.
One thing I did notice during the process, though, is that the car has been resprayed at some point - and it has been done poorly. The body work hasn't been prepped properly, nor has the paint been allowed to dry properly.
Consequently, the car has some very obvious fisheyes when looking closely.
But the car looks really quite good with some great beading.
Took me 2 full days of prep + polishing.
I used:
Lake Country Manufacturing Microfibre Cut + Finish pads.
3M Fast Cut Extreme / Koch Chemie Heavy Cut H9.02
Gyeon G3 Finish / Koch Chemie Micro Cut
CQuartz UK 3.0
Gliss V2
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It was quite a monster of a task, as there were some hefty scratches on the car, but I've removed the majority of them. The deepest of scratches I haven't been able to remove, but I have been able to make them less visible, since the action of polishing removes the harsh edges of a scratch and makes it more shallow.
One thing I did notice during the process, though, is that the car has been resprayed at some point - and it has been done poorly. The body work hasn't been prepped properly, nor has the paint been allowed to dry properly.
Consequently, the car has some very obvious fisheyes when looking closely.
But the car looks really quite good with some great beading.
Took me 2 full days of prep + polishing.
I used:
Lake Country Manufacturing Microfibre Cut + Finish pads.
3M Fast Cut Extreme / Koch Chemie Heavy Cut H9.02
Gyeon G3 Finish / Koch Chemie Micro Cut
CQuartz UK 3.0
Gliss V2
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Absolute bargain...
60 x 80cm
Also sold 1 set of the TW graphene trio. Thank god.
60 x 80cm
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Also sold 1 set of the TW graphene trio. Thank god.
Caporegime
Not good?
Review show its extra effort to use vs the competition. Results are good though if you persist.
Also I had 2 sets in that offer so 1 was always surplus.
Permabanned
Anyone have much experience polishing exhausts?
I tried doing mine today using Autosol and although they are better I’m not sure if I’ve either not tried hard enough, or that’s as good as it’s going to get.
Before.
After.
I tried doing mine today using Autosol and although they are better I’m not sure if I’ve either not tried hard enough, or that’s as good as it’s going to get.
Before.
After.
New caps for mine a 60 quid a piece from MINI. OUTRAGEOUS.
Soldato
At least you can get some. My S5s tips were riveted on, so once carbon sets in, you’d need a new backbox if you wanted to keep your warranty.
Caporegime
Been really lazy and not washed the car since February. Yesterday used the pressure washer to do most of the work. Snow Foam to start and also Polar Seal at the end.
Really need a machine polish though.
Really need a machine polish though.
Soldato
Yeah pretty shocking. The 135i I have now has replaceable tips thankfully
