What spray do you use on your ceramic coating?

[Westside Guy]

What product/ spray do you use to clean and maintain your ceramic coating?

[tracer bullet]

I've been happy with the Adam's "Graphene Detail Spray". But I have a newish coating on the Z4 (DIY) so it is probably hard to tell which one is doing the job. It goes on and off easily and is a low enough % that you don't need to be too worried about leaving something behind that you didn't polish / buff / whatever you call it. I do still spray it on the towel down wind just in case.

I also started putting it on my X3 that has a bunch of Zaino on it, and can tell it beads water / snow is easier to remove longer than the Zaino itself ever did. I know you're not supposed to put one type over the other but for that car I don't care a ton and it has actually been working. I tried it as a test and am glad I did.

Typically I just use the normal car wash soaps but have a "strip wash" that you supposedly use once a year, but I haven't had the Z4 a full year yet so I'll give that a go this spring.

[BroDoze]

Dr. Beasley’s.
Always and only Dr. Beasley’s. The best.

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by BroDoze

Dr. Beasley’s.
Always and only Dr. Beasley’s. The best.

Don’t they sell more than one product?

[afadeev]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

What product/ spray do you use to clean and maintain your ceramic coating?

Clean vs. maintain are two separate questions / answers.

Clean - if the entire care is dirty - wash it. If only a section needs to be clean, I use waterless wash on a microfiber towel to wipe-off the dirt or bird poop.

Maintain - all brands have some sort of spray-and-wipe ceramic "booster" product, or "detail" spray. I used to stick within the brand family of the base ceramic coating product I had used on that car. So, since I started with Adam's on two cars, I also got Graphene CS3 (which is what Adam's rep recommended for maintenance).

For my McKeys and Gyeon coated cars - I either use the above, or another similar McKeys branded spray product I had bought (one or the other brand goes on sale ever so often). Frankly, they all seam to work the same, and are highly interchangeable.

I don't regularly "boost" any of the coatings, nor does the coating look or bead water any different in areas where spray was recently applied. To a large extent, "boosters" are a way to add recurring revenue after selling you the ceramic coating.

IMHO,
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[cbpip]

You can make your own Elixir. Carpro and most detailers are mostly water in their bottled products. So making your own cost considerably less.

Carpro Merlins Mixture there are a lot of results, people commenting on multiple combinations.

2oz Reload / 2oz Ech20 / 28oz Distilled Water.

[TboneS54]

Shouldn't use any spray on top of ceramic coating except to extend its life near the end, before you polish and coat again.

Use an iron x product periodically. Use good soap with no b.s. in it.

[BroDoze]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

Don’t they sell more than one product?

Nope. Just towels. But they're the best.

[sharkymcpeterson]

I use carpro Hydr02 lite

Spray on after a wash and rinse off. Amazing shine and hydrophobicity.

I’m using this after washing with carpro reset.

[Westside Guy]

So I was visiting the shop that installed my PPF and ceramic coating and their head detailer recommended this Chemical Guys product. I just purchased it on Amazon and hope to use it shortly.

[dkmesa]

Technician's Choice TEC582 is the latest I've been using. Seems to work well.

[Nettles]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

So I was visiting the shop that installed my PPF and ceramic coating and their head detailer recommended this Chemical Guys product. I just purchased it on Amazon and hope to use it shortly.

Omfg no!!!!!!!!

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by Nettles

Omfg no!!!!!!!!

Why not???

[co_440i]

Originally Posted by cbpip

You can make your own Elixir. Carpro and most detailers are mostly water in their bottled products. So making your own cost considerably less.

Carpro Merlins Mixture there are a lot of results, people commenting on multiple combinations.

2oz Reload / 2oz Ech20 / 28oz Distilled Water.

Carpro reload: $35.99
(https://www.carpro-us.com/protection...-0-500ml-17oz/)

Carpro Ech20: $17.59
(https://www.carpro-us.com/wash/water...te-500ml-17oz/)

vs

Adams Graphene CS3: $24.99/16oz
(https://adamspolishes.com/products/g...e-cs3%E2%84%A2)


So, a bottle of detail spray costs half as much? And then factor in usage rate and shelf sitting time. How long are you expecting your carpro home mix to sit around for? Let's say Adam's bottle has enough to last a year of usage. I can just buy a second bottle for a second year and we're at cost equilibrium. Is Reload good to sit around for years and years and years? Are you REALLY coming out on top with the home brew?

[sharkymcpeterson]

Carpro > insert product manufacturer name

[cbpip]

Originally Posted by co_440i

Carpro reload: $35.99
(https://www.carpro-us.com/protection...-0-500ml-17oz/)

Carpro Ech20: $17.59
(https://www.carpro-us.com/wash/water...te-500ml-17oz/)

vs

Adams Graphene CS3: $24.99/16oz
(https://adamspolishes.com/products/g...e-cs3%E2%84%A2)


So, a bottle of detail spray costs half as much? And then factor in usage rate and shelf sitting time. How long are you expecting your carpro home mix to sit around for? Let's say Adam's bottle has enough to last a year of usage. I can just buy a second bottle for a second year and we're at cost equilibrium. Is Reload good to sit around for years and years and years? Are you REALLY coming out on top with the home brew?

Carpro Reload 2oz @ $2.12 /oz x 2 = $4.24

Carpro Ech2o 2oz @ $1.04 /oz x 2 = $2.08

28oz of distilled Water $.50 or less.

So for $6.82 you do the math and see which is the better deal.

The Carpro products are shelf stable from my experience. Been doing this for 3-4 years now and no issues .

Usually make about 2 batches/year depending on my usage. I use the detailer whenever I take the car out for a Cars & Coffee or club events which are often through out the year. 1 16oz bottle of something @ 25.00 gets expensive.

Not to mention the Carpro Elixir works extremely well.

[co_440i]

Originally Posted by cbpip

Carpro Reload 2oz @ $2.12 /oz x 2 = $4.24

Carpro Echo 2oz @ $1.04 /oz x 2 = $2.08

28oz of distilled Water $.50 or less.

So for $6.82 you do the math and see which is the better deal.

The Carpro products are shelf stable from my experience. Been doing this for 3-4 years now and no issues .

Usually make about 2 batches/year depending on my usage. I use the detailer whenever I take the car out for a Cars & Coffee or club events which are often through out the year. 1 16oz bottle of something @ 25.00 gets expensive.

Not to mention the Carpro Elixir works extremely well.

I guess if you can get tiny quantities at great prices you come out on top, but 3oz of reload is currently going for $20 on Amazon. I guess you have a great hookup and good for you. Most people are probably better off buying the off-the-shelf.

[cbpip]

Originally Posted by co_440i

I guess if you can get tiny quantities at great prices you come out on top, but 3oz of reload is currently going for $20 on Amazon. I guess you have a great hookup and good for you. Most people are probably better off buying the off-the-shelf.

Same results for anyone wanting to do it. Nothing special in the pricing.

Amazon sells the 17oz bottle for $40.00 as well as the extremely inflated price you quoted for 3.4 oz at $19.00

Buy direct from Carpro and it's $36.00 for 17 oz which is $2.12 /oz.

[eliphil]

I use reload on my weekend warrior my detailer recommended it 6 years ago. I only apply once or twice a year. I think it’s best to use the same company that you used for the coating

[cbpip]

I agree with using straight Reload as a refresh for the Ceramic coating once or twice a year .

Using the mixture as a detailer works to keep things fresh in between. Carpro sells the same mixture, but you're just paying for water at an overly inflated cost. Carpro jumped on the wagon about 2 years ago once they found out people were mixing their own detailer from Reload and Ech20 and started offering Carpro Elixir Quick Detailer .

[gary_william]

Originally Posted by dkmesa

Technician's Choice TEC582 is the latest I've been using. Seems to work well.

This.

[swagon]

Gyeon Wet Coat a few times a year on top of Gyeon Can Coat, works well for me