OT: Ceramic paint protection system coatings, First hand experience… Options

[draganc]

Hi folks!

What’s the community’s point of view on ceramic coatings vs
old school traditional wax-on-wax-off?

I used a ceramic product from a Florida based company years
ago, with great results but forgot the name, and are looking
for today’s miracle product.

Let the discussion games begin!

[brant]

does anyone have a brand recommendation that is for at home use?
might be worth a try on my beater

[bbrock]

does anyone have a brand recommendation that is for at home use?
might be worth a try on my beater

I went with the CQuartz mentioned above after reading/seeing quite a few recommendation for it for DIY because it is less fussy about cure times than others. It struck a good balance between durability, ease of use, and price for me. I got the impression that the more durable products are also more fussy about application and, of course, more expensive.

I agree that prep is important. I spent two days prepping my car. Even after clay bar, you may need to polish, and rinse, degrease with dilute isopropyl, rinse again. There is plenty of good info on how to prep on youtube and the rest of the interwebs. Having a clean shop is also important. That was a challenge for me but I muscled through. It was more an issue with PPF application than the ceramic coating though.