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!

[Jett]

+1 Wax.

It is important to use the right waxes for the paint and condition.

For example. Highly oxidized single stage paint requires specific waxes and cleaning techniques, whereas base coat / clear coat requires different wax and technique.

For general maintenance of new BCCC, we use Meguiar’s #7 followed by Wolfgang Fuzion… expensive but a little goes a long way, and make sure to buy on sale

[JamesM]

+1 Wax.

It is important to use the right waxes for the paint and condition.

For example. Highly oxidized single stage paint requires specific waxes and cleaning techniques, whereas base coat / clear coat requires different wax and technique.

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While some of the new ceramic and graphene waxes are super convenient and work great on base/clear paint (and I do use them on my daily drivers) with my older single stage painted vehicles I find the best results with compound/polish and pure carnauba wax. I have tried various newer products on my single stage cars with the hope of possibly saving me some effort but always wind up having to go old school on the old school paint to make it look its best.