MauiPike

Has anyone tried the ceramic coatings that are advertised on Instagram and the like? 9H Nano is the one that I see most often. I'm curious to see if anyone has actually tried it and their impressions of it.

Harps

I stupidly used a pressure wash bay and the brush, even though I washed it, scratched my truck a lot. I had it all buffed out and they put a coating of the Ceramic Pro 9H all over including wheels and exhaust tip.
Looks amazing on a black truck, really rich deeper colour. Dirt does not stick as much and water beads off.
Will do the same to my next vehicle.
Buddy did his White Durango SRT and is happy, the White did not look as rich as mine.

fenlasonb

Im curious how much deeper the ignot silver would look. Thinking about it

sonic366

May I ask how much it was to get that coating done to your truck? As mine is also black and would be curious what this would cost down the road.

TMurphy11

Getting my truck Artic Coated, a form of ceramic, next week. 950$ with full correction.

Got me new grandsport done along with a full front end clear bra. Attachment 550976

fordloco

Ceramic coating does not protect against scratches, swirl marks or rock chips, you would need to install clear bra.

https://exclusivedetail.com/ceramic-coating-for-cars/

acdii

I used Carpro CQuartz UK 3.0. Having it done professionally is the way to have it done if you can afford it, majority of the cost is in labor to correct the paint because once this stuff is put on, the only way to get it off is with mechanical buffing, and it is very easy to screw it up if you let it flash and not get it off in time. CQ UK has a longer flash time than the pro quality CQ or any other pro based coating, so it allows more time to buff off, but has the downside of not lasting as long and needing two coats for it to last.

If you are able to paint correct yourself, then it is well worth doing it yourself, mine came out looking great, and is holding up very well with just touchless washes. I haven't hand washed it since I did it, and it is beading like the day it was done. It will protect against light scratches like those that happen from a dirty wash mitt, but not against bushes or trees or worse car wash brushes. I have wiped down surface dirt with a MF towel and detailer spray, not a mark left behind. I wouldn't want to wipe it down when coated in heavy dirt though as that will more than likely cause swirls and scratches.

Harps

It was $1800 up here in Canada, they had to really cut and polish before because of all the scratches that I put on the truck. Without the extra work I would guess it would have been half.
They told me that the Ford paint is really hard and tough.

Harps

It offers a good protection to the elements, bird crap, tree sap etc.. I won't be making that mistake again or ever use a brush car was. Touch-less or hand wash.
If I had not scratched it I would not have had it done, but I will now for future vehicles.

Harps