⬇🔶 LINKS TO PRODUCTS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ⬇⬇ 🇺🇸 For people in USA: Cerakote Professional Ceramic Paint Coating v2.0: amzn.to/3KvFG6h CarPro Reset shampoo: bit.ly/3SO3Iz0 Kranzle pressure washer: bit.ly/3d5kZeK Mosmatic gun and wand: bit.ly/3ovIcPA 🇨🇦 For people in Canada: Cerakote Professional Ceramic Paint Coating v2.0: bit.ly/49AtWuu CarPro Reset shampoo: bit.ly/49fgUCf Pressure washer: bit.ly/3MgYINZ Gun & wand: bit.ly/3EBUZbI ✅ Cerakote V2.0 coating application & demo: czcams.com/video/att6sWQG-WE/video.html
Killer results with V2. The fact Cerakote turned it around and sent out replacement bottles speaks volumes. Looks like I'll be giving this a try for my first ceramic coating. Appreciate the video Pan, be well brother 💯
Dang that square would kill me 😂 Same killer results for me! Colorado climate, about 3 months as well on a 100% outdoor living car. All of the V1 drama aside, I feel that V2 deserves a top 3 pro-grade in your upcoming awards!
I’ve been a longtime Cerakote fan since I started using their paint coatings for weapons and car parts etc. they’re definitely the best there is in those categories so I was excited to hear they’ve added some car products and they’ve done great for me so far. V2 is good stuff so far. Thanks for the informative video.
Hi Pan, You have done it again. Bringing us the information for us to make educated decisions. Also nice to see that Cerakote V2 is doing great. How about doing the whole car now so your customer can have the full enjoyment of a nicely coated vehicle. Thank you again for all that you do.
Thanks Charles! We'll see what future plans I have in store for that vehicle. But the customer is happy as I give her free regular washes, and the initial coating job was free too, as I always do for customers when they volunteer their car for a new product test on my end. Until I am satisfied of a product's performance, I don't charge them. :)
Another Pantastic video! Same results here in Pittsburgh after applying V2 on my daughters car. Her car sits outside 100% of the time and the water beading is still off the charts. I had a hard time tossing the kits of V1, so I applied one bottle to the soft tonneau cover on my truck 3 months ago and it's absolutely holding up. The water beading on the cover is crazy good.
@@pierreyounes5650 If you have V1 on the car, and want to apply V2, I would recommend a decon wash, iron remover, clay or clay towel if needed, then a light polish, and apply V2 per the directions. Hope this answers your question.
Just used the V2 last week. I found that waiting 5 minutes to wipe it off was too much time, the coating was tough to wipe off. 4 minutes worked great till it started to get close to 80F in my garage. I set my timer to 3 minutes and that worked perfect for the remaining portion of the vehicle. It was 75F and 56% humidity when I started. Hopefully it lasts! It looks and feels awesome.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah readjusting the wipe off based on your conditions is often necessary with coatings. The most important with this coating is respecting the minimum of 65F temperature for the two hours of curing after the application.
Great video! I’m 2 months in with Cerakote V2 on my personal vehicle. Water looks like it is dancing off the vehicle when sprayed. Awesome results and so easy to apply!
We don't really have many issues with the V1 here in Malaysia, might be cause by our extreme hot and humid climate here. But the V2 we received and tested about 2 months ago, perform even better.
Well those are some spectacular results. V2 I am glad to see they got the second round correct. The V2 has some good bang for buck now for ceramic coatings. Great video, as always. Cheers
Great video! Cerakote are making really good quality products! I tried the Cerakote trim to restore plastics and it did a great job and 40k views on Instagram. The only problem for me is that trey are really hard to get here in Italy and I pay way more than you guys do
I put meguiars m888 on my genesis g90, I have been highly impressed with it. From application to performance is top notch. I will use v2 cerakote on my truck and see how it,goes.
I purchased two v1's and only installed one before seeing the issues. They send me two replacements after I contacted them and requested a replacement to v2. Glad to see this is doing much better.
Another great video , Cerakote makes great products they are the best in the business when it comes to firearm coatings that are far superior to paint . I’m not surprised their car detailing ceramic coatings are of good quality .
In the process right now of doing a one step paint correction to get rid of the dealer induced swirl option on a brand new Toyota Hilux and have a brand new bottle of the V2 to apply. It’s looking amazing just with the one step 3D One so far. Really looking forward to trying the new V2
I have just today spent one day on my own personal car giving it a quick minor paint correction. I received 2 bottles of Cerakote to try. I installed it on the bonnet and then applied Gyeon MOHS Evo (our standard coating) to the remainder of the car to test. This was partially because I did not realise it was V2 and didn't want to spend time putting a coating on that would fail like V1 would (doh!) But it was indeed V2, never the less I will apply it to the next entry level correction detail I do and gather feedback from the client.
I know this, I have gelcoat ceramic coating from Gyeon I've used. I contacted Cerakote and they advised me that I could use this on gelcoat applications as well. As far as Fusso Coat, I know it's for automotive use, my point is that it worked better than this did and in fact I tested it for 6 months and did really well. This is on a bass boat that spends 90% of the week in actual use.
Thanks for the update. My dad and I run a Body shop in SoCal. I started watching your videos last year and since I’ve been successfully expanding our services to include paint correction and ceramic coating. I got the first Cerakote kit free after watching your video. I had a very similar experience. Very easy install, and initial gloss and performance were amazing. Though after six months and a safe deconwash the performance had degraded. Would it be worth it to request the second version?
Hi Brandon! Yes you should absolutely request version 2. If you had ordered the original black bottle version, and you were expecting to hear from Cerakote but didn’t, you can reach out to Cerakote at info@cerakoteceramics.com and they will get you taken care of right away with a free replacement kit of the new coating version which is now in a clear/frosted bottle. You can also reach out by phone at 1-866-774-7628.
It’s good to see that it’s doing what it should be doing. I have v1 on my work truck still, doing good on the vertical panels, the horizontal ones are showing some signs of wear tho after around 3 months. Applied at the beginning of the warm season here, so temp wasn’t an issue. More or less was a practice vehicle for me, I’m going to apply the v2 to my wife’s car I believe 👍🏻
I am still on the fence about true ceramic coatings. They are always being improved with new versions. For now I will stick with my hybrid ceramic spray wax and recoat every 5 or 6 months. Good informative video Pan. 🇨🇦👍👍
Any protection constantly gets improved, including sprays. A few years ago we couldn’t find anything that would last more than 1-2 months. Now we have sprays that can last 6-12 months. Same applies to coatings. In 2018, CarPro was the king of the hill with CQuartz UK 3.0 which lasted 2 years if you applied two layers. Now we have one layer coatings that claim 5+ years. A true coating will still always best any spray on the market for sure. So no need to be on the fence about that. ;)
Great video as always Pan! I’m interested to see the one year mark performance. It’s good to see it’s doing well in a winter climate area. I will be doing an update video myself at the 6 month mark and interested to see and compare the results! 😃🤝👍🏻
Hey thanks man! Just to be clear though, V2 was applied in April 2024 on this vehicle, so hasn't been through a winter season yet. I saw your video of the 1 month update by the way, and it seemed doing well for you as well, until you used Koch Chemie Rs (Reactivation Shampoo), and then it turned to sheeting from what you seemed to be saying. Rs has a pH 1.0 so is super acidic, and is likely beyond the chemical resistance window of most coatings, which is usually pH 2 or 3, up to pH 12 or 13. What are your thoughts on that? KCx says that the Reactivation Shampoo is supposed to remove mineral deposits (salt) and limescale buildup, to restore hydrophobic properties of coatings, but who knows if all coatings can resist that.
@@PanTheOrganizer oh yea my apologies I misspoke thinking you guys were getting snow at this time. Nice! Yes that’s good point, I think I read somewhere that even though it’s PH 1 in the bottle, when you mix it with water and it dilutes the PH changes and is not as low and closer to neutral. However it wasn’t the KC reactivation shampoo that changed it from beading to sheeting, if anything it helped the coating, but rather it was carpro water spot remover that did that. The issue was that I let it dwell for about 2.5 mins and it’s only supposed to be on there max 1 min so it was a user error. It’s still repelling water fine, but just not in the form of tight water beading. BTW, I’d love to do any form of collaboration with you! 🤝🙋🏻♂️
Oh yeah for sure never let water spot removers dwell for too long, and certainly not the Spotless 2.0 as it's super strong acidic stuff. Most water spot removers just require spray on rinse off, and sometimes a spray on, wipe with a microfiber mitt or towel, and rinse after one minute. Also, perhaps you had an expired product? Most chemicals have a 1 to 2 year maximum shelf life, if stored correctly and not frozen. CarPro products also usually have expiry date on the bottom of the bottle. ;) And yeah continue doing good things with your channel! I love to offer a chance to smaller channels to get grow when they reach approximately 10K subscribers. I want to make sure they are there for the right reasons, doing good things for the detailing community, and not just there to make a few bucks or a few videos and disappear. So continue working hard, grinding to produce good videos, and when the day comes, we'll revisit the possibility of having you come over to my channel for a collab. Cheers!!
@@PanTheOrganizer yea those are all good reminders and points to bring up, thanks. However it was just the fact that I forgot how much dwell time was needed. Yea man that sounds good, your approach to it is very logical and makes sense. I just saw you do a video with a couple other detailers who had much less than 10k like Mike G, EC, SOC so I thought I’d ask also but yea I totally understand your reasoning. I own and run a detailing business, and I’m a certified & skills validated Detailer with the IDA and working towards becoming a RT (Recognized Trainer) so I’m not in this to make a quick buck or anything like that but I appreciate your feedback and the fact you do give smaller channels the chance to do videos with you once you feel is appropriate. I will continue working and producing content like you mentioned. Thanks Pan 🤝🙏🏻
That video with MikeG and SOC was just a podcast... Not really a collab. Big difference. ;). That video was just a conversation on issues with Cerakote's V1 coating. A collab video is where I have guests do a full tutorial and demo on something cool that my audience can learn. See a few examples of the CZcamsrs I had as special guests below: czcams.com/video/E_ck-Hn1AvE/video.htmlsi=Rq17l8PnrVWFUp22 czcams.com/video/bEAxl2XgFoc/video.htmlsi=b4Hg2OAppWCJWkKL czcams.com/video/_UwK_0VDK0o/video.htmlsi=ahbYieei2fl5JHk_ czcams.com/video/Fq_XeI28Vso/video.htmlsi=wQ_bM719RcGyzhpG czcams.com/video/lrEgHItO7w8/video.htmlsi=sQW_tH4ZH81rljVt czcams.com/video/z0kKDkPB2js/video.htmlsi=h-mHJ_zfixrMFrmY And the list goes on. ;)
Thanks for all of your testing. Just like to ask what happens when a ceramic coating starts to fail? Does it start to peel or flake? How hard is it to remove the failing product? Thanks again.
Just installed that on a brand new honda civic , the customer was amazed of the outcome, i applied the version 1 on my can 7 days ago so im excited to see tge outcome . Brother pan follow me on my journey!!!!
Installed the old cerakote last week after polishing the car in the same way as on your Porche with DIY products including the app. After allowing the coating to harden in full sunlight the deep warm glow is overwhelming! After 2 days water sprayed on a side panel, crazy water beading! The car will be back next week for a first wash. I'm curious. CSL + EXO V5 was installed on my car a year ago but after less than a year the lower side panels start to flake. Decontamination washes no langer help. If I had to apply a new coating, it would be the new cerakote V2.
It will depend what I do with this vehicle. I can't always guarantee to get vehicles back in as I want just for videos. People have busy lives, understandably so, and they don't really care about a CZcamsr making videos haha. Also, I will perhaps have plans of repolishing the entire vehicle and applying a coating on the entire car in the future. Who knows.
Hahaha thankfully the majority do, and they are happy to have a video souvenir of me working on their vehicle. Sometimes, some allow me to film their reactions and it just makes me so happy to see their smiles!
Hi Pan, love to see your videos. I have a question is it safe to use a wiper fluid for the paint or any protection? I usually use water for my wiper blades but where I live we have hard water so it creates some water spots on my paint.
Great video as usual Pan. It would be very valuable to determine the UV protective qualities of any of the ceramic coatings. It appears that most of the coatings go a good job at protecting from surface assaults such as dirt, debris, acid deposits etc. I've not seen any assessment of the UV attenuation that such coatings provide. While a lot of the assessments are qualitative in nature and somewhat anecdotal, actually measuring the transmittance of UV through various ceramic coating would be game changing . It wouldn't be too difficult to use a UV sensitive sensor under plate glass or plexiglass to measure the transmittance of various UV LED sources. It would generate hard data that would be quite usable. Such an assessment would be relatively easy for someone with your science background. Keep up the great work.
That's always a huge topic for debate. It's near impossible to prove that coatings provide UV protection. Dmitry's garage has tried with many scientific instruments, and there isn't a single coating that seemed to provide actual UV protection. I had discussions with many chemists in the industry, and they pretty much all agree that UV protection is only a part of the equation. Coating companies mention UV protection because it’s easy to comprehend for consumers. In reality, coatings provide protection against oxidation, they do so through blocking air, moisture, dirt, and UV. So it's not that they necessarily contain UV "blockers" like your clear coat does. Keep in mind the majority of the UV protection is from your clear coat. The clear coat actually has UV blockers baked right into it. Hence why we need to protect that clear coat layer with something else on top that can keep the clear coat safe and doing its thing. So I wouldn't overthink the moment when it comes to paint protectants giving actual UV blocking. None has proven that they can actually do that specific task. The takeaway is that your clear coat provides your paint with all the UV blocking it needs.
@@PanTheOrganizer I live in Central, TX Temperature when I applied it was around 90° F and it was in a shaded area. It's holding up really good. I applied it to my brother's work truck he works in a very muddy environment. And keeps up with a maintenance wash every 2 weeks. It's been 6 months since.
@@CerakoteCeramicCoatings Already love your products a lot Wil try V2 this weekend for a customer that requested it. I will be keeping a close eye on it for the next year or so see how it holds up. Really excited about it
Pan, we've commented back and forth a few times about coatings but I have another question for you. Since your in Montreal, have you ever tried duckpin bowling. I believe the Canadian way of saying it is "petite quilles." I'm from Pittsburgh and we used to come up to Montreal play this game. It's very unique and only popular in Pittsburgh and Montreal. And if so, which lanes have you been to. Thanks again Rich
Make a video how total remove a ceramic coating and to reapply a new one or if you messed up on one side how to re-apply or remove and correct it I think that would be a good video for us
So I purchased it and I live in Florida. I’m Not too crazy about the beading on it. The product does say you need to install in 60 degrees and I couldn’t even if I tried. I might try again in winter time.
It's actually a minimum temperature of 65F for 2 hours after the application, while the coating is curing, before you expose it to moisture or water. The hydrophobics are actually top shelf. I'm surprised you don't like the beading on V2. Other than my professional grade C6 Ceramics Hydro that's on my new Porsche, and the pro grade Roar Coatings that was applied on my previous 911 Turbo S, which have superior hydrophobics but those coatings cost several hundreds of dollars, the Cerakote V2 has excellent hydrophobics really. What have you tested that you prefer the hydrophobics? I'm curious. Did you do proper prep, application, 65F curing for 2 hours, etc?
I wish you would have tested it on the windshield again to see how it'd fare under the wiper blades and hold up in general. Seems to be doing pretty well otherwise. I'm undecided on what to pick between the DIY 5 year (maybe 8 year) and this.
Hi Pan. What would you recommend as far as equipment, pad and polish for glass? I have well water and the sprinklers have left a haze on my glass that won't come out with regular washing and trace-less. Thanks again for the advise and knowledge you share!!
They said they emailed everyone they could who had ordered the first version. If you had ordered the original black bottle version, and you were expecting to hear from Cerakote but didn’t, you can reach out to Cerakote at info@cerakoteceramics.com and they will get you taken care of right away with a free replacement kit of the new coating version which is now in a clear/frosted bottle. You can also reach out by phone at 1-866-774-7628.
Hi Pan, a few years ago i watched your video about Avalon King DIY ceramic coating and now I’m preparing to my second car. Would you recommend Cerakote v2 or Avalon King? Appreciate your knowledge!
I know you said cerakote version two doesn’t require a topper however, if I wanted to apply a topper. How much time should I allow between applying cerakote version two and applying a cerakote spray topper?
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Why your water from PW comes out that good and with good angle pressure, does it have to do with the brand? I got the active 2.3 but you get a good pressure only when working close.
My Kranzle 1122TST is a much higher end unit compared to the Active 2.3, so I wouldn't compare both machine, as the Kranzle is several times more expensive, especially when you include the Mosmatic gun and wand. You're looking at $2000 USD for the pressure washer, and $643 USD for the gun, wand and nozzle kit. So you're at almost $2700 USD for the package. I use a 40 degree, 4.5 orifice nozzle to wash cars. That's the correct orifice size to maximize water flow with my Kranzle.
Great video just ready to apply myself , temps here in ontario are all over the place , 25 feel like 30 when i apply but only 14 overnight Will it be ok or should i wait for diff temps Thanks
I would follow their instructions to a T. They say to let the coating cure at 65F or higher for a full 24hrs after application. That means 18.3C or higher during that time. If you don’t have a heated garage where you can maintain that temp, I wouldn’t recommend applying it.
Big question since we are fellow montrealers. Is ceramic coating good for winter and if how much can we expect from one application for our ruthless snowy winters
Hehe thanks!! From the top four detailing channels in the world on CZcams, 2 are Canadian (myself and The Detail Geek) and 2 are American (AMMO NYC and WD Details). And I'm the only one of the three that doesn't do "disaster details or barn finds" type videos. I'm the only one that focuses on tutorials and product testing, so I'm quite proud of this achievement. I'm blessed with an awesome audience that has supported me since the beginning!
You’re in luck. I have a video on pressure washer recommendations at different price points here: czcams.com/video/_UwK_0VDK0o/video.htmlsi=ROAFRlG2Ub1P3IQw
Almost three years on a waiting list. I took delivery in April 2021. I was the first one to get the new 992 Turbo S in Montreal. But I get a new car every three years so I sold the Turbo S. I now have a new 2024 Cayenne S Coupe. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on CZcams as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Never apply a coating without proper prep. If you have an existing coating, you’ll have to machine polish it off, then use a paint prep spray and then apply V2.
Still only 3 months, I’m hesitant to offer this to customers just yet, Pan, but if I did-what would you recommend I state for longevity? Is it too early to say? I may take the Eddie Colon approach and just offer it to customers for the cost of polishing and not the additional coating cost just as an R&D experiment with low liability.
It's impossible to know, as Cerakote never gave durability in terms of years as everyone else does. They just gave a guideline on number of washes. I would guess it should at least be able to do 2-3 years because it's a very inexpensive coating, so if it does last that long, it would make it the best value in its price point by far. But I never make promises to customers. As there are many variables that make durability different from one client to another. Maintenance, mileage, is the car in a garage all day, or it sits outside in the elements year round, etc. I can tell them the claimed durability, but real world conditions make it so that almost no coating ever makes it to the full durability claims.
Pan, did Ver. 1 fail because of lower temps during install or was it a failure across the board no matter the install temp? I ask as I used Ver. 1 on my 17’ Toyota 86 with a temp of height 70s low 80s (F) and it seems after 2 months to still have all its gloss, slickness and hydrophobic properties. Will it end up fully failing on me? Can I topcoat with a good spray ceramic to try and hold it together for an extended time? Thanks ahead for your help and guidance and keep up the great work!
Hard to know. All they said was an issue with the curing mechanisms in certain conditions with V1 so we can only speculate. I wouldn’t recommend risking applying V1. Just get V2. If V1 is still doing good for you, then perhaps it’s ok. You seem to have been in a warmer climate when you applied so perhaps yours will be ok. You’ll see if the hydrophobic properties stay strong or not over time.
Hello, I have a question ✋🏻 My car doesn’t have a ceramic coating on it and I bought high speed wax from sonax. Should I use that wax once a month and use a detailer every time I wash the car in between while drying? What confuses me is that the brilliant shine detailer from sonax also has carnauba wax in it.
If you wax your car, yes you can use a quick detailer (like the Sonax BSD) as a drying aid when towel drying your car after each wash if you want. Using a quick detail spray as a drying aid (or drying lubricant) helps prevent marring on the paint, all while boosting gloss and slickness. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on CZcams as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
SiC is a very old product at this point, so not much viewer interest anymore. Things have progressed a lot in the coatings world in the past years. It has largely been surpassed in my opinion. CarPro really needs to look into updating their CQUK 3.0 which has been out since like 2018. It was great back then, but now a 2-year coating with 24 hours curing time has been surpassed by coatings that are even easier to apply, require only 1 to 6 hours of curing, and provide greater durability.
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V1 was applied in late 2023 when the original coating was launched. A month later, in my December 2023 video, it had started showing signs of failure going from beading to sheeting. And a few other CZcamsrs were having similar issues, so we gave feedback to Cerakote and they realized they had issues with the curing mechanisms in certain conditions (especially colder climates it seems). So for many months, they were working on this updated version 2. We applied V2 as soon as it was released, in April 2024. So left the original V1 all over the car (applied in 2023) and did two squares for V2 application in April 2024 (square on the hood, and a square on the driver side door). I talk all about this in my video here: czcams.com/video/att6sWQG-WE/video.htmlsi=qg1pyi5ajj48_1eC
@@PanTheOrganizer Awesome, thank you for your reply. I've applied v1 based on your earlier videos and was indeed... not impressed. But I did receive complimentary v2 bottle and the company seems very responsive. If V2 does well, as you are showing here, I think that speaks to an amazing recovery from Cerakote.
I agree. V2 is really what V1 should have been. It's at least nice to see they took ownership of their mistake and did their best to correct it, and send out free replacements. This must have cost a fortune, but they owned up to it. Not many brands would have done this, so kudos to them.
Don’t apply waxes on top of ceramic coatings. You’d be masking the coating’s superior properties. On coatings, you can use ceramic or graphene sealants for maintenance.
its good to use iron removers to remove ceramic coating every 2-3 months for maintenance against brake dust? What does this look like? Can someone explain?
Yes it's actually recommended to use an iron remover once every 2 to 3 months on a ceramic coated car, to remove accumulated brake dust, rail dust, industrial fallout, etc. Or as often as needed depending on your level of brake dust performance. Iron removers are mainly pH neutral in the bottle, and become slightly acidic when they react on the surface. Nothing a true ceramic coating (glass bottle) can't handle. Coatings have a very high resistance to chemicals (typically pH 3 to pH 12, depending on what coating you buy) and so an iron remover is no problem. See my ceramic coating maintenance tutorial for more details on how one should care for a coated car: czcams.com/video/IqIW78FmRYU/video.htmlsi=GCo9TBIWCPc0DrIF
Define what you mean by "detailing". Washing a car regularly, on a weekly or bi-weekly basis is the first essential thing. Some modern coatings don't require toppers for maintenance, but most still do. So once every 2 to 3 months, apply a layer of a ceramic or graphene based spray sealant to maintain the coating's properties and durability. Once every 3-4 months, or as needed depending on your level of brake dust contamination, you should use an iron remover to remove brake dust and rail dust and industrial fallout. Beyond that, it depends on what other issues you run into. If you see some water spots, you can use an acidic soap like CarPro Descale, or a water spot remover like CarPro Spotless 2.0 If you see the coating starting to accumulate road film that masks the coating's hydrophobic properties, you can also use an alkaline snow foam for the pre-wash, like Bilt Hamber Touch-Less or CarPro Lift. See my ceramic coating maintenance tutorial here: czcams.com/video/IqIW78FmRYU/video.htmlsi=48ekz8gZmhMjLbDG And here's a deeper clean that I like to perform a few times a year, especially at the start of spring to remove winter grime: czcams.com/video/oTaFE_p2OAw/video.htmlsi=1K7ScQNOMIQ9Bv52
@@PanTheOrganizer really appreciate the informative information. I'm from South Africa and as far as I know, there's not much ceramic coatings available here at reasonable prices right now, one or two of them here and there. Haven't even seen toppers available here. I am looking into using the Nasiol ZR53. Not sure if you've come across it before. By detail I mean how often you'll do a paint correction and a polish if you've applied a ceramic coating. I'm also really curious, if you have a ceramic coating applied, does the likes of compound go through the ceramic coating into the paint? What I'm asking is do you know how compounds and polishes affects ceramic coatings?
You do not machine polish a ceramic coated car as you would damage and strip the coating off. Once the car is polished and the coating is applied, you shouldn’t have the need to repolish for many years if you use safe washing and drying methods like I show in my videos.
@@PanTheOrganizer Thank you for all the information! I DIY detail my car based on your videos so learned a ton and still learning keep the knowledge coming. Highly appreciate it!
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on CZcams as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Yes, CarPro Spotless 2.0 is a water spot remover, just like the DIY Detail Water Spot Remover. They both remove and neutralize minerals found in water. If you see mineral deposit accumulation, or fresh water spots that a simple hand wash won't remove, you can try using a water spot remover to "unclog" the coating and remove mineral buildup. It should restore the hydrophobic properties, but that's assuming the coating underneath is still in good condition. If it had started to fail, a water spot remover won't bring a failing coating back.
I have a question about reapplying ceramic graphene spray from adams. What do I need to do to the car before i reapply the adams ceramic graphene spray?
The best is always to decon wash, iron remover, clay, machine polish, paint prep spray and then reapply a fresh layer. Best results for performance and durability. The bare minimum is to wash, iron remover, clay and reapply.
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🇺🇸 For people in USA:
Cerakote Professional Ceramic Paint Coating v2.0: amzn.to/3KvFG6h
CarPro Reset shampoo: bit.ly/3SO3Iz0
Kranzle pressure washer: bit.ly/3d5kZeK
Mosmatic gun and wand: bit.ly/3ovIcPA
🇨🇦 For people in Canada:
Cerakote Professional Ceramic Paint Coating v2.0: bit.ly/49AtWuu
CarPro Reset shampoo: bit.ly/49fgUCf
Pressure washer: bit.ly/3MgYINZ
Gun & wand: bit.ly/3EBUZbI
✅ Cerakote V2.0 coating application & demo: czcams.com/video/att6sWQG-WE/video.html
Killer results with V2. The fact Cerakote turned it around and sent out replacement bottles speaks volumes. Looks like I'll be giving this a try for my first ceramic coating. Appreciate the video Pan, be well brother 💯
Thanks Adam! Have a good evening!
Great video love that you kept the old coating to compare to the new v2
Thanks Eddie!
Dang that square would kill me 😂 Same killer results for me! Colorado climate, about 3 months as well on a 100% outdoor living car.
All of the V1 drama aside, I feel that V2 deserves a top 3 pro-grade in your upcoming awards!
Yeah I feel the finally got it right with V2. This is what V1 should have been. So for its price point, it's for sure great value for money.
Thanks for the great review!
That is some serious paint protection 👍👍👍👍👍💪💪🦾🦾🦾
I’ve been a longtime Cerakote fan since I started using their paint coatings for weapons and car parts etc. they’re definitely the best there is in those categories so I was excited to hear they’ve added some car products and they’ve done great for me so far. V2 is good stuff so far.
Thanks for the informative video.
Hi Pan, You have done it again. Bringing us the information for us to make educated decisions. Also nice to see that Cerakote V2 is doing great. How about doing the whole car now so your customer can have the full enjoyment of a nicely coated vehicle. Thank you again for all that you do.
Thanks Charles! We'll see what future plans I have in store for that vehicle. But the customer is happy as I give her free regular washes, and the initial coating job was free too, as I always do for customers when they volunteer their car for a new product test on my end. Until I am satisfied of a product's performance, I don't charge them. :)
I Have used it twice on different vehicles. I had no issues. Thank you. For the video
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks for the comment!
I am so glad that you brought up the point of the coating reducing the soap foam. I bought a new wash mitt and thought that was the problem.
Now you know. You'll always learn new things by watching my videos. :)
Thanks for the report on how it survived, now you can do the whole car! I have a bottle ready to reapply to the previous failed test vehicle
We'll see what future plans I have for this car...
Another Pantastic video! Same results here in Pittsburgh after applying V2 on my daughters car. Her car sits outside 100% of the time and the water beading is still off the charts. I had a hard time tossing the kits of V1, so I applied one bottle to the soft tonneau cover on my truck 3 months ago and it's absolutely holding up. The water beading on the cover is crazy good.
Thank you for the great review!
Thanks for sharing! Did you apply V1 or V2 on your daughter's car?
@@PanTheOrganizer V2. Sorry about that. Just ordered more!
Im still one V1 i have V2 in the box haven't applied it yet. What do you recommend before applying V2?
@@pierreyounes5650 If you have V1 on the car, and want to apply V2, I would recommend a decon wash, iron remover, clay or clay towel if needed, then a light polish, and apply V2 per the directions. Hope this answers your question.
Just used the V2 last week. I found that waiting 5 minutes to wipe it off was too much time, the coating was tough to wipe off. 4 minutes worked great till it started to get close to 80F in my garage. I set my timer to 3 minutes and that worked perfect for the remaining portion of the vehicle. It was 75F and 56% humidity when I started.
Hopefully it lasts! It looks and feels awesome.
Thanks for sharing. Yeah readjusting the wipe off based on your conditions is often necessary with coatings.
The most important with this coating is respecting the minimum of 65F temperature for the two hours of curing after the application.
Thanks for using our product Blake!
Nice! So far, I’m impressed!
I honestly wasn’t expecting it to be doing this great.
Bravo “so far” Cerakote!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks for watching!
@@PanTheOrganizer Yessir!🫱🏽🫲🏻
Thank you!
@@CerakoteCeramicCoatings Of course!👌🏽
That looks very promising. Can't wait to see how coating will do in Canadian winter. Keep us update. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant news ! great results for a ceramic coating that cures in 2 hrs , game changer for sure ! Thanks for the video Pan .
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I’m 2 months in with Cerakote V2 on my personal vehicle. Water looks like it is dancing off the vehicle when sprayed. Awesome results and so easy to apply!
Thanks for the great review!
Thanks for sharing!
We don't really have many issues with the V1 here in Malaysia, might be cause by our extreme hot and humid climate here. But the V2 we received and tested about 2 months ago, perform even better.
Good to know!
Very impressive, people need to give Cerakote a second chance!
Thanks for watching!
We agree!
Got my replacement bottles and highly recommend both product and company … Cerakote appreciate your integrity !!
Just applied to my sister's car. Application wasn't too bad for the most part. Can't wait to see the long-term results. Great vid, Pan!
Thanks!
Well those are some spectacular results. V2 I am glad to see they got the second round correct. The V2 has some good bang for buck now for ceramic coatings. Great video, as always. Cheers
Thanks for the great comment!
Thanks Mike!
Well done and kudos to Cerakote for making it right in a very public way!
Thanks Glenn!
Thank you!
I'm getting the same great results here in the U.K. three months in and repelling dirt very well, easy to wash with the same great beading ! 👌👍
Good to know! And to be sure, you are using V2 right?
Thanks for the great review!
Great video! Cerakote are making really good quality products! I tried the Cerakote trim to restore plastics and it did a great job and 40k views on Instagram. The only problem for me is that trey are really hard to get here in Italy and I pay way more than you guys do
Thanks !
Thank you!
I put meguiars m888 on my genesis g90, I have been highly impressed with it. From application to performance is top notch. I will use v2 cerakote on my truck and see how it,goes.
I purchased two v1's and only installed one before seeing the issues. They send me two replacements after I contacted them and requested a replacement to v2. Glad to see this is doing much better.
How was V1 doing in your conditions? Were you in a warm or cold climate?
Looks like it’s holding up well. I’m glad they sorted out the issues with it. I’ll certainly add a bottle of this to put on a vehicle at some point.
Yeah it seems they got it right. 👍🏻
I'm impressed with these results compared to the first Batch.
Yeah it's night and day difference.
Thanks for the follow up Pan, great video as always!
Thanks for watching!
Hats off to them. Stand up people.
Thank you!
Another great video , Cerakote makes great products they are the best in the business when it comes to firearm coatings that are far superior to paint . I’m not surprised their car detailing ceramic coatings are of good quality .
Thanks!
Thanks for the great comment!
In the process right now of doing a one step paint correction to get rid of the dealer induced swirl option on a brand new Toyota Hilux and have a brand new bottle of the V2 to apply. It’s looking amazing just with the one step 3D One so far. Really looking forward to trying the new V2
Looking forward to your feedback!
And as always I live the real world comparisons that you do on every day driver cars as well
Thanks Joseph! I appreciate your show of support as always! 👍🏻
Pretty cool looking stuff. Hey! That pressure washer is pretty quite. Thanks Pan.
Thanks for watching!
I try the first one liked it the second one I loved it put it on my wife’s car four months ago still good👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤝🍷
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the review!
Applied the v2 and really satisfied! I like to think my feedback of saying the bottles should be transparent to see how much is left actually worked 😅
I have just today spent one day on my own personal car giving it a quick minor paint correction.
I received 2 bottles of Cerakote to try. I installed it on the bonnet and then applied Gyeon MOHS Evo (our standard coating) to the remainder of the car to test.
This was partially because I did not realise it was V2 and didn't want to spend time putting a coating on that would fail like V1 would (doh!)
But it was indeed V2, never the less I will apply it to the next entry level correction detail I do and gather feedback from the client.
Wow!! Looks like they got it right this time around!!! Thank you for continuing to clear the air for this brand!!
You bet!
Was waiting for an update, thanks! Definitely buying now!!
You won't be dissapointed!
Thanks Ed!
That was a paaaaaaaaaaantastic update
Thanks Mike!
I swear, when you sprayed that IronX, I could smell it!!
Hahahah!!
Great update on the coating
Thanks!
Excellent video mate!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video sir. I was amazed at the water beading. It really was interesting to see.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks great to me...They replaced my V1 Quickly no problem.
Good to know!
I used this on my friend's boat engine cowl and it gets terrible hard water spots, I had used fusso coat previously and worked so much better.
Marine applications are different, especially as the cowling isn’t automotive clear coat, which automotive wax is meant to adhere to.
I know this, I have gelcoat ceramic coating from Gyeon I've used. I contacted Cerakote and they advised me that I could use this on gelcoat applications as well. As far as Fusso Coat, I know it's for automotive use, my point is that it worked better than this did and in fact I tested it for 6 months and did really well. This is on a bass boat that spends 90% of the week in actual use.
Thanks for the update. My dad and I run a Body shop in SoCal.
I started watching your videos last year and since I’ve been successfully expanding our services to include paint correction and ceramic coating.
I got the first Cerakote kit free after watching your video. I had a very similar experience. Very easy install, and initial gloss and performance were amazing. Though after six months and a safe deconwash the performance had degraded.
Would it be worth it to request the second version?
Absolutely request it! I got the v1 and never even got around to using it and they sent me the v2 no questions asked, after I requested it
Hi Brandon! Yes you should absolutely request version 2. If you had ordered the original black bottle version, and you were expecting to hear from Cerakote but didn’t, you can reach out to Cerakote at info@cerakoteceramics.com and they will get you taken care of right away with a free replacement kit of the new coating version which is now in a clear/frosted bottle. You can also reach out by phone at 1-866-774-7628.
Please try it, you'll love it!
@@CerakoteCeramicCoatingsI just got v2 and will be trying it soon thanks for the great service!
It’s good to see that it’s doing what it should be doing. I have v1 on my work truck still, doing good on the vertical panels, the horizontal ones are showing some signs of wear tho after around 3 months. Applied at the beginning of the warm season here, so temp wasn’t an issue. More or less was a practice vehicle for me, I’m going to apply the v2 to my wife’s car I believe 👍🏻
Yeah V2 is what V1 should have been.
Looks much better this time around!
Absolutely!
I have requested a try and V2 based on the resistance and performance on both the horizontal and vertical squares that I have seen on this vehicle.
I totally forgot about this test, I appreciate you, thanks Pan 👍😁
Thanks for watching!
Dang Pan!! That’s crazy. You really let us see how it works. 😮
Thanks Kenny!
Hi Pan, excellent demo of the power of a good ceramic coating. Hope you will be able to repeat the test again after 6 & 12 mths
It’s not always obvious to ask owners to get their vehicles in just for the purpose of my videos, but I always try my best.
I am still on the fence about true ceramic coatings. They are always being improved with new versions. For now I will stick with my hybrid ceramic spray wax and recoat every 5 or 6 months. Good informative video Pan. 🇨🇦👍👍
Any protection constantly gets improved, including sprays. A few years ago we couldn’t find anything that would last more than 1-2 months. Now we have sprays that can last 6-12 months.
Same applies to coatings. In 2018, CarPro was the king of the hill with CQuartz UK 3.0 which lasted 2 years if you applied two layers.
Now we have one layer coatings that claim 5+ years.
A true coating will still always best any spray on the market for sure. So no need to be on the fence about that. ;)
Looking good! 👍🏻
Thanks Robert!
Once again, Pan….a useful follow-up! Thanks! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice demonstration Pan! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
Great video as always Pan!
I’m interested to see the one year mark performance. It’s good to see it’s doing well in a winter climate area. I will be doing an update video myself at the 6 month mark and interested to see and compare the results! 😃🤝👍🏻
Hey thanks man! Just to be clear though, V2 was applied in April 2024 on this vehicle, so hasn't been through a winter season yet.
I saw your video of the 1 month update by the way, and it seemed doing well for you as well, until you used Koch Chemie Rs (Reactivation Shampoo), and then it turned to sheeting from what you seemed to be saying.
Rs has a pH 1.0 so is super acidic, and is likely beyond the chemical resistance window of most coatings, which is usually pH 2 or 3, up to pH 12 or 13. What are your thoughts on that?
KCx says that the Reactivation Shampoo is supposed to remove mineral deposits (salt) and limescale buildup, to restore hydrophobic properties of coatings, but who knows if all coatings can resist that.
@@PanTheOrganizer oh yea my apologies I misspoke thinking you guys were getting snow at this time.
Nice!
Yes that’s good point, I think I read somewhere that even though it’s PH 1 in the bottle, when you mix it with water and it dilutes the PH changes and is not as low and closer to neutral.
However it wasn’t the KC reactivation shampoo that changed it from beading to sheeting, if anything it helped the coating, but rather it was carpro water spot remover that did that. The issue was that I let it dwell for about 2.5 mins and it’s only supposed to be on there max 1 min so it was a user error.
It’s still repelling water fine, but just not in the form of tight water beading.
BTW, I’d love to do any form of collaboration with you! 🤝🙋🏻♂️
Oh yeah for sure never let water spot removers dwell for too long, and certainly not the Spotless 2.0 as it's super strong acidic stuff. Most water spot removers just require spray on rinse off, and sometimes a spray on, wipe with a microfiber mitt or towel, and rinse after one minute. Also, perhaps you had an expired product?
Most chemicals have a 1 to 2 year maximum shelf life, if stored correctly and not frozen. CarPro products also usually have expiry date on the bottom of the bottle. ;)
And yeah continue doing good things with your channel! I love to offer a chance to smaller channels to get grow when they reach approximately 10K subscribers. I want to make sure they are there for the right reasons, doing good things for the detailing community, and not just there to make a few bucks or a few videos and disappear.
So continue working hard, grinding to produce good videos, and when the day comes, we'll revisit the possibility of having you come over to my channel for a collab.
Cheers!!
@@PanTheOrganizer yea those are all good reminders and points to bring up, thanks. However it was just the fact that I forgot how much dwell time was needed.
Yea man that sounds good, your approach to it is very logical and makes sense. I just saw you do a video with a couple other detailers who had much less than 10k like Mike G, EC, SOC so I thought I’d ask also but yea I totally understand your reasoning.
I own and run a detailing business, and I’m a certified & skills validated Detailer with the IDA and working towards becoming a RT (Recognized Trainer) so I’m not in this to make a quick buck or anything like that but I appreciate your feedback and the fact you do give smaller channels the chance to do videos with you once you feel is appropriate. I will continue working and producing content like you mentioned.
Thanks Pan 🤝🙏🏻
That video with MikeG and SOC was just a podcast... Not really a collab. Big difference. ;). That video was just a conversation on issues with Cerakote's V1 coating.
A collab video is where I have guests do a full tutorial and demo on something cool that my audience can learn. See a few examples of the CZcamsrs I had as special guests below:
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Thanks for all of your testing. Just like to ask what happens when a ceramic coating starts to fail? Does it start to peel or flake? How hard is it to remove the failing product? Thanks again.
Just installed that on a brand new honda civic , the customer was amazed of the outcome, i applied the version 1 on my can 7 days ago so im excited to see tge outcome . Brother pan follow me on my journey!!!!
Great to hear!
two weeks on this coating, so far impressed from first version. After a rain storm water just flies off. I have not placed a topper on it? Should I
There is no need for toppers with this coating, but you certainly can apply one of your choice if you want to.
Super vidéo Pan ✌🏼
Merci!
Installed the old cerakote last week after polishing the car in the same way as on your Porche with DIY products including the app. After allowing the coating to harden in full sunlight the deep warm glow is overwhelming! After 2 days water sprayed on a side panel, crazy water beading! The car will be back next week for a first wash. I'm curious. CSL + EXO V5 was installed on my car a year ago but after less than a year the lower side panels start to flake. Decontamination washes no langer help. If I had to apply a new coating, it would be the new cerakote V2.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thank you!
Pretty impressive so far
I haven't seen you in a while in the comments, so I hope you're doing well Richard!
Had 2 clean out pops house than sell.finally done...@PanTheOrganizer
Ok good! Hopefully you can have a little bit of peace and quiet after all this.
Awesome video and product update good friend
Thank you 👍
Looks good. Be looking forward to your update after a Montreal winter.
It will depend what I do with this vehicle. I can't always guarantee to get vehicles back in as I want just for videos. People have busy lives, understandably so, and they don't really care about a CZcamsr making videos haha. Also, I will perhaps have plans of repolishing the entire vehicle and applying a coating on the entire car in the future. Who knows.
@@PanTheOrganizer do they not realize it’s a Pan The Organizer video? LOL
Hahaha thankfully the majority do, and they are happy to have a video souvenir of me working on their vehicle. Sometimes, some allow me to film their reactions and it just makes me so happy to see their smiles!
You should redo the “best detailing supplies in Walmart” video they have a lot more products now
Hi Pan, love to see your videos. I have a question is it safe to use a wiper fluid for the paint or any protection? I usually use water for my wiper blades but where I live we have hard water so it creates some water spots on my paint.
Great video as usual Pan. It would be very valuable to determine the UV protective qualities of any of the ceramic coatings. It appears that most of the coatings go a good job at protecting from surface assaults such as dirt, debris, acid deposits etc. I've not seen any assessment of the UV attenuation that such coatings provide. While a lot of the assessments are qualitative in nature and somewhat anecdotal, actually measuring the transmittance of UV through various ceramic coating would be game changing . It wouldn't be too difficult to use a UV sensitive sensor under plate glass or plexiglass to measure the transmittance of various UV LED sources. It would generate hard data that would be quite usable. Such an assessment would be relatively easy for someone with your science background. Keep up the great work.
That's always a huge topic for debate. It's near impossible to prove that coatings provide UV protection. Dmitry's garage has tried with many scientific instruments, and there isn't a single coating that seemed to provide actual UV protection.
I had discussions with many chemists in the industry, and they pretty much all agree that UV protection is only a part of the equation. Coating companies mention UV protection because it’s easy to comprehend for consumers. In reality, coatings provide protection against oxidation, they do so through blocking air, moisture, dirt, and UV.
So it's not that they necessarily contain UV "blockers" like your clear coat does. Keep in mind the majority of the UV protection is from your clear coat. The clear coat actually has UV blockers baked right into it. Hence why we need to protect that clear coat layer with something else on top that can keep the clear coat safe and doing its thing.
So I wouldn't overthink the moment when it comes to paint protectants giving actual UV blocking. None has proven that they can actually do that specific task.
The takeaway is that your clear coat provides your paint with all the UV blocking it needs.
@@PanTheOrganizer Great answer, thanks
My pleasure. 👍🏻
I have to try the new version.
I used the old one and had good results, but I'm curious now 😅
Try it, you'll love it!
Where do you live? Are you in a warmer climate? How is V1 holding up?
@@PanTheOrganizer
I live in Central, TX
Temperature when I applied it was around 90° F and it was in a shaded area.
It's holding up really good.
I applied it to my brother's work truck he works in a very muddy environment.
And keeps up with a maintenance wash every 2 weeks.
It's been 6 months since.
@@CerakoteCeramicCoatings
Already love your products a lot
Wil try V2 this weekend for a customer that requested it. I will be keeping a close eye on it for the next year or so see how it holds up.
Really excited about it
👍🏻
Looks good thanks!!
Thanks for watching!
Pan, we've commented back and forth a few times about coatings but I have another question for you. Since your in Montreal, have you ever tried duckpin bowling. I believe the Canadian way of saying it is "petite quilles." I'm from Pittsburgh and we used to come up to Montreal play this game. It's very unique and only popular in Pittsburgh and Montreal. And if so, which lanes have you been to. Thanks again Rich
I haven’t
Make a video how total remove a ceramic coating and to reapply a new one or if you messed up on one side how to re-apply or remove and correct it I think that would be a good video for us
The only way to fully remove an existing coating is by machine polishing. There is no magic trick. Just manual labour.
So I purchased it and I live in Florida. I’m
Not too crazy about the beading on it. The product does say you need to install in 60 degrees and I couldn’t even if I tried. I might try again in winter time.
It's actually a minimum temperature of 65F for 2 hours after the application, while the coating is curing, before you expose it to moisture or water.
The hydrophobics are actually top shelf. I'm surprised you don't like the beading on V2. Other than my professional grade C6 Ceramics Hydro that's on my new Porsche, and the pro grade Roar Coatings that was applied on my previous 911 Turbo S, which have superior hydrophobics but those coatings cost several hundreds of dollars, the Cerakote V2 has excellent hydrophobics really.
What have you tested that you prefer the hydrophobics? I'm curious.
Did you do proper prep, application, 65F curing for 2 hours, etc?
I wish you would have tested it on the windshield again to see how it'd fare under the wiper blades and hold up in general. Seems to be doing pretty well otherwise. I'm undecided on what to pick between the DIY 5 year (maybe 8 year) and this.
In my experience, paint coatings don’t last as long on glass due to wiper friction. Which is normal.
Hi Pan. What would you recommend as far as equipment, pad and polish for glass? I have well water and the sprinklers have left a haze on my glass that won't come out with regular washing and trace-less. Thanks again for the advise and knowledge you share!!
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I got to get this!!
Were they going to send out a second sample to everyone that got the first round?
I’ve gotten mine. You gotta email them
They said they emailed everyone they could who had ordered the first version. If you had ordered the original black bottle version, and you were expecting to hear from Cerakote but didn’t, you can reach out to Cerakote at info@cerakoteceramics.com and they will get you taken care of right away with a free replacement kit of the new coating version which is now in a clear/frosted bottle. You can also reach out by phone at 1-866-774-7628.
can it be used on trim
looks like a great product
Yes it can. But if you have faded trim that needs to be restored, try our Trim Coat Restoration Kit for very, very long lasting results.
If you had to pick between cerakote or DIY CERAMIC coatings what would you choose??
I would go for this : bit.ly/4aaiBRa
See my apply it in this video: czcams.com/video/L5SQ0ZIJCj0/video.htmlsi=mcQiMs9HBLlaqjGK
Hi Pan, a few years ago i watched your video about Avalon King DIY ceramic coating and now I’m preparing to my second car. Would you recommend Cerakote v2 or Avalon King? Appreciate your knowledge!
I would go for Cerakote.
I know you said cerakote version two doesn’t require a topper however, if I wanted to apply a topper. How much time should I allow between applying cerakote version two and applying a cerakote spray topper?
Wait two weeks after the application. Then you can start using which ever toppers you want.
I never thought I’d be watching a video of a dude washing a car, yet here I am.
Hehe you’re not alone. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on CZcams as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Why your water from PW comes out that good and with good angle pressure, does it have to do with the brand? I got the active 2.3 but you get a good pressure only when working close.
My Kranzle 1122TST is a much higher end unit compared to the Active 2.3, so I wouldn't compare both machine, as the Kranzle is several times more expensive, especially when you include the Mosmatic gun and wand. You're looking at $2000 USD for the pressure washer, and $643 USD for the gun, wand and nozzle kit. So you're at almost $2700 USD for the package.
I use a 40 degree, 4.5 orifice nozzle to wash cars. That's the correct orifice size to maximize water flow with my Kranzle.
Nice!!!
Vistes que Nadie esta con Niñerías 😅😅 Adultos Todas 😅😅
Thank you!
Great video just ready to apply myself , temps here in ontario are all over the place , 25 feel like 30 when i apply but only 14 overnight
Will it be ok or should i wait for diff temps
Thanks
I would follow their instructions to a T. They say to let the coating cure at 65F or higher for a full 24hrs after application. That means 18.3C or higher during that time.
If you don’t have a heated garage where you can maintain that temp, I wouldn’t recommend applying it.
Big question since we are fellow montrealers. Is ceramic coating good for winter and if how much can we expect from one application for our ruthless snowy winters
What’s your budget?
We gotta get you in the USA. I’ll adopt you if you bring your garage. It’s so cold up there, like Eskimo cold. What do you do in winter?
Hehe thankfully I have a heat pump in my garage, so it heats and cools as needed year round. :)
@@PanTheOrganizer Your channel is so good I just want to say it’s one of Americas best, but Canada has you for now.
Hehe thanks!! From the top four detailing channels in the world on CZcams, 2 are Canadian (myself and The Detail Geek) and 2 are American (AMMO NYC and WD Details). And I'm the only one of the three that doesn't do "disaster details or barn finds" type videos. I'm the only one that focuses on tutorials and product testing, so I'm quite proud of this achievement.
I'm blessed with an awesome audience that has supported me since the beginning!
What pressured washer and foam cannon should I buy if I am on a budget?
You’re in luck. I have a video on pressure washer recommendations at different price points here: czcams.com/video/_UwK_0VDK0o/video.htmlsi=ROAFRlG2Ub1P3IQw
Pan..how long did it take you to get an allocation for the Turbo S ? and what year is yours? Thanks ..love your podcasts!!
Almost three years on a waiting list. I took delivery in April 2021. I was the first one to get the new 992 Turbo S in Montreal.
But I get a new car every three years so I sold the Turbo S. I now have a new 2024 Cayenne S Coupe.
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on CZcams as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer ok. Thanks boss!!!
Love your username by the way!! Hehehe. I can imagine an Italian man yelling it, all while doing the Degeneration X move pelvis thrust!! HAHA
Still on V1 and V2 still in the box. What do you recommend to apply V2? Just a regular wash and apply?
Never apply a coating without proper prep. If you have an existing coating, you’ll have to machine polish it off, then use a paint prep spray and then apply V2.
Still only 3 months, I’m hesitant to offer this to customers just yet, Pan, but if I did-what would you recommend I state for longevity? Is it too early to say? I may take the Eddie Colon approach and just offer it to customers for the cost of polishing and not the additional coating cost just as an R&D experiment with low liability.
It's impossible to know, as Cerakote never gave durability in terms of years as everyone else does. They just gave a guideline on number of washes. I would guess it should at least be able to do 2-3 years because it's a very inexpensive coating, so if it does last that long, it would make it the best value in its price point by far.
But I never make promises to customers. As there are many variables that make durability different from one client to another. Maintenance, mileage, is the car in a garage all day, or it sits outside in the elements year round, etc. I can tell them the claimed durability, but real world conditions make it so that almost no coating ever makes it to the full durability claims.
Pan, did Ver. 1 fail because of lower temps during install or was it a failure across the board no matter the install temp? I ask as I used Ver. 1 on my 17’ Toyota 86 with a temp of height 70s low 80s (F) and it seems after 2 months to still have all its gloss, slickness and hydrophobic properties. Will it end up fully failing on me? Can I topcoat with a good spray ceramic to try and hold it together for an extended time? Thanks ahead for your help and guidance and keep up the great work!
Hard to know. All they said was an issue with the curing mechanisms in certain conditions with V1 so we can only speculate.
I wouldn’t recommend risking applying V1. Just get V2.
If V1 is still doing good for you, then perhaps it’s ok. You seem to have been in a warmer climate when you applied so perhaps yours will be ok. You’ll see if the hydrophobic properties stay strong or not over time.
Hey Pan, I am from yhe Philippines and I do not have a lot of access to foamy car soap/shampoo where should I buy?
See my video on the 15 best car shampoos perhaps one is available in the Philippines: czcams.com/video/kWSQSpD0Rww/video.htmlsi=7GloCx8CDPA5jbC8
Hello, I have a question ✋🏻 My car doesn’t have a ceramic coating on it and I bought high speed wax from sonax. Should I use that wax once a month and use a detailer every time I wash the car in between while drying? What confuses me is that the brilliant shine detailer from sonax also has carnauba wax in it.
If you wax your car, yes you can use a quick detailer (like the Sonax BSD) as a drying aid when towel drying your car after each wash if you want. Using a quick detail spray as a drying aid (or drying lubricant) helps prevent marring on the paint, all while boosting gloss and slickness.
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Nice video. Do you have same type of video with the Carpro ceramic c quartz SiC ? TIA
SiC is a very old product at this point, so not much viewer interest anymore. Things have progressed a lot in the coatings world in the past years. It has largely been surpassed in my opinion.
CarPro really needs to look into updating their CQUK 3.0 which has been out since like 2018. It was great back then, but now a 2-year coating with 24 hours curing time has been surpassed by coatings that are even easier to apply, require only 1 to 6 hours of curing, and provide greater durability.
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sorry - can someone remind me: was V1 applied at the same time to this car, and then the square of v2?
Or had V1 already failed long time back?
V1 was applied in late 2023 when the original coating was launched. A month later, in my December 2023 video, it had started showing signs of failure going from beading to sheeting. And a few other CZcamsrs were having similar issues, so we gave feedback to Cerakote and they realized they had issues with the curing mechanisms in certain conditions (especially colder climates it seems).
So for many months, they were working on this updated version 2. We applied V2 as soon as it was released, in April 2024. So left the original V1 all over the car (applied in 2023) and did two squares for V2 application in April 2024 (square on the hood, and a square on the driver side door).
I talk all about this in my video here: czcams.com/video/att6sWQG-WE/video.htmlsi=qg1pyi5ajj48_1eC
@@PanTheOrganizer Awesome, thank you for your reply. I've applied v1 based on your earlier videos and was indeed... not impressed. But I did receive complimentary v2 bottle and the company seems very responsive. If V2 does well, as you are showing here, I think that speaks to an amazing recovery from Cerakote.
I agree. V2 is really what V1 should have been. It's at least nice to see they took ownership of their mistake and did their best to correct it, and send out free replacements. This must have cost a fortune, but they owned up to it. Not many brands would have done this, so kudos to them.
My question is could I use other wax products after initial application of this particular product?
Don’t apply waxes on top of ceramic coatings. You’d be masking the coating’s superior properties.
On coatings, you can use ceramic or graphene sealants for maintenance.
its good to use iron removers to remove ceramic coating every 2-3 months for maintenance against brake dust? What does this look like? Can someone explain?
Yes it's actually recommended to use an iron remover once every 2 to 3 months on a ceramic coated car, to remove accumulated brake dust, rail dust, industrial fallout, etc. Or as often as needed depending on your level of brake dust performance.
Iron removers are mainly pH neutral in the bottle, and become slightly acidic when they react on the surface. Nothing a true ceramic coating (glass bottle) can't handle. Coatings have a very high resistance to chemicals (typically pH 3 to pH 12, depending on what coating you buy) and so an iron remover is no problem.
See my ceramic coating maintenance tutorial for more details on how one should care for a coated car: czcams.com/video/IqIW78FmRYU/video.htmlsi=GCo9TBIWCPc0DrIF
How often do you recommend detailing a car that's ceramic coated with a 5 year coating and washed weekly? 🤔
Define what you mean by "detailing". Washing a car regularly, on a weekly or bi-weekly basis is the first essential thing. Some modern coatings don't require toppers for maintenance, but most still do. So once every 2 to 3 months, apply a layer of a ceramic or graphene based spray sealant to maintain the coating's properties and durability.
Once every 3-4 months, or as needed depending on your level of brake dust contamination, you should use an iron remover to remove brake dust and rail dust and industrial fallout.
Beyond that, it depends on what other issues you run into. If you see some water spots, you can use an acidic soap like CarPro Descale, or a water spot remover like CarPro Spotless 2.0
If you see the coating starting to accumulate road film that masks the coating's hydrophobic properties, you can also use an alkaline snow foam for the pre-wash, like Bilt Hamber Touch-Less or CarPro Lift.
See my ceramic coating maintenance tutorial here: czcams.com/video/IqIW78FmRYU/video.htmlsi=48ekz8gZmhMjLbDG
And here's a deeper clean that I like to perform a few times a year, especially at the start of spring to remove winter grime: czcams.com/video/oTaFE_p2OAw/video.htmlsi=1K7ScQNOMIQ9Bv52
@@PanTheOrganizer really appreciate the informative information.
I'm from South Africa and as far as I know, there's not much ceramic coatings available here at reasonable prices right now, one or two of them here and there. Haven't even seen toppers available here.
I am looking into using the Nasiol ZR53. Not sure if you've come across it before.
By detail I mean how often you'll do a paint correction and a polish if you've applied a ceramic coating.
I'm also really curious, if you have a ceramic coating applied, does the likes of compound go through the ceramic coating into the paint? What I'm asking is do you know how compounds and polishes affects ceramic coatings?
You do not machine polish a ceramic coated car as you would damage and strip the coating off. Once the car is polished and the coating is applied, you shouldn’t have the need to repolish for many years if you use safe washing and drying methods like I show in my videos.
@@PanTheOrganizer Thank you for all the information! I DIY detail my car based on your videos so learned a ton and still learning keep the knowledge coming. Highly appreciate it!
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Does carpro spotless 2.0 works like diy detail water spot remover as in it can bring back water beading not only on coated cars but non coated cars?
Yes, CarPro Spotless 2.0 is a water spot remover, just like the DIY Detail Water Spot Remover. They both remove and neutralize minerals found in water.
If you see mineral deposit accumulation, or fresh water spots that a simple hand wash won't remove, you can try using a water spot remover to "unclog" the coating and remove mineral buildup. It should restore the hydrophobic properties, but that's assuming the coating underneath is still in good condition. If it had started to fail, a water spot remover won't bring a failing coating back.
I have a question about reapplying ceramic graphene spray from adams. What do I need to do to the car before i reapply the adams ceramic graphene spray?
The best is always to decon wash, iron remover, clay, machine polish, paint prep spray and then reapply a fresh layer. Best results for performance and durability.
The bare minimum is to wash, iron remover, clay and reapply.
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