15 Fan Favorite Ceramic Coatings Durability Test- Some Surprises & SHOCKING RESULTS!
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My apologies to Black Rhino. I mistakenly thought I was using their Graph-X coating which is their most durable coating and had grabbed the wrong bottle and was using Black Rhino which is their "Lite" coating and not as durable as Graph-X. Just wanted to point out that error.
No apologies needed. Thank you for including us in testing.....and for liking our products. 😃👍
@@blackrhinocarcare1087 love them and especially love your customer service!
Black Rhino's customer service is absolutely phenomenal. You literally can't ask a company to do a better job. Every message answered immediately, every stupid question answered, help whenever I needed it. Highly recommend supporting them if you get the chance.
@@thinkforyourself5672 Thank you very much! We try our very best to take care of our customers.
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Excellent work Chelsea. Wow you put a lot of time, effort and thought into these last two test-hood videos. Thank you!
Artdeshine v3 is amazing!!!! V1 was a headache to install and I had hopes it was going to be better so I waited and v3 omg it is a dream to use. Not only is flash time forgiving if you install it while it’s hot or humid it doesn’t affect it and I tested that! It was a 90 degree day humid and I could let it sit for a minute and came off like butter . I have to say NGC v3 is the slickest coating I have used thus far. I will be stripping my truck and putting the ngc on soon .
How much is it?
This is the BEST ceramic coating test I have seen! So insightful to real world conditions.
Hi Chelsea, I think it would be interesting to see coatings that can be used on plastic as well as paint at the same time since so many cars have a lot of plastic trim, maybe show the process if you have to recondition the plastic first before coating it, maybe show this on a truck back bumper that gets a lot of weather abuse, awesome video and thank you to you and your helper 👍😁❤️
Meguiars hybrid paint coating has a very good chemical resistance too. Some guy did several punishments on the product and it was still beading almost till the end of the video.
Well done Chelsea! It's impressive the amount of time (and money!) you spent testing these products and documenting the results.
Soaps - Apex Auto Wash, Carpro Reset, Poor Boys Slick and Suds, Adam's Blue Shampoo. Drying Aids - Titan, Lithium Ignite after wash, Lithium Color Crush, TW Ceramic Wet Wax and the best Ceramic Boost Shampoo I've tried yet is the new Ethos Cleanse. Foams and Suds exactly like regular soap. All these products have worked super well for me. And Black Rhino Boost is also absolutely fantastic for a legit maintenence boost every 6 months or a year depending on driving habits and garage kept or not.
Wow !!! Very happy ! Just applied mckees graphene on my truck yesterday and wanted a review on durability and this video shows up !! Great work ! I will also install gyeon Mohs EVO on my friend’s truck to compare.
Nice job. Avalon King is made by the same Chinese company that makes 80% of the $20-$30 coatings sold on Amazon. It's not a terrible coating, but, due to clever marketing, it's being sold at premium prices.
You work with a lot of $20-$30 coatings?
It goes to show one that it’s important to do maintenance washings and a topper as the sacrificial layer. Awesome comparison of the coatings.
I think the biggest winner out of this test was probably Dark Fury. Looks like an excellent prep spray for ridding wax, sio2 sealants, and even some coatings, besides it's killer cleaning properties. Shame you can't buy Superior Products here in the UK. I'm suprised you didn't test a Gtechniq coating on this test, e.g. CSL or C1. Very popular coatings here in the UK. Anyway, thanks for spending the cash and time to show us the durability of these ceramics. We appreciate you, Chelsea.
Yes Dark Fury is a great product.
And I just picked up Csl + exo v4 so will be testing out soon
Love the style of comparison analysis. Great job Chelsea! 👍🏼👍🏼
Great video!
Obviously I'm not thrilled with the results, but we're always working on getting better....and when maintained properly, we think our coatings do very well. 👍
I couldn't tell which you used, BLACK RHINO or GRAPH-X?
Yeah, ceramic coatings are not indestructible like some people will have you believe. Most manufacturers recommend PH neutral soaps and HANDWASH ONLY.
Yes. This was extreme worst case scenario and not meant to put any of these in a bad light. It does go to show you maintenance is KEY for any coating to perform as it should. The initial rinse after 2 months untouched still showed the coating doing what it should. Most customers aren't abusing their coated vehicles like this. But it does show which ones are more chemically durable.
Any explanation why most polysilaxane coatings show those sweat marks? That one always stumps me.
And I believe this was graph-x
@@attention2detailswchelsea To be honest, I'm not sure why they do that. I've seen it in other coatings as well, but more often in silazanes.
We'll keep using feedback from videos like your's to improve on our products.
Thank you for everything you do!
@@attention2detailswchelsea I just went back and looked at the bottle sitting on the hood....that's BLACK RHINO..... so it's basically a "light" version of GRAPH-X.
GRAPH-X would've been the strongest coating we currently make.
@@blackrhinocarcare1087 hmm. I grabbed the wrong bottle. Thats good to know and sorry for stating wrong info. Thanks for the clarification
This is a very enjoyable test and full of surprises. I know rubbing in the dark fury is not normal but this was very telling.
Great test and comparison! I'm an authorized installer of Artdeshine and was excited to see how they compared to your lineup.
Hey,
Artdeshine graphene nano is a fantastic product that I used before. All Artdeshine products are great...pricy but great. Now I'm disabled I was looking for an easier coating. Black Rhino Graphene is great. New had the pleasure of using McKees 37 graphene or Kronos from Aaron but I seen a lot of great things from them. EVO series looks good too.
Excellent video! I was pleasantly surprised to see McKee's last your duribility test. Excellent product for the size and price.
Agreed
This video has helped me narrow my choices for a coating on my truck. I put McKee's37 graphene on my sister's Mitsubishi about 7 months ago. She doesn't do any maintenance on it. I'm hopeful it's still going string after watching this. Thanks for all the great info.
Thanks for this, many of these are products I'm considering for my F250. There's gonna be good info in this test!!
so amazing that a wipe on coating can do so much
Aren’t all coating applied by wiping them on?
Fantastic test. Was gonna get MOHs but I think I should look into the others you mentioned but their pro ceramic coatings and I’m a beginner… so I’ll prolly stick with gyeon. Thanks for the video. Lots of work! You earned a sub from me!
Great test, Im not surprised about the NGC from Artdeshine! I use it as much as possible, just wish they would bring the price down on it. The new version is great but it still don't like any type of humidity when applying. I also like the Artdeshine Ayicon which is a bit easier to apply in the summer time but the gloss you get is stunning. I have to thank you for turning me on to the McKees 37 new Graphene coating. Ive been using that as my go too the past couple of months and love it and the price considering the size of the bottle it comes in.
That Dark Fury is the most powerful degreaser I’ve ever used. Thanks for educating us about Superior Products.
Geez that was a lot of work! Thank you for the trouble you went through to bring this video to your viewers. I have purchased Gyeon Mohs EVO for my new car that hasn't arrived yet and I'm glad it did well.
Applicator swipe marks with polysiloxane coatings can be greatly minimised by reducing your levelling time (time between application and levelling with a towel).
Good job putting these products through the test. Great video.
Would like to see a test with Hard as Shell ceramic spray coating.
Nice video! Undrdog is meant to flash for 7-10 minutes at a minimum. Did you give that coating the minimum flash time?
@Lee Francis not with this coating. She waited 2 minutes. The companies instructions are no less than 7-10 minutes.
Ideally longer. The longer it’s allowed to sit the more that bonds.
We can easily wait 10-15 minutes in Texas 103 degree heat
No. I was around the 2-3 min mark. Thanks for the correction and clarification
@@attention2detailswchelsea you’re welcome. Keep up the great videos!
@@attention2detailswchelsea In all fairness, a test with Undrdog Pro should be done again and follow the manufacturers instructions by letting it flash for 7-10 minutes. This could make all the difference in the world. Also, I disagree with so called "torture" tests as there are hundreds of harsh cleaners that can destroy any of these coatings. I prefer real world tests like Scott HD does in Dallas by letting his test hoods sit out in the elements 24/7 and test every few months.....with no harsh cleaners.
@@detailone978 should at least follow the install instructions the company gives.
Results at 21:24
very nice comparison! only one missing that i wanted to see would be the adams graphine
Thanks for sharing and putting this together!
Hi Chelsea, thanks for your time and effort on this video! The UD and Kronos results were surprising. I coated some new wheels with Kronos several months ago and it’s holding up incredibly well from brake dust, the water behavior is insane, barrels and faces. Im wondering if there might have been a bit of dark fury residue left behind in that area, altering the results? I’ve been extremely impressed with Kronos!
I have seen great things as well with Kronos when properly maintained. This was just a extreme test to show if neglected what could happen with most coatings. Glad to hear its performing well and will be doing updates on Kronos on regularly maintained vehicles soon
Would you recommend McKees 37 graphene on wheels ? Have you seen results of it after months of being applied on wheels ? I have a wheel coating job and wanted to try it out, but didn’t know if I should stick to Gyeon mohs evo or use mckees 37 graphene on the wheels, it was amazing on paint
Great video! Will you be trying out the new Aquabead coating? Also what about some lite coatings like Cancoat Evo? Thanks Chelsea!
Cancoat Evo is definitely on the agenda
Curios how Adam's Graphene Advanced would have done? Like what I see with mckees graphene though.
If Dark Fury did this on most of this coating, my guess is that when you coat the wheels and use a product like Dark Fury to clean your rims, the only one who would stand is Mckees 37
Once you coat the wheels you’ll never need a product like Dark Fury to clean them. That’s one of the big benefits of the coating.
If you want to wash your car with harsh degreasers save the time and skip the coating.
Dark Fury is the absolute best for wheels! Very economical!
Great review. I'm somewhat disappointed with the Black Rhino, but only if you used the "GRAPH-X Coating from Black Rhino", that's their 5+ year coating. I'm sitting on 2-4oz. bottles and 2 bottles of their BOOST products. It's just too hot to coat my truck this time of year. Today 112 and 120 in the garage. How are you storing your opened bottle of Black Rhino? In your fridge?
Actually, most of these coatings did very well....as pretty much all coating manufacturers recommend ph neutral soaps. While these tests are good for testing extreme conditions, most people don't spray these chemicals on their vehicles. And coated vehicles shouldn't be going through commercial car washes.
On the bright side, this was BLACK RHINO, which is a "light" version of GRAPH-X......GRAPH-X has twice the ceramic resin.
@@blackrhinocarcare1087 yes!! That was the whole point of the video showing what can happen if you abuse coatings but I was very impressed with the fact that 14 of the 15 after 2 months of neglect still looked amazing.
@@attention2detailswchelsea Yeah, the majority of them did exactly what they were supposed to. Again, great video!
Awesome video Chelsea! What ceramic drying aid do you recommend? Also, have you tried McKees 3 in 1 all in one Graphene polish?
I use Titan from Phoenix EOD for a drying aid and I just got the graphene polish and will be trying soon. Have you tried it?
@@attention2detailswchelsea Thank you! I haven’t tried it it - I’m getting ready to do a light polish on my car (first time doing it) and am considering Essence or the McKees. Once done I’ll top with a ceramic spray sealant. Lots of feed back on Essence, seems excellent, but not much coverage at all on the McKees. Id love to hear your experience! Thank you!!
@@user-bf6go9nf6g I've used the ceramic polish and its a great polish for a quick enhancement and protection. Not heavy correction but REALLY nice gloss and perfect for daily drivers.
Thanks, which McKees ceramic polish are you referring to, I’ve seen your very helpful videos where you use the Carini version and the standard version. Any experience with Essence? Big thanks!!
Great job Chelsea! Just out of curiosity, of all these coatings which would you pick as your favorite? In other words, of these 15 you had to give one the win, based on price, durability, ease of use and gloss/slickness?
Mckees 37 Graphene. 4 oz bottle so price wise its VERY affordable and the fact that it stood up to those chemicals and kept up with Art De Shine made it the clear winner out of the retail products tested. But pro wise, NGC is a BEAST
Great job! Kudos for the time, effort, and expense! $$$$
I was wondering how many coats you applied?
1 or 2? We usually apply two coats... after letting the first coat dry for an hour.
There's been a debate; Is there really a difference in performance?
I applied one coat. Layering CAN help some coatings but very minimally and they normally tap out at 3. For me I prefer single layer coatings to avoid high spots and streaky appearaces
No IGL? Is there another test done with IGL. Also would like to see how Cquartz pro version would handle your durability test.
I used their pro quartz plus coating a few years back and had such severe water spotting issues with that coating that I stopped using them after that. Plus, they would never allow me to use Kenzo because I didn’t sell enough product and to me I don’t feel like I should have to buy my way into being able to use the products. It should be based on my skills not how much money I spend with them. Maybe things have changed since then, but that was enough for me to stop using them.
Chelsea, I appreciate you put a lot of time and effort into these products. However, I think Art d shine is best of all. I will say that I didn't like your water streaming choice. Flooding the panel gives us a better look at what is going on. Standing the panel up and laying it down is a good view into water behavior. Good job.
Loving the comparisons and tests!
Have you tried OPT Gloss Coat & Opti- Seal ?
It’s a good combo - great shine & user friendly
That's what I've been using.
i so far have been impressed with the fly funky fresh, ive used the 9 year and hd coatings along with the spray sealant... super easy to use spray.. But i love usinv artdeshine v3 ngc, its my favorite.
So Chelsea - when is that test with Artdeshine NGC V3 coming? Can we hope for one? 😊
Was the Dark Fury diluted? If so, what ratio would you recommend for an APC pre rinse? Thank you.
Dark fury was 1:5 ratio
Which one is the best coating you would recommend. I would like try the one u recommend and sell to your customers. Im not 100% sure how its spelt
Oh I'm in for this, I'm torn between Undrdog, and Pheonix
Would like to see Brian’s BC1 tested.
This is really disappointing. I just spent $1600 to have my car paint corrected and coated with Underdog Pro 2 weeks ago after buying it 2 weeks prior. Here in Chicago they use a lot of chemicals and road salt in the winter and my car is parked on the street year round because our garage is full so it was super important to me that I have my car coated with something really resistant to chemicals. I hand wash my car during the warmer months but my options are limited in the winter so an occasional touchless wash might be unavoidable. 😢😢😢
Did you use a new clean towel for each section when wiping off ?
Yes there was no cross contamination
Sorry i was hoping to see one i bought. Just have not had time to get it installed. I bought the Carbon Force and have seen great reviews.
This is without a doubt the best long-term test I have seen. Love that your little one was involved too. Bravo mom!
Like to see how Turtle Wax Graphene line holds up.
hye chelsea, very good test ! do you know where i can buy "Mckees 37 Graphene Coating" in france ?
thanks
Would love to see duraslic extreme compared to some of these big hitters! From their interview it seems like they know their stuff but no one has yet to compare it to other known big hitters.
Chicago Auto Pros channel is doing a long term test on a new Honda Accord of a various coatings. Duraslic is not fairing well after 2 weeks.
Wow, shame to see UD take a hit like that but I’m not surprised, it holds up fine on my customers cars that I do the maintenance on at least.
Definitely curious about that Mckees if it’s a single layer.
Making me rethink how I price everything again 😬
Thanks for the good work!
Its all about education! Proper maintenance is KEY to any coating as was the point of this test
@@attention2detailswchelsea she didn’t follow the install instructions. 7-10 minutes is flash time. Not 2
@@GetUndrdog I saw Joel and her spoke about it on an older comment
Why did you use one of the best and most popular on the market... Armorshield?
Great job!
Very good comparison.
Great comparison. I was hoping to see Ethos Graphene, but know you can't do them all.
I just got their v.2 beta version and hope to review soon
I used Gyeon Mohs on my 2018 Black Silverado and it was still performing great after 3 years. I did properly maintain it though. Loved the product. I might have to try the Mckees this time. great vidio Chelsea.
Will we get to see a review of Superior Product's Nano Ceramic Coating sometime?
Yes! Just got a bottle
Great torture test. I’m very surprised with Kronos.
Excited
What about gloss?
im between adams advanced and apex. do you have reviews with adams graphene advanced?
No. I was considering reviewing it. I like the uv flashlight element to help with removal
Great job 👍
Artdeshine!!! Can’t be duplicated 💪🏾💪🏾
Great video
Unrelated question. Do you buy your Superior Products from them directly or another supplier? Thx
you can get most of Superior line thru Oreilly Auto to pick up. You may have to wait after ordering for Oreilly to ship it from a regional warehouse to your local store however. Fury you should be able to pick up at any Oreilly.
@@mentation4292 I did have someone mention that to me about Oreilly’s, when I was at a local detail shop yesterday, was hoping to order online if it might be faster. Thanks for the heads up. Is Fury similar to their wire wheel acid based cleaner? Thx
@@tundrawhisperer4821 Fury is alkaline APC
Straight from them. I dont have an Oreillys near me
@@mentation4292 ah…okay. Got it. I’m good with APC. Super clean is my APC of choice. Thx
Looks like the creator (Joel Accuardi ) of Undrdog Pro has spoken in the comments, are you going to re-do a proper installation (flash time at least 7-10 minutes minimum)?
I have found 7-10 mins with heat and humidity make the product very grabby and found the 5ish min better with the temps I am working with. But I am glad he noted that for others to know in the future how to proceed.
Flash times will of course differ for everyone depending on environment and temp differences
Blackrhino suprises me alot
so to me after about 5 acid washes or a car wash they are all sure to be hurt or fully dead.
Definitely most will be weakened
Sweet comparo, we need all of it...kc
Is repelling soap good or bad?
Repelling soap shows the coating is doing its job so just shows good health from the coating
I love your video 🎉
Good job😮
looks like you cant get MCKEE'S 37 there anymore?
No I can and use it frequently
@@attention2detailswchelsea ahh now it says backordered before there was no button for it. I was like huh thats odd
Some of these claim things on the bottle like 2 years, 5 years, 9 years!
This cannot mean they are guaranteed to be hydrophobic for years given that you just demonstrated degradation of hydrophobic properties after just a few washes.
The ratings they come up with are lab created and the therefore just suggestions of what to expect but don’t take into consideration where it’s driven or parked, climate etc.
@@attention2detailswchelsea so, there is a place to park your car, and way of washing your car that would make it still hydrophobic, beading, and sheeting water after 9 years?
oui, mais la préparation de la surface, change tous
you do a professionar test but you not telling me what is the name of the best ceramic coading?
Art de Shine graphene for pro grade and Mckees 37 Graphene for retail level coating
Have u tried aqua lux
No
Is the aqua lux just scotts rebranded dpc? Not sure if they were still buddies or notq
@@barrybij8079 🤷♀️
@@barrybij8079 I do not know
I’m so sad to watch this the day after I applied the under dog coating
As long as you don’t abuse it, it should be fine. Proper maintenance is key with any coating
I'm in the same boat after having a Detailer use Underdog Pro on my new car 2 weeks ago. 😢😢
Great so still no coatings that fully remove water 👍
Nothing great yet in the market
What’s the life of your number 1 choice.
Up to 5 hr durability if properly maintained. Even if it was 3 yrs I'd be happy
U ROCK
Is Artdeahine $2k for a bottle? Wtf?
$200+
Oof that water bill😬
Well water! So no water bill just electric
Great legs even on hood
wow, just had my car coated with underdog pro,...now I'm scared
Just try to avoid high ph soaps. It’s been on my neighbors car over a year and doing well. Showing some signs of weakness but not to the point that I’m concerned but I learned with this test that it’s not the most chemically resistant. The owner did mention I didn’t let it sit on there long enough so that may have been a factor as well but I typically do 2-5 mins and he recommended 7-10 but that’s been too grabby for me but just wanted to make note of that. Keep me updated on your coating!
@@attention2detailswchelsea thank you Chelsea for your response. I'll keep you posted on my coating performance. Ken
1st
So out of all these which one of them won?