30 Coatings On One Car- 5 Month Update: Addressing Some Issues

[@diydetailofficial]

Thank you for all the effort to produce this test.

[@FrankoDetails]

the hydropholic shots at the end was a nice touch 😍😍😍

[@Turbo6Detail]

Great video Chelsea! It’s really cool to see these coatings getting hit with real world mileage instead of torture tests.

[@amberatkinson4230]

Really awesome video and very thoughtful commentary. After a couple years, I imagine you're going to have even more in-depth awareness of all the nuances of different coatings. That would be an incredibly interesting and informative video.

[@reginablankenship9867]

I really like the looks of the Aquatek coatings, and Yvan's DIY coatings are pretty impressive as well.

[@rooboy99]

Thanks for the update Chelsea. C6 hydro lite looking great so far. In my experience, the horizontal panels are affected by mineral build up moreso than the lower vertical panels which get affected more by road grime. So more waterspot remover 😮on the horizontals and more high ph treatment (such as carpro like lift) on the verticals.

[@victoryensured7137]

Gyeon Mhos Evo is a true destroyer - god like coating 🙇‍♂️ and sooooo easy to apply (10x easier than any coating I applied, also - no high spots as it's super easy to level) 🦾 oh and take into consideration that the coatings on the lower back of the car and rear end will take a beating 🫃Great test Chels! Keep it up, I'm super interested in this test (Mohs for the win!)

[@blackrhinocarcare1087]

Another great video....with a BUNCH of great coatings! Thank you for all you do.

[@dondelp9439]

Thanks for going thru all the various processes in order to provide some insightful information.

[@Hardcaslte]

Lol the hand prints on the door made me laugh. I showed my wife how to close the door using the edge of the door because she kept leaving hand prints on the piano black trim next to the window.

[@alexkinloch-ht9hf]

I have the 8/3 stack on my pickup for 9 months now. Applied it exactly one week before the C6 Hydro came out. We applied that on a buddy’s CRV and he says it repels dirt dust and is hydrophobic like none other. If the stack fails than it will be Hydro. Great video.

[@dannyboy8644]

Thanks for your time and effort ! I have a few that are impressive in mind, but i will wait another round and see what happens. Love the channel !

[@AllenReinecke]

Never heard of many of those coatings! Interesting to see the different characteristics though. I applied Pan's 8-year to my new Camry. One month in. It beads really well and I like that, though beads makes a mess on the back end where they dry and leave blobs of dirt, especially on the ledges after rain. The NW PA weather has finally gotten wet in the last week or so, after a prolonged dry spell, where all I saw was dust! I've noticed the traffic film really clogs the coating from 12 o'clock at the front wheel down to about 6 inches above the sill at the shutline between the two doors, mirrored up to and all around the rear fender and all around the backend. It's very noticeable after just one week. I expected the ceramic coating to perform better than a ceramic spray, which exhibits the same film buildup. It does easily unclog though with a simple contact wash, either with Rinseless or soap. That stuff on the roads is nasty! I didn't see much on your Outback.

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

I had washed it about 3 weeks prior to it wasn’t too bad

[@jfarm_1311]

Thanks for the update. I’d say most are at an acceptable level. It will come down to user preference and what they are looking for

[@scottsigmon926]

This is a great way to show what really happens to ceramic coatings. Thanks for the video

[@TheGodofSEO]

I did the No-hype group buy and have done 3 cars so far. For $15 bucks, it’s unreal. Month 3

[@randycaldararo2291]

I have completed three vehicles in the last month with Armour PRO Quartz and Amplify after 4 hrs. After full prep steps using ADS Decon soap and Iron, I found that application was a bit tricky at first due to our humidity in Florida. Once I dialed in the flash time, leveling was spot on. The gloss and slickness improved drastically as the product cured, just in the first 24 hours. Two of the three are daily’s, will be keeping an eye on them moving forward.

[@monkeyman6847]

Great video,thank you. I prefer C6 from Diy Details myself.

[@spirobouloukos511]

Thank you for the update Chelsea, very informative!

[@johng753]

Updates on the water spot resistance from the various coatings will be great! I’m finding a lot of ceramic coated cars are coming in with hard water spots that are prevalent in our area. Many customers don’t want to perform extra treatments for water spots. They just want their car to look cleaner for longer.

[@JC-to9ts]

Hydro light should last the longest, I’m interested in this outcome. As soon as my current coating starts dying I’ll be looking for a new coating.

[@Pittsburgh-412]

I used diy water spot remover on my ceramic coating and I was shocked. I thoroughly believed that my 9 yr coating had failed prematurely. Nope. It was mineral clogged. This is something everyone who has a coated vehicle should know. Because I was almost ready to redo my entire car 😂. But diy detail water spot remover is sold out atm. They said in about 1 month or so to be restocked

[@armourdetailsupply]

Good stuff, Chelsea!

[@BXGreen_DrivewayDetails]

Great update ! Thanks!

[@davidnuxoll7074]

I would try a spray wax on top of a coating to help prevent water spots or try using Koch Chemie NMS shampoo since it gives sheeting properties. Water spotting is more of a concern with coated cares than a waxed car so use the benefits of both to protect vehicle

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

The coating may reject it and cause streaking issues

[@davidnuxoll7074]

@ trial and error approach however cross linking polymer waxes have been out for a while. KCX nano magic NMS shampoo is wax based sheeting shampoo. I have Lithium Elixir Mudslide base with ethos ceramic spray wax on top. Both supposed to last a year. My truck is outside 24/7 no water spots. I use a ph neutral soap for cleaning or rinseless wash for weekly detail

[@scottohms2799]

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[@JimHawkins-d3k]

I have the McKee's 37 10 year Graphene Ceramic coating on my 23' Honda CR-V EX-L (Black in color) and have no issues with the way it performs over the last two years. I emailed Nick at McKee's 37 on maintaining the coating and he recommended to apply the McKee's 37 Hydro Graphene Ceramic coating spray on 6-8 weeks after washing and rinsing apply the McKee's 37 Hydro Graphene Ceramic coating one panel at a time and rinse. As in your video the water beads are big and just rolls right off. I'm very pleased with the performance of all the McKee's 37 product line...

[@DjNikGnashers]

To be factual, they are not 'water spots'. Rainwater does not leave 'spots' on the paintwork, it's the contaminants contained IN the rainwater which has been deposited on the paint after the water has evaporated.

[@1kontrabida]

aka Mineral deposits such as Calcium, Magnesium, iron and etc that does not evaporate with water leaving marks that starts eating ur clear coat if left on the paint for far too long. I'd say Calcium and magnesium are the most one that does the damage.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@1kontrabida Yes I agree (worked as a valeter at main dealerships, getting cars ready for the showroom, and been a hobby detailer for decades myself). I think bird droppings are the worst personally, the acidic properties really etch themselves into the clearcoat quite quickly. I live in a hard water area, and the tap water is awful, full of limescale, so I have to be really careful after rinsing. Rainwater here is really clean, I never have any issues, unless (for example) something like Sahara dust gets brought over and the rain dumps it onto everything, which is what the 'spots' on the paint in this video looked like. So yes, as I said, it is the contaminants IN the rainwater which are the issue, not the rainwater itself, because the actual water does not leave any spots itself, thank you for agreeing. I'm being slightly pedantic I know, but the only way viewers learn the truth, is by listening to people such as yourself who can go into a little detail, and explain things properly. I just thought that constantly saying 'water spots' didn't really address the actual real reason for marks on the paint, because unless it was tap water left to dry on the car, there shouldn't be any issue with rainwater, unless it contains contaminants. and the vast majority of the time it is very clean indeed and does not leave any marks.

[@DjNikGnashers]

Just to add, the worst deposits on clearcoat I have experienced, were from brand new cars being sat for months at Newbury docks, having been shipped over from Korea (this was when I worked for a UK Hyundai dealership). Not only were they sat near the sea, it was under a flight path from Heathrow airport, and they were covered in seagull droppings, and discarded jet fuel from aircraft. That was much more destructive than any natural mineral deposits carried in rainwater, and quite difficult to resolve.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@eppyz Yes of course. It isn't the rain which is acidic though, as I already said twice now, it's a contaminant carried by the rain, and it's not in every rainfall, in fact I hardly ever see anything acidic in the rain where I am.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@eppyz 'where you live' yes. I can only speak from the experience of where 'I LIVE' nothing patronising about that, isn't it 'obvious' sheeesh .....

[@waterhose4130]

I had MohsEvo on one of my cars. Its a beader for sure, but seemed not to release the water too well. Side panels were fine, but hood and roof became problematic. Lots of mineral build up, and you could pick up those phantom water spots, when drying the car. I installed Kronos V2 on my wife's car, and within a week, i was completely jealous. After rain, her car, Kronos, was almost dry on the side panels, while my car, Mohs, was still full of water beads. Once the car moves, Kronos just dumps all the water off. With Mohs, the water klings. Gloss and slickness better with Kronos. My 8 months of Mohs ended, when Energo 5:1 ended its life, lol. I was not sad at all.

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@alexandrechaufour498]

What would you say the best sheeter is?🤔?

[@David-Godin]

BTW, I loved this video. Depending on your phone there is a noise canceling feature that can get quiet with the pressure washer. And what pressure washer do you have?

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

I use the AR Blue clean 675

[@-Insert_Name_Here.-]

As for dirt etching in your paint after rain. I don't think so. etching is a different chemical process. The reason you see more rain drops with dirt on the ceramic areas is because without the ceramic coating the dirt will go down into and fill the pores of your paint. This is why it will look more dull, and when you wash you see paint swirl. With the ceramic, it fills the pores of your paint, thus pushing all dirt to the surface making it easier to clean while protecting your paint from dulling and paint swirl.

[@NeilDetails]

I coated my outback with CSL topped with exo v5. Only on the roof and hood failed after 8 months. Sides of the vehicle are holding up fine. That was also after iron decon, clay towel and 4 rounds of water spot remover.

[@LilRick96]

When I coated my Lexus with CSL and 2 layers of Exo V4, it said I'm 8 months too. Never again.

[@NeilDetails]

@@LilRick96 so you only got 8 months as well? What part of the vehicle failed first?

[@LilRick96]

@@NeilDetails Mine were the bottom portions of the car, the front fenders and some of the hood. Completely dead and this was BEFORE we reached the fall season. I washed and maintained every week or 2. What was really weird was that when I noticed it was failing and I did a decon wash and iron x, on my passenger fender, it was foaming and drying on the panel. That was going on 3 years ago, now I use Fireball Ceramic Coatings and ADS. Just not a fan after that experience with them.

[@NeilDetails]

@ one thing I will give Gtechniq, when I reached out about the coating that failed, they did offer a 15% discount code. I’ll be applying undrdog pro +

[@aldaley3537]

Awesome results on the update.

[@shooterjohn7163]

Chelsea, that’s allot of product to take in. But thank you for breaking it down for us.

[@partnersingrimedetailing]

Not the shade at Charlie 😂 Good 5 month update 🙌🏽

[@ethoscarcare]

Nice update Chelsea!

[@kiabass8798]

The jade 5 year grapene on my trunk is sheeting slowly its probably time to use car pro descale I just hope I can unclog the coating

[@JT-bb3ip]

If you like sheeting coatings try Duraslic ds1500 (non extreme).

[@David-Godin]

Was there a difference with the dust spots on the graphine coatings? Or were there any coatings that dusted less besides the control area?

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

None that I could detect

[@kimnewling5728]

Chelsea have you ever used 303 Wash Boost to remove salt?

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

No I haven’t I typically don’t need salt removers except for interiors to deal with salt stains

[@404notfound.....]

Hmmm, how did I miss this important video? 👍🏻🇨🇦

[@ayasir1956]

If I can afford it, C6 Hydro Lite. But since the Malaysian Ringgit ( plus our mad Customs import duties plus another 8% tax on top of it ) is not that strong against USD, No - Hype 1 Year is my choice.

[@jefferrrson1x]

hype 1 is legit. Installed it on my Rav 4 and it’s been amazing. Add a topper like Titan from Phx EOD and you good to go!

[@robl6044]

Great video thanks for sharing 😊

[@diydrivenGA]

Where's the Mr. Fix 9H???

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

Ha ha. That’s for others to test I won’t buy it

[@diydrivenGA]

@@attention2detailswchelsea :)

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

First and ready

[@IComparetto]

Hey Chelsea, I have experience with a few coatings in this test, Mohs Evo being the most. I saw that Exo v5 looked exceptional in water behavior and hear it's very slick. Would you apply it as a standalone product without CSL? It's up there with my next coating to try with ZR53 and Pan's 3yr. Thanks!

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

I’d have to test that to say and have not heard too many use it by itself typically it’s used to top CSL

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

So much for water conservation lol!

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

I know but I did try to get the shots needed as quickly as possible and only do these every few months. Thank God it’s rained much more lately

[@Detailpops]

Chels, have you tried McKees Max ok top of a 5 or 10 year yet? Specifically on black cars ? I tried it 3x and all of them streaked bad immediately. Not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’ve done 200+ coatings but this one is throwing me off.

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

I used it to top a 2 yr old coating and it did streak a little but was able to buff it out but it took more work than I wanted tbh but as a standalone coating I think it works best

[@Detailpops]

@ awesome , I’ll try standalone only then. It did take a lot of heavy Buffing and the paint was soft. You can imagine the end result lol thank you !

[@ericgoodman9509]

I think Armor Detail Supply Pro looked insane

[@Dynafleet123]

Where is the Carpro Dquartz Go?

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

Coming soon

[@toddlandholm165]

Water spots aren’t caused by rain?

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

Yes but when mixed with dirt and pollen can be etched more severely or quickly set in

[@toddlandholm165]

@ nice clarification.

[@ileanasantiago1807]

🎉🎉🎉

[@NeilDetails]

I have a 2012 Outback

[@AllenReinecke]

I had a 2011 for 12 years and 165k miles. Great, very reliable car. I liked it a lot. Mushy CVT though.

[@NeilDetails]

@ solid vehicle and great fuel economy. Over 240k miles on mine

[@tadeloach22]

I must have gotten a bad batch of M888, My wifes ride it is doing okay but clogs every rain, my truck it is gone, and I have done plenty of coatings so I know I did the prep right....

[@attention2detailswchelsea]

How long did yours last?

[@tadeloach22]

@attention2detailswchelsea my truck was flat in a month and even DIY water spot remover didn't revive. My wife's is still doing okay, gets flat behind the wheel wells but I topped it after 2 hours with Ethos Resist after mine crapped out. Hers was done in May, Mine in April.