Ethos MAX Graphene Coating | The toughest coating on the market?

[@JamieLicitra]

Your video editing/communication style and scientific testing, the efficiency... awesome video, thank you! I'm going to watch all of your videos and I'm only really here to learn about graphene coatings

[@ethoscarcare]

Great test Dmitry! Glad to see MAX performing like a champ!! It will be a tough one to beat :)

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thank you too, it's easy when the product is good :-).

[@rooboy99]

Dont forget the QR code tip Dmitry gave you

[@MBauer-op6vx]

This is one of the most underrated coatings on the market! I’ve used is on a few of my own cars with great results! I’m glad to see it getting some attention here!

[@chrisbradley3224]

Love your tests. One differentiator that I wonder about is how coatings stay clean or resist "clogging". I think waxman vids did a side-by-side test on a door with DIY Detail 3 year and Mohs Evo and the DIY was needing waterspot remover while the Gyeon was still beading. Not sure if there is a way to test it, but that's one of the remaining unknowns between coatings.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thanks! I have been thinking about how to best test this, would definitely need some kind of standardized contaminants mix, but testing water spots is pretty easy, could even keep it consistent by dissolving minerals in distilled water. It may be something I add later.

[@chrisbradley3224]

@@DmitrysGarage Yeah results could vary based on the particular contaminant for sure. Sounds like a good idea with the minerals though.

[@Fastcarsforme]

I was on the fence about what products to use, coming across your You Tube channel and watching this gave me more confidence in what I want to put on my vehicles. I will be using this product because of the in-depth analysis that you did and why I am subscribed too. Thank you for the time you put into this.

[@e.jharris3498]

Dmitry! Keep doing great videos! Great work, as always!

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thanks!

[@markhapner8499]

Dimitry, you've done an excellent job defining, executing and explaining your objective coating test. I'm very impressed.

[@richardseem7948]

Simply amazing video and product review brother

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thanks Richard, glad to hear from you my friend!

[@cindykeselowski899]

Always enjoy & appreciate your one/only reviews!

[@cindykeselowski899]

I didn't catch the price?

[@aaronolsen8787]

These are cool tests, thanks for all the time and work you put into them! I'm really looking forward to seeing if the C6 hydro lite coating can do as well as this ethos max graphene coating. Is it going to be a while before that test comes out? Subscribed and waiting. 😅

[@richardseem7948]

Very impressive product

[@SuomiLolCommentary]

Great all around test Dmitry. I would like to see this same test done for the new Carpro Dquartz Go. Is this something you are planning to do?

[@DmitrysGarage]

Definitely on my radar for future tests!

[@Anton99997]

Amazing test as always. Please do a test on the new Cerakote Ceramic coating

[@stanleyds88]

@Anton99997 I haven’t seen anyone do anything with the “new” formula yet, I’d really like to see some reviews

[@Anton99997]

@@stanleyds88 sheepstar did a quick review and I found Acacia Detailer from the Philippines just did an actual coating on a car. Still waiting for updates

[@Apophis-en9pi]

Going to be installing this in about a week! Girlfriend will be happy.

[@j1nftw1n]

How was your experience with the product?

[@Apophis-en9pi]

@@j1nftw1n I didn't enjoy applying it at all. It tacks up fast, tacks up your rag so you pretty much have to use a new one for just about every section. I understand now why they say it's for advanced users. This wasn't my first rodeo either.

[@ericwright1075]

You sold me on this product but I think it is out of my league. Good review. 🇨🇦👍👍

[@DmitrysGarage]

Glad you enjoyed the video =). It’s not too hard to use, you should just play with a small area first where you have good light and easy visibility (i.e. trunk lid) so you get a feel for how quick it flashes in your environment. It definitely is a bit more tricky if it is your first time though.

[@MBauer-op6vx]

Awesome review! This is some next level testing !! Thank you!

[@joevanseeters2873]

Nice review Dmitry. I haven't done a full ceramic coating on my vehicles yet. I am still old school and used good quality sealants on my vehicles. This coating looks amazing. My wife just got a new Subaru Outback and this coating looks like it might be the perfect coating for her daily driver. Can you use it over PPF? We got half her front hood PPF'd because we have a ton of rocks on the roads here in Colorado. It's not if, it's WHEN you get a chip. She had the car three weeks and got a big rock crack in the front windshield already! It's crazy how many rock chips you get here, CRAZY. They mount up on your car almost daily. I have a 370Z that was perfect six months ago. Now it has dings and chips all over it and I have only driven it about ten times in the past six months. Most of the roads here are in horrible condition. This might be my first adventure into putting a ceramic coating on!

[@davidkrocks]

ended up buying it and I'm going to try it out on my s550 blue mustang. Fingers crossed!

[@DmitrysGarage]

Awesome! I think you will love it :)

[@j1nftw1n]

How was your experience with this coating?

[@davidkrocks]

@@j1nftw1n pretty slick. I made sure to 99% ispropol alcohol and a 30 pack of fresh microfibers to ensure the bond. The water sheets like glass. Only coated 1 time but it's been prime!

[@rayvalero8580]

Cannot wait to see the C6 products by DIY Detail. Especially the Hydro.

[@brenthill5596]

I've been wanting to try the Ethos for awhile but I already have 2 coats of Gyeon Pure EVO on the truck and topped with a single layer of NV Nova JET for the extreme hydrophobics. Doing well after a year. I have Car pro SiC on the other vehicle that's still going strong after a year. If either fails then Ethos will be next unless something can top this.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Good to hear the Gyeon and CarPro are working well for you. They do make good products. Definitely consider Ethos in the future as I've been happy with everything I've played with.

[@illestFlavor]

Ethos has really impressed especially after WaxMode did his reviews on both Ceramic/Graphene matrix coatings. May try their EZPZ one as my first but beading doesn't look promising from the few videos I've seen.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Ill be testing matrix and ezpz too, so we’ll see how they do. So far ive liked all the ethos stuff :)

[@rooboy99]

Thanks for the video Dmitry. Would like to see your thoughts and n DIY Detail 5 or 8 year coating

[@DmitrysGarage]

Definitely looking at DIY Detail products in near future too. They haven't sent me any coatings, but I'll probably source my own. They did send me some other stuff to check out.

[@david243121]

@Dmitry's Garage - Great review, thanks. I'm new to ceramic coating. I've watched hours (days) of reviews / videos / install videos. I have a new pearl white RDX. What would be your #1 rec for a beginner for a coating? I'm motivated to try a true ceramic coating like this, but I'm also very tempted to go the easier and full-proof route of a spray-on ceramic graphine-infused product, like TW Flex or Adams Graphine Spray and just apply it every 3-6 months and be done with it. Can I get your honest opinion? Thanks!

[@danielfricker5984]

Hey Dmitry, love your testing! Can you tell me how the depth and richness looked after 1000 washes? If you recall, thanks!!

[@OG_Darkman]

Great video!

[@richardmanuel3547]

Dmirty - the coating looks amazing - for the durability test did you put one or two layers on the black panel. Did Ethos design this to be a one or two layer coating?

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thanks! I used just one layer, I don't think you will need more than one layers for a successful and long lasting application.

[@fjoco1]

DIY detail 8 year coatings and DPC Prime TMR coating. I’d like to see which one would win. 👍👍

[@DmitrysGarage]

Will definitely be doing more tests :)

[@sirliftsalot1154]

If Ethos claims this Max 7 year coating is the toughest on the market, then why is their Graphene Pro rated at 10 years? and the Max cost more than the Pro? I'm guessing they mean Max is the toughest non Pro coating? I want to get 1 of the 2 but I'm confused.

[@edtongco3852]

I've been watching your videos, and they are educational and eye-opening. As a new car owner, I would like to know what I can do to help maintain my car's paint. I have a silver-colored car with an open garage (no roof), it is ceramic coated, and I currently use Soft99 Fusso Coat wax. Could you recommend any products I can use to protect my paint? Thank you and more power to your channel ❤

[@jackmasih1417]

Thanks for the detailed analysis. I have a torch red Z06 coming in the next few weeks, waiting for it to be built. I was going to use what I've used in the past, blackfire Black edition ceramic coating as it's great in my AMG. I can't find it anymore. Then i thought Adams advanced graphene, but have seen a few people that had strange spotting occurring and that scared me away from it. This coating from ethos sounds great, especially since the car is red. What are your thoughts, would you use this on your Corvette?

[@jackmasih1417]

@DmitrysGarage if you could please answer when you have some time.

[@DmitrysGarage]

I think all three of those products are good. I used the Adam's advanced on my C8 and it's still working great. The Ethos Max is my favorite at the moment given the extreme durability combined with all the other great qualities. I suspect the spotting is likely from high spots not wiped up during application. The tiger striping I touched on in the video is an example of this. Coatings in general have risks of high spotting, it's important to wipe everything up in time, reapply a bit more coating to dissolve high spots as needed. Spots left to cure may require some light buffing, some can come off with hand buffing.

[@jackmasih1417]

@@DmitrysGarage thanks. What about applying it to xpel? So you think it'll be fine?

[@equestrianwhisky]

Awesome video, man. I haven’t had the chance to use any of Ethos’s products yet, but I do believe I’ll give this a shot as the weather gets warmer and I have more clients looking for coatings.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Thanks! Appreciate you watching and I’m sure you will like the Ethos Max :)

[@HoosierDaddyDetailing]

Any plans on having a look into the ne C6 ceramic hydro lite "DIY"? Im really considering this coating for my daily and would love to hear your thoughts.

[@gtpwhite]

For some of these long lasting coating maybe you could swap out the applicator with a syn clay sponge. Might speed up the failure point faster.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Definitely an interesting idea as a torture test. I suspect it will work fairly quickly. That strikes me as significantly more abrasion.

[@gtpwhite]

@@DmitrysGarage just figured it would at least give a failure point to judge the ones that exceed the standard test.

[@azkikr14]

This is why I'm broke... thanks Dmitry 👍👍👍

[@DmitrysGarage]

Haha yea you and me both ;)

[@barrybij8079]

Dmitry, every one says you take care of a last step protection to make it last.. proper maintenance etc... your tests show abrasion to determine how long a coating or sealant could last... so my question is, if abrasion removes the coating, wouldn't washing your car less, make a coating last longer....?

[@Orr_s]

Very curious to see the EZPZ coating from them with your testing and durability of it….looks like even i can handle that one and have confidence not messing anything up after all the prep work

[@DmitrysGarage]

Ill be doing a test of that one for sure. It is supposed to be quite easy :)

[@7yrsbadluck]

@@DmitrysGarage Hopefully very soon! I want to make a purchase on a coating before June 😁

[@booboocushion30]

Always good to see your reviews!

[@dostarr]

Now maybe go for testing v2.0?

[@Orr_s]

Very interesting about the UV protection not being a thing at all. I always heard coatings marketed and said to have UV protection and protection from oxidizing and fading paint. Would something like a carnauba wax provide actual UV protection? Just subscribed and found out from Jamie’s channel. Very thorough, objective testing!

[@DmitrysGarage]

All these things are just very thin layers, including waxes We are talking microns thick, truly microscopic. Plus many of these protectants are consumable, they degrade as they protect, so a tiny layer wouldn’t be effective very long. However, I do think they can protect from some elements of oxidation. For example by keeping water, grime, salt, etc… off your paint. Water combined with UV is more effective at negative affecting materials than just UV. So in that sense it still helps, just not really by blocking UV directly like a clear coat.

[@Orr_s]

@@DmitrysGarage got it!

[@nadianicolae6485]

How many bottles I need to treat a wrx and a 2500 Silverado

[@Danielxperez14]

Hey Dmitry, I’m looking to do a ceramic coat on my Jeep that gets off-roaded once a month, what do you recommend I’m looking for a good value budget friendly, thinking cerakote? What’s your opinion, thanks 🙏

[@azrealtornick]

Is there any coating that gives uv protection? I live in Phoenix AZ and the sun kills everything!

[@haroldflugleman4364]

Im applying this, this week. Does it require two coats or just the one?

[@markhapner8499]

This product claims that it works well for coating glass. Would you recommend using it for coating the exterior of a windshield?

[@redsuncarcare]

Can you make a video about Autotriz Ceramic Coating?

[@yamantarakji]

on Amazon there's a "Professional installer" with a one-star review saying: "I’m a professional installer, I run a detailing company and install coatings for a living. My regular ceramic was back ordered so I decided to try this stuff. Absolute garbage. I highly DONT recommend this. The coating, the pad to lay the coating, everything about it is straight garbage. Stay away from this brand!!" I wonder why, would it be the tiger stripping? or bad copy? I'm very curious about this coating

[@DmitrysGarage]

Unfortunately they didn’t say why they didn’t like the Max. I take those kind of reviews with a grain of salt. In my experience angry reviews without any articulable issue can be about anything, even something super trivial. Sometimes people just have a bad day. That being said it is definitely an advanced product, but there is no reason an experienced DIY installer would have any issued with it. Make a test section, box it in, test out the coating, and adjust timing as needed. What i would 100% NOT recommend is someone doing a first time install outside, in a hot, or humid environment. It wont go well.

[@yamantarakji]

@@DmitrysGarage thank you for replying

[@Dabroski_]

I’d love to see how this Ethos Graphene ceramic coating compares against Blue Collar 7, Armour Detail Supply Pro coating, and duraslic Holy Grail.

[@hartlanddetailer5670]

I am currently thinking about BC 7 or DIY 8 year for my daughters new car? Anyone used either one?

[@ethoscarcare]

Gonna out perform all of those :)

[@chrisbradley3224]

​@@ethoscarcare It must be pretty damn good to be that confident. Looking forward to trying it this year.

[@ethoscarcare]

@@chrisbradley3224 Results speak for themselves as shown in this video.

[@chrisbradley3224]

@@ethoscarcare Yep it does look terrific.

[@Ike-yq3gf]

Is this tougher than the wolfgang coating? I remember that coating being tough too

[@DmitrysGarage]

They both scored a 10, i didnt try to push the wolfgang further. I would say they’re both extremely tough

[@Ike-yq3gf]

@@DmitrysGarage thanks for the reply

[@nadeemghany]

Try ethos ezpz please 🙏

[@josequiroz4605]

should test ethos ezpz coating

[@DmitrysGarage]

Definitely will be :)

[@stephenlouden480]

when can you do a video on the new C6 Hydro Lite DIY Detail they claiming 6plus years and even lifetime lwith proper maintenance😅 i can't believe they started saying lifetime coatings for their C6 line as we all know nothing is lifetime if clearcoat isn't even lifetime smh

[@kenctx99]

How much do you need for a standard sized sedan?

[@ethoscarcare]

30ml is all you'll need for a standard sedan.

[@3100fps]

Could this fill in a clear coat scratch?

[@DmitrysGarage]

Unfortunately not, coatings are very thin, like a couple of microns micron thin. Hair is around 50-100 microns for comparison depending on coarseness. I suggest using a small bottle of clear coat that comes with those paint touch up kits.

[@macdaddy1234ism]

70 k miles 2019 s 4 What engine maintenance should I do bro ?!? And also how do I found out if I have bad rocker arms ??!?!?

[@DmitrysGarage]

With a 2019 you likely have the new rocker arms. You can use an amazon bore scope to check them out, there are some audizine posts about it. Maintenance wise it's probably time to do your trans, transfer case, and front/rear diff fluids at 70k. Replacing the trans pan that has the filter in it is a good idea. Audi (like all automakers) says they're lifetime fluids, but ZF disagrees.

[@macdaddy1234ism]

@@DmitrysGarage ok I looked at my engine though says 2018 on the front tag …. 🏷️. But on the door says 2019

[@DmitrysGarage]

Yea so the code that seems most accurate is the engine label code on the coolant hose. I've generally found that to be pretty indicative of what's in the engine. The best test is to get one of those $20 bore scopes and look under the oil cap.

[@macdaddy1234ism]

@@DmitrysGarage should I keep it bro ?? If it’s at 70 k miles but 2018! Engine ?? And I haven’t done all those services still owe 30 k and financing 830$ a month

[@DmitrysGarage]

Hard to say. Mine is a 2018 with a 2018 engine with the old rockers but im not worried since i do all my own work. My car is also very heavily modified. If you’re mostly stock even on the old rockers the risk seems relatively low. Ultimately this is a 5 year old german car, so it’s going to have some costs to keep playing.

[@gregsullivan7408]

Re the slight loss of gloss, I'm wondering whether this may be due to less than perfect product removal/levelling. Have you ever tried machine buffing, to REALLY thoroughly level/finish? Maybe using a MF buffing bonnet, or even a soft foam pad? I think this would be an interesting experiment. If it does improve gloss, I can imagine it may come at the expense of longevity, due to the buffing removing too much product

[@DmitrysGarage]

It may be something to play with, though my experience is that buffing is really good at removing coatings quickly. They’re incredibly thin and relatively soft. A quick pass with a soft pad and finishing polish is all it takes for me to re-prep the panels.

[@PeteyMcSavage]

Can you please show more beading on horizontal panel with different water sprays like Sandro

[@DmitrysGarage]

I may add contact angle measurements or at least some photos of beads with a microscope at some point.

[@myoption100]

I use Glare car polish, puts everything to shame, superior to old school Liquid Glass, 1 coat last 5 years fool proof.

[@DmitrysGarage]

Ill have to test that one out!

[@OrganicStuff1]

I just feel like all ceramic coatings are alike no difference from adams to cquartz

[@DmitrysGarage]

Good coating products are going to be similar like many of the good waxes and sealants are. However, there are differences even between the good products. I really like Adam's coatings, but in my testing their advanced formula isn't as durable as this Ethos which is also marketed as an advanced formula. The Adams couldn't stand up to 300 passes, while this product survived the highest scored test of 1,000 washes and hardly took a dent even at 3,000 washes, though I don't score that high as explained in the video. I've also been disappointed by coatings that didn't perform well like the Avalon King IX which wore off almost instantly. I have a table of past results if you want to compare: dmitrysgarage.com/wax there is also a link there to the old 1.0 table with the old testing method. Thanks for watching!

[@OrganicStuff1]

@@DmitrysGarage thanks for the link will check it out

[@scottwyman5014]

Put some dirt in the wash to replicate real world situations. Your tests are too ‘clean’. I’ve been Detailing professionally over 50 years.

[@DmitrysGarage]

It really wont work with the machine and it’s not exactly the point of the test. The goal of this test is to compare different coatings repeatably, not to establish how many real life hand washes you could sustain. The dirt would just increase abrasion, i could just use a rougher pad for example and achieve the same results. The other issue with realism is how much dirt? What kind of dirt? If you’re washing dirty suvs in the winter in the rust belt its very different than sports cars in the summer in miami.

[@Josh92SA]

Probably not even in the top 10 on the market world wide. There's so many non popular brands out there that would out-do this commercially popular brand coating.

[@ethoscarcare]

Feel free to name them here so we can put them to the test and disprove your comment.

[@LilRick96]

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