2016 Sonata with Feynlab Ceramic

[richy]

Hurray!! My first job for the season. I was looking forward to jumping back in with both feet. I`m very excited to be offering Feynlab coatings now! They have 2 self healing coatings that are applied by hand..an industry first! For this job, I was using the less expensive Ceramic coating. Here is the car as it arrived to me:


























First up was to clean the wheels. The wells were cleaned with LA Totally Awesome. The barrels were first cleaned by a wheel acid called BAM and subsequently with Zep Citrus. The tires were cleaned with Zep 505.

The vehicle was then rinsed off and I liberally applied IronX spray to it, followed by IronX paste on an Incredimitt. Here`s IronX spray doing its thing:









That was then followed by a wash with Megs HW. The car was then brought inside and it was then clayed using a clay towel and Feynlab Prime as lube. That was followed by ONR. Once dried off it was time to polish the paint. It was only booked for a one stage correction, however the customer is a repeat customer of mine and even though it`s his girlfriend`s car, I ended up doing a compound stage on the hood too because it needed it. (She uses automatic car washes). The compound stage was done with Megs M100 + Flex 3401 + black 3D wool pad. The polishing stage that followed that and was used for the rest of the car was 3401 + M205 + yellow B/S pad. I tried a few different things out, but this worked the best. It`s very often what I use for a one step.

The paint was then wiped down with Eraser and then coated with Feynlab`s Ceramic. The paint, head, tail lights and side and rear glass were all coated with it. I used Fly-by-30 on the windshield and the wheel faces were coated with DLux. The tires were shot with Opti Bond using an air gun. 10 hours later, here we go:


















































Thanks for looking. It`s been a long winter for me even though the weather was not terrible. Lots of changes at work, etc, but now I can get back in my groove!

[Sizzle Chest]

Nice metallic flake popping on that white Richy! Great job, write up and pics!

[richy]

Nice metallic flake popping on that white Richy! Great job, write up and pics!

Thanks Scott. It feels good to be back at it!

[WT Taggart]

Richie, nice work sir. As Scott indicated the metal flake really presents itself. You`ll have to let us know how you like working with Feynlab coating.


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[mnehls86]

Awesome work! I wish I could work as fast as you. Was this a one or two cigar job?

[richy]

Richie, nice work sir. As Scott indicated the metal flake really presents itself. You`ll have to let us know how you like working with Feynlab coating.


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So far, so good. The Ceramic is actually a joy to use. I applied it following the directions of Feynlab, using a microfiber covered sponge. I don`t know if it was that or whether I`m new to the product, but I used far more than I thought I would. I ended up using almost the whole bottle. Next time I`ll try the CarPro micro suede.

Awesome work! I wish I could work as fast as you. Was this a one or two cigar job?

Oohh, that`s a very astute question!! 2 cigars of course. Wouldn`t be worth it to burn less than that, LOL.

[RaskyR1]

Nice work Richy! Ceramic is doing very well on my current test panel against a bunch of other coatings.

[mg031]

Very nice richy! Always nice to see your work.

How much did you cut the prime? Seems quite different as you do it before polishing.

I can`t wait to use mine

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[Ronkh]

Nice !!!!

The flake pops, white shines !

Interested on seeing how the self healing coating works through car washes...........

[richy]

Nice work Richy! Ceramic is doing very well on my current test panel against a bunch of other coatings.

Chad, thanks for adding that. I`m glad I`ve added Feynlab to my arsenal of coatings.

Very nice richy! Always nice to see your work.

How much did you cut the prime? Seems quite different as you do it before polishing.

I can`t wait to use mine

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Thanks! And..good for you!! If you see my comment above, I probably used more than I should have, but every coating that is new to you has a learning curve of some type. I cut the Prime 15:1. To be honest, I`m still not convinced I need it, but I`m following their directions nonetheless.

Nice !!!!

The flake pops, white shines !

Interested on seeing how the self healing coating works through car washes...........

Thanks Ron! There are 2 self heal coatings: Lite and Self Heal. Both are thick but the full version is the thickest. I obviously can`t attest to durability first hand, but I have no reason to doubt that both will hold up to that. Heat is what actually repairs the surface scratches and it can be applied through hot water, heat gun or being parked outside on a hot, sunny day. I deliberately scratched my Lincoln (gasp!!!) and repaired it using a heat gun. I shot a video of it and it`s posted on my website. Training or not, I wasn`t going to sell a coating that claims to self repair without first trying it on my own vehicle. (hint: it worked <wink>)

[Ronkh]

Thanks Ron! There are 2 self heal coatings: Lite and Self Heal. Both are thick but the full version is the thickest. I obviously can`t attest to durability first hand, but I have no reason to doubt that both will hold up to that. Heat is what actually repairs the surface scratches and it can be applied through hot water, heat gun or being parked outside on a hot, sunny day. I deliberately scratched my Lincoln (gasp!!!) and repaired it using a heat gun. I shot a video of it and it`s posted on my website. Training or not, I wasn`t going to sell a coating that claims to self repair without first trying it on my own vehicle. (hint: it worked <wink>)

Living in FL now, I LOVE stuff that self heals in the sun !!!!

The flip side to that is the heat makes it tougher to apply stuff.