Wolfgang Uber Ceramic Coating Review

[SgtMajUSMC]

Faithful Zaino user since 2004. For the past several months I have been researching coatings. Pulled the trigger on this when AG had their 25% off sale that was very soon after the release of this new coating. Bought the kit, Uber Compound and WG Finishing Glaze 3.0.

Expected prep work was done...wash, clay, polish (Uber compound with LC 5.5" flat pads then finishing glaze with LC 5.5" white flat pads--Griot`s DA), two wipe downs with the supplied prep spray. This is obviously where all the time is and took me roughly 10 hours. Compound step I did in 12x12 inch sections with between 6-8 section passes for each. I found the Uber Compound to be much easier to work with than M105. Less finicky, very little dust and long working time. I almost didn`t use the finishing glaze it looked that good. In the end, I used the glaze and am happy I did.

I followed the supplied directions for the coating. I did however apply heavier than recommended after seeing a post about the same on another forum. I used half the syringe, or right at 7cc, and only did the paint. No issues at all. Initial "X" on the applicator than a zigzag line for the rest of the panels. I split the hood in half, the rest of the car was one zigzag line on the applicator per panel. Easy to do for someone with no experience with coatings. Had it figured out by the first panel.

Having not used a coating previously, I struggled with the whole "high spot"/ wipedown thing during my research. Personally, I couldn`t find very much that actually made it crystal clear to me especially when you have folks that detail for a living talking about getting highspots themselves. Best I could imagine was like ZCS applied too heavy and having to wipe off the unflashed portion...reached out to RonKH via PM and he was very helpful. Thanks again Ron!! So for those like me who are first time coaters and perhaps struggling with when do you wipe off and what exactly are you wiping off....the coating flashes or dries/ hardens fairly quickly just like a spray on sealant does. There are portions with a coating that overlap over an already dried portion and don`t dry (flash) as fast as the rest of the panel you just did. These are what I consider the "high spots" and what you are wiping off. If you don`t wipe them off they dry on top of the already flashed portion. After the first panel it is very evident or at least it was to me and I have no high spots. I am sure the "professionals" will rip me apart for that explanation but....

I did not use the supplied towels that came with the kit. I washed them first but when I did the first wipe with the coating there was lint everywhere. I was afraid it would stick so I switched to towels I knew don`t lint.

By the time I finished it was raining so no outside in the sun pics but here are a few.....


















Still crappy weather here. Below photo from this morning still inside garage.







Sun finally came out. Crazy gloss.























Post rain pics:

[Ronkh]

Beautiful job.

Thanks for posting it here, and thanks for joining, We`re a fun group.

[Ronkh]

If you have enough left, you can do the glass and wheels as well.

[GearHead_1]

Welcome to the forum. Nice review, nice job. Really like that color.

[rlmccarty2000]

Welcome aboard! Nice job. I was not sure if the Wolfgang Glaze could be used before the coating, then I read that the Wolfgang Glaze is really a fine polish. Glad everything worked out for you.

[jrock645]

Good looking stuff!

[Justins00ss]

Great job. Glad that you got the hang of it!

[SgtMajUSMC]

If you have enough left, you can do the glass and wheels as well.

Just didn`t get around to it yet. Plan on doing both this weekend. Had just done the wheels with Hydro so I may wait a month or so for them.

Thanks all for the warm welcome. Lurked on here for a long time....

Justin--think I remember you from the GTO forum?

[Ronkh]

Justin--think I remember you from the GTO forum?

Yep, probably.

[House of Wax]

looks great. Good to see positive reviews on another coating. always good to have options. Interested to see notes on longevity of this stuff. welcome to the board

[RaysWay]

Thanks for all the feedback. I`m always interested to hear about the experiences of a first time coating user. The process can seem intimidating, but your results show that with a little patience, anyone can apply a high quality surface coating to their vehicle with great results. Great job!

[silverfox]

The new 2016 formula optimum gloss coat, good for three years, and supposedly the easiest of all coatings to apply at $60 ... Should be an interesting competitor. I can see why WG released this product now. Good move, but Dr G never sleeps.

[TroyScherer]

Very nice.

I am interested in the long term results.

[SgtMajUSMC]

WG rinseless wash and detail spray to dry yesterday. Good stuff. Also coated all the glass, door sills and exhaust tips.

[Ronkh]

Really nice.

WG rinsless at detail spray to dry? or different detail spray?