Coatings vs. Standard LSP`S discussion

[David Fermani]

Does anyone choose not to use coatings because it takes the fun out of trying new products?

I personally don`t use coatings all that much. Mainly because I do dealer work and there`s not a need. And my main retail client is a huge car collector and there`s also not a need to coat his cars as they aren`t driven. On those I use a combo of Nitro Seal & Zaino with some Nuba here and there. But when I coat cars (3-5 per month) I strictly use Opti-Coat.

[PA DETAILER]

Does anyone choose not to use coatings because it takes the fun out of trying new products?

GOOD POINT. If you like to try new products or several different LSP, coatings are not for you.

[52split]

I enjoy spending time at church, with the family, and football. Thank God coatings protect well and show off the labors of your polishing for a long time. Frees up time to do more of those things and regularly maintain the car while not compromising in any categories (gloss, etc).

[jrock645]

GOOD POINT. If you like to try new products or several different LSP, coatings are not for you.

This is my only hesitation. Ultimately, I will coat but I chose PBL because I can wax over it. At least I can still do that

[Mike lambert]

If you want the look of a high end wax and durability of a coating you need to look at Kamikaze!

[boxingfan30]

If you want the look of a high end wax and durability of a coating you need to look at Kamikaze!

I`ve looked into it a bit, there`s not a lot of reviews that I`ve seen yet though. I like to know what problems something may have first.

[Mike lambert]

There are none

[boxingfan30]

There are none

Thanks, but I`d like to still get a little more input first.

[JSFM35X]

You can take Mikes word here as gospel on Gyeon and Kamikaze products. There`s nobody I know of that uses more of them on a daily basis. On top of that he has it on his own car.

Thanks, but I`d like to still get a little more input first.

[boxingfan30]

You can take Mikes word here as gospel on Gyeon and Kamikaze products. There`s nobody I know of that uses more of them on a daily basis. On top of that he has it on his own car.

I had looked around a lot on their infinity wax, but only saw 1 review, still don`t know how it would do against spotting

[JSFM35X]

I hope you find what your looking for. Unfortunately I cannot help much because you have had issues with products that work great for me.

I think you may have to be the one to try the product to see if it works for you I believe you have some environmental issue related to your water your weather or possibly your clear coat. I have used these products on 6 cars with out issue. And recommended them to friends who had not issues.

Don`t get me wrong I`m not saying you are crazy or making it up just that there is something else at play here that I cannot isolate over the forum.

Good luck in finding a product that makes you happy.

I had looked around a lot on their infinity wax, but only saw 1 review, still don`t know how it would do against spotting

[boxingfan30]

I hope you find what your looking for. Unfortunately I cannot help much because you have had issues with products that work great for me.

I think you may have to be the one to try the product to see if it works for you I believe you have some environmental issue related to your water your weather or possibly your clear coat. I have used these products on 6 cars with out issue. And recommended them to friends who had not issues.

Don`t get me wrong I`m not saying you are crazy or making it up just that there is something else at play here that I cannot isolate over the forum.

Good luck in finding a product that makes you happy.

Its interesting looking at other cars around here, ALL of them have deep water etching on both the paint and glass, its extremely bad on glass. I know much of it is the water here, but I`m still disappointed that some of the coatings aren`t more resistant to all that

[Thomas Dekany]

Coatings are designed to protect from environmental damage. I`ve never seen one product that claims to prevent it except one coating but I`ve never tried it.

[Swanicyouth]

I think coatings may be good for the average consumer due to durability.

But I think cars are best kept via an ultra fine polishing once or twice a year. Yes coatings last longer, but you can`t clean up the paint every 6 mos with polishing without re-doing the coating.

Being this is Autopia, and we are picky about our cars - to me this is an important feature. To do *something* to the paint more frequently is always better than doing *nothing* to the paint less frequently.

Coatings to me are like a toilet you don`t have to flush - as long as your comfortable sitting atop a bunch of crap. They are the Formica of the detailing world. They wear well and require less maintenance - but you know granite counter tops are just nicer.

Clay and polish the car twice a year and it will always look great. Coat it and you are in for 2 years of not polishing. Prolly look good for 6 mos (daily driver) - after that it`s all down hill.

Don`t tell me coatings will protect you from marring - because there hasn`t been one iota of proof showing that. Obviously, they somehow promote water spots. Just read around. Inconsistent results and inconsistent longevity are the norm. It`s a crap shoot.

There is no magic coating that avoids this.

I dunno. If I was in the detailing business, I`d be selling coatings to the masses. But I`d discourage anyone with a special vehicle they really loved from getting a coating.

[silverfox]

A...freakin...men!!!....swanicyouth. Now close this thread. Enough already.