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This is going to be a long one so lets see who makes it to the end :) As stated in the title of this thread, is Graphene the next evolution of coatings or is all hype? We have all seen Graphene become the next buzzword in the world of ceramic coatings and all these youtubers praising how...

Product: Gyeon Prism Plus Cost: $150 Description: First off I hope Autopia and Autogeek sell this light. I will start off by mentioning that this light serves a dual purpose. To view paint defects such as swirls and scratches during the paint correction phase but to also aid in the...

Product: Adams CS3 I have used about half of the bottle of CS3. The first question is what is this product. It sort of falls in between a waterless wash and a quick detailer, with the benefit of SiO2 protection left behind. I posted this in another thread and CS3 is a combination of...

This should be an interesting test for some of you. Before I get ahead of myself I will mention the run rules for this test. This will be a 1 year long test without toppers. I do this to show the performance of the coating rather than test a topper that is applied to them. That shows the...

I put this together to show the water behavior of some of the wheel coatings I have on hand. It was really based on my own curiosity. Hopefully it helps others understand the water behavior of some that are commonly used, but also to start a discussion of other user experiences. From my...

Thanks to Avi for sending me the production sample. Products: CarPro Clarify Price: Gallon $44.99 17oz $12.99 34oz $17.99 CarPro Description: CarPro has done it again with their new glass cleaner! CarPro Clarify is formulated to provide streak free glass with less effort! Lets face...

Optimum appears to be going through a restructuring. First Yvan and now Dann Williams. There are a few others that have left their team as well.

I purchased these products during the Adams black friday sale. Products: Adams UV Ceramic Paint Coating Adams UV Ceramic Spray Coating Adams Ceramic Boost Adams UV Light Short description of each product Ceramic Boost is the maintenance product for the coatings. SiO2 infused Glazed...

This belongs to the wife of my uncle. She has owned it for 6 months. It is a 2019 Blazer RS in nightfall gray metallic. There was a break in the rain the day after thanksgiving and I took advantage of it. It received the typical chemical decontamination, wash, mechanical decontamination...

For those that don’t have social media, Yvan Lacroix has decided to retire. Best wishes to him and his wife On the next chapter of his life.

Figured this could be a fun giveaway. The winner will be randomly selected from the entries in this thread. See the rules of this giveaway. I will ship this free of charge to anyone within the lower 48 states. The winner will be notified by PM as well. The contest will end on Saturday...

First of all I have to thank fellow forum member Dave aka DaveT435 for sending this product for me to tryout and test out. Product: SPS Graphene Coating The coating comes in a nice box. The rear of the box states what the coating offers. The box once it is opened. A pamphlet is...

I recently worked on this black on black 2017 Dodge Charger Daytona 392 during the memorial day weekend. I did not take too many photos during the process. But it received the typical wash and decon prior to polishing. Nothing new or exciting here other than being careful with the matte vinyl...

Thank you Meghan for sending this out to me for review. Product: Blackfire Pro Detailers Choice Wax Remover Cost: $19.99 Product Description: This is going to be a short review. The photos captured the performance of this product. I had a clients car that had some white wax residue...

Thank you Avi for sending this product for review. Products: CarProCquartz Lite 150 ml kit Cost: $52.99 Product description from CarPro Cquartz Lite is a new product for the early part of 2019. It falls in that coating lite category with a competing product Gyeon CanCoat. In this...

Thank you Avi for sending this product for review. Product: CarPro Wheel Covers Cost: $49.99 (4 pack) Product description from CarPro CarPro introduced these as a new product for the early part of 2019. The use of these are pretty straight forward. They are designed to keep the...

Thank you Avi for sending this product along with a few other CarPro goodies for review. Product: CarPro Skin PPF & Vinyl Nano Coat Cost: $74.99 CarPro announced this product at SEMA 2018 and is a new product for 2019. This is a dedicated PPF and vinyl coating. As mentioned in the...

Posted this over on the geek. Will give my fellow Autopian’s a chance to look this over. FYI I do look at the number of posts on the forum and the history of activity. Mostly for the newbies who come and then disappear. Meghan sent me these and I just don’t have anything to use them on...

I recently picked up a bottle of CarPro Elixir. For those not familiar this is based on Merlin`s Magic Elixir. For those not familiar with it I recommend searching the forum. Elixir is a brand new product that was announced at SEMA this year. It is a quick detaler that is ready to use...

This write up is to capture my observations and the behavior of various coatings. This is not a scientific test but rather an experiment based on my curiosity of what happens to a coating during it’s “curing window.” I did this because I had a couple coatings starting to crystallize within the...