How bad can an $8 coating be?

Had my first test with this coating. It`s definitely a true coating, applicator is very stiff after a week, as well as the towel used during wipeoff. Grabby on removal, non slick surface left behind. Despite this I measured some of the highest readings out of the gloss meter compared to most other coatings I`ve tested. Surface is moderately hydrophobic, won`t win any beading/sheeting contests but it held up after dry wipedowns with 1:3 dilution Super Clean, LA`s APC and Prep-All. Could be a great low price base coating to use spray toppers with, I definitely like the new Mckee`s 37 a lot better though.
 
I looked at the beading of this $8 coating when I washed the car last week. Seems like the beading is diminishing over time and it`s only been 6 months or so. Beading was always weak as I noted above.

I think I`ve probably tried 8 coatings. With the amount of prep work involved, I really don`t have any place for coatings that are done after a year or so. Simply not worth the time and effort to make it all look right. I`m starting to think the premium coatings that last a few years are simply a better value. I bought 22ple HPC recently and just finished doing my son`s car and it looks great, product very easy to use. I have high hopes for this one.

I had the chance to wash my daughter`s car a week ago. She doesn`t care for it at all. I used Pinnacle Black Label last summer on it. There`s really no evidence of anything on the paint a year later - car looks lousy.

The only coating I`ve used that I can document long-life is the CQuartz UK. That`s been a winner on both cars I`ve used it on.
 
^ I got 2+ years out of CQ Ti02 and 3+ from CQUK. Those are some the best coatings IMO for most consumer use. I have Opti-coat Pro (old version) no my track and it is still there 4+ years later. Wish I could still use the Pro stuff.....

But I have not used the newer 22ple, Gtech, Gyeon stuff. My guess is that they are just as good. From what I have seen and used as far as coatings go I really believe you get what you pay for and prep for.
 
tom p. said:
I looked at the beading of this $8 coating when I washed the car last week. Seems like the beading is diminishing over time and it`s only been 6 months or so. Beading was always weak as I noted above.

I think I`ve probably tried 8 coatings. With the amount of prep work involved, I really don`t have any place for coatings that are done after a year or so. Simply not worth the time and effort to make it all look right. I`m starting to think the premium coatings that last a few years are simply a better value. I bought 22ple HPC recently and just finished doing my son`s car and it looks great, product very easy to use. I have high hopes for this one.

I had the chance to wash my daughter`s car a week ago. She doesn`t care for it at all. I used Pinnacle Black Label last summer on it. There`s really no evidence of anything on the paint a year later - car looks lousy.

The only coating I`ve used that I can document long-life is the CQuartz UK. That`s been a winner on both cars I`ve used it on.
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Have you done any decon washes on it? IME the tar remover is what revives the coating most. It`s just not the tar you are after but other contaminants that it desolves. An iron remover is also helpfull to some contaminants also others contaminants than iron particals. But could be that it`s hard to notice and difference when the beading and sheeting was not so great to begin with. If you where to do a decon wash you know you have as a clean paint as possible. And what state the coating is on. Just some thoughts about it.
 
Yeah, she (and the car) were only home for the weekend so I no longer have access to it. All panels look sad, not just the sides of the car.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
They are selling the Mr. Fix stuff on eBay for $5. I don’t know how they can afford the shipping at that price.
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It just goes to show how local vendors/companies/manufacturers have been gouging and artificially inflating the prices !
Just on the topic of shipping cost alone, North American vendors cannot compete let alone on their products = Game over for e-commerce in North America !
 
tom p. said:
I looked at the beading of this $8 coating when I washed the car last week. Seems like the beading is diminishing over time and it`s only been 6 months or so. Beading was always weak as I noted above.

I think I`ve probably tried 8 coatings. With the amount of prep work involved, I really don`t have any place for coatings that are done after a year or so. Simply not worth the time and effort to make it all look right. I`m starting to think the premium coatings that last a few years are simply a better value. I bought 22ple HPC recently and just finished doing my son`s car and it looks great, product very easy to use. I have high hopes for this one.

I had the chance to wash my daughter`s car a week ago. She doesn`t care for it at all. I used Pinnacle Black Label last summer on it. There`s really no evidence of anything on the paint a year later - car looks lousy.

The only coating I`ve used that I can document long-life is the CQuartz UK. That`s been a winner on both cars I`ve used it on.
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I`ve had great success with 22ple coatings. I`ve only used the pro1 and pro2, both have been great coatings.
 
Well, I got some more to do some wheels on a car that is less than perfect. Not surprised at some of the mixed reviews, looks like product variance. This stuff is not the same stuff I had before. I swore the old stuff was thicker and came back to see my initial notes here. New stuff is as thin as acetone. Will see how it works. I have a few tests before it gets applied.
 
Well it passed the making the applicator rock hard test. It also makes chalky paint look better. However the results on well polished paint are lacking.
 
Geez, this is an old thread.

We`ve bought a product on Amazon called "Greyghost Ceramic Coating for Cars". It had been $18 for the small bottle, now it`s $22. My son and I have applied it to various cars that don`t get much TLC. It`s really helped the overall appearance. Lifespan of this product has to be 1 yr. Maybe a bit longer? No surprises with the application, it acts and behaves as one would expect.
 
tom p. said:
Geez, this is an old thread.

We`ve bought a product on Amazon called "Greyghost Ceramic Coating for Cars". It had been $18 for the small bottle, now it`s $22. My son and I have applied it to various cars that don`t get much TLC. It`s really helped the overall appearance. Lifespan of this product has to be 1 yr. Maybe a bit longer? No surprises with the application, it acts and behaves as one would expect.
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Glad to hear I`m not the only one having fun with these cheap coatings. I got my recent Mr fix for $6 for two bottles shipped.

I did a round of testing with the new batch. It definitely turns the applicator rock hard and also builds a layer on the paint that is visible when the tape is removed from that area. I tested it against some older gloss coat and looks wise the Mr fix actually had more depth. The gloss coat was noticeably slicker, that`s the one hang up about Mr fix is it really is not slick at all.

I concede that this is probably a waste of time and it`s probably a better idea to use something like the new Cerakote coating or getting something like EVO 4 which is a screaming deal right now is probably a better use of time.
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
have you used Evo v.4? Got any idea why it is so cheap? Its the cheapest brand name coating I’ve ever seen.
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They released V5 a little while ago so V4 is “yesterday’s news” and likely just clearing out ‘obsolete’ stock.

V4 was kinda weak for me.


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rlmccarty2000 said:
have you used Evo v.4? Got any idea why it is so cheap? Its the cheapest brand name coating I’ve ever seen.
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The new Ceracoat coating is pretty cheap too. After the coupon and subscribe and save deal it`s under $1 a ml. I`ve got some coming in my next SnS order.
 
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