What's up all! I decided i'm going to ceramic coat the truck. Any tips/tricks or things I should be aware of?
The truck is grey FYI. I think it should be relatively simple, it's a new vehicle with only 2k miles so the paint doesn't have any major flaws.
The plan:
Wash (durr)
Clay bar with meguiars clay using meguiars quick detail as lube
Polish using blackfire SRC Finishing polish with a finishing (soft) pad, and porter cable buffer
Spray it down with Gyeon paint prep
Start the ceramic coating using the Blackfire ceramic coating kit
Questions:
1. the truck is parked outside, so i'm probably going to postpone doing this if there's rain in the forecast on Sunday or Monday. I'll be doing the application in the garage, but after that it'll be staying outside and I don't want it to get rained on while the coating is curing. If absolutely necessary I could make it fit in the garage and park it there for a few days after, but I'd rather not. I have another car to drive so I won't need to use the truck right after coating.
2. I can't tell from youtube videos, but it looks like the actual application of the ceramic coat is super easy, it's really just the prep that takes a long time. Any odd things I should expect as far as coating thickness, application consistency, friction etc? I'm assuming I rub it in with the applicator pad and that's it. I watched one video where the guy said you have to check for "rainbows" that appear if the coating thickness isn't consistent, all he did to fix them was lightly rub the surface with a microfiber though.
3. Anything else i'm not thinking of?
The truck is grey FYI. I think it should be relatively simple, it's a new vehicle with only 2k miles so the paint doesn't have any major flaws.
The plan:
Wash (durr)
Clay bar with meguiars clay using meguiars quick detail as lube
Polish using blackfire SRC Finishing polish with a finishing (soft) pad, and porter cable buffer
Spray it down with Gyeon paint prep
Start the ceramic coating using the Blackfire ceramic coating kit
Questions:
1. the truck is parked outside, so i'm probably going to postpone doing this if there's rain in the forecast on Sunday or Monday. I'll be doing the application in the garage, but after that it'll be staying outside and I don't want it to get rained on while the coating is curing. If absolutely necessary I could make it fit in the garage and park it there for a few days after, but I'd rather not. I have another car to drive so I won't need to use the truck right after coating.
2. I can't tell from youtube videos, but it looks like the actual application of the ceramic coat is super easy, it's really just the prep that takes a long time. Any odd things I should expect as far as coating thickness, application consistency, friction etc? I'm assuming I rub it in with the applicator pad and that's it. I watched one video where the guy said you have to check for "rainbows" that appear if the coating thickness isn't consistent, all he did to fix them was lightly rub the surface with a microfiber though.
3. Anything else i'm not thinking of?