The mirror shot was epic! I can’t believe the shine on that truck after you finished! You don’t realize how much the swirls affect the paint and make it seem faded! Also, I’m glad you didn’t hurt yourself too bad, wish the camera was recording and we could have seen the cartoon fall! Awesome job as always!
Really good content. I just started my Mobile Detailing business here In Salt Lake City! I do a lot of Teslas and EVs. Wanting to do more work like this so thanks for sharing
Bru that is soooo awesome! I have the OG formula on an Atlas and have put about 20K miles over nearly three years since coating and it is still holding very strong. I think you will love it!
Mark!!!!! Wanna know something horribly tragic? This truck hit an elk at 75mph during last summer. Because this is a contractors truck, I encouraged them to maintain it and I said I would do a year later follow on in December. Well…. It was still in the repair shop. I’m going to most likely reapply the coating. The entire front end was replaced and repainted. Bed got messed up too. Doors were off kilter. It messed it up. I was so pleased with how it turned out though back in the day.
@@P4SDetails Oh man what a Bummer but hopefully you can detail again make a great video on the story...Have a real nice rest of the week with the boys !!!!
The trim was actually coated with the same graphene ceramic coating that I used on the paint. The cleaning process that I use pretty much cleans the chrome up right nice and doesn’t require much more effort. I’ve used a couple Mother’s products if I need to actually polish the chrome prior to protecting it. The ceramic coating lasts a really long time on paint, not nearly as long on trim. Usually I do a trim sealing touch up with maintenance washes down the road for my customers.
What's your experience with Clay Mitts or Towels? Personally I get way way better results with an old school bar. I'm guessing if the vehicle is barely in need of claying, the towel would be OK but just hadn't performed well for me.
If I am doing paint correction, there is no way I would use a towel or mitt. I use a clay mitt when I am doing normal details for a few reasons: 1) Many uses out of one mitt 2) Less marring on the paint 3) If it drops you can rinse it off. That being said, the clay mitt never does as great of a job as a traditional clay. So yeah, totally agree. I use the hybrid approach. Mitt when I am just doing a normal detail, any paint correction and I will use traditional clay.
Absolutely! I always do the trim pieces as the final step. The flashing time is different on the chrome trim and the chrome bumpers, so you have to adapt technique on the fly but it turns out great. The glass is covered at the end as well. On this truck the only thing I didn’t protect with the ceramic was the tunnel cover. The product is pretty expensive and it doesn’t bond with plastic like it does with clear coat. I used Ceratrim from The Last Coat on the tunnel cover.
Top 5 Reasons You NEED a Ceramic Coating | 2 Year Graphene Ceramic Follow-Up ruclips.net/video/gGhrq9ytnws/видео.html Here is a two year follow up. I dig the coating. I don’t know if it is a 9 year, but it for sure is worth it if you keep your vehicle and want it to look nice.
They gave me a gray border less grey lite plush towels instead of the suede wipe off towels you have I called them they said they can’t get the suede right now so they give you the grey microfiber towels as well as the white ones he said that the microfiber is actually better to wipe it with and they cost him more money sending those out what do you think about that I hope there at least as good this is my first graphene coating job awSome job on Audi and the Ram
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Time is a value commodity and it doesn’t go unnoticed. That’s sick on the towels. I really like the suede for leveling, but I get that they have to do things a certain way. I was excited they started putting the Graphene boost into the Graphene kits. Made my day. Seriously, you rock.
Ceramic coatings for a truck are around the $1K mark. Lots of paint correction usually sticks around there. Brand new with a one step is a little less. Thanks for watching.
I usually use two pads of each size for each step (two polish 5" / two compound 5"). I use the one Torq polisher with different backing plates for 5 and 3 inch. I have purchased a few other polishers and had some fail, so I am still trying to find some that are reliable. Thanks for watching.
@@MaikoGT96 I’ve used the SPTA pads, but I haven’t bought the polisher. I’m in the market for a 1” polisher because that is a size I do not have. Are their polishers good?
So I’ve never understood the hard paint/ soft paint origin, but what it breaks down to is soft paint = easily scratched and shows scratches, and hard paint = hard to scratch and shows scratches less. Black is notoriously a color that shows any defect and hence is “soft”. I am kind of excitable and certain projects get me giddy. When I start talking I just chuckle. Thanks for watching bru. I really appreciate it.
You do a great job and you video was very watchable. You will have a huge following in no time at all!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words and I am super stoked you liked the video.
Love the before and afters on this. Can't wait to throw some Graphene on my Silverado! Keep up the great work amigo!
Duder, I am so pumped for the Graphene on your truck. It is literally life changing.
The mirror shot was epic! I can’t believe the shine on that truck after you finished! You don’t realize how much the swirls affect the paint and make it seem faded! Also, I’m glad you didn’t hurt yourself too bad, wish the camera was recording and we could have seen the cartoon fall! Awesome job as always!
Thanks for watching bru! The fall wasn’t fun. The transformation of the paint was just amazing. That advanced formula was perfect!
Really good content. I just started my Mobile Detailing business here In Salt Lake City! I do a lot of Teslas and EVs. Wanting to do more work like this so thanks for sharing
Awesome! Salt Lake has a ton of growth potential for mobile detailing. I actually haven’t ever detailed a Tesla, if you can believe it!
Nice job. I am going to apply adam's to my car once my bumper paint job cures
Bru that is soooo awesome! I have the OG formula on an Atlas and have put about 20K miles over nearly three years since coating and it is still holding very strong. I think you will love it!
Showed your skill that day B... Black is difficult but when done right nothing comes close...As you know the key is the maintance...
Mark!!!!! Wanna know something horribly tragic? This truck hit an elk at 75mph during last summer. Because this is a contractors truck, I encouraged them to maintain it and I said I would do a year later follow on in December. Well…. It was still in the repair shop. I’m going to most likely reapply the coating. The entire front end was replaced and repainted. Bed got messed up too. Doors were off kilter. It messed it up.
I was so pleased with how it turned out though back in the day.
@@P4SDetails Oh man what a Bummer but hopefully you can detail again make a great video on the story...Have a real nice rest of the week with the boys !!!!
great video dude. love your vibe 🤙
Thank you so much for watching and I am glad that you enjoyed. I have a lot of fun making these.
You nailed this! what do you use to polish the chrome trim and accents?
The trim was actually coated with the same graphene ceramic coating that I used on the paint. The cleaning process that I use pretty much cleans the chrome up right nice and doesn’t require much more effort. I’ve used a couple Mother’s products if I need to actually polish the chrome prior to protecting it. The ceramic coating lasts a really long time on paint, not nearly as long on trim. Usually I do a trim sealing touch up with maintenance washes down the road for my customers.
What's your experience with Clay Mitts or Towels? Personally I get way way better results with an old school bar. I'm guessing if the vehicle is barely in need of claying, the towel would be OK but just hadn't performed well for me.
If I am doing paint correction, there is no way I would use a towel or mitt. I use a clay mitt when I am doing normal details for a few reasons: 1) Many uses out of one mitt 2) Less marring on the paint 3) If it drops you can rinse it off. That being said, the clay mitt never does as great of a job as a traditional clay. So yeah, totally agree. I use the hybrid approach. Mitt when I am just doing a normal detail, any paint correction and I will use traditional clay.
What setting/speed did you have it on for compound and polish? Are you using a torq10fx?
Yes on the Torq10fx.
3.5K to 4K RPM. Very light pressure while compounding. Gravity while polishing.
Would you put it on the chrome pieces too?
What about the glass?
Absolutely! I always do the trim pieces as the final step. The flashing time is different on the chrome trim and the chrome bumpers, so you have to adapt technique on the fly but it turns out great. The glass is covered at the end as well. On this truck the only thing I didn’t protect with the ceramic was the tunnel cover. The product is pretty expensive and it doesn’t bond with plastic like it does with clear coat. I used Ceratrim from The Last Coat on the tunnel cover.
Huge difference!
Thanks for watching. This one turned out great!
What a great video
Thanks for watching bru! Glad you enjoyed.
Curious what you would charge to do ceramic coating, especially for a truck?
Trucks start at a grand. Always room to negotiate. If it’s brand new off the lot, and no paint correction is needed, that makes it cheaper.
How long is durability from Adams Coating ? Du you have updates after 1 jear ?
Top 5 Reasons You NEED a Ceramic Coating | 2 Year Graphene Ceramic Follow-Up
ruclips.net/video/gGhrq9ytnws/видео.html
Here is a two year follow up. I dig the coating. I don’t know if it is a 9 year, but it for sure is worth it if you keep your vehicle and want it to look nice.
They gave me a gray border less grey lite plush towels instead of the suede wipe off towels you have I called them they said they can’t get the suede right now so they give you the grey microfiber towels as well as the white ones he said that the microfiber is actually better to wipe it with and they cost him more money sending those out what do you think about that I hope there at least as good this is my first graphene coating job awSome job on Audi and the Ram
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Time is a value commodity and it doesn’t go unnoticed.
That’s sick on the towels. I really like the suede for leveling, but I get that they have to do things a certain way. I was excited they started putting the Graphene boost into the Graphene kits. Made my day.
Seriously, you rock.
Would you mind answering what you normally charge a customer for this project? It turned out great too!
Ceramic coatings for a truck are around the $1K mark. Lots of paint correction usually sticks around there. Brand new with a one step is a little less.
Thanks for watching.
How many pads do you use per car? And you only use one polisher?
I usually use two pads of each size for each step (two polish 5" / two compound 5"). I use the one Torq polisher with different backing plates for 5 and 3 inch. I have purchased a few other polishers and had some fail, so I am still trying to find some that are reliable. Thanks for watching.
@@P4SDetails did you tried the spta polisher?
@@MaikoGT96 I’ve used the SPTA pads, but I haven’t bought the polisher. I’m in the market for a 1” polisher because that is a size I do not have. Are their polishers good?
What’s so funny? JK I love your laugh. I didn’t know black paint was softer than other colors?
So I’ve never understood the hard paint/ soft paint origin, but what it breaks down to is soft paint = easily scratched and shows scratches, and hard paint = hard to scratch and shows scratches less. Black is notoriously a color that shows any defect and hence is “soft”.
I am kind of excitable and certain projects get me giddy. When I start talking I just chuckle. Thanks for watching bru. I really appreciate it.
@@P4SDetails I love black paint, but it does show scratches very easily!
@@jakerose3677 absolutely! I really dig black metallic paint. Jet black paint isn’t quite as stunning, but still looks nice all jeweled and coated.
Purdy!
I can't get enough of how awesome this vehicle turned out. It was truly a joy to work on the entire time. Thanks for watching.