Thanks FAB! Man I was so excited after seeing you and PapaSmurf's results for this coating that I couldn't wait to get this stuff on the paint. Also looking forward to your durability results on the Fusion!
The best thing about Graphene is that you can dry the vehicle with water. Recommended topper must be Defy since it is from the same Ethos company but would love to see it how performs with others such as Turtle Wax Ice or Hybrid solutions or P&S Bead Maker or others. Thanks for your review update Xoxo from Puerto Rico 👍🇵🇷
Cheers Humberto! That's correct, right now Defy is the go to topper for Graphene Matrix and I've had good results with it on top of the Ceramic Wax Pro. Love how easy it is to dry this coating, most of them do a great job with the blower but this is definitely at a high level. The wash mitt feels super slick when you're washing this one as well, just glides over the sections with no grab.
Another fantastic video bro! This stuff is crazy hydrophobic!!! Love it.. you can see the gloss on the back of the Honda too.. such a great products and if it can perform well long term durability.. man, absolutely fantastic product! Look forward to your updates my friend!!! As always take it easy brother!!
PapaSmurf918 Thanks dude! Gloss looks fantastic on the rear, there was quite a bit of hard water etching in the previous Blackfire coating that was light but significant, so it’s nice to see this clean up after the polishing. Thanks for stopping in for a look my friend!
I thought it was a remake of your Sonax BSD test! 😀 Great to see a coating behaving just as good as my layer of Fusso + BSD! I'm not a coating guy but glad to see Ethos getting some airtime. They deserve it.
JWL - That reminds me I need to check back on the Fusso coat section on the other test car and put an update video out! The great thing about Fusso is the amount in the tin is just going to provide so many applications, it would be tough to go through that with how durable it is by itself. Just got to get through that toxic smell though!
The true test is how this Graphene Matrix resists hard water spots and water spot etching. In my area with hard water the Si02 based coatings really don’t do we’ll especially after a few hot summer days mixed with some thunderstorms. It’s a real problem with many of the ceramic coatings.
Great video. I am considering applying that to a wrangler. But I just used Adams graphene on a black mustang and the finish was incredible. Love to see you work with that next. I love the fact that these type of coatings can be applied to multiple surfaces. Perfect for a wrangler with those plastic wheel flares.
gambietti - Awesome, definitely check back in with me for how the Adam’s Graphene coating is holding up on your Mustang. How was it to work with that coating, pretty easy?
@@WaxMode will do. I would not say easy as it felt grabby at times and difficult to apply evenly. But I would use it again. I have a nice walk around video of final results on my ig page (gambietti71) gloss was off the charts
Hey thanks for the information on wolfgang car care. And pinnacle wax .... This morning they both had 30% off on top of the discount... Got the paint sealant and detail spray from wolfgang for a total of $44 including tax and shipping ... For pinnacle . Got the 8oz signature ll carnuba wax for $42 tax and shipping included Hey thanks man
Amir Abdullah - Have you noticed an increase in the amount of ads on my videos? I might need to start turning off some of these because I think they’re starting to get out of hand, and yes crazy that F11 and Torque ads are being displayed often, I wish I had more control over which companies ads are allowed to be displayed. Definitely a lot of graphene buzz going on, we’ll see how valid the chemistry is over time but right now there just have not been coatings that I’ve used that are this balanced to work with while producing this hydrophobic performance. So even if we ignore the graphene buzz, the coating on fresh performance is quite good. Good to see companies chiming in on the chemistry, that’s something that we’ve needed for quite some time now to differentiate why they’re formulating the protectants and coatings with the chemistries that they’re choosing.
If you get a chance please review Technician Choice TEC580 XPC3 Ceramic Coating..only cost about 18 or 24 depending on where you get it from..has worked well for me..
Can you top this graphene coating with griot’s 3in1 ceramic spray wax? Can you do comparison with Adam graphene coating? Which do you prefer? Thanks! 👍
Thanks. I've seen your other videos too. What do you think will be a good topper for this kind of graphene ceramic coatings? Meguiar HCD or tw graphene flex wax or tw hybrid ceramic spray coatings? Thanks!
I have not run topping tests with the Graphene Matrix Coating since moving up north, but I have heard good results from other testers with both Ethos Defy and their latest Ethos Resist. Resist is graphene infused as opposed to Defy, but I have used Defy regularly on one of the cars I coated with Ceramic Matrix and I’ve been enjoying it a lot, as well as Bead Maker as a topper on some of the other sections. I would not recommend the Hybrid Solutions Graphene Flex Wax or the Ceramic Spray Coating as coating toppers. Flex Wax is entirely too heavy and this would mask coating performance until the coating sheds this off the top of it, it’s also incredibly prone to streaking for me. Ceramic Spray Coating is also on the heavier side so it’s going to want to fight more against the bottom coating rather than complementing it which is what a lighter topper does well. Resist is kind of in a unique position because it feels light and is thinner compared to Flex Wax but Resist can absolutely streak on certain paint types by itself, I will have to get Graphene Matrix on a car up here and run topping tests with Resist to see if I would prefer it over Defy. These coatings don’t need much to maintain their great performance, which is why I tend to want to gravitate more to lighter sprays like Defy or Bead Maker unless the coatings start showing more signs of weathering.
@@WaxMode Wow! Thanks so much for the detailed insight. I really appreciate the point of having something light and safe on the all powerful graphene ceramic coating. I would love to use Ethos Resist, Defy or PS Bead Maker. However, these products are not available in my country. So, if you could suggest few more options. Mostly, other products like Tutrle Wax, Meguiar's, CarPro etc. are available here. Hoping any graphene ceramic spray coating of Resist's level launches soon.
I used The Last Coat and a week later I was at work and it rained. I came out to my truck and it had thee worst hard water spotting I have ever seen. I sent them pics and they gave my money back. So my question is, how does it look after it rains and you let your car dry naturally??
@@henryfreeman6113 🤣🤣🤣 It is just that working remotely from home for the company I work for, I am more aware of notifications. If I were at the office then between meetings or conferences or work would not be able to see them as fast.
@@henryfreeman6113 I am a Senior Programmer Analyst since 1989 and do detailing for 6 years as a side job during weekends and/or weekdays at night according to schedule.
Do you think hydrophobics correlates with protection? Bc let’s say the hydrophobicity flattens in a year. Would that mean it’s not protected? The general term “protection” will always make me wonder how do we really know if it’s there or not.
You would be surprised at how well some coatings have sprung back to life after it looks like they've gone fully hydrophilic. So sometimes the coatings are just clogged up and require some decon, or just a bit of maintenance topping to be revived to a good degree. Ultimately, even if the hydrophobic behavior is completely diminished, the coating layer can still be protecting the paint against oxidation and fading. So some manufacturers will actually list an expected hydrophobic durability and a separate longer lifetime durability. But it is a bit of a guessing game, for me if the topper is no longer able to significantly revive the hydrophobic performance of the base layer coating, then it's time for a reapplication.
It's definitely possible, I applied this coating in the sun on the two fenders, at 116°F measured surface temperatures around 5:30PM with zero issues. Most of the coatings that I've applied to these test cars have been outside of the garage, but some coatings can be more impacted by an early rain or even the dew point overnight if it collects on the coating before it has a chance to cure for a longer amount. This coating really doesn't seem to be that sensitive but that could just be for the paint I'm using it on. The issue is you're working with an expensive coating that you're only going to get 1 or 2 coats out of with this small of a bottle, so you would want to maximize your prepwork and application environment to be able get the most performance possible. I really haven't had issues with a less than ideal application environment but my prepwork for the paint is extremely thorough for the tests.
@@WaxMode Awesome! Thanks for the reply as always. I am in the same exact climate as you. So you sharing your experience really helps. I just got a DA, so once I get some experience with paint correction I might just give a real ceramic application a shot.
Ethos graphene vs adam's graphene soon? Carpro reset looks really good for coating maintenance !. Meguiar's ultimate snow foam is also good for that! I have used it with the 2 bucket method and it works really well.
I haven't pulled the trigger on the Adam's one yet, would like to see some more reviews on it before diving in. And I've been waiting for that Meguiar's Ultimate Snow Foam to hit the U.S. market, they still have not released that over here for us! Reset has definitely been a fantastic maintenance wash soap for the coatings.
@@WaxMode Meguiar's is an American brand and I find it a pity that you don't have the Ultimate Snow foam or the M188 & M688 coatings. and the M699 top coat!
Gyeon Mohs and Gtechniq CSL give a pretty slick feeling surface like the Graphene Matrix. They'll be slicker than CQuartz TiO2, CQUK 3.0, Gyeon One, Gyeon Prime (Pure), Gyeon CanCoat, CQuartz Lite.
WaxMode I Have CSL under EXOv4. But the trade off of EXO’s hydrophobicity, depth and waterspot resistance is that is take away the hyperslick nature of CSL. EXO is still slick but no way compared to how I’ve felt CSL. Thanks for the review! You should compare it to Adam’s graphene coating!
I may get an opportunity next month to perform an update wash on this car. I've since moved from Florida and this car has remained behind, so I haven't gotten the chance for updates.
You might be able to stretch 2 coats on a sedan if you're conservative with the 30ml size bottle, but plan for 1 coat with a bit leftover unless you're going with the 50ml size.
Doctawho - I’ve got the Ridgid WD-4080 shop vac, and this blower is the removable head unit from that shop vac which comes with the blower nozzle attachment. Love this little vacuum, huge amount of utility for detailing for its size. I got it with the auto detailing kit which came with the upgraded hose and additional attachments. Not sure if they still sell the kit together with the vacuum, it was a crazy deal back in the day.
Incredible showcase as always WaxMode, we are looking forward to seeing your long term results with Graphene Matrix Coating.
Way to go, brother. Thanks for this (and all) updates on products!
Outstanding video waxmode!!
I appreciated the attention to detail on the hydrophobics of this coating. This one is on my shortlist.
Wow. Thanks again for a very useful follow-up. I’ll get a AUTOSCRUB Fine Grade Sponge.
Looking forward to the follow up vids on this. I may have to rent a garage for a weekend to try this.
Great video on this product. I am impressed with the Matrix Coating. Looking forward to see how it holds up for you in all that heat and humidity.
Thanks FAB! Man I was so excited after seeing you and PapaSmurf's results for this coating that I couldn't wait to get this stuff on the paint. Also looking forward to your durability results on the Fusion!
@@WaxMode Hahaha we all turned geek out mode on full blast that's for sure!!!
The best thing about Graphene is that you can dry the vehicle with water. Recommended topper must be Defy since it is from the same Ethos company but would love to see it how performs with others such as Turtle Wax Ice or Hybrid solutions or P&S Bead Maker or others.
Thanks for your review update
Xoxo from Puerto Rico 👍🇵🇷
Cheers Humberto! That's correct, right now Defy is the go to topper for Graphene Matrix and I've had good results with it on top of the Ceramic Wax Pro. Love how easy it is to dry this coating, most of them do a great job with the blower but this is definitely at a high level. The wash mitt feels super slick when you're washing this one as well, just glides over the sections with no grab.
Another fantastic video bro! This stuff is crazy hydrophobic!!! Love it.. you can see the gloss on the back of the Honda too.. such a great products and if it can perform well long term durability.. man, absolutely fantastic product! Look forward to your updates my friend!!! As always take it easy brother!!
PapaSmurf918 Thanks dude! Gloss looks fantastic on the rear, there was quite a bit of hard water etching in the previous Blackfire coating that was light but significant, so it’s nice to see this clean up after the polishing. Thanks for stopping in for a look my friend!
@@WaxMode no problem man anytime!
I thought it was a remake of your Sonax BSD test! 😀 Great to see a coating behaving just as good as my layer of Fusso + BSD! I'm not a coating guy but glad to see Ethos getting some airtime. They deserve it.
JWL - That reminds me I need to check back on the Fusso coat section on the other test car and put an update video out! The great thing about Fusso is the amount in the tin is just going to provide so many applications, it would be tough to go through that with how durable it is by itself. Just got to get through that toxic smell though!
Great informative video waxmode, great job
The true test is how this Graphene Matrix resists hard water spots and water spot etching. In my area with hard water the Si02 based coatings really don’t do we’ll especially after a few hot summer days mixed with some thunderstorms. It’s a real problem with many of the ceramic coatings.
Waiting for love bug season...the true test!
Great video. I am considering applying that to a wrangler. But I just used Adams graphene on a black mustang and the finish was incredible. Love to see you work with that next. I love the fact that these type of coatings can be applied to multiple surfaces. Perfect for a wrangler with those plastic wheel flares.
gambietti - Awesome, definitely check back in with me for how the Adam’s Graphene coating is holding up on your Mustang. How was it to work with that coating, pretty easy?
@@WaxMode will do. I would not say easy as it felt grabby at times and difficult to apply evenly. But I would use it again. I have a nice walk around video of final results on my ig page (gambietti71) gloss was off the charts
Another great video and I am looking forward to trying out Ethos products.
neil walker - Thanks Neil! Keep us all posted on how you like the lineup if you try a few of them out.
Great video I’m going to have to try Ethos for sure 👍
Hey thanks for the information on wolfgang car care. And pinnacle wax ....
This morning they both had 30% off on top of the discount...
Got the paint sealant and detail spray from wolfgang for a total of $44 including tax and shipping ...
For pinnacle . Got the 8oz signature ll carnuba wax for $42 tax and shipping included
Hey thanks man
Great follow up review brother! 👍
Looking really good!
great video as always man.
Awesome 😎!!
Do you think you can review the glassparency graphence coating to compare to this? They should be similar right?
Bro , every time I see a torque detailing video I cringe. It’s interesting so much talk now about the Graphene coatings . Good video.
Amir Abdullah - Have you noticed an increase in the amount of ads on my videos? I might need to start turning off some of these because I think they’re starting to get out of hand, and yes crazy that F11 and Torque ads are being displayed often, I wish I had more control over which companies ads are allowed to be displayed.
Definitely a lot of graphene buzz going on, we’ll see how valid the chemistry is over time but right now there just have not been coatings that I’ve used that are this balanced to work with while producing this hydrophobic performance. So even if we ignore the graphene buzz, the coating on fresh performance is quite good.
Good to see companies chiming in on the chemistry, that’s something that we’ve needed for quite some time now to differentiate why they’re formulating the protectants and coatings with the chemistries that they’re choosing.
WaxMode totally agree.
If you get a chance please review Technician Choice TEC580 XPC3 Ceramic Coating..only cost about 18 or 24 depending on where you get it from..has worked well for me..
Then why do you need a review? If it works for you and hits the sweet spot of your wallet, that’s all that matters friend.
awesome beads
superb as always ............ ;-)
Can you top this graphene coating with griot’s 3in1 ceramic spray wax? Can you do comparison with Adam graphene coating? Which do you prefer? Thanks! 👍
Thanks. I've seen your other videos too. What do you think will be a good topper for this kind of graphene ceramic coatings? Meguiar HCD or tw graphene flex wax or tw hybrid ceramic spray coatings? Thanks!
I have not run topping tests with the Graphene Matrix Coating since moving up north, but I have heard good results from other testers with both Ethos Defy and their latest Ethos Resist. Resist is graphene infused as opposed to Defy, but I have used Defy regularly on one of the cars I coated with Ceramic Matrix and I’ve been enjoying it a lot, as well as Bead Maker as a topper on some of the other sections.
I would not recommend the Hybrid Solutions Graphene Flex Wax or the Ceramic Spray Coating as coating toppers. Flex Wax is entirely too heavy and this would mask coating performance until the coating sheds this off the top of it, it’s also incredibly prone to streaking for me. Ceramic Spray Coating is also on the heavier side so it’s going to want to fight more against the bottom coating rather than complementing it which is what a lighter topper does well.
Resist is kind of in a unique position because it feels light and is thinner compared to Flex Wax but Resist can absolutely streak on certain paint types by itself, I will have to get Graphene Matrix on a car up here and run topping tests with Resist to see if I would prefer it over Defy. These coatings don’t need much to maintain their great performance, which is why I tend to want to gravitate more to lighter sprays like Defy or Bead Maker unless the coatings start showing more signs of weathering.
@@WaxMode Wow! Thanks so much for the detailed insight. I really appreciate the point of having something light and safe on the all powerful graphene ceramic coating. I would love to use Ethos Resist, Defy or PS Bead Maker. However, these products are not available in my country. So, if you could suggest few more options. Mostly, other products like Tutrle Wax, Meguiar's, CarPro etc. are available here. Hoping any graphene ceramic spray coating of Resist's level launches soon.
I used The Last Coat and a week later I was at work and it rained. I came out to my truck and it had thee worst hard water spotting I have ever seen. I sent them pics and they gave my money back.
So my question is, how does it look after it rains and you let your car dry naturally??
@WaxMode can u please do a test with wet wax ceramic of Twax? And other brands? What about wet wax of tw vs turtle wax flex wax and ceramic tw wax?
Bought.
Can you any difference in the look of the coating vs wax or other ceramics?
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Dude you live on RUclips!
@@henryfreeman6113 🤣🤣🤣 It is just that working remotely from home for the company I work for, I am more aware of notifications. If I were at the office then between meetings or conferences or work would not be able to see them as fast.
Humberto Roche Garcia oh lol. What’s your job?
@@henryfreeman6113 I am a Senior Programmer Analyst since 1989 and do detailing for 6 years as a side job during weekends and/or weekdays at night according to schedule.
Humberto Roche Garcia sweet!
Do you think hydrophobics correlates with protection? Bc let’s say the hydrophobicity flattens in a year. Would that mean it’s not protected? The general term “protection” will always make me wonder how do we really know if it’s there or not.
You would be surprised at how well some coatings have sprung back to life after it looks like they've gone fully hydrophilic. So sometimes the coatings are just clogged up and require some decon, or just a bit of maintenance topping to be revived to a good degree.
Ultimately, even if the hydrophobic behavior is completely diminished, the coating layer can still be protecting the paint against oxidation and fading. So some manufacturers will actually list an expected hydrophobic durability and a separate longer lifetime durability. But it is a bit of a guessing game, for me if the topper is no longer able to significantly revive the hydrophobic performance of the base layer coating, then it's time for a reapplication.
Have you tested the Glassparency Graphene coating?
No, so far the only graphene based coating I’ve used is this Graphene Matrix.
Is it possible to apply a serious ceramic coating, like this ethos graphene, outdoors in the shade? Or is it just too risky?
It's definitely possible, I applied this coating in the sun on the two fenders, at 116°F measured surface temperatures around 5:30PM with zero issues. Most of the coatings that I've applied to these test cars have been outside of the garage, but some coatings can be more impacted by an early rain or even the dew point overnight if it collects on the coating before it has a chance to cure for a longer amount. This coating really doesn't seem to be that sensitive but that could just be for the paint I'm using it on.
The issue is you're working with an expensive coating that you're only going to get 1 or 2 coats out of with this small of a bottle, so you would want to maximize your prepwork and application environment to be able get the most performance possible. I really haven't had issues with a less than ideal application environment but my prepwork for the paint is extremely thorough for the tests.
@@WaxMode Awesome! Thanks for the reply as always. I am in the same exact climate as you. So you sharing your experience really helps. I just got a DA, so once I get some experience with paint correction I might just give a real ceramic application a shot.
How many miles does this car see a week on average? Thanks!
Ethos graphene vs adam's graphene soon?
Carpro reset looks really good for coating maintenance !. Meguiar's ultimate snow foam is also good for that! I have used it with the 2 bucket method and it works really well.
I haven't pulled the trigger on the Adam's one yet, would like to see some more reviews on it before diving in. And I've been waiting for that Meguiar's Ultimate Snow Foam to hit the U.S. market, they still have not released that over here for us! Reset has definitely been a fantastic maintenance wash soap for the coatings.
@@WaxMode Meguiar's is an American brand and I find it a pity that you don't have the Ultimate Snow foam or the M188 & M688 coatings. and the M699 top coat!
How many hours after coating were you able to drive?
You can drive immediately, avoid water/rain or excessive moisture for a period of 48 hours, don’t wash for at least a full week.
@@WaxMode I keep my vehicles clean not washing for a week whew that's a long time for me lol
What leaf blower did you use?
Leaf blower is the head motor unit of the Ridgid WD-4080 shop vacuum with the blower tube hooked up.
What other coatings do you think the slickness of this coating beats?
Gyeon Mohs and Gtechniq CSL give a pretty slick feeling surface like the Graphene Matrix. They'll be slicker than CQuartz TiO2, CQUK 3.0, Gyeon One, Gyeon Prime (Pure), Gyeon CanCoat, CQuartz Lite.
WaxMode I Have CSL under EXOv4. But the trade off of EXO’s hydrophobicity, depth and waterspot resistance is that is take away the hyperslick nature of CSL. EXO is still slick but no way compared to how I’ve felt CSL. Thanks for the review! You should compare it to Adam’s graphene coating!
How is this coating holding up?
I may get an opportunity next month to perform an update wash on this car. I've since moved from Florida and this car has remained behind, so I haven't gotten the chance for updates.
How many vehicles can the one bottle cover?
You might be able to stretch 2 coats on a sedan if you're conservative with the 30ml size bottle, but plan for 1 coat with a bit leftover unless you're going with the 50ml size.
@@WaxMode Thanks
save water no need for all of that just a spray bottle can show what you're trying to show with gallons of wasted water.
I usually have one hand on the camera and one hand on the blower too!
What kind of air blower are you using?
Doctawho - I’ve got the Ridgid WD-4080 shop vac, and this blower is the removable head unit from that shop vac which comes with the blower nozzle attachment. Love this little vacuum, huge amount of utility for detailing for its size. I got it with the auto detailing kit which came with the upgraded hose and additional attachments. Not sure if they still sell the kit together with the vacuum, it was a crazy deal back in the day.
@@WaxMode Are you afraid of blowing dirty air onto the paint or do you think the filter does a good enough job of filtering the air?
Doctawho - No worries at all with the blower, filter does a pretty good job.