Hi Josh, Mike from Fleetwood PA., Was manager of detail shop of a new car dealership, since retired and doing detailing at home now. Not really impressed with your results and that was a panel with sprayed with water hose a few times for what a total of maybe 15min?, and it flattened out in shine from beginning. However price fairly reasonable, have you tried to compare it with these that I use! Now I wash and clay then use these cermanic products, Next Gen, Hydrosilex, and Hays ceramic coatings all spray on very easily. On my own car all of these lasted around 6 months. A little more expensive though. I dont know if you have heard of ClayZilla?, it came out about 7 to 10 yrs ago. They sold out in 1st 6 months, then about 3 yrs ago the company making them went out of business and noone took it over. SurfCity garage still has it listed as out of stock. I new the manager they were devasted when they couldn't get it any more. It looks like a pc mouse with a special velcrow pad, Surfcity sent me one before they started selling it to test it, It is so simple and looking at it you would think this thing will clean the paint, but it does 200% easier and faster than clay bar. I did 50 vehicles before changing to a new pad. Any way last year I bought out every clayzilla pad I could find. I would never go back to a clay bar. Its to bad this product went out of business, there are clones out there or copies of clayzilla but the pad is the key that they dont have. I am 70yrs young and have been building streetrods and detailing since 1971. Ok later sorry for the long comment! Mike
Fair test with a good lesson on after care aesthetics maintenance in the area of choice of car cleaning products. I can't help but wonder if the Cerakote Rapid Ceramic paint sealant product would have performed better on a properly prepared, applied, oven cured and ambient flashed surface of an H-series coating. This could be something to explore when you take your upcoming Cerakote factory tour.
I didn't think so from my experience personally. The Cerekote did absolutely nothing on my Audi headlights. Had to break out the 3M kit, and that took care of it.
Going to the cerakote facility will be a really good experience for you. I was a painter before I was a detailer.every time I went to a PPG training I would pick up a lot of insight and knowledge.
You've convinced me to get Ceracote ceramic sealant now! You and a buddy of mine mentioned how amazing the product works and how easy it is to apply. The water beads off so quickly.
Just picked this product up for use on my boat. Once I've completed the full hull cleaning and polish, I''l be pretty interested in seeing what the longevity is in a marine environment.
Just started using cerakote. I just bought a new car as well. I have applied many different expensive and inexpensive ceramic coatings and cerakote was by far the easiest. No issues with streaking and great shine. Will wait and see how durable it is after applying two coats over a 4 day period.
Nice test. I have an opinion question. I have a couple garage queens. Both Ceramic coated. What in your opinion give you the best showroom finish with gloss and slickness. I am presently using a combination of 3D bead it up and Dream Maker. It works great, but I'm always wondering if they is something better? I'm getting Gloss Units in the high 90's . Thanks Dave
Ordered 2 bottles after watching. I’m going to treat my 45’ Class A Motorcoach. Trying to decide if I should clay it first. That’s a lot of Full Body Paint Fiberglass to hit 3 or 4 times by hand. Any thoughts Josh?
Josh, I found a topper that is excellent maybe better than the cerakote. Have you taken a look at Xtreme solutions topper? By the way how often should one apply a topper should it be done after each wash? I am currently using carpro reset in a foam Cannon and in a bucket for my maintenance washes and then I used the topper for gloss enhancement and hydrophobic enhancement after the wash.
You can tell by the performance you see at hand. Or if you are starting to have trouble cleaning and area and having immediate hydrophobic or hydrophilic results. That would indicate it's getting weak.
Tecnician choice is at a disadvantage, wheel out line on the door, it slows down the sheeting process. Water sheets then builds up at the wheel outline, forcing the water to go down to the left. Causing a restriction and slowing down Tec sheeting abillty. Im not trying to be negative or anything like that. I appreciate u taking ur own time and money to record edited and post ur vids. Im just stating the other 2 products have a wider sheeting area from start to finish to allow the products and gravity to do its job. From sudbury ontario Canada, I was in Florida, got some spray coatings, Cerakote was one of them. Not sure if u ever tested White Diamond ceramic infused graphene spray. If u havent, Id love to see u test that and give ur opinion on tjat product. Thanks for ur vids
What is your opinion on the Cerakote window ceramic bc, I done it to my wife's windshield and the driver's side has streaks but, the passenger side doesn't. so. I am thinking I need to redo it just hope the streaks come out
I just tried technicians choice for the first time, based on your recommendation. It works great. There isn't a huge difference between the three. Considering that cerakote is twice as much as technicians choice, I`ll stick with it.
I mix the TC at 1 part chemical to 0.5 part distilled water for after a wash once a base coat is installed. I rinse and spreay down the whole car with the TC and do a normal towel dry and never get any streaks.
I dont know why i see so many videos of people torture testing Techicians choice detail spray, which typically last a few weeks, against sealants which lasts months. For detail sprays, protection is a secondary bonus feature. Whereas for sealants, that's the primary feature, so it doesn't sound fair to me to compare the two.
That’s a very fair point. I think it’s cause as a detail spray, the technicians choice performs way better than just a detail spray. But I do agree with you.
Josh Morning The ceramic coat how last In is applying after Carwash In also a Question about RVS what products use to wax on fiberglass body . Thanks again Josh for all your tips on Detailing 👍👍
Depends on what you want. Technicians choice is definitely cheaper, but the gloss enhancement is significantly better with the Cerakote. I’ll have both on my shelf
Any tips on keeping my microfibers used to apply/buff these in good condition? Some still end up hydrophobic even if I dunked it in 1:5 super clean for 30 min after using and before throwing it in the washer. Granted I tend to coat the entire car in 1 towel so maybe that's allowing the initial coating to cure?
I did my headlights with the trim coat useing the instructions from the headlight kit but started at 1000 grit wet sanding had no headlight cleaner lol had the exact same results if you buy ure own sand paper and get the trim coat id say ure better off 10 wipes over 5. did 1 headlight as a test now that side is shining.
I use the GRiot all in pne because I'm lazy.. decent stuff, but I thought the turtle wax graphene had better gloss can I apply a gloss enhancer on top of the griots? interested to try the cerakote.... Thnaks
Great products! I used Cerakote’s trim coating on my lawn mower and all the garden tools it makes them always looking brand new and keeps the grass from sticking. I would love to win!
I tried the Flex but currently using Megs Ceramic blue spray. I like the Megs better. The Flex and Megs HCW can both be applied to a wet surface unlike the Cerakote. Apex tested Flex and got a 100 on his gloss meter. I wonder what a gloss meter would read on the Cerakote.
Ive used Flex Wax and Technicians choice and think both are great. But Technicians Choice is a much better value, so currently is my go to. I wash my cars every three or four weeks and apply a new coat, so the durability is not an issue. I've never noticed either one breaking down
Cerakote does seem to have a more deeper result than Turtle Wax or Technicians Choice. Turtle Wax is a close second. Thank you for the review! Have you ever tested Torque Detail products?
I've been using Flexwax for a long time now but was never impressed with the gloss. Bead Maker blows it out of the water and I always ended up using Bead Maker or the Clean Maker mix over the Flexwax. It's held up decent though. I'm getting Cerakotes new ceramic coating to try along with a bottle of this to use as a topper. Interested to see how it'll do on my rims compared to the Flexwax and Bead Maker
Are you able to apply all these under the sun , I live in miami and most of the details I do is under the sun , Miami is stupid humid and hot and most customers don't have shade
Cerakote makes excellent “Made in the U.S.A.” products that do not disppoint. I was surprised when they entered the car care market, but they are welcome addition to the vehicle detailing industry.
I’m know I’m late to watching this test but. Could you make a rundown of all the products you used on this test. Please. Btw I love using Super Clean to clean the white lettering on my tires then ArmorAll tire foam. Two great products to do my tires!
Highly underrated channel. Just started to detail my car and have been addicted to watching.
Hi Josh, Mike from Fleetwood PA., Was manager of detail shop of a new car dealership, since retired and doing detailing at home now. Not really impressed with your results and that was a panel with sprayed with water hose a few times for what a total of maybe 15min?, and it flattened out in shine from beginning. However price fairly reasonable, have you tried to compare it with these that I use! Now I wash and clay then use these cermanic products, Next Gen, Hydrosilex, and Hays ceramic coatings all spray on very easily. On my own car all of these lasted around 6 months. A little more expensive though. I dont know if you have heard of ClayZilla?, it came out about 7 to 10 yrs ago. They sold out in 1st 6 months, then about 3 yrs ago the company making them went out of business and noone took it over. SurfCity garage still has it listed as out of stock. I new the manager they were devasted when they couldn't get it any more. It looks like a pc mouse with a special velcrow pad, Surfcity sent me one before they started selling it to test it, It is so simple and looking at it you would think this thing will clean the paint, but it does 200% easier and faster than clay bar. I did 50 vehicles before changing to a new pad. Any way last year I bought out every clayzilla pad I could find. I would never go back to a clay bar. Its to bad this product went out of business, there are clones out there or copies of clayzilla but the pad is the key that they dont have. I am 70yrs young and have been building streetrods and detailing since 1971. Ok later sorry for the long comment! Mike
Fair test with a good lesson on after care aesthetics maintenance in the area of choice of car cleaning products.
I can't help but wonder if the Cerakote Rapid Ceramic paint sealant product would have performed better on a properly prepared, applied, oven cured and ambient flashed surface of an H-series coating. This could be something to explore when you take your upcoming Cerakote factory tour.
Great set of products from Cerakote and glad to see the updated results here :) thanks for your dedication to the profession.
Cerakote makes the best headlamp restorer kit.
Yep!!
Agreed!!! Adams kits is the exact same kit just rebranded plus 3k sanding oad
The 3M kit with the sanding disks is my Gold standard method of restoring headlights.
Please wear a mask when using lol
I didn't think so from my experience personally. The Cerekote did absolutely nothing on my Audi headlights. Had to break out the 3M kit, and that took care of it.
I missed this video before, so glad the contest made me come back to watch it - thank you!
Going to the cerakote facility will be a really good experience for you.
I was a painter before I was a detailer.every time I went to a PPG training I would pick up a lot of insight and knowledge.
Your honesty is refreshing
Great stuff! You make applications look easy. And your results excel. Great job Josh!
Great stuff. Thanks Josh. Appreciate the opportunity.
You've convinced me to get Ceracote ceramic sealant now! You and a buddy of mine mentioned how amazing the product works and how easy it is to apply. The water beads off so quickly.
Yea especially after the application, the water didn’t want to stick to where the Cerakote rapid ceramic was! I like it alot
Great testing results. Looking forward to your visit with Ceracote
Your videos are always so informative. Keep up the amazing work. Can't wait for the next one.
Just picked this product up for use on my boat. Once I've completed the full hull cleaning and polish, I''l be pretty interested in seeing what the longevity is in a marine environment.
I never apply a ceramic coating, but with all your reviews and very helpful guides I would love to try one day. Awesome content!!
I bought the technician's choice because of this channel. I use it dry and as a drying agent and love the stuff!!
Thanks Josh for always giving us the best bang for your buck option. You a real one my G!
Just started using cerakote. I just bought a new car as well. I have applied many different expensive and inexpensive ceramic coatings and cerakote was by far the easiest. No issues with streaking and great shine. Will wait and see how durable it is after applying two coats over a 4 day period.
Great review and follow-up of test results!
As always, thanks for all of the great content on your channel!
All 3 look like great products to use for a nice protectant in-between washes.
Loved watching Josh. Very enlightening! I'm off to buy some Cerakote. Thanks Josh for helping me make an informed decision.
Nice test. I have an opinion question. I have a couple garage queens. Both Ceramic coated. What in your opinion give you the best showroom finish with gloss and slickness. I am presently using a combination of 3D bead it up and Dream Maker. It works great, but I'm always wondering if they is something better? I'm getting Gloss Units in the high 90's . Thanks Dave
Glad you redid the test. I want to try it now. Thanks.
So glad you gave it a second chance!
Glad u retested it and gave the product a fair shake.
Ordered 2 bottles after watching. I’m going to treat my 45’ Class A Motorcoach. Trying to decide if I should clay it first. That’s a lot of Full Body Paint Fiberglass to hit 3 or 4 times by hand. Any thoughts Josh?
Josh, I found a topper that is excellent maybe better than the cerakote. Have you taken a look at Xtreme solutions topper? By the way how often should one apply a topper should it be done after each wash? I am currently using carpro reset in a foam Cannon and in a bucket for my maintenance washes and then I used the topper for gloss enhancement and hydrophobic enhancement after the wash.
You can tell by the performance you see at hand. Or if you are starting to have trouble cleaning and area and having immediate hydrophobic or hydrophilic results.
That would indicate it's getting weak.
A good honest comparison, thanks Josh 👍😁
Thanks for doing all of these giveaways! Your content has been great learning how to care for my car better!
Always heard the brand but seeing a comparison of the product is always nice. Thanks Josh.
Tecnician choice is at a disadvantage, wheel out line on the door, it slows down the sheeting process.
Water sheets then builds up at the wheel outline, forcing the water to go down to the left.
Causing a restriction and slowing down Tec sheeting abillty.
Im not trying to be negative or anything like that.
I appreciate u taking ur own time and money to record edited and post ur vids.
Im just stating the other 2 products have a wider sheeting area from start to finish to allow the products and gravity to do its job.
From sudbury ontario Canada, I was in Florida, got some spray coatings, Cerakote was one of them.
Not sure if u ever tested White Diamond ceramic infused graphene spray.
If u havent, Id love to see u test that and give ur opinion on tjat product.
Thanks for ur vids
Good comparison and work as always Josh!
Thanks for doing these comparisons! Also Thank you for doing these give aways!
Would you still go with ceramic coatings with ceramic graphene now on the market?
What is your opinion on the Cerakote window ceramic bc, I done it to my wife's windshield and the driver's side has streaks but, the passenger side doesn't. so. I am thinking I need to redo it just hope the streaks come out
Josh's videos are fantastic. Very educational.
Good comparison for the coatings, well done once again.
Great review. I couldn't decide which one was better.
I just tried technicians choice for the first time, based on your recommendation. It works great. There isn't a huge difference between the three. Considering that cerakote is twice as much as technicians choice, I`ll stick with it.
I mix the TC at 1 part chemical to 0.5 part distilled water for after a wash once a base coat is installed. I rinse and spreay down the whole car with the TC and do a normal towel dry and never get any streaks.
@@Ihateliberals901 good tech tip ! 👏
Yea the value with the technicians choice is hard to beat.
Let’s get this winnn josh V. Thanks dude for the videos.
I dont know why i see so many videos of people torture testing Techicians choice detail spray, which typically last a few weeks, against sealants which lasts months. For detail sprays, protection is a secondary bonus feature. Whereas for sealants, that's the primary feature, so it doesn't sound fair to me to compare the two.
That’s a very fair point. I think it’s cause as a detail spray, the technicians choice performs way better than just a detail spray. But I do agree with you.
Another powerful product. Thank you for bringing these products to use.
Josh
Morning
The ceramic coat how last
In is applying after Carwash
In also a Question about RVS what products use to wax on fiberglass body .
Thanks again Josh for all your tips on Detailing 👍👍
All right great stuff again Josh. 12 days of awesome giveaways!
Hey Josh, Great video! Look forward to using this product. Thanks!
Thank you Josh for all the videos you do. Helps me out alot!
This looks like an amazing product Josh. I need it for sure!!
But is it cost effective? Seems like you get twice the amount of product of Technicians Choice Ceramic Detail Spray for the price.
Depends on what you want. Technicians choice is definitely cheaper, but the gloss enhancement is significantly better with the Cerakote. I’ll have both on my shelf
All of cerakotes products are amazing. They are becoming my go to.
Any tips on keeping my microfibers used to apply/buff these in good condition? Some still end up hydrophobic even if I dunked it in 1:5 super clean for 30 min after using and before throwing it in the washer. Granted I tend to coat the entire car in 1 towel so maybe that's allowing the initial coating to cure?
awesome to see that you were willing to retest the cerakote. i have used the cerakote trim coat before and works great!
I did my headlights with the trim coat useing the instructions from the headlight kit but started at 1000 grit wet sanding had no headlight cleaner lol had the exact same results if you buy ure own sand paper and get the trim coat id say ure better off 10 wipes over 5. did 1 headlight as a test now that side is shining.
Great Video!!! I’m still in love with tec choice
It is awesome that you retested to get a more accurate review.
Always have wanted to ceramic coat my Jeep Wrangler if I ever do it myself I think cerakote would be my goto
Thanks for reviewing Cerakote products!
Thanks Josh, happy holidays!
Great review on the product! Keep up the great work!
Once again, thanks for all your work.
I use the GRiot all in pne because I'm lazy.. decent stuff, but I thought the turtle wax graphene had better gloss can I apply a gloss enhancer on top of the griots? interested to try the cerakote.... Thnaks
Should I put use this on a car that has minor water stain? It's not heavy and long water stains just light.
Love the videos man, helps me make better decisions about products to try
Great products! I used Cerakote’s trim coating on my lawn mower and all the garden tools it makes them always looking brand new and keeps the grass from sticking. I would love to win!
I tried the Flex but currently using Megs Ceramic blue spray. I like the Megs better. The Flex and Megs HCW can both be applied to a wet surface unlike the Cerakote. Apex tested Flex and got a 100 on his gloss meter. I wonder what a gloss meter would read on the Cerakote.
Thanks for the giveaways and all the good reviews.
I was wondering how good this stuff was, thanks for the review!
Can’t wait to try this product out. Been looking for a ceramic to bring out the black in my 1967 Mustang.
Great product. Havent tried it yet but I love these Cerakote products. Thanks for the review!
Love the videos and thank you for the giveaways, esp for coats a lot of people dont bother to buy ceramic coats for car detailing.
I look forward to trying this product out. Thanks for this review.
Seeing this comparison on black you can really see the difference. Great stuff. Would be curious how long it lasts
Always wanted to pull the trigger on a ceramic. Would love to give this a shot!
Josh, do you know of any local retailers that carry the Cerakote or do you have to order from Amazon?
Walmart has it
Thanks
Not available at Walmart in my neighborhood.
Which one, Poway didn’t have it?
@@imjoshv Do you know of a specific Walmart in San Diego that carries the Cerakote ceramic?
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews.
Any comments updates on the Cerakote Ceramic Coating?
Ive used Flex Wax and Technicians choice and think both are great. But Technicians Choice is a much better value, so currently is my go to. I wash my cars every three or four weeks and apply a new coat, so the durability is not an issue. I've never noticed either one breaking down
Awesome content. Your reviews are outstanding. Really want to try the Cerakote on my black Silverado.
Your reviews/tests are extremely helpful!
Love this dudes reviews!
Cerakote does seem to have a more deeper result than Turtle Wax or Technicians Choice. Turtle Wax is a close second. Thank you for the review! Have you ever tested Torque Detail products?
I have never heard of this brand. Great review!
I've been using Flexwax for a long time now but was never impressed with the gloss. Bead Maker blows it out of the water and I always ended up using Bead Maker or the Clean Maker mix over the Flexwax. It's held up decent though. I'm getting Cerakotes new ceramic coating to try along with a bottle of this to use as a topper. Interested to see how it'll do on my rims compared to the Flexwax and Bead Maker
Love the test! Thank you for your hard work.
Another great product. Looking forward to getting my hands on some
Are you able to apply all these under the sun , I live in miami and most of the details I do is under the sun , Miami is stupid humid and hot and most customers don't have shade
Looking forward to trying out the paint sealant and I'm loving the darkness on the test panel look forward to trying in soon.
We need a true coating from cerakote and made more affordable than other coating brands love the content.
Thanks Josh for your knowledge and giveaways
Looks great! Thanks for the Great content Josh!
Excellent review. I'll keep an eye on these products.
In depth review...! Awesome content...!
I haven't used any ceramic coating but am curious. You sure make it look easy!
Thanks Josh - Tech 582 is still the best value and so easy to apply
It’s hard to compete with that value for sure! I use it everyday
Cerakote makes excellent “Made in the U.S.A.” products that do not disppoint. I was surprised when they entered the car care market, but they are welcome addition to the vehicle detailing industry.
Excellent vid and comparison of products!
Have had great success with the Tech Choice. A favorite of mine.
I’m know I’m late to watching this test but. Could you make a rundown of all the products you used on this test. Please. Btw I love using Super Clean to clean the white lettering on my tires then ArmorAll tire foam. Two great products to do my tires!
I'd love to see how this works on my Velocity Blue F-150. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks Josh. Would love to give the CERAKOTE products a try if I were to be the Day 9 winner.
I didn't know they made a paint sealant, I'm excited to try it.
Love the videos. Merry Christmas 🎅