Thread 28700197

When was the last time you waxed your car?
You do wax your car... right?

>>28700197 (OP)
Couple weeks ago

>>28700197 (OP)
never

>>28700197 (OP)
why the fuck would I wax my car? it's not 2005. Ceramic is better in every way.

>>28700327
Yeah but car dealing detailing companies just add the word ceramic to every product they have now.
I've seen professionally done ceramic jobs that look good, but those are $1,000.

>>28700327
They make ceramic wax nowadays.

>>28700327
>ceramic
Dis nigga drive a flower pot

>>28700327
Is carnauba obsolete now?

>>28700327
>ceramic
Hi grampa. Did you mean graphene?

I dont wax my car, I just use graphene spray when drying.

>>28700199
Impossibly unpainted Corolla

idk i ceramic coated it like 4 years ago and still beads water like the day i did it.

Last month

>>28700366
I mean it makes the car pop the most but it's not worth it unless you're a show car faggot. You have products like gyeon wet coat that you literally spray on for 1 second then immediately rinse off and get weeks worth of protection. Ceramic coatings that cost 1k and need curing time seem highly overrated because you still need to actually wash your car constantly. If you're doing a wash every week or 3 then why wouldn't you just use a ceramic wash. Same with ppf absolutely pointless on a car worth less than 100k usd. Imagine paying a fifth of your cars worth for a thin sheet of plastic lmao. If it's a Porsche or Ferrari with a custom paint job then sure.

>>28700481
or you can get the materials for like $150 dollars and do it yourself

>>28700484
Yes sure however the average Joe barely washes their car or does a good job of it when they do. While I'm here and complaining another thing that gets me is getting a paint correction immediately from the factory it's show car bullshit and people have lost their minds. Enjoy your factory fresh paint for a year before you blow money on polishing it off after it was just painted.

>>28700197 (OP)
my toyota is 27 years old. I'm not waxing that cunt lmao.
the patina adds charm anyway.

>>28700197 (OP)
lmao at all of that orange peel

>>28700484
Will it look half decent, tho?

>>28700342
>Yeah but car dealing detailing companies just add the word ceramic to every product they have now.
not my problem
>I've seen professionally done ceramic jobs that look good, but those are $1,000.
nanobond is $35 for a bottle and has shown to be great in every single head to head comparison done over several years. Take an afternoon to apply it, then refresh every couple months with turtle wax spray shit.
>>28700366
pretty much, yes.
>>28700399
>Hi grampa. Did you mean graphene?
graphene coatings are ceramic coatings with graphene oxide additives.

>>28700197 (OP)
About 3 weeks ago

>>28700197 (OP)
I honestly can't imagine wasting time on that. Shit takes forever.

>>28700593
yes just dont fuck it up

>>28700618
Damn that's fucking awesome
You sir, are a man of taste and class

>>28700603
I'm talking about professional ceramic applications not some poor fag bottle anon.
The GT3 RS owners that I race with, all have full ceramic work done.
Same with the SF90s boys.

>>28700399
Midwit response

>>28700366
>carnauba
Warm glow.

>>28700461
I got ceramics too. Just redo once a summer.

>>28700741
>I'm talking about professional ceramic applications not some poor fag bottle anon.
be a retard and overpay if you want, diy works.

>>28700197 (OP)
No point, the paint is flaking off.

Bro I don't even wash my car, that's why rain was invented

been doing collinite 845 for years, but I'm gonna try the waterless stuff over the winter and see how that goes

>>28700197 (OP)
I'm going full ceramic soon. I've been using basic ceramic sprays for a while and they're incredible, so I might as well go all in and do it properly.

>>28700366
Always was, at least if protection was your goal. Carnauba was typically meant for show cars and weekenders that would rarely be outside.

>>28700842
It's acid rain now
Your car will melt in no time

While the attention of all you car care nerds are ITT I have a question about how I should remedy this carbon fiber hood. I'm no body guy but I dare say it needs a new clear coat I don't wanna paint it if I can save it.

>>28701060
picrel, woops.

>>28701061
are those sanding scratches or is the resin breaking down

>>28701065
The byproduct of excessive heat. Structurally sound.

>>28701086
ive never worked with carbon fibre but if thats a clear coat over the resin id probably say its fucked and needs taking off and doing again, maybe the resin underneath is fine. you may as well hit it with some wet dry and try polishing it up before going crazy with it though.

>>28701090
>>28701086
>>28701061
needs to be sanded down and recleared. your clear coat is oxidized.

>>28701105
>>28701119
Thanks bros. What are your tips about a lightly scratched touch radio screen?

>>28701201
either live with them or try a very light cutting compound. It's the same as polishing anything. you're just removing a very very thin layer of material until you get the surface below where the scratch was.

>>28701237
What hand tool should be used then to interact with the delicate surface?

>>28701260
your finger and a microfiber cloth
mask off any buttons and shit if there are any that you could get polish into.

>>28700197 (OP)
>wax

you must be a boomer. Now we have the superior ceramic coating.

>>28701061
>>28701086
>>28701090
That's not real carbon fiber then. Nice Temu hood, chump

>>28700197 (OP)
No it's just naturally hairless

>>28700199
Same

>>28700197 (OP)
Mid September. I use turtle wax hybrid ceramic spray because I'm lazy.

>>28701805
What sane man buys a Grandsport when Z06 exists?

>>28701832
I specialize in mid-tier trims

>>28701859
Your number is reflected on the car bro

>>28701864
Yeah, but I like the pic and can't bring myself to edit it out over the paintwork.

>>28701805
>put his dad's car on fuckin STILTS like some kind have fuckin MONSTER TRUCK
>STILL rices it out with an off-center plate
You're the definition of a ricelet.

>>28701912
Not everyone is poor, Corolla man.

>>28701919
>nocar flyoverlet insinuating others are poor

>>28701924
Stop posting ugly wrinkly junkies, Corolla man™.

>>28700197 (OP)
Nigga I don't even wash my car. It's painted for a reason.

>>28701950
Nope

>>28702010
Ew. She's too old to be dressing like that

>>28701912
My dad drives an 08 Tacoma. I have put my car on stilts. I'm not fluent in zoomerian so I can't understand the rest of your post.

>>28702061
He thinks it's on stilts because your car isn't slammed to the ground. Just ignore the schizo

>>28702061
That's a good jack, Walter
>>28702064
>retarded false dichotomy

>Americans spend thousands on all sorts of coatings and protection just to let their car rot in the sun and acid rain, even though they have a garage >>28701859 they still usually park their car outside
What causes this backwards behavior?

>>28702725
I have 5 cars

>>28702725
We don't have acid rain where I live. Also I have 5 vehicles, an atv, a riding lawn mower, and a harley - but only two cars worth of garage

>>28702725
>Obvious glamour shots of a freshly detailed car in the driveway on a beautiful sunny day
>Parked and left outside to rot
Of course the car is garage kept. Work on your deductive reasoning, anon. Maybe take a philosophy class or something.