Ceramic pro

lizardking123

just wondering if anyone has experience with ceramic pro being used on car or motorbike bodywork to protect and shine?

http://ceramicpro.ie/about-us/

Curran

No experience with Ceramic Pro, but do with other market leading coatings, such as CarPro, KKD, Gtechniq...all of which I can vouch for, but cant for Ceramic Pro, which is a relatively new name in the nano coating sector.

Is there a specific question you have in regard to it, or is more so to do with the actual type of coatings and how they perform?

lizardking123

I drive a motorbike for my daily commute and like to try keep it clean...quite difficult in winter months! I was wondering how effective they are, how long do they actually last? is it ok or even required to still polish the bike occasionally? is it used on plastics as well as painted surfaces?

Curran wrote: »

No experience with Ceramic Pro, but do with other market leading coatings, such as CarPro, KKD, Gtechniq...all of which I can vouch for, but cant for Ceramic Pro, which is a relatively new name in the nano coating sector.

Is there a specific question you have in regard to it, or is more so to do with the actual type of coatings and how they perform?

Curran

There are many variations of the coatings, but all will perform in a similar way, in terms of protection against the elements. Some will be more durable than others, and some will be easier to work with than others.

Minimum you are looking at 18 months protection, up to a maximum of 5 years with some coating (though, that kind of claim is often only through accelerated tests) - against any sort of elements your bike / car will encounter, from UV protection thru to chemical / road salts, etc. The coatings are hydrophobic, so dirt doesnt adhere to the surface as quickly as it normally would, so the surface will stay cleaner for longer, but not that its impossible to get it dirty. With the coatings in place, keeping the surface tip top is much easier. Less effort washing and when washed it returns to the finish achieved after the coating was applied for many washes, versus a traditional wax or sealant, which will start to loose its 'magic / pop' after 5 or 6 washes.

Will the bike need polishing?
Well the surface is much like a harder version of clear coat, by the coating adding a few micron of thickness to the original surface. Although it is hard, it is possible still possible to do damage to it, so with a bike, anywhere your leathers, etc come in contact with the surface and cause the normal dulling defects due to swirlling, etc, will still occur but a much slower rate. The coating can be polished to restore the gloss, and with some you can get a semi permanent rejuvenation type product to help mask defects or restore fading performance.

Painted -v- plastic?
Some are for paint or plastic only, others can cope with both.

Anything else worth mentioning?
For a bike these type of coatings would be quite beneficial, however it must be noted that they arent like a traditional wax or sealant in terms of application - preparation is vital to any sort of semi permanent coating...fail here and it will fail to perform. So it needs the surface to be in the best condition possible; 1) in terms of being full decontaminated and 2) that you are happy with how the surface looks at time of application. If you apply a coating and you decide afterwards that you should have removed the swirls before application, so remove the swirls you have to remove the coating and thats a machine polish job to get through the coating to get to the defects.

lizardking123

Thanks Curran that info is much appreciated. Will look into it deeper for my momo. ðŸ˜

Curran wrote: »

There are many variations of the coatings, but all will perform in a similar way, in terms of protection against the elements. Some will be more durable than others, and some will be easier to work with than others.

Minimum you are looking at 18 months protection, up to a maximum of 5 years with some coating (though, that kind of claim is often only through accelerated tests) - against any sort of elements your bike / car will encounter, from UV protection thru to chemical / road salts, etc. The coatings are hydrophobic, so dirt doesnt adhere to the surface as quickly as it normally would, so the surface will stay cleaner for longer, but not that its impossible to get it dirty. With the coatings in place, keeping the surface tip top is much easier. Less effort washing and when washed it returns to the finish achieved after the coating was applied for many washes, versus a traditional wax or sealant, which will start to loose its 'magic / pop' after 5 or 6 washes.

Will the bike need polishing?
Well the surface is much like a harder version of clear coat, by the coating adding a few micron of thickness to the original surface. Although it is hard, it is possible still possible to do damage to it, so with a bike, anywhere your leathers, etc come in contact with the surface and cause the normal dulling defects due to swirlling, etc, will still occur but a much slower rate. The coating can be polished to restore the gloss, and with some you can get a semi permanent rejuvenation type product to help mask defects or restore fading performance.

Painted -v- plastic?
Some are for paint or plastic only, others can cope with both.

Anything else worth mentioning?
For a bike these type of coatings would be quite beneficial, however it must be noted that they arent like a traditional wax or sealant in terms of application - preparation is vital to any sort of semi permanent coating...fail here and it will fail to perform. So it needs the surface to be in the best condition possible; 1) in terms of being full decontaminated and 2) that you are happy with how the surface looks at time of application. If you apply a coating and you decide afterwards that you should have removed the swirls before application, so remove the swirls you have to remove the coating and thats a machine polish job to get through the coating to get to the defects.

TheGreatUnkown

Instead of starting a new thread, I'll continue with this one.

Has anybody used Ceramic Pro since this was last posted? I have a year old car and am looking to protect the paintwork. Would be interested to know if anybody has used these guys?