Just thought I would feedback on my experience of ceramic (mild) coating the car myself.
Last week in the good weather I coated my white model 3 with Gyeon Can Coat, I washed it again today and the way the water and dirt just falls off is amazing and will definitely help with future washes, also the car looks super clean and shiny. Full professional coating will be a couple of grand I'm guessing, so while I had the time I thought I would give it a go.
What you will need:
A day at home!
Gyeon Can Coat
Gyeon Bathe shampoo - Or use your ph neutral shampoo - Bathe should work best to protect the coating.
Bilt Hamber Surfex HD - Degreaser
Bilt Hamber auto foam - Again use your preferred snow foam
Gyeon Iron
Gyeon Prep
Gyeon Cure
About 10 microfiber cloths
Brought all my stuff online from cleanmycar and it came really quick and cost about £150.
Ideally you should do the coating in doors if possible, I don't have a garage so just waited for a couple of days with no rain predicted.
Starting with a dirty car
I found the tyre treatment Tesla they put on sprayed all over the car after pick up, so I sprayed diluted degreaser around the bottom half of the car.
Snow foam
Spray off
Shampoo wash
Spray off
Spray Gyeon Iron over the paint - Even the two week old car showed up loads of iron fall out
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Wipe with cloth
Spray off
Dry really well
Make sure it is clean, as this is the surface you will be covering.
Doing a panel at a time- I didn't do the glass.
Spray on Gyeon Prep - Cleans off anything left over.
Wipe off with a clean cloth (Should do the whole car)
Wipe again with another clean cloth (Should do the whole car)
Apply 4-5 spays (Do this well away from the car and wind, to stop spots falling where you don't want them) of Can coat to a clean cloth and wipe over panel, making sure to cover everything. It will look like you need to put on loads of product but don't you need hardly any.
Then wipe over with another clean cloth to make sure all spread and no high spots.
Do whole of car and chrome trim.
Wait 2hrs
Apply 4-5 spays of Can coat to a clean cloth (Use same cloth for whole car) and wipe over panel, making sure to cover everything. It will look like you need to put on loads of product but don't, you need hardly any.
Then wipe over with another clean cloth to make sure all spread and no high spots.
Do whole of car and chrome trim.
If in a garage apply Gyeon cure the next day.
If outside apply Gyeon cure after another 2-4 hrs, basically before it gets damp. Try not to drive for a day!
Once Gyeon cure is on you should be protected from rain and water spots.
Don't wash for 7 days.
At next wash you can apply Gyeon Cure when drying the car. Basically spray onto the wet car and dry off with a towel. This protects the underlying coating and means it will last longer.
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You may think this is a lot of money, but judging by how much (little) product I used. I should be able to do about 10 more cars with the Can Coat!
