Wax/Paint Protection

[Jon54]

As I’ve stated in other posts, I’m an old fart. My knowledge of paint protection is a can of Turtle Wax paste wax. Lots of elbow grease and never really happy with the results.

I inquired of a reputable detail shop about ceramic treatment and was quoted something like $500 for my new truck.

I’m looking for an easy to use product. Open to suggestions.

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[kjbeggs]

I just got my order of Avalon King Armor Shield IX.
It’s a DIY ceramic coating. Seems fairly easy to use. Hardest part is getting the truck perfectly clean first.

 

[RedlandRanger]

I just got my order of Avalon King Armor Shield IX.
It’s a DIY ceramic coating. Seems fairly easy to use. Hardest part is getting the truck perfectly clean first.

I will be interested to hear your experience. Are you going to wash and then clay bar before you do the ceramic? If I end up doing a ceramic coat, that is what I was planning. I'm still on the fence whether to do the ceramic or use some clear bra wrap.

 

[C.moore01]

I used to be obsessed with detailing products but nowadays I keep it simple .. I throughly clean it then I’ll use meguiars hybrid ceramic wax every couple months and I’ll use p&s beadmaker after every wash to help with the drying and water spots

 

[Bubbabiker]

I used to be obsessed with detailing products but nowadays I keep it simple .. I throughly clean it then I’ll use meguiars hybrid ceramic wax every couple months and I’ll use p&s beadmaker after every wash to help with the drying and water spots

How do you like the hybrid ceramic wax? Thinking of switching over from Turtle Wax Ice once depleted.

 

[kjbeggs]

I will be interested to hear your experience. Are you going to wash and then clay bar before you do the ceramic? If I end up doing a ceramic coat, that is what I was planning. I'm still on the fence whether to do the ceramic or use some clear bra wrap.

I'm kinda' on the fence about whether to clay bar first or not. I've done it with vehicles in the past, and i know I probably should for best results. (This will be my first experience with a Ceramic product).

 

[C.moore01]

How do you like the hybrid ceramic wax? Thinking of switching over from Turtle Wax Ice once depleted.

I put it on my truck soon as I got it and it’s still hanging on 3 months later .. it’s really easy to apply and I highly recommend it .. turtle wax ice is a great product as well

 

[JoedOH]

I've never been happy with Turtle Wax on a vehicle. The only product they have that I swear by is chome polish, use it on my MC and it's amazing on chrome.

One wax that I really like is Meguiars wax, I've used it for years.

 

[kjbeggs]

Took a crack at applying the Armor Shield IX today.
Not sure how good a job I did, as I only used 1 bottle, and expected it to take more. ( I didn’t do any of the inner part of the bed ).
It looks pretty slick though...

 

[RedlandRanger]

Took a crack at applying the Armor Shield IX today.
Not sure how good a job I did, as I only used il1 bottle, and expected it to take more. ( I didn’t do any of the inner part of the bed ).
It looks pretty slick though...

The pictures certainly look good! That was just with a wash and dry before applying it? No clay bar?

I'm really curious how well that will protect against scratches - I drive brushy forest service roads and get scratches from the brush. I'm hoping something like this will help with that. I bought white because it hides scratches better, but not getting them in the first place would be ideal.

 

[kjbeggs]

The pictures certainly look good! That was just with a wash and dry before applying it? No clay bar?

I'm really curious how well that will protect against scratches - I drive brushy forest service roads and get scratches from the brush. I'm hoping something like this will help with that. I bought white because it hides scratches better, but not getting them in the first place would be ideal.

Yep, just a quick wash (my truck barely has 100 miles on it), and a thorough dry.

 

[Ric]

Took a crack at applying the Armor Shield IX today.
Not sure how good a job I did, as I only used 1 bottle, and expected it to take more. ( I didn’t do any of the inner part of the bed ).
It looks pretty slick though...

WOW!

 

[RedlandRanger]

Took a crack at applying the Armor Shield IX today.
Not sure how good a job I did, as I only used 1 bottle, and expected it to take more. ( I didn’t do any of the inner part of the bed ).
It looks pretty slick though...

I'm still on the fence about doing the ceramic coating - it needs to sit for like 24 hours?

I also watched this video:


And they said it was a pain to remove. They said it was the consistency of syrup. Did you find that to be the case? How long did it take you to do the truck?

 

[kjbeggs]

I'm still on the fence about doing the ceramic coating - it needs to sit for like 24 hours?

I also watched this video:


And they said it was a pain to remove. They said it was the consistency of syrup. Did you find that to be the case? How long did it take you to do the truck?

I'd guess, around two hours (hard to be exactly sure) because I had to stop a couple times (unrelated reasons).
Not sure about the consistency, but I'd assume it's fairly thick, as I had to "shake" it out of the bottle onto the applicator.
Goes on pretty easy once it's on the applicator though.

 

[RCMUSTANG]

The hybrid ceramic is working well for me as well.

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