Ceramic Paint coating
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From: Lorain Ohio
I lived in Pensacola for a few years while in the Navy an that summer sun is brutal an the down pours are extremely heavy so if they hold up to that they are pretty good. I don't freak out over detailing my bike....I just hit it with the detail spray once or twice a week an a good wash once a month or so.
HA! I just speak from experience and what I have worked with and witnessed first hand. There are a couple guys on here and on the road glide site that I have talked to about coatings and which ones I preferred. They ended up getting a coating installed on their bikes and love it.
If you don't follow proper washing/drying techniques, a coating is not for you. Ive steered many customers away from coatings because of their lack of caring or upkeep of their vehicle. If a guy has a truck that he takes thru the woods hunting, no reason to coat it, its just going to get tore up and need to be polished again.
Im not here to sell anybody a coating, hell I don't sell anything anyway. Just relaying my experience dealing with them.
Sealants are a great choice and they are easy to work with. Wax, only for garage queens, to much dust and pollen where I live
If you don't follow proper washing/drying techniques, a coating is not for you. Ive steered many customers away from coatings because of their lack of caring or upkeep of their vehicle. If a guy has a truck that he takes thru the woods hunting, no reason to coat it, its just going to get tore up and need to be polished again.
Im not here to sell anybody a coating, hell I don't sell anything anyway. Just relaying my experience dealing with them.
Sealants are a great choice and they are easy to work with. Wax, only for garage queens, to much dust and pollen where I live
i know this is old, but what kind of person do you steer away? What kind of up keep must be done to keep the coatings working as they should do.
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From: pensacola fl
I don't suggest coatings for people that don't follow proper washing/drying techniques, beat the hell out of their truck in the woods, stuff like that. Coatings will swirl, scratch, soto spend that kind of money just to run it through the woods, or run it thru the swirl o metic car wash, probably not a good idea.
As far as upkeep, wash and dry it properly. Depending where you live a deconstructions wash every so often. Some people use a topper on top of the coating. That can be applied once a month, this would be on daily drivers not necessarily a bike.
As far as upkeep, wash and dry it properly. Depending where you live a deconstructions wash every so often. Some people use a topper on top of the coating. That can be applied once a month, this would be on daily drivers not necessarily a bike.
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From: pensacola fl
No need to wax it, that's what the coating is for.
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From: pensacola fl
There are a lot of them. Just depends on how long you leave them on for.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2016
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From: Colorado
Sorry for hijacking the thread.
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