Almost wished i had never started: full polish and ceramic coat🤔 (1 Viewer)

[Ridgeway]

Finally decided to go for it

OK I’m cheating on the ceramic coating as I’m using an easy to apply more mild (ie less chance to f..k it up type).

After some serious washing, de-bugging of the front of the van, drying etc i started last night

Started on the front which is probably the hardest area due to all the intricate areas and different materials and finishes. Also did a 12 month coating on the windscreen so going to be interesting to see how that goes although i did run out of « magic solution » due to the windscreen size….

I’ve used Meguiars Ultimate polish as the van is new and i thought the paint would be almost perfect, boy was i wrong…… the more i looked the more imperfections i started to see and at one point actually thought I’d just jack it in and go and watch the grass grow anyway stuck at it and after 5hrs of work the front of the van is now done, washed, polished and ceramic coated and then final polished.

I went to a car detailing place and asked them for advise and the guy suggested a product that i translated « even noddy couldn’t mess up » so perfect for me, it’s a German product from the company Nigrin called »Black Label Ceramic Sealing »

Easy to use but it’s all about the prep.

Now just another 3 sides to go, 2 of them may take a while…..

PS just realised that whilst i claim to have finished the front i have forgotten to do the top ie above windscreen, oh bollocks

 

[Lenny HB]

Looks good, did you use a clay block when prepping it?

 

[Ridgeway]

Looks good, did you use a clay block when prepping it?

Only on the worse bits ie the swirls that i couldn’t cut out with the polish which was quite mild.

 

[Jays2]

Never done this to our Motorhome, just used a polish , so as we have a new van, is this a good idea?

 

[steve69]

Is this ceramic stuff just "polish" on steroids?

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[Hettie's Crew]

Does this add a gloss finish or just seal one. The GRP bonnet on our Hymer is dull and can’t be cut back through the thin gel coat any further.

 

[funflair]

Looking good

 

[Charlie57]

Finally decided to go for it

OK I’m cheating on the ceramic coating as I’m using an easy to apply more mild (ie less chance to f..k it up type).

After some serious washing, de-bugging of the front of the van, drying etc i started last night

Started on the front which is probably the hardest area due to all the intricate areas and different materials and finishes. Also did a 12 month coating on the windscreen so going to be interesting to see how that goes although i did run out of « magic solution » due to the windscreen size….

I’ve used Meguiars Ultimate polish as the van is new and i thought the paint would be almost perfect, boy was i wrong…… the more i looked the more imperfections i started to see and at one point actually thought I’d just jack it in and go and watch the grass grow anyway stuck at it and after 5hrs of work the front of the van is now done, washed, polished and ceramic coated and then final polished.

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I went to a car detailing place and asked them for advise and the guy suggested a product that i translated « even noddy couldn’t mess up » so perfect for me, it’s a German product from the company Nigrin called »Black Label Ceramic Sealing »

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Easy to use but it’s all about the prep.

Now just another 3 sides to go, 2 of them may take a while…..

PS just realised that whilst i claim to have finished the front i have forgotten to do the top ie above windscreen, oh bollocks

Looks great, just think of the satisfaction when you (eventually) finish.

 

[funflair]

Looks great, just think of the satisfaction when you (eventually) finish.

And then start again back at the front not forgetting the cap this time

 

[bigtwin]

Stunning!

Ian

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[Pausim]

Is this ceramic stuff just "polish" on steroids?

No very different. Polish involves smoothing by rubbing away imperfections i.e. taking off a very fine layer off the original finish. A ceramic coating provides a new, tougher, shiny surface that protect what is below. You never polish a ceramic coating but you do need to do it first if it is not in original showroom condition.

Looking great Ridgeway .

 

[royandsharont]

Well done, looks great for the rest.

What is the product you put on the screen Ridgeway

 

[Roby2008]

Seriously impressed, nice job

 

[Ridgeway]

Well done, looks great for the rest.

What is the product you put on the screen Ridgeway

It’s another Nigrin product, similarish to the Meguiars product ie a super charged RainX

In German it’s called, wait for it…

Nigrin Scheibenversiegelungs SET​

 

[Andy MacD]

What do you do when you get to the vinyl graphics?

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[Ridgeway]

Never done this to our Motorhome, just used a polish , so as we have a new van, is this a good idea?

I’ll tell you 3 months

 

[Ridgeway]

What do you do when you get to the vinyl graphics?

I’ll lightly polish those and then seal.

 

[Mousy]

Great job but you must be thin to get round that left hand side

 

[Ridgeway]

Great job but you must be thin to get round that left hand side

And very worried when when I’m parking there’s about 75cm in reality so easy enough to pass by but tight with the ladder…

 

[Littlewheels]

Credit where it due a fabulous job keep going it looks amazing.

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[paddymcc]

That's very impressive. If your wrist was at a different angle I reckon I could almost read the time on your watch in the reflection

 

[Tonks]

Showroom shine! Very nice.

 

[funflair]

What did you do about the "carbon foil" on the front? it looks the same as on our Palace and is quite textured and will hold polish and go white when it dries, did you seal it as well?

 

[Ridgeway]

What did you do about the "carbon foil" on the front? it looks the same as on our Palace and is quite textured and will hold polish and go white when it dries, did you seal it as well?

I did. Light cleaning to remove any oils, greases etc and then coated it. I was surprised at how well that went as i feared it just get into all the texture and dry up, tested it first and left it an hour - happy with the result then did the rest. Still have to do those side graphics though

 

[Dutch 68]

You really must be careful not to reveal your location, funsters will otherwise find an excuse to swing by in big numbers for some “help” doing their vans

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[Silver-Fox]

It’s another Nigrin product, similarish to the Meguiars product ie a super charged RainX

In German it’s called, wait for it…

Nigrin Scheibenversiegelungs SET​

Normally when you coat a windscreen with rain x or similar you don’t use the wipers.

Doing so will remove the coating

 

[Kev and Carolyn]

Wonderful job and I lovely motorhome too.

 

[Ridgeway]

Normally when you coat a windscreen with rain x or similar you don’t use the wipers.

Doing so will remove the coating

Yes correct. Have used RainX for many years and find it very good although the benefit soon wears off. In theory this treatment is a bit more heavy duty and is supposed to last 12months but let’s see, with 6 I’ll be happy and for me it’s more about easy bug removal after a drive

 

[Ridgeway]

Managed the passenger side today, another 5hrs although that did include 1hr to complete the cap above the windscreen I’d forgotten about…

I think that I’ve done the 2 hardest sides now should hoping to complete it this week with another 6hrs or so of work. That’ll mean it will have taken a couple of full days overall.

Think I’ll need another bottle of polish, ceramic sealer and a few more cloths