Ceramic touch up

[Clint_Gregory]

Good evening fellas! Just the other day I did the Adam's ceramic paint coating on my truck. I took all the precautionary preparation steps (wash, polish/correct, use coating prep to remove any wax or polish residue) and then coated the vehicle inside and let it cure for about 16hrs. I noticed today after pulling it out of the garage that there are some streaks and from looking at it under the UV light I think I have some areas that the coating isnt as thick as it could/should be. What do I need to do in order to level it out. Can I simply apply a second coat on to the existing coat. I tried some of the spray ceramic and it seemed to have helped but very little. 

 

Thanks in advance!

[shane@detailedreflections]

I’d do a light polish to the affected areas and reapply the coating. Streaks sound like unleveled high spots. 

[Chris@Adams]

I agree ^^^^ easy fix.

[falcaineer]

+2 for fix mentioned above

[Clint_Gregory]

Thanks guys! Would just a standard polish or correcting polish be needed? Or would the one step polish be too much? I have the one step polish which is what I used prior to coating the truck but I used a white foam pad since I had very minimal imperfections in my paint. This is my first time doing ceramic so its definitely been a learning curve for me. It seems the thicker areas of the coating are at the top where I changed direction when applying the coating

[falcaineer]

Start with the least aggressive polish and pad you have and be prepared to reapply in those areas.

 

When you reapply, use light, even pressure in a crosshatch pattern. Don't lift the pad from the surface between turns if you can help it...use one, continuous line/pattern, if that makes sense. 

[Clint_Gregory]

3 hours ago, falcaineer said:

Start with the least aggressive polish and pad you have and be prepared to reapply in those areas.

 

When you reapply, use light, even pressure in a crosshatch pattern. Don't lift the pad from the surface between turns if you can help it...use one, continuous line/pattern, if that makes sense. 

Makes good sense to me. Thank yall for the help!

[Clint_Gregory]

If I find areas where it seems I dont have as much coating/isnt as thick as it should be, am I able to apply a second coat over those areas as long as they blend in with the surrounding areas? This is my first time doing a ceramic coating so I want to be sure I fix the few areas right

[stirthepot]

yes

[Clint_Gregory]

11 minutes ago, stirthepot said:

yes

Great! Thanks!