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thank you! had our 2nd girl. we named her Kaylin. now its time to brainwash her into becoming a detailing fanatic! my 3 yr old already knows we dont make a mess in daddys car! lol the best is when she tries to guess the air freshener scents!😆

thank you! had our 2nd girl. we named her Kaylin. now its time to brainwash her into becoming a detailing fanatic! my 3 yr old already knows we dont make a mess in daddys car! lol the best is when she tries to guess the air freshener scents!😆

sorry for late reply...was having trouble logging in and then i had a new baby! lol so from what im gathering from your post is that the only real difference is longevity....im prolly better off just sticking with CSC then...when should i apply another coat of CSC? ive been maintaining it with wash and coat, ceramic boost and it has a layer of ceramic paste wax on top of it lol still beading like woahhh! guess i should just wait til i notice the beading decreasing? thanks for advice!

thank you! had our 2nd girl. we named her Kaylin. now its time to brainwash her into becoming a detailing fanatic! my 3 yr old already knows we dont make a mess in daddys car! lol the best is when she tries to guess the air freshener scents!😆

thank you! had our 2nd girl. we named her Kaylin. now its time to brainwash her into becoming a detailing fanatic! my 3 yr old already knows we dont make a mess in daddys car! lol the best is when she tries to guess the air freshener scents!😆

Congrats on the baby!  I can only assume
time is precious...if I were you i would
just wait a few months for the CSC to wear down then apply the CC.  The last thing you need is your child’s mom yelling at you for detailing your car for a full day!!  

Absolutely! Apply the CSC with the grey microfiber applicator pads, and then remove with the suede towels. For application, spray several sprays at close range into the pad (avoiding overspray), then apply a panel at a time, respraying as necessary. The suede towels will remove as little of the CSC as possible thus extending longevity. Keep the grey towels for another use around the car.

I think the best move is to use the microfiber applicator and remove with suede towels. They remove less than the plush single soft towels

Ray,
 
The both finishes  look like I could dip my fingers into the paint!

luckily i work at a dealership and can wash it by hand in the wash bay! lol

To answer your question from before, yes you’ll want one of the two coatings on before you do one of the waxes. And if you want to do the ceramic paint coating that would be your base layer.
 
but if you’re saying you want CSC, that would be great! I love it! And I don’t believe that it would be overkill. I think using CPW over CSC would be appropriate

At this point, I don't think I'll do anything to the truck unless it is going out for a evening and I want to really pop, then it is a quick cover with Brilliant Glaze.  I have a few vehicles that I get to play with, so I get to test different combinations, there are 3 left with CPW, 2 with CSC, 1 with Americana, not including the bike that I am going to do with CSC.  We sold the vehicles that had regular spray wax and H20 Guard and Gloss and they both looked great when the found new homes.
 
Personally, with the price of CPW and the point that you already have it on the way, I'd do the vehicle with it, it is a great product.  If you decide in a few months that you want to convert to CSC, you can do so.  The only reason I converted the truck was because I gave the members of this forum a vote on which of the vehicle to do and the Truck was volunteered.   If you do with CPW, just keep in mind that a little goes a long way, you want a very thin coat.

Hey there. Yeah it can be pretty confusing. There’s a lot of options. But to start from the top. Ceramics are a newer form of protection (old school protection would be considered wax). They have much longer longevity and increased performance in terms of the protection they provide As compared to other protection products.
 
Ceramic products are fully synthetic as opposed to waxes which have natural ingredients in them like carnuba and other things. Waxes are normally a substance that you lay on top of your paint. A ceramic coating is actually meant to bond and adhere to the paint. 
 
the purpose of having a ceramic coating in short is to protect from rain, sun, contamination and other exterior elements that can really mess up a vehicles finish. Also it makes it so much easier to clean. Water and dirt don’t like to stick to the surface. 
 
So the products that you have mentioned and Adams has in their line up are:
 
Ceramic Paint Coating
Ceramic Spray Coating
Ceramic Liquid Wax
and Ceramic Paste Wax
(as well as the SiO2 infused things, which would be considered maintenance products for a ceramic coated vehicle... they also have other procura like trim coating and wheel coating and glass coating and headlight and metal wipes, if you have any questions about those we can answer them separately, here I’m just trying to explain the big ones that are the most talked about)
 
Ceramic Paint Coating is a true coating. It is the most durable and robust protection that Adams carries overall. It is also the most involved in terms of application. You have to work in small sections (2’x2’) all the way around the car. And the cure time is 24 hours. It provides a pretty thick coating, though, and because of that it can last up to 2+ years. It is meant only for your painted surfaces. (As I listed above they have a separate product for glass, trim, and wheels)
 
Ceramic Spray Coating is also a true coating, but made in a way that is much easier for somebody to apply. You can work in larger sections like say a panel or a half a panel at a time, and it’s in spray form which is easier for the person doing the work. It has a cure time of 4-6 hours and it leaves a coating which is a fraction of the thickness of the Ceramic Paint Coating. The longevity in this product is around 6-8 months. You can use Ceramic Spray Coating on almost anything. It works great on glass, trim, convertible tops, Wheels, plastic... I even tried it on my shoes (not worth it).... I love this product
 
Ceramic Liquid and Paste Waxes are actually not coatings. They are synthetic waxes which are infused with the active ingredient in ceramic coatings (SiO2). The difference in the two products as far as I know is a small difference in the SiO2 content (CPW with 35% and CLW with 30%) and one is just in a liquid form and one is in paste wax form. So really it just depends on the person applying and which type of wax they prefer. Ceramic liquid wax is newer, so I’m not sure about it’s longevity, but i applied mine over my ceramic spray coating and the seems to be going 3.5 months strong right now. The Ceramic Paste Wax has been around a little while and people love it. It’s said to lSt 6-8 months, but I’ve heard it could last up to a year! I call @RayS to the stand.
make sure to keep both waxes in the paint. I thought I could use my CLW on other surfaces and it wasn’t pretty. But the paint looked great!!
 
also I didn’t even mention the visual effects all of these products have. all of them look amazing on a vehicle.
 
hope this helps! Please let us know any other questions you may have.

Since @Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin called me out on the Ceramic Paste Wax, I'm going to include a couple of pictures that you can use for comparison.  The first picture of the truck is about 2 months after I applied CPW and the second picture is from this last weekend when I stripped it and applied Ceramic Spray Coating.  They both look good and the maintenance is pretty much the same, Wash + Coat, Ceramic Waterless Wash and about every 4-6 weeks Ceramic Boost.  In both cases, the preparation is what makes all the difference.
 
The next two pictures are of the Mustang, the first picture being when I applied CPW on January 9th, please excuse the pirate look since we initially received the wrong headlights.  This next picture is from today and it still has the same coat of CPW and has maintenance washes and Ceramic Boost applied.  We're at the 10 month mark and the car is still looking very good and I still have not decided if it is going to be converted to CSC or will stay with CPW.  They are both outstanding products and I'm also old school and enjoy putting the wax on by hand and buffing it off by hand.
 
The second picture of the Mustang shows that it is getting dull, but it has also been two weeks since it was last washed.   The main thing that I want to stress is that no matter what product you use on your vehicle, the better job you do with the prep is the better it will come out.  Just take your time and plan for two days, that way if you get tired or something comes up, you don't end up rushing through it.
 
Just as important, don't hesitate to ask questions, we all enjoy sharing our experiences, good and bad, and helping others.
 

Thanks everyone for your help!

The "hybrid technology" HGG is fine over your CPW as it contains silica (and other additives like carnauba). The old grape smelling one wouldn't be your best choice, however.

I don't think so, I used it on my Ceramic Liquid Wax and it was great!

Not one, but TWO black cars. 🤯 You're a true glutton for punishment! 😂 

no specific reason...couple people recommended it in the thread earlier so i thought that was the way to go. havent bought it yet so i can always pivot. i think im gonna start with PS and HGG Since i have both of those already. can i do the PS and the HGG Right away? or should i wait until next wash? also good to know i can use the ceramic paste wax as well. i like to have options! lol

Yup!!  I have my rides Ceramic Coated now,  but that's exactly what I used before.  Lasts a lot longer than the Buttery Wax.