I have gotten vehicles polished locally and they look full of swirls and Ive never had them not burn thru at one point or another so I was afraid of evers touching a polisher, but your videos and some others really boosted my confidence to try it out and I did a 3 step polish on a truck with alot of waterspots that had been baked for years, but the truck had 30k miles with a tricoat candy type paint . And I managed to get so mucho gloss and smoothness out of it, waterspots completely gone and I followed up with a 9yr Ceramic Coat which went fantastic as well. Thanks for bring us thru all the steps and making us understand the process so much better.
For future reference if you’re worried about burning thru I wouldn’t suggest doing a “3 step polish” whatever that is to you on a 30k mile vehicle. Kinda setting yourself up for limitation on how much you can polish out throughout the life of the vehicle, Especially if it’s a DD, and no ppf is going over it to secure that in.
Been watching this channel since I started a year ago, I’ve been a huge fan of KCX and almost only exclusively use KCX products and imjoshv is definitely the best content creators out there for knowledge, videos always make sense, and have helped me tremendously in my detailing journey. So…Thank you for this content. I bought the ceramic, and fingers crossed I win that trip!
This was super helpful! I always look to learn from experts and I learned a lot especially for efficiency. What a cool tip about patterns! Do you prefer clay bar or clay mits? What time a day do you recommend for an outdoor ceramic coating? Great content as always!
Another great video Josh. I love learning how to take care of my vehicles from you. I’m not in the business but I enjoy taking care of my vehicles. But since I live in Las Vegas, I don’t get much detailing done on my vehicles June through August, lol. It was 120 2 days ago!!Keep up the great work.
Been going through your videos the past few days and just want to say thank you for posting quality vids packed with info, but still right to the point. I've been looking at pressure washers for awhile now, mainly for home car detailing and few odd jobs around the house. I went with the Ryobi 1800 based on your review as well as a few others, not to mention having a few other Ryobi tools in the garage. Have a few upgrades on the way including a Flexzilla garden hose and pw hose for the aesthetics. Wife said I was spending too much on knives and watches, so I figured this is neither, so she can't get mad, right? I do have a question for you. I also got an AstroAI cannon. I initially thought it had a 1.1 orifice, but after a closer look it's apparently a 1.0. Will that change anything too much or would you recommend switching out to a 1.1?
Great video Josh and I do mean great I have said it more than once I do wish I had found your channel before I did you have taught this old man a lot and I thank you
Hello Josh. Awesome video and lots of info. Thanks for taking the time to make it . I have a question that I have never seen answered. I have a vehicle that has striping on it. How do I polish over this area without stripping off the striping itself? Do I hand polish that area and then apply the ceramic coating over it? That’s what I have done in the past and it has faded over time. Just wanted to see if there is another way? Thanks . Keep up the awesome work and videos that you provide.
So this product you put on and then shortly layer and buff off. Will it be tacky to layer and buff off? The ceratek says 5mins till it sweats. Is this stuff a minute or two? Every product is different, so just read their instructions and follow them? Any thoughts or recommendations?
This is great. I’ve been using a hybrid wash lately….i find it gives me the same results but saves time. Any reason not to use it under these circumstances?
No there is more than one way to prep a vehicle for your coating. But the main thing is to properly clean and decontaminate so that the coating can properly adhere to the paint
Good info! I would love to do some of that but it's a chemical solution maze. And I'm thinking those partially filled 100ml Ceramic Co.o2 bottles are more related to expansion of profit margins as there's no way it needs room to expand 33%! :) I tried to checking prices on the KCx website but it's a mess trying to find anything.
Thanks very much, Josh. Appreciate all the knowledge. I don't see the Koch polish listed in the Items List. Do you sell on your site? Also, as far as electric polishers, what is your recommendation for a first purchase? I know you have done lots on this but just a recommendation would really help. I would like something middle of the road for sure so that I don't outgrow quickly. Also, I bought the Uber Flex house recently and that is a gamechanger. The length and quality is really great. Huge change and improvement. Which I got it sooner. Thanks again.
nice video. if your car has been ceramic coated but its been a year or two , is the prep process the same ? do you strip off old coating first? what would you use for that? do you throw throw away your micro fiber cloths since they have ceramic coating in them? enjoy your channel, keep up the good work.
Depends how the coating was cared for throughout the year. You should wash and decon, but if you do clay use a light synthetic clay towel and be gentle. You can polish with carpro essence if you wish to, then apply topper or whatever you wish to slap on after. Dont go into a deep polishing stage on the coating is the main goal and clay = marring and abrasion so stick to least aggressive options possible. It’s best practice to toss the towels out, or dedicate them to junk towels for shop or whatever if you treat them after use.
I did a full decon wash, clay towel and polish with a jeweling pad. Then coated with this coating. I swear it feels like there’s no slickness to it. My other car with uk3.0 is way slicker.
Koch Chemie is certainly a quality, well-known product, but their ceramic coating really flies under the radar. I didn't even know they had one, honestly. 75 ml though? I don't completely use a 30 ml bottle of coating on two cars. Unless you've got4-5 cars on deck to coat, you're going to be wasting product and money. Maybe KCx will offer a smaller bottle in future.
Hey Josh sorry to ask a question off subject here but what wash would you recommend for a semi? Something with alkaline to make most of the task at had easier. TIA
I did mine at home yesterday finally Got a good day weather wise as I don’t have a garage at my home I use armor shield great product easy application for DIY at home for beginners and it took me about 10 Hours most the day because I took my time and prepped from washing the entire vehicle claying and removing all contaminated things in paint, minor correcting with a polisher and then also prepping panels with an ipa wipe to remove any dust or finger prints on paint right before applying your coating went well I let first layer dry for a few hours and went in with second layer for extra protection so yea I was out all morning and mist the day but looks great and shiny and slick now waiting a day or two for it to fully cure and then 7 days before a wash so I’m excited
I just did my brand new car and I have never done it before. The hardest part is prep. The actual application of the ceramic coat is super easy. As long as you don’t have to do intense paint correcting, anyone with some basic skills and common sense can do it. But if you have dark paint with deep scratches, just do some test panels in hidden areas to get a feel for it.
