"Which ceramic coating do I need?" This is a question that we hear quite often, and hopefully you will have a much better understanding between our Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced and Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating Advanced after watching this video and reading this article. As ceramic coatings become more and more popular, naturally more and more people are interested in having one applied to their car, or taking the do-it-yourself route and applying a coating to their car on their own. With either option, you then have to decide which type of ceramic coating you are going to choose. You can take the more durable option, which will require more preparation, more time, more patience, and more expertise, or you can take the easy route with near effortless application that you will need to reapply more frequently. Let's take a more in-depth look at both options below!

When comparing the small 60 mL glass bottle Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced to the 12oz spray bottle Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating Advanced, the formulas are nearly identical, but where they differ is in the percentages of resin, solvent, and other ingredients between the two. In Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced, there is a much higher solids percentage at 45% active reduced graphene oxide resin and less solvent, making it a very thick formula that must be applied much more carefully, preferably inside in a temperature controlled environment. It typically flashes on the surface more quickly, with more tension or a sticky feel, meaning you need to wipe off the residue faster and with more effort to avoid streaks and smears on darker colored paints like black, dark blue, gunmetal, and so on. Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced also requires 24 hours of cure time before you can get the vehicle wet - no moisture, dew, rain, etc, so you will need to plan accordingly when using it.

Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating Advanced, on the other hand, has a higher amount of solvent and a much lower percentage of solids at 15%, making a thinner formula which allows for it to be put into a spray bottle for much easier application. By simply misting 3 or 4 sprays into a Gray Microfiber Applicator Hand Applicator, you can easily apply the coating to an entire hood in about 30 seconds, in a thin and even layer. The spray coating has a much longer "working time" and the residue wipes away with nearly zero pressure from your microfiber towel, which means you will have far fewer chances of mistakes like high-spots or streaks, where you fail to wipe away the coating enough. The beauty of the spray coating is that if you do miss an area when wiping the residue, in most cases you can fix it very easily since it is a thinner layer on the surface. Usually you will just need to re-wipe the area with a towel if you catch it in the first 15 minutes or so after application. After that, you may need to re-apply a small amount of spray coating in that spot (usually with just the saturated applicator) and then immediately wipe it back to fix the mistake. With the spray coating, it's safe to get the vehicle wet in as little as 6 hours after application, and because of the longer working time and ease of wiping it off of the surface, you can use the spray coating outside in the shade if that is your only option.

For Adam, the Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating Advanced is the easy button of ceramic coatings. You can apply it with really no experience at all with ceramic coatings, and it provides all of the benefits of the more durable 60 mL coating - excellent hydrophobic behavior that makes washing and drying easier, with a very slick and shiny surface with great gloss and depth. You will need to re-apply it more frequently, about once a year in most cases, but that's no big worry because you can re-apply it to an entire vehicle in usually 30-60 minutes. Plus it's good shine therapy if you like to work on your vehicles more often. For Joe, the more durable Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced is his choice, because his vehicle sits outside more, drives through all of the harsh winter elements, and he wants to do full details on his vehicles less often. Neither choice is right or wrong, but if you are wanting things as simple and easy as possible, the spray coating is the clear winner.

But wait just a minute, both options are winners, and Adam and Joe agree that you may want both in your detailing arsenal. Adam’s Graphene Ceramic Coating Advanced is the perfect choice if you are going to do a wheels-off detail. If you’re already going through the effort to pull the wheels and tires off of your vehicle to do a deep-clean and polish of the wheel faces and inner barrels, you have the opportunity to use the more durable, thicker coating on the barrels, spokes, and faces of the wheel, as well as the painted brake caliper, and even the plastic fender liners (if your vehicle has them). Using the more durable coating in these areas makes sense, since they are exposed to very high temperatures from the brakes and brake dust that can embed into the finish, so coating all of these areas will make cleanup much easier afterward.

Then you have the meticulous areas like honeycomb front grills, vents in the wiper cowl, and other hard-to-access exterior areas where you can simply mist the spray coating over the grill, lightly level it with a towel, let it flash for a few minutes, and then wipe away the remaining residue. Now you have a nice protection layer against bug splatters staining the plastics and allowing these splatters and other dirt and grime to wash off more easily without spending tedious amounts of time trying to get into every little grill section with a q-tip or small applicator. No matter which option you go with, your car is the real winner in this debate! Thank you for watching this video and reading this article, and keep on shining!