Just like we speak with some customers that are adamant against using a machine polisher on their car, we have many customers that are very hesitant to try out a ceramic coating because they seem too complicated, or they fear they will “mess things up.” Once they use a random orbital polisher, those initial fears go away, and the same thing can be said with the easiest form of ceramic protection for your vehicle, which are spray and wipe quick detailer types of products.

We have two options in this category, Graphene CS3™ and Graphene Detail Spray™. These spray and wipe graphene ceramic protection options are the quickest and easiest method to apply a temporary hydrophobic barrier on various exterior surfaces of your vehicle. Spray and wipe products are water-based, with reduced graphene oxide added into the formula along with other polymers, lubricants, and gloss enhancers, to provide protection for 1-3 months in most cases. So in other words, ease of use is very high, but durability is much lower, so you will need to use them more frequently for continual protection if they will be your primary source of protecting the finish on your vehicle. Another benefit of spray and wipe products is that there are no curing times, meaning that you can use these products indoors or outdoors, and drive your car immediately afterward without worry. Let’s take a more in-depth look at Graphene CS3™ and Graphene Detail Spray™ below.

Graphene CS3
If you aren’t familiar with Adam’s CS3, it stands for “Ceramic Spray: (1) Cleans, (2), Shines, & (3) Protects.” It is an all-in-one spray on and wipe off product that is a top-choice for many of our customers not only because of how easy it is to use, but for the incredible gloss, slick feeling, and excellent water beading that it leaves behind on nearly all exterior surfaces of your car. We then took all of the best features of CS3 and added graphene ceramic resins into the formula to make Graphene CS3™, creating an even more durable mixture that can last up to 3 months per application. Graphene CS3™ is unique in that it can be used as a waterless washing chemical to clean and protect a slightly dirty vehicle with one chemical and several towels, saving time and effort, or it can be used as a type of spray sealant on an already clean surface. You can apply Graphene CS3™ on top of an existing graphene ceramic coating as maintenance upkeep, you can apply it on top of a wax or sealant layer to enhance their performance if they are degrading after a few months, or you can apply it as a standalone protection on a clean, bare surface - it is not exclusive to just ceramic coatings and graphene ceramic coatings.

Durability of Graphene CS3™ by itself will depend on a few factors: your driving conditions, how often you wash the vehicle, and whether it spends most of the time outside in the elements like sun, rain, and snow, or stays garaged and out of the elements most of the time. If you drive longer commutes every day and your car sits outside at work, you may want to use Graphene CS3™ every 1-2 months for constant protection, but if you don’t drive as frequently and your car is garaged, you may only need to use it every 2-3 months. The key to using Graphene CS3™ effectively though, is to have the right type and the right number of clean microfiber towels. You will want 4-6 waffle-weave Waterless Wash Towels for most vehicles to remove the initial dust and dirt. Then we recommend 1 or 2 plush towels like our Borderless Grey Towel, to make more broad, quick swipes across the surface to fix any light streaking, after you do the majority of cleaning with the waffle-weave towels. You can find a quick demonstration video on Graphene CS3™ here: Safely Clean and Graphene Protect Your Vehicle in One Product | Graphene CS3™

Graphene Detail Spray™
Some of our customers may not prefer using an all-in-one type of product like Graphene CS3™, and would rather do a traditional wash with soap and water to clean the vehicle, dry it off, and then apply a quick and easy shine and protection product. Others may find that Graphene CS3™ can sometimes be a little more effort to use on dark colors without the right towels and technique. If you are in either of these two groups, then Graphene Detail Spray™ is the solution for you. Graphene Detail Spray™ is our easiest to use graphene ceramic spray on and wipe off product for your paint, glass, chrome, and other exterior surfaces. And just like Graphene CS3™, you do not need to have a graphene ceramic coating on your vehicle to use Graphene Detail Spray™ - it can be used on coated and non-coated vehicles alike.

Graphene Detail Spray™ takes our flagship original pink Detail Spray and makes it better in all aspects. It is a water-based formula that builds upon the base Detail Spray by incorporating reduced graphene oxide resins. This takes it a step further, offering more longevity and performance per application, while making it even more compatible with ceramic and graphene ceramic coatings. Using it on your graphene ceramic coated vehicle as routine maintenance will allow the coating to perform its best with respect to hydrophobic and self-cleaning properties. Graphene Detail Spray™ can be used as a drying aid, but we recommend using it sparingly per panel and in the shade if possible when used to assist in drying. It can also be used to remove light dust from your car’s surface; however, if your car is a little more dirty from driving through a light rainstorm, for example, then our Graphene CS3™ discussed earlier would be a better choice, since it offers more cleaning ability with the lubricating agents and cleaners in its formula. You can watch a quick video summary of Graphene Detail Spray™ here: Adam's Polishes Graphene Detail Spray™ 

The next option of graphene ceramic protection is Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™. Spray coatings combine the ease of our water-based graphene resin infused quick detailers with the extended

durability and the extreme hydrophobicity and water beading and repelling behavior of our multiple-year graphene ceramic coatings. Adam’s Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ is the easiest way to apply a true ceramic coating to your vehicle that will last upwards of one year, without all of the complexity of flashing and curing times, or high spots and streaks that may occur for first time users of our 7-year Graphene Ceramic Coating™ and Graphene Ceramic Coating™ Advanced, which we will discuss in the final section of this blog. Our spray coatings are the best all-around products to apply if you are just venturing into the world of ceramic coatings.

If you are afraid to put a ceramic coating on your car because it sounds either too involved, too much work, or over-complicated, our spray coatings are the easy button of ceramic coating. Our Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ options are solvent-based, not water-based, making them true ceramic coatings in sprayable form, but because they are at a lower percentage level of active resin and in a spray formula, they are much more forgiving, easier to work with, and take out all of the worry of the application process. You will see them “flash” on surfaces once you apply the coating with a Microfiber Applicator and it is exposed to the air, just like our coatings in the 60ml glass bottles, but due to the lower percentage of resin, they are incredibly easy to apply and wipe away, since they are not putting as thick of a layer of material onto the surface. By “flashing”, we mean that the coating will begin to have a rainbow-like appearance a few moments after it is applied to paint, glass, and chrome, very similar to how an oil slick appears on asphalt. We have two options for spray coatings: Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ and Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ Advanced. Let’s take an in-depth look at each below.

Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™
Adam’s Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ is a perfect middle-ground between our less durable spray-and-wipe graphene protection and the more involved 7-year or 9-year graphene ceramic coating options. This spray coating is a solvent-based formula consisting of reduced graphene oxide interlaced into the polysiloxane (ceramic) backbone to create a protection product considerably more durable than waxes and sealants. In fact, most will say that Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™is easier to apply than most sealants or waxes on the market while offering resistance to heat, more shine, and easier washing. Our spray coating utilizes the same formula as the 7-year Graphene Ceramic Coating™ in the 60ml bottle, but at a lower concentration at 7% active resin. This allows it to be put into a spray bottle to make application much easier. You can simply mist two or three sprays into a Microfiber Applicator and have enough product to evenly and fully coat an entire door panel for example. In other words, one 12oz bottle typically allows you to apply a coating to 5 or 6 vehicles, or one vehicle 2 or 3 times per year for 2 years.

Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ has a very long working time, meaning that once it flashes, or rainbows on the surface, it will usually take a few minutes for the residue to become clear again, which is the indication that you should then remove it from the surface with a plush microfiber towel. So even if the coating sits on the surface for 5 minutes, you will find that it is still nearly effortless to wipe away. With our 7 and 9 years coatings that we will discuss below, it’s imperative to do as much correction and prepwork as possible for the coating to bond properly and last several years - our spray coatings are for those that may not want to spend that much time and effort, and would rather reapply protection every year or so in a much easier manner.

Yes, claying, polishing, and prepping your vehicle’s paint will make it look better, allow Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ to apply even more easily, and last longer, but if you simply want to wash your car, dry it, and apply this spray coating, you can! It’s the perfect introduction product into ceramic coatings, and can be used on nearly any exterior surface - paint, glass, chrome, plastic, vinyl, cloth tops, wheels, and more. The spray formula allows you to get into tight areas such as wheels, suspension, front bumpers and grilles more easily, then just make sure to level the areas with an applicator and wipe away excess residue from every surface with a clean microfiber towel. Then it only needs 4-6 hours free of any moisture, water, rain, etc to cure and you’re ready to go.

Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ Advanced
Even more durable at 1-2 years of protection per application, but still nearly as effortless to use, is our Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ Advanced. As the name indicates, this is a more advanced version of our spray coating, with double the active resin percentage at 15%. What this means is that it will allow for a thicker layer of protection on the surface while still letting it be easy to work with in terms of flash times and wiping away the excess residue. If Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating™ Advanced flashes for a bit too long on surfaces, it will be slightly more difficult to wipe away the residue than the regular version of the spray coating, but you should still find it easier to wipe off than a paste wax for example. The application and removal process is the same as the normal version above; however, if you do find some difficulty in removing it from areas, such as exterior glass, you can simply reactivate the flashed coating by misting one more spray into an applicator, wiping the area with the applicator, and then immediately buffing it off with a plush microfiber towel.