08/13/2017
Well, today I took part in the application of a new-to-me type of paint sealant. Dave from Car Brite detailing products and I applied a ceramic based paint sealant to a Dentique customers new 2017 Porsche Boxster.
The product used was the Diamond Level Protection variant of the System X product line and is supposed to be good for the lifetime of the vehicle. The actual application process of the product itself took about 2-3 hours including the rims, and we spent about 2 hours prepping the surface. Prep time included a quick clay bar of the vehicle surface, as the customer had washed the vehicle the day prior, then a quick polish with Menzerna 3500 micro finishing compound to bring up the shine a bit. The entire vehicle was then wiped down with isopropyl alcohol to clean the surface in preparation for the ceramic paint sealant.
Since the vehicle was brand new, and customer took delivery only days before, the paint surface only required a bit of attention, but time must be taken to remove any blemishes and start with a glossy surface. If you're gonna do the job, you may as well do it right. The more time spent prepping the surface, the more amazing the end result.
Quality takes time, and at here at Dentique, we always strive to exceed our customers expectations. We our own worst enemies when it comes to critiquing our work, and we want to ensure our customer's satisfaction each and every time.
The ceramic sealant is applied in a thin coat as a liquid, and buffed off within a few minutes as the product flashes off and starts to dry. There is a fine line between just dry enough to remove and too wet, and it takes a bit of getting used to, but the results are amazing. The sealant adds a micro thin layer of protection to the surface that cures to its maximum hardness within 4 days, but is ready to go in approximately 30 minutes from application. The ceramic sealant looks almost like a crystal clear layer of paint and adds amazing depth of color to the vehicles surface, giving it that still wet look. The color of the Boxster seemed to deepen with each passing minute.
And now for your viewing pleasure. Let the photos speak for themselves.
Many, many thanks to Dave from Car Brite Detailing Products for all his hard work on a Sunday, and for providing us with the product to make the Boxster shine like EVERY car should, and for many, many years to come.
