07/25/2021
So what's everyone's take on graphene coatings? I've done alot of research on this. Graphene at a 1 atom thickness is 200x stronger than steel. So why isn't paint basically bulletproof after using a graphene coating? It's because there is no way YET to get it to adhere to paint properly without loosing it's structural integrity. At a microscopic level It's a hexagonal shape. Think of it like hexagonal chicken wire.
It's super light weight and flexible like carbon fiber in its raw form but if there is a kink or something in it, it becomes very brittle. To apply it as a top coat you need a base to mix it with. The problem is how do you get it on the car in a uniform way for protection without breaking it's molecular bond? How do you tell if its being applied uniformly? You can't. That's why a good ceramic coating will out perform graphene. The graphene coatings on the market are just a graphene infused ceramic. There are hundreds of different thicknesses and oxides of graphene. It is transparent up to a 50 atom thickness then starts to become dark. If you take a graphene powder and mix it with nano resins it performs no better than nano resin itself or so minor of a difference it doesnt warrant the extra cost of graphene. I've seen lots of tests, and ceramics perform equally or better than graphene as far as durability, performance and hydrophobic properties. Nano resin pro is a non solvent so there is no gassing off but expensive and the ingredients for a coating aren't at its peak but 3rd party testing put a warranty out of 10-15 years compared to 3-5 on graphene. Don't believe the hype because the technology just isn't there yet to adhere to paint in a uniform way without loosing it's durabily and structural integrity. Why pay more and get the same or worse results...