Hey everyone,
I took the plunge and took my Lexus LC 500h in for a ceramic coating. It was at the detailer for three days. The car looks fantastic!

 

If any is curious or wants to see a video I made of my LC being ceramic coated, here is a video on it:

 

Mine was done when it was new, this is when it was re done at 5 years old.

 

Have a new 24 LC C atomic silver w/black interior w/PPF on 90% of the vehicle.

I want to get a ceramic coating and have no knowledge of the product or process to apply it.

What’s the top 2 or 3 ceramic coated products I should investigate and select the best in class product for my vehicle? Any suggestions on firms to use?

Located in SOCAL, CA.

Thank you.

 

Sorry i can't help you with a detailer to use as i am located in the UK.

as for the process have a look at the Video in the thread above.

How much machine polishing you will require will depend on the condition of your paint.

All good quality ceramic coating can only be applied by Certified Detailers , the ones you can buy and apply yourself are ok but not the best, plus the best results are all to do with the preparation, so you would need a orbital polisher and the skill to use it correctly.

when the car was new I had " KAMIKAZE " at the time it had around the 5 year life span

The second time, as shown in my three i had " GTECHNIQ CRYSTAL SERUM ULTRA " which has a 9 year life span.

Just one bit of advice if you not going to clean you car using the correct cleaning procedure and products then paying out for a ceramic coating will be a waist of money.
Do not use car washes, you should foam wash first, use PH natural shampoo, two bucket wash, blow dry car or at least use a good quality drying towel.

 

I used a place in Long Beach on Signal Hill.

I have had them do both my cars.

Polished Protection.

Very good work and a lot of the guys I meet @ C&C's use them.

 

What brand of PPF was used on your car? Depending on the brand of PPF, there might possibly be a ceramic coating from that PPF manufacturer that they recommend you use.

The hardest part of applying ceramic coating is fixing the paint before you do it. For both PPF and Ceramic, you are preserving whatever is underneath. So if you just do PPF and/or Ceramic without doing paint correction, you are preserving all the problems with the paint.

Fortunately for you, you PPF'd a 2024 car that likely has perfect or near-perfect paint. So all you need to do is figure out the ceramic coat product for your PPF manufacturer then apply it. This is something you should be able to do yourself. Check out 6:44 in this video:


Otherwise you can talk to a detailer in your area that does ceramic coat. They will have a ceramic product they typically use, but I would go with whatever ceramic your PPF manufacturer recommends. Just the application of the ceramic is very easy and should be cheap (under $300).

 

Thank you for the advice. When you mentioned using an orbital machine that’s out of my skill set. Looking at your car and others I will have it done on my new car.

 

Metal 1 thank you for your insights and help.

I used 3M Pro 8 mil film. Have used 3M pro for a number of years.

I’ll contact your firm in Signal Hill as well as calling 3M to see what ceramic coating they recommend.