re: Car detailing products

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I just coated my car myself with Ethos Graphene Coating and I am extremely happy with the results. I put a lot of prep work into it and I understand why places charge so much to do it now.

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Tell me more. How hard was it to apply? I have been observing and am tempted.


I use a combo of Jescar Powerlock followed by Collonite. Has served me very well. There are many reviews including Pan the Organizer or Obsessed Garage.

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Tell me more. How hard was it to apply? I have been observing and am tempted.

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I am about to sound like an Ethos sales rep

Pretty easy. The prep is what takes long and the waiting. You just have to be patient and meticulous.

My process...

I washed my car then used Iron X to remove iron.

I then did a clay bar on the whole car. I used a Mother Clay Bar and Ethos Detail spray for lube.

I then did a hand polish on the whole car with Adam's Hand Polish and there Blue polishing pad.

I then used Ethos Detox to remove all residue left from the polish.

THEN I did the coating.

I worked in small sections. With the Ethos Graphene you apply with the applicator then it starts to get a rainbow effect the starts to get hazy.

The SECOND it starts to get hazy I used two microfiber towels, the first one to wipe off about 80% of the product the second one to buff off the rest. Then you move on to the next section. You don't want to leave high spots. For me it was 2-3 minutes before I had to wipe off.

I bought a big pack of microfiber towels from Costco and used two for each section of the car.

One hour later I did a second coat.

I watched Ethos own videos about how to apply it and a video by Apex Detail on how he applied it. Very helpful stuff.

You don't HAVE to do all the steps I did but the better your prep the better the results.

Can't get the vehicle wet for 48 hours.

Ethos said the coating would get glossier as it cures over a 5 day period and they were right. My car got very noticeably glossier.

Super happy with it, and as kind of a bonus now if the car is only lightly dirty and can use Ethos Defy spray and a few microfiber towels to essentially wash and polish the car at the same time without breaking out the pressure washer, buckets, etc...

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I buy Wolfgang products from that site and have been very pleased

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Same, Wolfgang Uber Compound, Uber Polish and Uber Sealant. Heavy cut with an orange ccs pad and work my way down. Takes a solid day every year but it will 100% look better than the day it was painted.