Coating for new Bronco

Texchappy said:
Looking at getting the ADS glass coating. Should I get their panel prep? Anything else I should pick up from them?

Also, recommendations for wheel and trim?
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I'd say Carpro Eraser is still the benchmark there.

For trim, just use the same product you use on the paint. For wheels, I know I sound like a broken record, but the ADS High Temp Wheel Coating is THE benchmark. I couldn't be happier with it.
 
DFB said:
I'd say Carpro Eraser is still the benchmark there.

For trim, just use the same product you use on the paint. For wheels, I know I sound like a broken record, but the ADS High Temp Wheel Coating is THE benchmark. I couldn't be happier with it.
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I’d seen at least one detailer really like the ADS wheel coating.
 
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Think the last decision I have to make is interior protection. Thoughts?
 
The Guz said:
As far CQUK it’s still one of the best options and I would say better than Mohs. Mohs has a tendency to clog easier.
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Interesting you mention Mohs clogging. I've not seen that at all. Despite using a soap with lower cleaning ability (3D Pink) and one of the wettest, snowiest winters we've had in a while, its still seems to be doing great even when the car is filthy for long periods of time.
 
Here’s what I have as of now:
Paint: DIY 8 year coating (kindly offered by Guz)
Glass: ADS (ordered)
Wheels: ADS (ordered)
Wheel flares: same DIY coating as paint?
MIC roof: Griots 3in1 Ceramic (I have sitting around)
Tires: ?
Interior: ? (I have some GTechic that I’ve been using - matte dash, leather, triclean)
 
What is the plastic like on your wheel arches? When I coated my BRZ and the son-in-laws Charger Scat Pack, I used the paint coating on the minor bits of black trim and the spoiler and it worked out great.

For interior I'm using Nexzette Cockpit Premium and really like it. I've also heard great things about ADS Pilot, but haven't tried it yet. For tires I'm partial to Duragloss 253.
 
Haven’t looked at them too closely Desertnate. Just know they look like the typical.

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I’m curious about two DIY products:
APP polish
Interior ceramic coating
 
Texchappy said:
Haven’t looked at them too closely Desertnate. Just know they look like the typical.
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Something that came to mind looking at that picture is the texture of the plastic on those arches.

On my car and the son-in-law's, the black plastic was very smooth with no texture at all, so it made applying the paint coating really easy. If those arches have a texture to them or are more of a "pebbled" surface, a paint coating might not be the best way to go since it would be hard to get the product down into the texture without using a ton of product. It would be really hard to level/buff off too. That might lead to a more trim specific type product for the best results.
 
Desertnate said:
Something that came to mind looking at that picture is the texture of the plastic on those arches.

On my car and the son-in-law's, the black plastic was very smooth with no texture at all, so it made applying the paint coating really easy. If those arches have a texture to them or are more of a "pebbled" surface, a paint coating might not be the best way to go since it would be hard to get the product down into the texture without using a ton of product. It would be really hard to level/buff off too. That might lead to a more trim specific type product for the best results.
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It is textured!
 
Desertnate said:
Something that came to mind looking at that picture is the texture of the plastic on those arches.

On my car and the son-in-law's, the black plastic was very smooth with no texture at all, so it made applying the paint coating really easy. If those arches have a texture to them or are more of a "pebbled" surface, a paint coating might not be the best way to go since it would be hard to get the product down into the texture without using a ton of product. It would be really hard to level/buff off too. That might lead to a more trim specific type product for the best results.
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Forgot. I’ve got some DLux. It’s two years old but unopened. (Bought it to do the trim and/or wheels on my sons mav but never got around to it)
 
If I have the energy, hope to start on the coating this weekend. I think I won’t need to polish the paint (looks pretty good). Here’s the tentative plan…

1. Remove fender flares
2. Test spot IronX on paint
3. Clay towel
4. APP (including flares) applied with venerable porter cable
5. 8 year coating
6. If I have the energy to get to the 3 year in the 2-8 hour window, do ‘the stack’
 
Texchappy said:
If I have the energy, hope to start on the coating this weekend. I think I won’t need to polish the paint (looks pretty good). Here’s the tentative plan…

1. Remove fender flares
2. Test spot IronX on paint
3. Clay towel
4. APP (including flares) applied with venerable porter cable
5. 8 year coating
6. If I have the energy to get to the 3 year in the 2-8 hour window, do ‘the stack’
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Good luck. I did a Bronco two weeks ago with Gyeon Syncro. So much trim to coat.
 
Big Dave said:
So I'm assuming you had to do the roof as well, if that's the MIC roof I've been hearing about? At least with the FJ all the trim is down low and I can just scoot along on my detailing stool.
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Yep. Half of the damn exterior is trim but the upside is that I had to do half as much polishing as normally on a vehicle that size.
 
Decided not to coat the roof. Lots of problems with them and it does say in the manual not to use any solvents on them. Doing this mostly in case I have to go to Ford for a replacement.

Had a crazy thought once I took the flares off: I have some CQUK3 leftover; if it’s still good, I may use it on the underside of the them. Yay or nay?
 
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