Help, ceramic coating ruined my Bronco Trim

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Did anyone experience it, i have Bronco ceramic coated, used Adams advanced graphene coating, the rest of the painted surfaces are fine, but my trim turned into this after 2 washes. Any ideas, how to remove this haze without damaging trim? this is the same look on all the trim areas. Appreciate any help
 

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Did you give the plastic a deep clean prior to using the Graphene coating, because it looks to be left over graphene or something has happened.

I would suggest asking a professional detailer or reach out to said product Manufacturer for their direct help.
 
You can try polishing the trim and using a dedicated trim coating.
 
Tasmania said:
Professional means to me that a mishaps like this wouldn't happen.
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Wow, quick to judge are we?, you would never learn if there isn't a one off issues like this. Or we all end up being cocky rats like we know everything. If this is mishap it would have shown up before the wash.
 
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Tasmania said:
Did you give the plastic a deep clean prior to using the Graphene coating, because it looks to be left over graphene or something has happened.

I would suggest asking a professional detailer or reach out to said product Manufacturer for their direct help.
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Yes, the car was prepped like rest of the car, strip washed, chemical decontaminated, and iron removed entire car. and Polished on painted surfaces. So lets stop judging that i am not professional. If it was a application error, it should have showed up before wash. I dont know what he did when washing or what he used to scrub.
 
Optimus Grime said:
You can try polishing the trim and using a dedicated trim coating.
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if its a regular plastic trim, i would have polished with light abrasive pad but for this bronco the trim seems to be lil porous and not a smooth finish like normal trim.
 
cleantechwa said:
Wow, quick to judge are we?, you would never learn if there isn't a one off issues like this. Or we all end up being cocky rats like we know everything. If this is mishap it would have shown up before the wash.
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Just settle down mate i didn't call you a professional detailer someone else did,
You asked for help i answered.

Simple. To me being a "Professional detailer" means something completely different to what you think of.

Just my opinion 🙂

Edit: who is he and you said my trim? Is this your car or a client's I'm confused.
 
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This is common with Adams coating when it is not wiped off properly. If you have facebook reach out to Dan Tyger as he is with Adams and has seen this many times.

You could try using a polish like Optimum Hyper Polish to see if that helps. This polish will not stain trim.
 
Bosko said:
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I actually asked Gyeon if this can be used on unpainted black plastic trims. Thier response was that they strongly discouraged the use of Total Remover on those surfaces.
 
The following quotes are from a prominent competitor to Autogeek, displayed on their website in the product description of a commonly used ceramic coating. The below could happen with any ceramic coating. For the record, I'm not saying this is the OP's problem, or that I necessarily agree, but its certainly a possible explanation.

On brand new textured plastic, use ceramic coatings at your own risk - See explanation at bottom.
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Brand New Vehicles (Textured Plastic):​

MANY people use Dlux on new textured plastic successfully. However the reason we have a warning is because of possible complications that can arise a year later due to variables out of our control. A car dealer may use a very high silicone content dressing on the trim before selling it to the new owner and some of this may not be able to be removed before application of Dlux. That can cause it not to bond and create an unsightly appearance if not entirely bonded. We believe it is also possible that the plastic may “gas out” for a year or so after being created and potentially that gas could get caught between ceramic and plastic and create tiny microscopic bubbles that start to make an unsightly dulling appearance. In the rare instances that it happens, there is no surefire solution to removing the discoloration or white dots due to the fact it is nearly impossible to effectively polish a ceramic coating off textured plastic without changing its appearance.
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The Guz said:
This is common with Adams coating when it is not wiped off properly. If you have facebook reach out to Dan Tyger as he is with Adams and has seen this many times.

You could try using a polish like Optimum Hyper Polish to see if that helps. This polish will not stain trim.
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I pinged him on Insta, hopefully he will respond. Thank you for this!
 
Good info by DFB...
With that said, basically I think you need to degrade that coating in a multi step process.
Many attempts with a citrus based degreaser like "Citrol 266"
Get back to original surface and then use a trim based coating known to be safe and effective..
Start with a small section to see if you make any progress with this method...
Keep us posted as this is a unique situation...
 
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