Sell me on your favorite Glass coating!

Flash Gordon said:
You could (and i have on work trucks) apply dirty, but typically I wash the glass, dry with a towel, move to tires/wheels/fenderwells.
By then the windows are good and dry.
Apply liberally to all of the glass then get to washing/claying.
Works great. No streaks or windshield wiper noise
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Oh I did something similar applied to both cars and then detailed the interior while it hazed

I am hoping that polishing and using panel prep helps it last longer.

The mustang sat on the lot for a year and the glass was terrible even after glass cleaner. The gti had some glass cleaner / protectant on it that was wearing off
 
Optimus Grime said:
I may be an outlier but I have not had any luck with ADS glass coating. Granted, the first bottle was part of a bad batch so that could explain why it performed so poorly on my wife’s SUV but the replacement bottle I received didn’t do any better. I got 7 months out of CanCoat, which isn’t even a dedicated glass coating, and it was still going strong when I polished it off to try something new. I don’t like Gyeon View’s application but the stuff does what it says and says what it does. I have no complaints about the longevity.
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Did you polish the glass before application, in particular, with a dedicated glass polish such as P&S Clarity Creme? Apparently the ammonia in the Clarity Creme (and similar products) can cause a reaction with the ADS coating. At the moment, the advice regarding glass coatings is to polish with a normal compound rather than dedicated glass polishes.
 
Just like those who say dedicated wheel coatings are a waste of time, I think that about glass coatings. Sure, they are apparently tailored to glass and the abrasion caused by the wipers, but everything I read or watch about glass coatings is that they are hard to apply, require specific polishing and prep procedures, don't last long or have variable longevity. Overall, they are hit and miss, no matter the brand or chemistry.

Glass sealants like Gyeon Quick View, Wolfs and NV Glass Lite offer the same hydrophobics and offer an easier application. But even then, you have these spray-and-protect glass cleaners that are on another level of application ease, and again, deliver excellent hydrophobics. And if you are like me and wipe your glass down after every wash, who really cares about the lack of apparent longevity from those spray-and-protect products.

Of the many I've tried, the best performing and easiest to apply (as in not streaking) has been Opti-Coat Glass Clean & Protect, and surprisingly, Stoner's Ceramic Glass Cleaner.



 
DFB said:
Just like those who say dedicated wheel coatings are a waste of time, I think that about glass coatings. Sure, they are apparently tailored to glass and the abrasion caused by the wipers, but everything I read or watch about glass coatings is that they are hard to apply, require specific polishing and prep procedures, don't last long or have variable longevity. Overall, they are hit and miss, no matter the brand or chemistry.

Glass sealants like Gyeon Quick View, Wolfs and NV Glass Lite offer the same hydrophobics and offer an easier application. But even then, you have these spray-and-protect glass cleaners that are on another level of application ease, and again, deliver excellent hydrophobics. And if you are like me and wipe your glass down after every wash, who really cares about the lack of apparent longevity from those spray-and-protect products.

Of the many I've tried, the best performing and easiest to apply (as in not streaking) has been Opti-Coat Glass Clean & Protect, and surprisingly, Stoner's Ceramic Glass Cleaner.



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I really like the clean and protect products but many I’ve found have limits that show up during bouts of bad weather. 2 weeks of bad weather and not being able to re apply had my p&s failing. I want a strong base layer I can keep up with weekly toppings.
 
04lss said:
Oh I did something similar applied to both cars and then detailed the interior while it hazed

I am hoping that polishing and using panel prep helps it last longer.

The mustang sat on the lot for a year and the glass was terrible even after glass cleaner. The gti had some glass cleaner / protectant on it that was wearing off
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What do you mean terrible. Water spots? Is the glass smooth or gritty?? Do you own a baseball bat???
 
Flash Gordon said:
What do you mean terrible. Water spots? Is the glass smooth or gritty?? Do you own a baseball bat???
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Really bad road film, that haze that shows up when you’re cleaning the glass that cleaner doesn’t remove. Not water spots. Not really sure what to call it. But it always shows up on uncoated glass where I live
 
04lss said:
Really bad road film, that haze that shows up when you’re cleaning the glass that cleaner doesn’t remove. Not water spots. Not really sure what to call it. But it always shows up on uncoated glass where I live
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Try going old school and pour a warm can of Coca-Cola on it.
If that doesn't work, polishing should work.
If all else fails the ole baseball bat works everytime
 
DFB said:
Did you polish the glass before application, in particular, with a dedicated glass polish such as P&S Clarity Creme? Apparently the ammonia in the Clarity Creme (and similar products) can cause a reaction with the ADS coating. At the moment, the advice regarding glass coatings is to polish with a normal compound rather than dedicated glass polishes.
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Polished with 3D One. Maybe it was just a bad batch but this is the only glass coating I’ve had issue with
 
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I've had good luck with Gtechnics coating and Angelwax's H2Go and Labocosmetica's Aquavelox (those two are very very similar to one another). Lately though I've been using Labo's Idrosave diluted as a quick detailer for window cleaning and it leaves a couple of weeks of good hydrophobics behind.

During Black Friday I bought Feynlab's glass coating and glass polish that I'll be giving a try come Spring when it's warm enough to apply.
 
I watched a recent video by Detailing Dogma and based on his testing the Draco was the only 1 that was fairly long lasting with Rain X coming in 2nd at a super cheap price compared to the rest which were more expensive and didn’t last very long at all regardless of contact with the wipers.

I’m personally not a fan of glass coatings and think they’re more likely to do more harm than good i.e. leave a haze or create wiper chatter. I’d rather just do an occasional deep cleaning with a dedicated glass polish but not bother with a coating.

I usually do a 1st step with a melamine pad w/APC, followed by glass polish.
 
Eldorado2k said:
I watched a recent video by Detailing Dogma and based on his testing the Draco was the only 1 that was fairly long lasting with Rain X coming in 2nd at a super cheap price compared to the rest which were more expensive and didn’t last very long at all regardless of contact with the wipers.

I’m personally not a fan of glass coatings and think they’re more likely to do more harm than good i.e. leave a haze or create wiper chatter. I’d rather just do an occasional deep cleaning with a dedicated glass polish but not bother with a coating.

I usually do a 1st step with a melamine pad w/APC, followed by glass polish.
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Hey Ric, ever try CarPro Clarify Phobics glass cleaner

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Remembered why I have not used Rain X in a while. The rain smear, that quick flash of haze when the wiper passes. I have not seen it on the ceramics based glass coatings. That said, the hydrophobics from Rain x match any Ceramic based coating ive used, an application is dead simple.
 
I applied rainx to my 80 something year old neighbors crvs paint.
A year or so in it was holding up well.
Unfortunately she checked into a retirement home and sold the car so testing ended there
 
Flash Gordon said:
I applied rainx to my 80 something year old neighbors crvs paint.
A year or so in it was holding up well.
Unfortunately she checked into a retirement home and sold the car so testing ended there
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That was at you Ricardo.
Do you have any old neighbors you could test this on?
 
Flash Gordon said:
I see. Looks like I will have to test on a unsuspecting client 🥸
Wouldn't it be something if we find out coatings are nothing more than rainx in a 30ml bottle
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I wouldn’t be surprised.

Have you seen those stupid advertisements for that “German engineered” nano coating that supposedly fixes failing clearcoat by simply wiping it across the paint with a little applicator? They’re on YouTube.

As if I’m supposed to be impressed because they say it comes from Germany… What if the best coatings came from Africa? Then what? Lol
 
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