Using A Ceramic Coating AND a Sealant?

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Blackdevil77

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Just looking for a little advice. I enjoy washing, polishing, and waxing my car and don't mind the maintenance at all so the low maintenance of ceramic coating isn't really what appeals to me about a ceramic coating. The biggest thing that appeals to me with ceramic coatings, such as Cquartz, are it's level of protection and ability to resist light marring that you may get from washing, drying etc.

I have some Cquartz left and I know the shelf life isn't too long for Cquartz so I wanna use more of it up. I wasn't going to use it on my car, but then was toying with the idea of using it on only certain panels that may receive more abuse, just to give those panels the added protection of ceramic coating. I was going to apply the Cquartz to the rear quarter panels, the moldings under the doors and the front bumper, and use a sealant like the Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant on the rest of the car.

Is this a good or a bad idea? Will there be a difference in appearance between the panels with the WGDGPS and the Cquartz?
 
For what its worth, I used PA Viking then the Spritz, stopped with the spritz and went back to D156 for touch ups, I'm not sure you will see an impact but hey give it a try.
 
Partially coating a vehicle means partial protection. To me it's the equivalent of going out in winter blizzard with just a winter coat on and no pants, socks, boots, hat or gloves.
Ok, that is a bit extreme, but you get the point.

I would say if you enjoy the maintenance, a good sealant such as (Wolf Gang Deep Gloss) WGDG 3.0 will give you the best of both worlds, high quality sealant, durable, etc.

I must say, that my vehics have coatings... I hose them off, then blow dry them... that's it. Makes life easy.
To rejuvenate the protection, I'll do a wipe down with Reload for the car w/ CQ, or Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Booster for the other two cars.

Even if you do a coating, maintenance will be involved (booster sprays, etc..). On a vehicle, as you've pointed out, certain parts of the vehicle will take more of a beating, but there is no scientific proof to show how one's LSP will degrade uniformly over the vehicle and over time.
Thus, it's best to protect the car uniformly with the same / like / kind product, at the same time. That way you know in "x-months" to go and re-apply uniformly for ultimate protection.
 
If your main reason for wanting a coating is to resist marring, then you're bound to be disappointed. The true benefit of a coating is its superior resistance to dirt and chemicals which make it far easier to maintain over a given period of time than traditional products that are not nearly as resilient.

If you do not mind the time and effort involved with regular waxing or sealing of your paint, just keep doing what you love to do.
 
Thanks for the information, I'm glad I asked.

Paul_g, I wasn't going to only going to coat part of the vehicle and leave the rest totally unprotected. I was just going to use a different product. Not so much like going out in a winter coat and no pants, but like going out with a winter coat, and different pants than what would normally be worn with said winter coat.

The car isn't driven in harsh conditions and is garaged. If the coatings don't offer any added protection or resistance to marring, just longer protection, then I'll just do the whole car with the sealant. I remember reading that the Cquartz is a very hard coating and has a slight resistance to very light scratching and marring. That's why I wanted to use it on the lower panels that take more abuse and get "dirtier." Just figured it would be added protection and the extra grime.
 
Blackdevil77 said:
Thanks for the information, I'm glad I asked.

Paul_g, I wasn't going to only going to coat part of the vehicle and leave the rest totally unprotected. I was just going to use a different product. Not so much like going out in a winter coat and no pants, but like going out with a winter coat, and different pants than what would normally be worn with said winter coat.

The car isn't driven in harsh conditions and is garaged. If the coatings don't offer any added protection or resistance to marring, just longer protection, then I'll just do the whole car with the sealant. I remember reading that the Cquartz is a very hard coating and has a slight resistance to very light scratching and marring. That's why I wanted to use it on the lower panels that take more abuse and get "dirtier." Just figured it would be added protection and the extra grime.
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I concur with Zach. My point was, just remain consistent with whatever you do.
 
Blackdevil77 said:
Thanks for the information, I'm glad I asked.

Paul_g, I wasn't going to only going to coat part of the vehicle and leave the rest totally unprotected. I was just going to use a different product. Not so much like going out in a winter coat and no pants, but like going out with a winter coat, and different pants than what would normally be worn with said winter coat.

The car isn't driven in harsh conditions and is garaged. If the coatings don't offer any added protection or resistance to marring, just longer protection, then I'll just do the whole car with the sealant. I remember reading that the Cquartz is a very hard coating and has a slight resistance to very light scratching and marring. That's why I wanted to use it on the lower panels that take more abuse and get "dirtier." Just figured it would be added protection and the extra grime.
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I'd say go for it. I'd highly doubt that you'll see a visual difference in the areas with the coating vs. the sealant (except for a little more dirt resistance on the coating sections). I have so many LSPs that I like to mix it up as well. Right now, I've got Fuzion Spray Wax on the drivers side of my Pathfinder and PBL Sealant on the passengers side and hood and roof. On the back hatch I use Gloss Coat because I have a gravel driveway and find that the hatch gets the dirtiest from the driveway and the Gloss Coat keeps it much cleaner than waxes/sealants. Variety is the spice of life!
 
boomdone said:
I'd say go for it. I'd highly doubt that you'll see a visual difference in the areas with the coating vs. the sealant (except for a little more dirt resistance on the coating sections). I have so many LSPs that I like to mix it up as well. Right now, I've got Fuzion Spray Wax on the drivers side of my Pathfinder and PBL Sealant on the passengers side and hood and roof. On the back hatch I use Gloss Coat because I have a gravel driveway and find that the hatch gets the dirtiest from the driveway and the Gloss Coat keeps it much cleaner than waxes/sealants. Variety is the spice of life!
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You have my attitude! I have a lease that I use as my guinea pig. Maybe I'll do half the hood with Cquartz and the other half with The Wolfgang sealant, just for kicks.
 
Blackdevil I would over think it. I understand your logic and the application seems fine. I agree with Zach, coating, wax or sealant just keep up the level of protection. From what I see coatings are very thin so there's only so much you can ask from them.
 
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