Videos: #best-ceramic

Matrix Black on two vans from the same customer -- 6 years and 250,000 miles apart. The first coat still doing its job when the second van came in.

A Porsche 911 Carrera with wash marks from years of hand car washing. Four-stage machine polish, then Fireball Silla+ 5-year ceramic and Helios Shield on the nose for stone chip protection.

A brand new Mercedes EQC 400 electric SUV. Owner asked not to wash it before arrival. Touchless degreaser wash, full machine polish by James, graphene coating + glass ceramic. Gary notes the complex alloy wheels and trim damage risk from harsh chemicals.

A Ford Focus estate returns a year after its graphene coating for a wash and review. Gary shows the self-cleaning effect in dry conditions and demonstrates why jet-washing a coated car removes 90% of the dirt before a cloth goes near it.

Jaguar S-Type V8 that had been stored under a sheet -- sandpaper-rough, cobwebs inside, opaque headlights. Four-stage polish by James brought all the character lines back. Upgraded to graphene coating. Owner interview a year later: two washes, 5,000 miles, "oh yeah" pleased.

A Porsche with Matrix Black ceramic coating returns 26 months after application. Gary walks the near side: no hedge scratches despite country driving. A few fine wash marks, otherwise immaculate. Back for a wash and top-up recoat.

A Range Rover returns a year after its graphene coating. Gary walks the near side -- no hedge scratches despite country lane driving. A lawnmower scratch on the door is buffed down and the panel recoated. Honest verdict: best coating product we have used.

This is Gary's own daily driver -- not a show car, not coddled. He bought it in 2020, applied Matrix Black the same month, and has cleaned it at a jet wash ever since. This is what that looks like.

A demonstration of the self-cleaning effect of ceramic coating. The biggest customer benefit is not shine -- it is washing the car half as often. Less washing means fewer scratches means paint that looks newer for longer.

A compilation of ceramic coating results from the New Again workshop -- from a Mazda MX-5 to a Morgan, a Porsche Boxster to an Aston Martin DB9. Includes a two-year resale value check on a coated car and the neighbour who came back after two years for a top-up.