Can you tell which car was coated a year ago and which was done yesterday? Gary puts a graphene-coated BMW M3 next to a freshly coated Ford Focus estate and reveals which is which. The BMW owner previously had a 5 Series with ceramic -- he upgraded to graphene this time.
Two cars in the workshop at the same time: a BMW M3 Sport and a Ford Focus estate. One had a graphene coating applied a year ago. The other had a coating finished the previous day. Gary's challenge: tell which is which.
The year-old car was washed and dried with a small amount of soap -- nothing else on the wheels, no wheel cleaner, just a soft brush. The fresh car had been fully buffed, machine-polished, and coated. Side by side, Gary cannot tell them apart. Both have the "pop" -- the depth of gloss in pearlescent paint that shows the fleck in the lacquer -- both look as if they were done within the last 24 hours.
Gary reveals it: the BMW was coated a year ago. The Ford Focus was done yesterday. The BMW has one small chip on the front wing, likely from a car door, that would need touching in. Otherwise, no scratches. The owner had been seen washing it at the workshop from time to time; Gary thinks he has looked after it properly, which matters -- a coating is not a substitute for washing, it just makes washing easier and less damaging.
The BMW owner had previously had a 5 Series with a ceramic coating. When he changed car he came straight in and asked for the best coating available. Gary told him that was now the graphene. That is what it has.
In the background of the video, a third car: a black vehicle with Matrix Black ceramic coating applied the previous day, wheels freshly refurbished. The owner knew about one remaining scratch on a wing -- it had been touched in but would need a proper respray at some point. For everything else, Gary's comment: "It looks absolutely amazing."
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