A nearly-new Ford Focus Estate in for graphene coating from new. We show why protecting untouched paintwork early gives a coating the best possible bond.
This Ford Focus Estate came in nearly new -- the owner had decided to protect the paintwork properly from the start rather than wait for the finish to dull. That is the right instinct; a fresh, uncontaminated surface gives a coating the best possible bond, and it is exactly what our new car detailing service is built around.
We prepared the car before applying the SiRamik Lustrous GS Graphene Coating -- a full clay bar decontamination to lift any bonded surface contamination, then a machine polish across the whole car. Even on a nearly-new vehicle the polish makes a difference; the paintwork comes out sharper than it left the factory.
Graphene coatings sit at the top of the protection hierarchy. The graphene matrix gives the cured layer exceptional hardness and slickness. Some suppliers will tell you about thermal conductivity, anti-static properties, and heat dissipation reducing UV degradation -- there is a grain of truth in the chemistry, but in a coating a few microns thick on a car in the real world, we are not convinced it amounts to anything you would notice. We will not give you flannel about things a product cannot do.
What we will say: this is one of the best-looking finishes you will ever see from a coating, and it is genuinely tough. We have used it, we have watched it hold up, and we believe in it.
Starting with a new car means the owner gets the full benefit from day one -- no paint correction needed further down the line, and the surface stays easier to clean throughout.
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