Inputs needed: Glass Coating

[jamazi]

I had GTechniq CSL + Exo V3 done on a 5-day old Civic. The detailers said there were very few paint imperfections as one might expect with a new car but still they spent over 2 hours cleaning and polishing the paint. For me, that's a sign of how thorough the guys were (* Optimum Impression).

The original price quote was inclusive of the paint correction plus cleaning and application of appropriate GTechniq products on the wheels and all the windows.

Not sure if there will be additional charges if the client's car is older and requires significantly more time for paint correction.

Sir pwed malaman how much po inabot? And gano katagal ginawa overall?

[desmosedici]

Sir pwed malaman how much po inabot? And gano katagal ginawa overall?

12T, 4 hours.

[Stokedmd]

Still haven't committed to glass coating my car yet. So far, Ive narrowed down to Brila and GTechniq. My only problem now, is these coatings are scratch resistant but not scratch proof. In the event of swirls, I was wondering what the remedy to it will be.

I drive a black Hilux, and the advice from Big Bert's was to get paint protection instead, since swirls tend to show up easily on black cars, and if glass coated are not as easy to repair at home.

Anymore feedbacks for Brila and Gtechniq from actual users?

[desmosedici]

Still haven't committed to glass coating my car yet. So far, Ive narrowed down to Brila and GTechniq. My only problem now, is these coatings are scratch resistant but not scratch proof. In the event of swirls, I was wondering what the remedy to it will be.

I drive a black Hilux, and the advice from Big Bert's was to get paint protection instead, since swirls tend to show up easily on black cars, and if glass coated are not as easy to repair at home.

Anymore feedbacks for Brila and Gtechniq from actual users?

Big Bert's isn't kidding. Black cars are most rewarding to detail but they highlight swirls the most.

Think of a glass/ceramic coat as an additional clearcoat, a sacrificial layer. Over time it will scratch and accumulate swirls like a clearcoat. But not as readily. GTechniq has a Pencil Hardness of 9H while clear coats of most Japanese cars are at 7H only. The GTechniq installer has a convincing demo on this.

The extra hardness of the ceramic coat gives it more scratch and swirl resistance but also makes swirls less easy to remove, as Big Bert's says.

[joms]

Still haven't committed to glass coating my car yet. So far, Ive narrowed down to Brila and GTechniq. My only problem now, is these coatings are scratch resistant but not scratch proof. In the event of swirls, I was wondering what the remedy to it will be.

I drive a black Hilux, and the advice from Big Bert's was to get paint protection instead, since swirls tend to show up easily on black cars, and if glass coated are not as easy to repair at home.

Anymore feedbacks for Brila and Gtechniq from actual users?

Ako din im thinking of going for Gtechniq kasi sobrang mahal ng Ceramic Pro. I'll look into Brila din nga. If you do go for Gtechniq, anong shop ang pupuntahan nyo sir? Madami dami na din kasi ang nag o offer ng Gtechniq

[Stokedmd]

Ako din im thinking of going for Gtechniq kasi sobrang mahal ng Ceramic Pro. I'll look into Brila din nga. If you do go for Gtechniq, anong shop ang pupuntahan nyo sir? Madami dami na din kasi ang nag o offer ng Gtechniq

When I inquired with Reflections Car Care (I think theyre handling the distribution, training, and licensing for Gtechniq here), there are only 3 accredited detailers. One is Optimum Impressions in Sta. Rosa, The other is Sprint Auto Spa along Congressional Ave., QC, and another on in Bacolod.

May ibang detailers pa such as Technical Details along Marcos Highway, and Primo in Pampanga that use it, pero hindi accredited detailer for Gtechniq.

[joms]

12T, 4 hours.

Parang sobrang bilis naman kung 4hrs lang sir.

Actually I was considering Optimum Impressions as well pero they told me that they will do my Starex in 1 day while the other glass coating shops (7 other shops like CeramicPro, Buff N Grime, CSII, Gtechniq Phil, etc) na tinanong ko said na 2 to 3 days ang Starex.

Medyo na turn off ako because of this kasi feeling ko mamadaliin lang nila yung Starex. I even asked Gtechniq Philippines and sabi nya na no way daw kayang tapusin ang Starex in 1 day. Ang minimum is 2 days because its a very big vehicle. (and yung 2 days na yun, 4 workers minimum pa)

[desmosedici]

Parang sobrang bilis naman kung 4hrs lang sir.

Actually I was considering Optimum Impressions as well pero they told me that they will do my Starex in 1 day while the other glass coating shops (7 other shops like CeramicPro, Buff N Grime, CSII, Gtechniq Phil, etc) na tinanong ko said na 2 to 3 days ang Starex.

Medyo na turn off ako because of this kasi feeling ko mamadaliin lang nila yung Starex. I even asked Gtechniq Philippines and sabi nya na no way daw kayang tapusin ang Starex in 1 day. Ang minimum is 2 days because its a very big vehicle. (and yung 2 days na yun, 4 workers minimum pa)

Totally understand your POV. My car is just a Civic and it is new. Paint correction took 3 hours and the coating took about an hour. Yung infrared curing - yun parang madalian lang - around 15 minutes. Without infrared, GTechniq will cure in 12-hours.

[joms]

Totally understand your POV. My car is just a Civic and it is new. Paint correction took 3 hours and the coating took about an hour. Yung infrared curing - yun parang madalian lang - around 15 minutes. Without infrared, GTechniq will cure in 12-hours.

Kainis talaga, actually I was sold already to have my vehicle done sa Optimum Impression until I heard na 1 day lang nila gagawin. (tapos nag confirm pa yung Gtechniq Philippines mismo na dapat ang minimum eh 2 days).

SIGH. I don't know tuloy kung tutuloy ko pa sa Optimum Impressions or hindi na..... Yung pics ng mga ginawa kasi nila sa facebook looks really good.

[desmosedici]

Kainis talaga, actually I was sold already to have my vehicle done sa Optimum Impression until I heard na 1 day lang nila gagawin. (tapos nag confirm pa yung Gtechniq Philippines mismo na dapat ang minimum eh 2 days).

SIGH. I don't know tuloy kung tutuloy ko pa sa Optimum Impressions or hindi na..... Yung pics ng mga ginawa kasi nila sa facebook looks really good.

Maybe you can ask Optimum Impressions why 1 day lang compared to what GTechniq is saying. Curious din ako sa sagot.

But based on my limited detailing experience (I had all sorts of polishes and foam pads and used a Dewalt random orbit polisher on my cars), they were very thorough. Yun lang infra red curing seemed hurried and an afterthought.

[Stokedmd]

Maybe you can ask Optimum Impressions why 1 day lang compared to what GTechniq is saying. Curious din ako sa sagot.

But based on my limited detailing experience (I had all sorts of polishes and foam pads and used a Dewalt random orbit polisher on my cars), they were very thorough. Yun lang infra red curing seemed hurried and an afterthought.

Ang alam ko kasi pag bago ang auto with the most minimum of paint problems, mabilis lang talaga daw i apply. Older cars, and bigger cars yung mas matagal. Maganda yung feedback sa FB though with Optimum Impressions.

[Ginnova]

Kainis talaga, actually I was sold already to have my vehicle done sa Optimum Impression until I heard na 1 day lang nila gagawin. (tapos nag confirm pa yung Gtechniq Philippines mismo na dapat ang minimum eh 2 days).

SIGH. I don't know tuloy kung tutuloy ko pa sa Optimum Impressions or hindi na..... Yung pics ng mga ginawa kasi nila sa facebook looks really good.

Optimum Impressions is one of my accredited shop for Gtechniq in the Philippines. They have undergone extensive training under me. They have a wide variety of tools and equipment to detail cars to the highest standard set by Gtechniq Philippines. They have 6 personnel including the owner that all have the capability to perform paint correction/prep. They have prepped and coated more than 500 cars already, so i consider them expert in this field already. This is the reason they can finish the whole process in 4 - 6 hours. Imagine 6 detailers doing paint polishing simultaneously. 2 at the front end , 1 doing the roof , 2 doing the sides , 1 at the back. We ( Reflections Car Care and Optimum Impressions ) prepped and coated an SUV inside BMW Alabang yesterday for a special client and the process only took 3 hours to complete.


Gtechniq Philippines is under Reflections Car Care. Reflections Car Care was chosen by Gtechniq UK to be the exclusive distributor of Gtechniq Products here in the Philippines. We're currently focused in the distribution of products and handle training and certification of shops. My turn around time for small vehicle is 1 day. For large vehicles I allocate 2 days ( 1 day for prep/application and let the vehicle cure overnight ).

[monty_GTV]

for me, paint correction will take at least a day. pero depende pa rin gaano ka severe yung condition ng paint. kung sedan at bago pa sasakyan saka light swirls lang ang imperfections, need lang ng minor polishing so mga 2-3 hrs tapos na yan. for severe contaminations, need nila dapat i clay para maalis ang kumapit na libag then i polish na mabuti para maalis o maminimize yung mga gasgas. yan ang sikreto diyan, kahit regular waxing lang kung maayos pagka-prepped ng paint surface, lalabas na maganda ang kintab. kung minamadali ang paint correction para lang masabing nalagyan ng coating, di pa rin maganda kalabasan niyan. para lang tinapalan ng coating yung mga libag at gasgas