Inputs needed: Glass Coating

[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.