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Originally Posted by jgmdat
Is polishing before coating normal, I have never asked my coating guy if he does that. I use to hand polish in the past but what I like about ceramic coating is everything gets coated. After each wash I use Bead Maker or something similar to give that smooth just polished feel.
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Ideally, you
should be polishing before the application of a ceramic coating. It's the polishing and prep work that explains why it can cost four figures to have a car ceramic coated by a professional. So, while the little bottle of ceramic costs about $100 - $130, the money goes into the polishing and prep work time and labor.
Now, I say
"should" because you don't
need to polish to have a ceramic coating bond to the paint. It's more so that a ceramic coating will last considerably longer than a wax, so you kind of want the paint looking at its best before locking it in for 2 - 5 years. And you will get a much better result in terms of gloss and clarity with polishing.
I have applied Gyeon Can Coat EVO without polishing, mainly because it was a brand new car with minimal to no marring, all I did was a heavy decon wash and IPA wipe down before application. The irony being that I had to polish the car a year later due to water spots, taking the coating with it.