Ceramic Coatings

[Cloonpotatoes]

After seeing an American sprayer on fb I am considering getting our sprayer coated. Auto smart matrix claims to give 8 yr protection although you need to be careful with tfr and preferably give it a top up once a month. The top up is applied like snow foam apparently. Has anyone any experience? It’s not cheap going to be in the region of 1k apply. Any advice on products or effectiveness would be much appreciated.

 

[Banana Bar]

After seeing an American sprayer on fb I am considering getting our sprayer coated. Auto smart matrix claims to give 8 yr protection although you need to be careful with tfr and preferably give it a top up once a month. The top up is applied like snow foam apparently. Has anyone any experience? It’s not cheap going to be in the region of 1k apply. Any advice on products or effectiveness would be much appreciated.

I’ve got a guy renting a unit from me who is doing this. Only small parts at the moment but he plans expansion into bigger parts.

 

[Robt]

1k over 8 years ( top up product I’d say is about £150 ish a year? I can’t see a reason not to do it!

 

[aidan]

any link to the corrrosion prevention method you speak of

Is there a reason we dont all do this with tractors etc

 

[deleted user 837354]

These are the ceramic type products used on cars right?

They are really good at repelling water but where they might struggle is when you have soil/mud or chemical abrasion being thrown at the them in use. Be ideal if they work as will make cleaning these down a lot easier.

All the ceramic products I have seen are hand applied very carefully, not just hosed on with a foam gun though??

 

[GeorgeK]

Good video putting several self applied ceramic coatings through their paces from Project Farm:
The conclusion seems to be DIY ceramic coatings are much better than wax but they come off eventually.

 

[GeorgeK]

I’ve got a guy renting a unit from me who is doing this. Only small parts at the moment but he plans expansion into bigger parts.

That would probably be a different type of coating called Cerakote, it's more like a ultra durable and thin paint or powder coating for small items. Yanks love to get their guns custom ceramic coated.

 

[Cloonpotatoes]

These are the ceramic type products used on cars right?

They are really good at repelling water but where they might struggle is when you have soil/mud or chemical abrasion being thrown at the them in use. Be ideal if they work as will make cleaning these down a lot easier.

All the ceramic products I have seen are hand applied very carefully, not just hosed on with a foam gun though??

The ceramic coating is applied by hand. He is allowing 2 days to do the sprayer. The top up is applied by foam gun I’d imagine a bit like some of the waxes. From what I understand it’s a bit like applying a very fine coating of glass on a machine. It’s the chemical and water repellent properties that make it attractive.

 

[Cloonpotatoes]

any link to the corrrosion prevention method you speak of

Is there a reason we dont all do this with tractors etc

I will try and put a link up to the American sprayer. It is becoming more popular with new machinery, but I am a little skeptic about it. It could be the “emperor’s new clothes”

 

[Cloonpotatoes]

I will try and put a link up to the American sprayer. It is becoming more popular with new machinery, but I am a little skeptic about it. It could be the “emperor’s new clothes”

https://fb.watch/4wC0bfhT-B/ hopefully this is the link

 

[GeorgeK]

I will try and put a link up to the American sprayer. It is becoming more popular with new machinery, but I am a little skeptic about it. It could be the “emperor’s new clothes”

I would be skeptical, as Project Farm found, ceramic polishes ain't magic. It won't last 8 years and it's not a glass-like coating, it's more like a higher performance wax but on something like a sprayer that gets muddy and is washed regularly with TFR the coating will soon be gone. Just my opinion

 

[Robt]

You don’t wash with TFR. There is no need. You use ph neutral wash process.

 

[ColinV6]

Have had 3 of my cars done with ceramic coats and they make washing them an absolute doddle.

All you need is PH neutral shampoo and a QD spray or drying aid.

Have to be honest if I ever get a brand new tractor again I’d be tempted to look into it. A big part of the expense is the initial paint correction before the ceramic goes on. No point putting it over swirled and marked paint to start with (even new cars are covered in swirls) but of course there’s no point going totally OCD on a tractor of course due to its natural environment.

 

[Banana Bar]

That would probably be a different type of coating called Cerakote, it's more like a ultra durable and thin paint or powder coating for small items. Yanks love to get their guns custom ceramic coated.

Yes, that’s the stuff.

 

[ACEngineering]

will it stop JCB black paint pealing off??? nah i doubt it