That blue looks fantastic in the sun!

Looks great! Thanks for using DIY Detail.

Looks amazing in the sun. Great work!

Thanks for the content...got the 5 year a while back. Going to install on my daily soon,so this video is great timing! Car looks great by the way 💎

That looks sharp!

Bro your a hell of a detailer! I’ve been doing this a long time and I love your style

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot. My goal for this channel is to be as direct and informative as I can without just repeating the same drivel as everyone else.

Great job on the car looks awesome 👏

God Bless!!! @every

Great video and content. Did you find the gloss was more enhanced on the 5 year than the 8 year? Thoughts between the 2? Cheers

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

really i'd be splitting hairs but maybe a slight more amount of noticeable gloss. I say just go with the 8 year, it's the best one.

@Chris-xm1iq

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

My guy, should I do this 5 year or Gyeon MOHS Q2?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

5 күн бұрын

@jefferrrson1x I'd go with this and then 3 year layered on top

Great video! I am thinking of ceramic coating my new Lexus later this Spring when it is delivered. I see from the comments below that you say that you like the 8 year DIY Detail coating even more than the 5 year one which is really very good. I have looked at MOHS Evo Synchro and CSL + EXOv5. Have you any experience with these products and how do you feel that they compare with the 8 year DIY Detail coating for applcation, looks and other features?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

6 ай бұрын

CSL with Exo V4 yes it was a decent costing but took a long time because of the layering. Mohs is in my upcoming test that should be up in a couple weeks.

@user-pz6dw3ot8j

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks. CSL and EXOv5 are now both single application products with up to 7 years of durability if used together initially and properly maintained. Mohs Evo plus Skin is said to be up to 50 months with a single initial application. But the issue seems to be that you cannot purchase Skin separately for annual re-coats. I'll look forard to seeing your video on Mohs. I think that the cure time is even shorter than CSL so you have to do say 6 sections for a hood rather than 1 for DIY Detail and say 2 for CSL.

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

6 ай бұрын

@@user-pz6dw3ot8j in that case you may want to take a look at carpro as well. cquartz uk or dquarts go can be used as a base and anually topped with cquartz sic or gliss

@user-pz6dw3ot8j

6 ай бұрын

Many thanks. I had not looked at these. I will do so.@@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Not lying with the gloss. How does the slickness compare to Sic?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

close, but not quite as slick as SiC. the 3 year and 8 year however, just as slick as SiC

about how many panels does one saver applicator last you? or how often do you put a new one on?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

For this coating I can do the entire vehicle with one. Other coating, such as Armour, you have to change it out or flip sides after 30 minutes.

Is the gloss really better with the 5 year version? Looks just about the same as the 3 year one to me. What's your favorite ceramic coating for maximum gloss?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

I can only go off what they say. Since I thoroughly polish before I coat, I can't really tell which has more gloss than the other. If I were to split hairs I'd say between this one and cquartz sic.

@KingRockets

11 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa Thanks!

Do you like there 8 yr coating by diy? You recommend the 5 yr coating?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

I love the I year, probably my favorite of them all. What I put on my car.

@jontester8920

Жыл бұрын

8yr?? Said I yr??

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

@@jontester8920 year 8 year, hit the wrong key

@The_CR_Phil

5 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa I'm just a car owner and have never applied a coating. I want to apply DIY but I'm afraid I'll mess up the 5 yr or 8 yr. Someone said the 3 year is easier to apply. Is the 8 year much harder to apply than the 3 year in your opinion?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

5 ай бұрын

@@The_CR_Phil hey brother no worries. They are all very easy to apply. I did not notice any difference in application difficulty between the 3 of them. My suggestion is to do the 8 year for a garage kept/show car. 3 year and 5 year for daily driven due to how much a daily driver sees, youll end up wanting to polish the paint again after a couple years. Can also do the stack and layer the 3 year on top of the 5 or 8 year.

Is there an objective way to say that the 5 year is actually glossier than the 8 year on your car?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

You would have to polish a panel and apply them both and take gloss meter readings.

Did you check the paint depth?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

Жыл бұрын

Nope, never do. I just never go too aggressive with factory paint as a rule.

@joelpasserell4525

11 ай бұрын

​@BelLavoroAutoSpa Nice job correcting. That's my favorite color of theirs. I have to say though that one of these days, that rule of thumb might come back to bite you, especially in newer cars that are putting on less and less clear now a days to save money. Unless you know that they are the original owner, you can't know how many times the car could have been polished by the previous owner. So you're playing roulette with your polisher. I just corrected & coated my brother's 2022 Mazda CX-5 that he's original owner & I know it was never corrected. He had a bunch of bird bomb etchings he wanted fixed before coating it. That factory paint was so thin & soft! I had door jamb readings, where paint is typically thinnest, of 54 microns. Some factory spots on the roof & hood before starting were only 64 & 59 microns close to the etchings. If I used your rule of thumb, I likely would have bought myself a hood or roof respray. $85 for a decent paint depth gauge is cheap insurance if you do a lot of coatings and will continue to paint correct newer model year vehicles. Just MHO.

So you use gold standard with a microfiber and a cutting foam pad and all the swirls were still in it. Not impressed. And you're going to put a coating on top of that. Wow

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

4 ай бұрын

I am doing what the client paid for. They did not pay for perfect paint. Significant improvement in what was done with this one step.

@dcurry8147

4 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa okay, I can't imagine they would want to put a coating on top of paint that condition

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

4 ай бұрын

@@dcurry8147 keep watching and see what I ended up doing on the hood. That's how the rest of the car came out. Hell, watch the end of the video and you can see how the car came out. Owner was very pleased.

@dcurry8147

4 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa okay I will do that at a later time I did not watch the whole video.

Where are you located if I want to hire you? Thanks.

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

Austin TX

@MrChuckwagon55

11 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa - Damnit. I’m in Florida.

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

@@MrChuckwagon55 I have a friend in plant city who does good work

@MrChuckwagon55

11 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa - Can you send me his info? Thank you.

@MrChuckwagon55

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

How long does it take to ceramic coat a vehicle from start to finish (when the paint is ready)? I have a brand new car, but have no experience polishing. Can I just panel prep the car and put on the DIY ceramic coating or no? The car is black. Thanks.

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

After prepping the paint it takes about 1-2 hours. You can decon and panel prep without polishing if you wish.

@MrChuckwagon55

11 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa - When you say decon do you mean using the iron remover or the clay towel? Thanks.

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

@@MrChuckwagon55 that is correct

@MrChuckwagon55

11 ай бұрын

@@BelLavoroAutoSpa Clay towel or iron decon?

@BelLavoroAutoSpa

11 ай бұрын

@@MrChuckwagon55 both