[lmkhl]

What products do you all use for a maintenance wash on your ceramic coated cars? Specifically, what wheel cleaners are safe to use if your wheels are ceramic coated? Can you use a degreaser? Any ingredients I should stay away from?

I know for shampoos I should be using a ph neutral product, but what about wheels?

Thanks!

[ksoze]

CarPro Reset for shampoo and CarPro Reload once in a while. For waterless washes in the winter, CarPro ECH2O (with a dash of Reload). A diluted mixture of ECH2O, distilled water and a small amount of Reload also make a great QD or touchup spray for ceramic cars

Reset can work for wheels, else use any other PH friendly wheel cleaner if very dirty.

[lmkhl]

Originally Posted by ksoze

CarPro Reset for shampoo and CarPro Reload once in a while. For waterless washes in the winter, CarPro ECH2O (with a dash of Reload). A diluted mixture of ECH2O, distilled water and a small amount of Reload also make a great QD or touchup spray for ceramic cars

Reset can work for wheels, else use any other PH friendly wheel cleaner if very dirty.

Thanks! Any good PH friendly wheel cleaner recommendations? I'm lazy, so I just really want to find a spray on rinse off cleaner...

[ksoze]

Something as cheap as like Meguiar's Ultimate All Wheel Cleaner is acid free and pH balanced and is under $8. Sonax Wheel Cleaner Full Effect is under $15. All available at auto stores, Walmart or Amazon.

[themnmd]

I have great results with car pro products. keeps your ceramic coating fresh and shiny

[reice23]

Is it really worth it to get the car Ceramic coated? I've been thinking about doing it

[jsf721]

Worth is for easy maintenance. Nothing sticks to it.

That said I Would not recommend taking a coated car to a car wash.

Originally Posted by reice23

Is it really worth it to get the car Ceramic coated? I've been thinking about doing it

[cbarden]

Optimum Car Wash won't leave any residue.

[rjd598]

If your wheels are coated you need nothing more than SOAP and WATER. That was the whole point of coating your wheels in the first place. Wheel cleaners will eventually degrade your wheel coating especially something like Sonax wheel cleaner so that is just wrong information.

Usually you want to go with the shampoo that is the same brand as your coating to make sure there are no issues, but like others have mentioned any ph neutral soap will work for your paint. I'll give another vote to Optimum Car Wash.

FYI there's no such thing as a spray and rinse wheel cleaner. You'll always need agitation.

[advrider6510]

Best Shampoos for Ceramic Coated Cars

• Gyeon Q2M Bathe.
• Gtechniq W1 G Wash.
• McKee's 37 Sio2 Auto Wash.
• Gyeon Q2M Bathe+
• Angelwax Enigma.

Hope this might help

[haan9953]

Gyeon Q2M Bathe ...it is the best

[Kid Red]

Only do weekly washes with ph neutral car soap and every 2-3 months use a hydrophobic silica spray after washing. That's all that is needed to maintain a ceramic coating.

[Joe-BMW33]

Sonax for the wheels, the best out there. Fine for ceramic. I also use Gtechniq - C2 Liquid Crystal C2v3 on the wheels after Sonax and cleaning (as well as the paint). Brake dust wipes off like butter.

[jag81]

anyone tried this?

https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...ntent=textlink

[Joe-BMW33]

Originally Posted by jag81

anyone tried this?

https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...ntent=textlink

I haven't but this has me interested. Anything by Gtechniq is good. Although this doesn't read like it is applicable to a power washer foam gun.

[oldtexasdog]

Originally Posted by reice23

Is it really worth it to get the car Ceramic coated? I've been thinking about doing it

I believe it is. Iv'e had it on a 2008 Dark Blue Shelby Mustang since 2018 and just had it professionally applied (clay bar paint and color correction prior) to my 2020 M550i. If you garage your car it will stay looking clean for a long time and if not it is a great protector of the finish.
Now having said that I have been looking at a new Turtle Wax product for detail and clean up that has Graphene in it and am curious. Anyone had any experience?

[WretchedRefuse]

Originally Posted by oldtexasdog

... I have been looking at a new Turtle Wax product for detail and clean up that has Graphene in it and am curious. Anyone had any experience?

I started using the Turtle Wax Graphene product (Flex Wax) last summer after doing a paint correction and so far it looks great and is doing well. I usually spray a little on the car between washing and drying it, and that's worked to keep the finish up. I plan to fully re-coat it in the spring since I can't hand-wash the car in the winter.

I haven't ever used a ceramic coating on the car so unfortunately I can't provide a comparison between the Flex Wax and ceramic.