Tried out those Cerakote wipes all of you cladded owners recommend. Used one wipe on the mud flaps and on the rear bumper step cover. Very nice! Next I'll see how it works on the three bed covers then probably some black parts under the hood. These 10 wipes should last me quite a while!
I'm happy you liked the
CERAKOTE® Ceramic Trim Coat.
The CERAKOTE Trim Coat is also available in the automotive section of Wal-Mart, but I believe I found the box from Wal-Mart has a couple fewer packets inside than the kit from Amazon.
If you are planning to apply to a fully cladded Avalanche, you are going to need two full boxes of the product, and with the Wal-Mart package, you probably will not have any spare packets left over.
A non-cladded Avalanche or EXT will probably get by with one box.
I just reapplied last week during my spring detail.
Since I detail all of our vehicles a couple of times a year, I personally am not overly concerned for a product that will last for years on end with no touch ups.
The CERAKOTE holds up really well, especially for me with my reapplication schedule.
I doubt it will, like most other wipe on products, last forever.
But, I have not found the coating to look bad during the time frame between my regular details.
And my Avalanche sits out on the driveway in all kinds of weather, year round and is also the one vehicle of ours that gets washed the most.
Good enough for me.
A friend of mine tried something different with good results that I am also now doing.
I now use the CERAKOTE Trim Coat on my WeatherTech floor mats.
I have black WeatherTechs in my Avalanche and one of my main complaints is the way they get dirty and dingy with normal everyday use.
I have used several methods to clean and rejuvenate my floor mats, even including some kind of special cleaner from WeatherTech, all with limited success.
With my friend's recommendation, I once again scrubbed and cleaned my WeatherTechs and then applied the CERAKOTE Trim Coat.
The results I received were incredible.
Not only did the treatment greatly improve the visual appearance of the entire mat, here even many months later, whatever dirt and grime I get on the mats is very easily washed off with little effort.
And even now, many months later, I do not feel a second application is warranted.
If this is not a good testament to the durability and staying power of the CERAKOTE product, I don't know what is.
Understand that applying the CERAKOTE to your floor mats is going to make them SHINEY.
If that is not something you might be interested in, do not apply the CERAKOTE.
That shine is going to last a long, long time.
Be sure to check out the rest of the automotive line of products from CERAKOTE.
If your experience is anything like mine, I am sure you will be pleased.