McKee's 37MKCS-100 Coating | 9H, Wipe Off Ceramic Paint Protection for Extreme Gloss, 4 oz.

First time doing a ceramic coating. Long time personal detailer. I was initially concerned about applying a coating but figured I had done my share of waxes, sealants, and glazes. I fell in love with the Hydro Blue spray coating and use it religiously for the last year. Not really intimidated about the prep as that is how I handle all of my maintenance to my paint I went ahead and pulled the trigger.Now I am not a professional and don't have a covered area to do my detailing so all was done in direct sunlight on 60-70° spring days. I ended up doing 3 vehicles ( Toyota Sienna, Ram 2500 Megacab, Dodge Durango) in a weekend. All were strip washed, clayed, iron decontaminated, and 1 step polished before coating. Normally that would be followed by a sealant and wax. This time the ceramic coating went on.I was really careful being in direct sunlight to do small sections and wipe off directly. As I went on further through the 3 vehicles I began to notice how forgiving this coating was and began doing bigger sections before wiping off. It really is a lot more forgiving than I thought it would be. I was worried about applying it to the glass because of the horror stories about having to buff ceramic coatings off because of the streaking/haze. To my surprise I was able to apply this to 5% tinted windows that were warm in direct sunlight and easily be able to buff off the excess. It works amazing on textured plastics as well. There were several situations on my black truck that I saw places that I hadn't buffed off all of the excess and was able to go back to where I had applied it 15 minutes ago and clean it up with the microfiber in hand. Very forgiving.Now the microfiber you use to buff off the excess will be thrown away. Even after washing with microfiber cleaner directly after finishing the job it came out stiff. (Which is a testament to how solid this stuff becomes.) I would never put anything like that on my paint. Maybe you could use it for some really dirty jobs but I elected to toss it. And they say it will do 6-8 applications, I had MAYBE enough to do a smart car after the 3 larger vehicles I did. That's not to say I expected much more than that, and I am sure not disappointed.This stuff cut me down a few steps and I would say that it was faster to ceramic coat these vehicles than to wax them much less glaze, seal and wax them. And the shine was at least on par with all 3 of those steps. I would even venture to say it was better. It collects less dust than a wax top coat and has preformed better to date (less fingerprints and streaks on a daily driver after wax). Can't wait for the rain. The Hydro Blue was amazing and I have high hopes for this. I will update when I come back to purchase again (because that IS happening).

It was easy to use and forgiving compared to some of the other ceramic Coating I have used. time will tell as far as durability. the value was excellent as you can get more than one application per bottle. The only thing I would change Is that if you're supposed to be able to get more than one application per bottle you only receive 1 towel and 1 applicator, I don't know maybe some extra towels and applicators are at least an option to buy them But overall I'm happy with the product

I am so glad I waited until now to coat my car. Holy moly is this stuff amazing! I was always put off with the complicated steps needed to coat my car with other products this coating is so user friendly and very easy to apply. Once you have completed paint correction and IPA wiped down the car this really is so simple to apply. Work one panel at a time using a “crisscross” method to ensure even application wait a few second and easily buff off. So easy to remove just use plenty of micro fibers. I am BLOWN away at the outcome. I have pearl black paint and I have been left with a deep, glossy and glass like protection. So glad I waited for a easy to use and effective product like this. You will not be disappointed. Also there is so much product you can do several cars!

Don't drop the bottle, its glass and at $79 bucks a bottle, its a real bummer when you get one vehicle done and the results are amazing, but then you drop the glass bottle and oops, there goes 70 dollars worth of product, right into the street before you can do your other cars! use plastic bottles guys!

Great value for detaling buisness,good quality. One 4oz bottle allowes me to do about 5-6 cars. Included applicator is better be used as a block covered with micro suede 4x4 mini disposable towels.Much esier to apply compare to previos mc kees & other coatings i've used before. And the key to success is a prep work,i use clay wash mitt first ,then 2 step polish(i use meguiars m110,m210). Wash with pre coating car shampoo,dry with clean towel,and let dry overnight,this will allow for all trapped water to come out from underneath moldings. Next morning wipe clean all remaining water spots using paint coating prep spray. Apply thin coat of ceramic,in about 30-60 seconds wipe it clean ,using two towels. Do 1 panel at a time!After testing on my own and friends car i can see how it started to loose its hydrofobic properties few month later. I can tell the difference when i rinse the car water repellency not as good as it was 1st month after application.Recently bought another bottle on amazon, stored it in cool dark place and just used it on 2 customer cars on may 20th. It came in partially transparent bottle(usually it's all black). I don't know what is going on with mc kees but application was terrible,it dryed immediately after I applied coating,leaving hard to get rid off haze behind. I'll provide pictures of bad batch and rate it 1 star.Used to be my favorite coating,now i have to look somewhere else.

Used this on 2 cars now. By far one of the easiest to apply, and leaves one of the slickest finishes of any ceramic coating I’ve ever used. No clue about the longevity because it was recently applied to a couple of garage queens, but I will do my daily driver soon, so I will report back