*Ceramic Coated* White 6th Gen 4Runner | TRD Off Road Premium

[KRunner]

Picked up our 6th Gen TRD Off Road Premium on 2/28 within hours of it coming off the truck!

Some of you may laugh, but I specifically requested it not be washed or detailed by the dealer to preserve the paint as much as possible. The dealer probably thought I was a little crazy.. but if you’re a detail nut like me I know you get it!

After a proper foam cannon, hand wash, & chemical decontamination, she received a full graphene ceramic coating to lock in that shine for years to come!

More pictures to come after the ceramic fully cures over the next week.

What do y'all think?

 

[Parker516]

Your 4Runner is gleaming man. I'm a fan of ceramic coating and plan to do that to mine first thing too after delivery. I'm also going to tell my dealer not to wash mine, so you're not the only crazy one!

Which graphene ceramic coating did you go with? How long did the application take you?

I'm also considering possibly PPF on high wear & tear areas, like the hood.

 

[KRunner]

Your 4Runner is gleaming man. I'm a fan of ceramic coating and plan to do that to mine first thing too after delivery. I'm also going to tell my dealer not to wash mine, so you're not the only crazy one!

Which graphene ceramic coating did you go with? How long did the application take you?

I'm also considering possibly PPF on high wear & tear areas, like the hood.

Appreciate it! Agreed. Glad I’m not the only crazy one haha. Just lessons learned from previous new cars where the dealers detail team did more harm than good by touching it.

I ceramic’d my first car about 1.5 years ago with Adam’s Graphene Advanced. It’s held up great. The success is really all in the prep as they say.

After prep (3.5 hours), the coating took about 4 hours in total. I covered nearly every inch of the exterior though.

 

[Racinwith8]

I will do the same. My dealership runs them up to the local car wash and then brings them back for touchup. My cars never go through a car wash. Those things destroy the paint. Adam’s products are the bomb. I buy their products by the gallon. Use their Graphene boost to keep the coating looking good.

 

[Cityzen10]

This is good info. One of the first things I noticed when I picked up my 4R was all the micro scratches the dealership put in my paint job by washing it. So asking them not to wash it is something I wish I did.

I did refuse their $400 inferior Eco-Coat so I can put a proper ceramic coating on it. I will be looking into the Adam's product after getting my windows tinted in a couple days. Thanks for the info.

 

[KRunner]

Glad this helped!

Their intent is good, but we’re all probably better off taking the vehicle as-is & delaying that new car “pop” until after your at-home detail. Just tough since there’s really nothing else that we’d think to request the dealer “not do” besides this.

My request wasn’t even pre-planned- just spur of the moment when they told me they were pulling it around to the detail center.

 

[Loudog61]

Mine was not preorders so the ceramic coating from dealer went on before my purchase. now that i'm here, what would you suggest to maintain the shine knowing this as far as regimen. do I reapply or touch up every few months with your recommended Graphene coating? It's garaged at home and at work. Cheers

 

[Racinwith8]

Mine was not preorders so the ceramic coating from dealer went on before my purchase. now that i'm here, what would you suggest to maintain the shine knowing this as far as regimen. do I reapply or touch up every few months with your recommended Graphene coating? It's garaged at home and at work. Cheers

My go too has always been Adam’s Polishing. They make a graphene shampoo and the graphene boost. The boost helps enhance the ceramic coating. I don’t use it after every wash, I usually just use their pink detail spray. The boost is moderately priced at $30 for a 16 oz bottle but it goes a long way and they always run sales. If you order be careful they sell a 4 oz, probably get 2 full touchups out of it, but 16 is better deal.

 

[Loudog61]

in order to use the boost do i need to have the graphene grand ceramic coating on there or can i apply it to the exo coating the dealer put on it? thanks again

 

[Racinwith8]

in order to use the boost do i need to have the graphene grand ceramic coating on there or can i apply it to the exo coating the dealer put on it? thanks again

Just think of the boost as a touch up spray. I don’t know exactly what product your dealer used and I am in no way a detail specialist. Just like any product it’s going to break down and eventually need recoated which entails stripping off the old coating and applying a new. The idea with ceramic is you get 12-18 months or more out of a protectant compared to a few months out of a natural oil wax. Good thing is your car is garaged which will extend that time. If you notice the paint isn’t popping as much, do a wipe down with the boost. Just remember less is more with these type of products. A light mist and wipe down is all you need. They have videos online and on YouTube. Like I said before there are probably better more professional products out there, but they offer a good value for the novice+ enthusiast and it won’t break the bank. Definitely 10 steps above our parent’s Turtle Wax!