Just wondering if anyone has tried any of the new graphene coatings yet, and has any opinions compared to a ceramic or even a sealant or wax, reference application and results?

https://www.feynlab.com/coating-chemistries-and-differentiating-marketing-terms-from-actual-chemistry/

 

Have a read

I smell sales and marketing 

10 minutes ago, cheezemonkhai said:

I smell sales and marketing 

Yes, very much so. They get a new word and everyone jumps on it and has to have it as its a new thing. I was just interested in what people thought compared to other products as i don't think its going to be any better than a good hard wearing wax or even the newer but cheaper si02 based spray sealants like Turtle wax. The latter being very reasonably priced and gives brilliant results and protection on my cars anyway. Just finicky with the whole 24 hr cure time and two coats process, plus flash time is quite quite if you want to avoid high spots.

Do we know if these sealants really have any graphene in it and if so what the supposed advantages of it are?

 

I mean I could take some cheap car wax, melt it, pour in a load of graphene particles and market it as a graphene product.

However you wouldn't want to use it as it would probably end up as a scratch inducing mess, with visible particles in it.

Edited 10 September, 20205 yr by cheezemonkhai

They have a tiny amount added in most cases. What they don’t tell you is the part it actually plays. I might be wrong, but it looks more like it aids the hydrophobic properties or finish, rather than having anything to do with the protection. Haven’t had enough time yet to study the chemical make up at length and research their uses in the quantities they’re added. 

Next year , enhanced with carbon nanotubes and then the year after buckyballs.

 

Sounds like a marketing only term to me.

Nanofibrepolycarbonate ceramicglaze Spray sealant. 

Wheetabix.....

 

I mean have you tried removing it from a bowl after its soaked the milk in then dried?
 

I’m thinking if they can find a way to put that in sealant, then they really have got a winning product.