Ceramic coating the paint

[John S]

In the recent 'Who's getting a Platypus tomorrow?' thread, one list member mentioned "ceramic coating the paint before building [the bike] up."

I'm very interested to hear more about ceramic coating from the group's collective experience and wisdom. My one major frustration with my Rivendells has been the fragility of the paint (my AHH is acquiring "beausage" at an alarming rate compared with my other bikes); I'd love if there were a way to reduce chipping and maintain the beauty of the original paint for longer.

Many thanks in advance for sharing your insights and experiences.

John

[Patrick Moore]

What is ceramic coating for paint? I've never heard of it.

My first Riv, a Waterford custom, had chippy paint but all the rest, including Sam and Ram had much more durable paint. Do others find that current Riv paint jobs chip easily?

Patrick "all my bikes are powdercoated now" Moore

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My Waterford, “Atlantis “ build, paint is very “chippy”

Thanks to touch up from auto part store’s close match.  

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[Jacob Byard]

The paint on my Gus chips constantly. Paint comes off the braze-ons if I install a rack. Gravel road rock strikes chip the downtube. 

I plan on stripping and clear coating the frame so I haven’t been too bothered by the chips. 

-Jacob 

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[Marc Irwin]

I've used KBS Coating Diamond Finish with some success.  It has worked well over the paint on my Sam,  but not so well on the raw steel of my Hunq.  Here's the experience with the Hunq :https://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2021/09/mammoth-cosmetics.html

Marc

[Arthur Mayfield]

I use C Quartz, a product intended for cars (there are quite a few quartz coating products on the market). It won’t protect the bike’s paint from contact chipping (only paint protection film, like XPel, will do that), but it’s far longer-lasting and UV protective than waxes. I’ve used it on my car and the wheels for years, and it sheds water and dirt, and shines far longer than any wax or older polymer products like Glass-coat. I’m on year five since I coated my car, and it still shines like a mirror when it’s clean. My bikes spend their down time indoors, so I’d expect their paint to look good for at least that long before needing re-treating, by which time some new product will probably hit the market.