Ethos MAX Graphene Coating | The toughest coating on the market?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2024
- Will Ethos Car Care top our durability charts and offer professional level performance in a DIY package with its MAX Graphene Coating? Ethos says the MAX coating has the highest resin content available to the public, that it will last over 7 years, and will provide extreme gloss. Today we are going to perform all of our tests including durability, glass meter readings, and slickness. Of course we're also find out if it's really a DIY product given the claims and see if it makes paint prettier. In our last video we tested Artdeshine's NGC, a professional coating, so this is the perfect time to see how Ethos compares.
Prior Test Results - dmitrysgarage.com/wax
Ethos MAX Graphene - bit.ly/maxgraphene
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00:00 Introduction
00:21 Installation
02:25 Visual Appeal
04:01 Slickness
05:10 Gloss Levels
06:41 Durability
09:49 Summary
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Going to be installing this in about a week! Girlfriend will be happy.
Dimitry, you've done an excellent job defining, executing and explaining your objective coating test. I'm very impressed.
Dmitry! Keep doing great videos! Great work, as always!
Thanks!
Always enjoy & appreciate your one/only reviews!
I didn't catch the price?
Awesome review! This is some next level testing !! Thank you!
Simply amazing video and product review brother
Thanks Richard, glad to hear from you my friend!
Always good to see your reviews!
Great test Dmitry! Glad to see MAX performing like a champ!! It will be a tough one to beat :)
Thank you too, it's easy when the product is good :-).
Dont forget the QR code tip Dmitry gave you
This is one of the most underrated coatings on the market! I’ve used is on a few of my own cars with great results! I’m glad to see it getting some attention here!
Great video!
These are cool tests, thanks for all the time and work you put into them! I'm really looking forward to seeing if the C6 hydro lite coating can do as well as this ethos max graphene coating. Is it going to be a while before that test comes out? Subscribed and waiting. 😅
Very impressive product
Love your tests. One differentiator that I wonder about is how coatings stay clean or resist "clogging". I think waxman vids did a side-by-side test on a door with DIY Detail 3 year and Mohs Evo and the DIY was needing waterspot remover while the Gyeon was still beading. Not sure if there is a way to test it, but that's one of the remaining unknowns between coatings.
Thanks! I have been thinking about how to best test this, would definitely need some kind of standardized contaminants mix, but testing water spots is pretty easy, could even keep it consistent by dissolving minerals in distilled water. It may be something I add later.
@@DmitrysGarage Yeah results could vary based on the particular contaminant for sure. Sounds like a good idea with the minerals though.
You sold me on this product but I think it is out of my league. Good review. 🇨🇦👍👍
Glad you enjoyed the video =). It’s not too hard to use, you should just play with a small area first where you have good light and easy visibility (i.e. trunk lid) so you get a feel for how quick it flashes in your environment. It definitely is a bit more tricky if it is your first time though.
Nice review Dmitry. I haven't done a full ceramic coating on my vehicles yet. I am still old school and used good quality sealants on my vehicles. This coating looks amazing. My wife just got a new Subaru Outback and this coating looks like it might be the perfect coating for her daily driver. Can you use it over PPF? We got half her front hood PPF'd because we have a ton of rocks on the roads here in Colorado. It's not if, it's WHEN you get a chip. She had the car three weeks and got a big rock crack in the front windshield already! It's crazy how many rock chips you get here, CRAZY. They mount up on your car almost daily. I have a 370Z that was perfect six months ago. Now it has dings and chips all over it and I have only driven it about ten times in the past six months. Most of the roads here are in horrible condition. This might be my first adventure into putting a ceramic coating on!
Cannot wait to see the C6 products by DIY Detail. Especially the Hydro.
Hey Dmitry, love your testing! Can you tell me how the depth and richness looked after 1000 washes? If you recall, thanks!!
I've been watching your videos, and they are educational and eye-opening. As a new car owner, I would like to know what I can do to help maintain my car's paint. I have a silver-colored car with an open garage (no roof), it is ceramic coated, and I currently use Soft99 Fusso Coat wax.
Could you recommend any products I can use to protect my paint?
Thank you and more power to your channel ❤
ended up buying it and I'm going to try it out on my s550 blue mustang. Fingers crossed!
Awesome! I think you will love it :)
Amazing test as always. Please do a test on the new Cerakote Ceramic coating
@Anton99997 I haven’t seen anyone do anything with the “new” formula yet, I’d really like to see some reviews
@@stanleyds88 sheepstar did a quick review and I found Acacia Detailer from the Philippines just did an actual coating on a car. Still waiting for updates
Great all around test Dmitry. I would like to see this same test done for the new Carpro Dquartz Go. Is this something you are planning to do?
Definitely on my radar for future tests!
Any plans on having a look into the ne C6 ceramic hydro lite "DIY"? Im really considering this coating for my daily and would love to hear your thoughts.
Im applying this, this week. Does it require two coats or just the one?
Hey Dmitry, I’m looking to do a ceramic coat on my Jeep that gets off-roaded once a month, what do you recommend I’m looking for a good value budget friendly, thinking cerakote? What’s your opinion, thanks 🙏
Is there any coating that gives uv protection? I live in Phoenix AZ and the sun kills everything!
Thanks for the video Dmitry. Would like to see your thoughts and n DIY Detail 5 or 8 year coating
Definitely looking at DIY Detail products in near future too. They haven't sent me any coatings, but I'll probably source my own. They did send me some other stuff to check out.
I've been wanting to try the Ethos for awhile but I already have 2 coats of Gyeon Pure EVO on the truck and topped with a single layer of NV Nova JET for the extreme hydrophobics. Doing well after a year. I have Car pro SiC on the other vehicle that's still going strong after a year. If either fails then Ethos will be next unless something can top this.
Good to hear the Gyeon and CarPro are working well for you. They do make good products. Definitely consider Ethos in the future as I've been happy with everything I've played with.
Awesome video, man. I haven’t had the chance to use any of Ethos’s products yet, but I do believe I’ll give this a shot as the weather gets warmer and I have more clients looking for coatings.
Thanks! Appreciate you watching and I’m sure you will like the Ethos Max :)
How many bottles I need to treat a wrx and a 2500 Silverado
Dmirty - the coating looks amazing - for the durability test did you put one or two layers on the black panel. Did Ethos design this to be a one or two layer coating?
Thanks! I used just one layer, I don't think you will need more than one layers for a successful and long lasting application.
If Ethos claims this Max 7 year coating is the toughest on the market, then why is their Graphene Pro rated at 10 years? and the Max cost more than the Pro? I'm guessing they mean Max is the toughest non Pro coating? I want to get 1 of the 2 but I'm confused.
Ethos has really impressed especially after WaxMode did his reviews on both Ceramic/Graphene matrix coatings. May try their EZPZ one as my first but beading doesn't look promising from the few videos I've seen.
Ill be testing matrix and ezpz too, so we’ll see how they do. So far ive liked all the ethos stuff :)
Very interesting about the UV protection not being a thing at all. I always heard coatings marketed and said to have UV protection and protection from oxidizing and fading paint. Would something like a carnauba wax provide actual UV protection? Just subscribed and found out from Jamie’s channel. Very thorough, objective testing!
All these things are just very thin layers, including waxes We are talking microns thick, truly microscopic. Plus many of these protectants are consumable, they degrade as they protect, so a tiny layer wouldn’t be effective very long. However, I do think they can protect from some elements of oxidation. For example by keeping water, grime, salt, etc… off your paint. Water combined with UV is more effective at negative affecting materials than just UV. So in that sense it still helps, just not really by blocking UV directly like a clear coat.
@@DmitrysGarage got it!
DIY detail 8 year coatings and DPC Prime TMR coating. I’d like to see which one would win. 👍👍
Will definitely be doing more tests :)
Can you make a video about Autotriz Ceramic Coating?
Dmitry, every one says you take care of a last step protection to make it last.. proper maintenance etc... your tests show abrasion to determine how long a coating or sealant could last... so my question is, if abrasion removes the coating, wouldn't washing your car less, make a coating last longer....?
Very curious to see the EZPZ coating from them with your testing and durability of it….looks like even i can handle that one and have confidence not messing anything up after all the prep work
Ill be doing a test of that one for sure. It is supposed to be quite easy :)
@@DmitrysGarage Hopefully very soon! I want to make a purchase on a coating before June 😁
This product claims that it works well for coating glass. Would you recommend using it for coating the exterior of a windshield?
This is why I'm broke... thanks Dmitry 👍👍👍
Haha yea you and me both ;)
Now maybe go for testing v2.0?
For some of these long lasting coating maybe you could swap out the applicator with a syn clay sponge. Might speed up the failure point faster.
Definitely an interesting idea as a torture test. I suspect it will work fairly quickly. That strikes me as significantly more abrasion.
@@DmitrysGarage just figured it would at least give a failure point to judge the ones that exceed the standard test.
Could this fill in a clear coat scratch?
Unfortunately not, coatings are very thin, like a couple of microns micron thin. Hair is around 50-100 microns for comparison depending on coarseness. I suggest using a small bottle of clear coat that comes with those paint touch up kits.
Is this tougher than the wolfgang coating? I remember that coating being tough too
They both scored a 10, i didnt try to push the wolfgang further. I would say they’re both extremely tough
@@DmitrysGarage thanks for the reply
How much do you need for a standard sized sedan?
30ml is all you'll need for a standard sedan.
Re the slight loss of gloss, I'm wondering whether this may be due to less than perfect product removal/levelling. Have you ever tried machine buffing, to REALLY thoroughly level/finish? Maybe using a MF buffing bonnet, or even a soft foam pad? I think this would be an interesting experiment. If it does improve gloss, I can imagine it may come at the expense of longevity, due to the buffing removing too much product
It may be something to play with, though my experience is that buffing is really good at removing coatings quickly. They’re incredibly thin and relatively soft. A quick pass with a soft pad and finishing polish is all it takes for me to re-prep the panels.
Try ethos ezpz please 🙏
70 k miles 2019 s 4
What engine maintenance should I do bro ?!? And also how do I found out if I have bad rocker arms ??!?!?
With a 2019 you likely have the new rocker arms. You can use an amazon bore scope to check them out, there are some audizine posts about it. Maintenance wise it's probably time to do your trans, transfer case, and front/rear diff fluids at 70k. Replacing the trans pan that has the filter in it is a good idea. Audi (like all automakers) says they're lifetime fluids, but ZF disagrees.
@@DmitrysGarage ok I looked at my engine though says 2018 on the front tag …. 🏷️. But on the door says 2019
Yea so the code that seems most accurate is the engine label code on the coolant hose. I've generally found that to be pretty indicative of what's in the engine. The best test is to get one of those $20 bore scopes and look under the oil cap.
@@DmitrysGarage should I keep it bro ?? If it’s at 70 k miles but 2018! Engine ?? And I haven’t done all those services still owe 30 k and financing 830$ a month
Hard to say. Mine is a 2018 with a 2018 engine with the old rockers but im not worried since i do all my own work. My car is also very heavily modified. If you’re mostly stock even on the old rockers the risk seems relatively low. Ultimately this is a 5 year old german car, so it’s going to have some costs to keep playing.
I’d love to see how this Ethos Graphene ceramic coating compares against Blue Collar 7, Armour Detail Supply Pro coating, and duraslic Holy Grail.
I am currently thinking about BC 7 or DIY 8 year for my daughters new car? Anyone used either one?
Gonna out perform all of those :)
@@ethoscarcare It must be pretty damn good to be that confident. Looking forward to trying it this year.
@@chrisbradley3224 Results speak for themselves as shown in this video.
@@ethoscarcare Yep it does look terrific.
should test ethos ezpz coating
Definitely will be :)
when can you do a video on the new C6 Hydro Lite DIY Detail
they claiming 6plus years and even lifetime lwith proper maintenance😅 i can't believe they started saying lifetime coatings for their C6 line as we all know nothing is lifetime if clearcoat isn't even lifetime smh
Can you please show more beading on horizontal panel with different water sprays like Sandro
I may add contact angle measurements or at least some photos of beads with a microscope at some point.
I use Glare car polish, puts everything to shame, superior to old school Liquid Glass, 1 coat last 5 years fool proof.
Ill have to test that one out!
I just feel like all ceramic coatings are alike no difference from adams to cquartz
Good coating products are going to be similar like many of the good waxes and sealants are. However, there are differences even between the good products. I really like Adam's coatings, but in my testing their advanced formula isn't as durable as this Ethos which is also marketed as an advanced formula. The Adams couldn't stand up to 300 passes, while this product survived the highest scored test of 1,000 washes and hardly took a dent even at 3,000 washes, though I don't score that high as explained in the video. I've also been disappointed by coatings that didn't perform well like the Avalon King IX which wore off almost instantly. I have a table of past results if you want to compare: dmitrysgarage.com/wax there is also a link there to the old 1.0 table with the old testing method. Thanks for watching!
@@DmitrysGarage thanks for the link will check it out
Probably not even in the top 10 on the market world wide. There's so many non popular brands out there that would out-do this commercially popular brand coating.
Feel free to name them here so we can put them to the test and disprove your comment.
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Put some dirt in the wash to replicate real world situations. Your tests are too ‘clean’. I’ve been Detailing professionally over 50 years.
It really wont work with the machine and it’s not exactly the point of the test. The goal of this test is to compare different coatings repeatably, not to establish how many real life hand washes you could sustain. The dirt would just increase abrasion, i could just use a rougher pad for example and achieve the same results. The other issue with realism is how much dirt? What kind of dirt? If you’re washing dirty suvs in the winter in the rust belt its very different than sports cars in the summer in miami.