When it comes to our gloss finish colored paint protection films, you can use most products on the market that are designed for regular vehicle paints and surfaces. This includes ceramic coatings, graphene ceramic coatings, ceramic boosts, ceramic spray coatings, and more. Our gloss finish is equivalent to that of a painted vehicle, so it can be coated and maintained with just about any product.

Even though Brilliant PPF® films are infused with a hydrophobic nano coating from factory, we do still highly recommend applying a separate liquid nano ceramic coating once the film is installed and before it leaves the installation area. This is to provide extremely easy maintenance for the vehicle owner. For this, we at Flect have developed two different graphene ceramic coatings rated to last 7-10 years which can be applied to any surface including paint, glass, trim, vinyl wrap, and paint protection film.

Once your Brilliant PPF wrapped vehicle is coated with a ceramic coating, maintenance will be very easy and can be maintained by simply using a detail spray or a ceramic boost spray.

When it comes to our matte finish colored paint protection films, it takes a high level of skill, patience, and experience to properly ceramic coat the film in order to provide long-lasting easy maintenance. You can not use just any product to coat and maintain satin/matte finish paint protection films due to the different film construction.

Satin and matte finish colored paint protection films, especially Satin Black, absorb cleaning chemicals and ceramic coating products extremely quickly and show any high spots very visibly, especially when in hot or humid environments, so in order to ceramic coat or seal a satin/matte finish film, you must follow the instructions very cautiously and meticulously. You also must only use very specific products which offer a longer wipe-off time in order to ensure you enough time to level the coating on the film before it dries. If you do not follow these specific instructions, you will likely have high spots, smudges, streaks, and/or fades of color on your film which will be visible under bright lighting or sunlight.

Step 1 - Ensure that the vehicle is washed thoroughly and properly with a pH neutral soap that does NOT contain any additives or sealants such as waxes or ceramics.

Step 2 - Make sure to fully and properly dry the entire vehicle. Ensure all panels are dry and contain zero moisture.

Step 3 - This is a crucially important part of the process and can make or break a smooth coating installation. The vehicle must be in a cool and dry environment. For the smoothest coating installation possible, installation area temperature should be between 65ºF and 72ºF. Make sure vehicle panels are cool to the touch. Do not continue until the entire vehicle is cool. If you touch a panel and feel any heat, do not coat the vehicle until it has cooled down.

Step 4 - Using a panel prep spray or a mixture of rubbing alcohol and water, wipe down every single panel of the vehicle that will need to be ceramic coated. Make sure to thoroughly dry each panel after prepping.

Step 5 - Using a new and clean applicator pad and your ceramic coating of choice, heavily soak your applicator pad with a generous amount of ceramic coating liquid. Allow this coating to soak into your applicator pad for about 30 seconds.

Step 6 - Apply another generous round of ceramic coating liquid to your applicator pad. Make sure it is generously wet. Starting with your first panel, create a square outline of the panel with your coating, followed by criss-cross motions, ensuring your panel is equally saturated with the coating liquid. Do not be cheap with the coating as this can cause a flawed installation. DO NOT apply more than one panel per time and DO NOT apply multiple sections per panel as this can cause streaking or color difference spots. If needed, for bigger panels like hoods or bumpers, use bigger applicator pads or have a second person help you apply the coating simultaneously.

Step 7 - Once you notice the coating start to dry and look sticky, using clean microfiber towel #1, begin to wipe off the excess immediately. Follow the same motions you used to apply the coating. Start off in cross-cross motions followed by circular motions to level off the coating on the panel. DO NOT lift your towel off of the surface and do not stop wiping motion until you notice that the panel is mostly leveled. Then, using clean microfiber towel #2, repeat the same wiping motions to further level and remove any excess coating off of the panel.

Step 8 - Using clean microfiber towel #3, go over the coated panel one more time, using only light pressure with your hand, making sure to level and dry the panel as smoothly as possible.

Once a panel has been coated, DO NOT allow the vehicle to be exposed to any damaging elements such as rain, dirt, debris, or water for at least 24-48 hours. Do not allow any overspray of any kind to touch coated panels as this can stain the newly applied ceramic coating.