CERAKOTE® Ceramic Trim Coat Restoration Kit

Easy application. It took half the product to do my Cadillac SRX which has alot of black trim.

Its a little pricey, but it does what the other products just cant do.

I was tired of buying 'designer' trim treatments, using part of the bottle and finding the contents no longer usable when it was time to coat something else. That's why I gave the Cerakote Ceramic Trim Coat Kit a try....I was intrigued by the sealed packets of individual wipes. I was also familiar with Cerakote as being a reputable brand.I recently purchased a 2016 Lexus CT200h and the cowl trim was not in good condition. It looked weathered.As with ANY coating, surface preparation is the absolute key to a successful application. This is especially true if you've applied multiple products hoping to find something that lasted longer than a month, or sometimes, the first rain storm.Anyway, after thoroughly washing the car, I again cleaned the cowl panel with CarPro Eraser, a surface preparation product. You can also use a diluted IPA solution.The Cerakote is super easy to use. It does have a strong chemical smell, so use it in a well ventilated area. Also, Cerakote supplies 4 gloves in the kit, use them. Just remove the application cloth from the package and wipe the trim piece you want to coat. I do wish the application cloth was a bit softer. It's on the stiff side and a softer cloth would be easier to navigate around curves and under wiper arms. That is my only nitpick.The coating quickly turned by weather trim back to a rich satin black. I thought it was a little glossy at first, so I did a light wipe down with a microfiber which knocked that down to a new part look.I've read here where a small minority have had some problems. I suspect that is most likely the result of improper surface preparation. Also, wiping down the coated trim with a microfiber cloth a couple of minutes after application should help even out any color uniformity issues.My tape line wasn't down securely in my photos, but the before and after is pretty dramatic.I can't speak to durability, but I'm completely satisfied with the individual packets, ease of application and results.

Back in Black This stuff works amazingly well. I will never go back to those “dressings” for my exterior trim. Two thumbs up. The trick is to follow the instructions. I used blue dawn dish soap as recommended, to clean my plastic trim, and took my time with the application. I recommend setting aside one wipe to help with any needed touch ups at the end. For those using this on an FJ Cruiser with the OEM front bumper, get the two car kit. The front bumper is a massive amount of plastic. If you only have the one car kit, do the sides and back instead. (Be sure to remove the spare tire. It hides a lot of trim.)

Product went on easily and smoothly once I actually got to that point - seems a lot of people are skipping straight to install and it's not just a smear-on-and-go.I prepped with Turtle Wax Max Power car wash, a non-waxing car wash solution mixed to the strongest recommendation. Then used a leaf blower, towel, and chamois and some time in the sun to completely dry the car, flexing the trim several times to make sure water trapped in the seams got a chance to dry. This process takes a couple of hours, so patience is a virtue.I then applied the coating as recommended on packaging, wiping any that got on paint/glass with microfiber cloth which I then threw away. Be aware, the smell of this stuff is strong - I would NOT recommend doing it inside a garage. My RAV4, which has a lot of black trim, used 7 of the 10 towels. Application took an additional hour or so.Last, I let it dry for an hour, twice the recommended amount, then zip-waxed over it in a normal wash/wax operation. So now we see how long it takes to fade.

I got this product for my polyurethane front lip. I prepped it well, and it made a notable difference. I have it three stars because it definitely leaves streaks like everyone says. I don’t really care because most of my lip is under the vehicle. But most annoyingly, I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to come with gloves, hell even the bag says use “provided gloves” . Yet i opened the bag and no gloves to be found. They shouldn’t put two pairs of gloves on the kit description if there are none included. Update: after two washes the coat is failing. Let me start by saying yes, I prepped well... in fact I was very tedious about it because taking the bumper off and on of my car is too much work. So I wanted lasting results, but nah...also, not only is the coat coming off, but it doesn’t protect against UV, because underneath the coat, the plastic is getting sun bleached still.