If You're Looking for a Ceramic Spray Sealant or Tire Dressing, I Recommend These!

[joebruin77]

I’d used the can coat, but I also used too much of it.

When applied o the windshield, it is important to use a coating that produces a slick and hydrophobic surface. I was surprised to find out that not all ceramic sealants and coatings produce a slick surface. Although Cancoat has a lot of positives (easy to apply, high gloss, great hydrophobics), one negative of it is that it is not slick. In fact, some Cancoat users describe it as "grabby".

Instead of the Stoner glass cleaner, I would suggest using a ceramic product on top of the cancoat that is known to add slickness. If you want to stay in the Gyeon family of products, you can try Gyeon Ceramic Detailer. Armour Detail Supply makes a ceramic-infused waterless wash called Adapt that can be used to clean glass. Or you could try the Armour DS's ceramic detail spray called Amplify. I have also used Technicians Choice Ceramic Detail Spray (TEC-582) on my windshield and it definitely leaves the surface feeling very slick. Finally, Griot's Garage makes a ceramic glass cleaner. I tried it, but I personally thought that the TEC 582 produced a slicker surface.

If applying one of these ceramic toppers doesn't work, then you may want to polish the Cancoat completely off your windshield and either just use one of the above ceramic products alone. Or you can apply a glass-specific coating, such as Gyeon's View Evo.

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[azerik]

Yep, that grabby is why it’s not helping, also causes issue with the wipers.
if I could strip it I would, I thought it’d bake off by now but my car really doesn’t see the sun that much, so 1.5 years later it’s still holding up. Thanks for the info on trying a topper. I still have some 22pl I bought for my P cars but been scared to try to use it(old scool little applicator and just the right tough needed)

 

[joebruin77]

I might try this armour detail supply sealant. First I'll need to find a product to dissolve the wax layers I already have on the car. I really don't feel like doing another round of clay+polish so soon.

To remove old wax and sealants without doing a polish, I would use this method:

First, if you have a foam cannon or foam gun, I would spray a foaming solution of Armour Detail Supply's Decon Soap all over the car in the shade out of direct sunlight, let it dwell for a couple minutes, and then hose it off. Then I would do a contact wash using the same Decon soap:

https://armourdetailsupply.com/products/decontamination-shampoo

Decon has a pH of 11, so it should strip off old waxes and sealants.

Griot's Garage has a similar soap called Foaming Surface Prep, which has a pH of 13.5, so it is even stronger.

Then to make sure you got all the old wax off, I would then use an IPA panel wipe like Carpro Eraser or Armour DS's Panel Prep to wipe down all of the exterior surfaces where you are going to apply the ceramic sealant.

 

[joebruin77]

Yep, that grabby is why it’s not helping, also causes issue with the wipers.
if I could strip it I would, I thought it’d bake off by now but my car really doesn’t see the sun that much, so 1.5 years later it’s still holding up. Thanks for the info on trying a topper. I still have some 22pl I bought for my P cars but been scared to try to use it(old scool little applicator and just the right tough needed)

If the Cancoat was applied to paint, you could definitely use a DA polisher, a medium cutting pad, and a compound or polish to remove it. I wonder if that would successfully remove the Cancoat from glass, or if you need a glass cutting pad and glass specific polish.

 

[EVCheese]

I've become a fan of Griot's Ceramic Speed Shine. I use it on almost all the exterior surfaces. On a warm afternoon it sets so fast and really shines. Also nothing seems to stick to it, so cleaning bugs off on trips was so much easier.

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