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Ceramic Coating Update: Impressive Endurance

At 15 months since the professional application of the System X Element 119 ceramic coating product on my Grumman Tiger, I was anxious to see how it was holding up. The aircraft was painted in November 2020 with a basecoat clearcoat finish (see the January 2021 Aviation Consumer for a report) and I had to wait the required five months before applying anything to it. 

While the results were nothing short of spectacular, the real test would be to see how long the stuff actually lasts. Skeptical of claims that you can go five to seven years between applications, so far I’m not disappointed.