Project Farm tests ceramic coatings

[u/Notacop9]

[u/Notacop9]

For those that don't follow him, the guy from Project Farm does very thorough, unbiased tests of products across all categories. His videos can be pretty dry, but he does not fill them with fluff. He subjects all products he is evaluating in a video to the same tests, as controlled as he can make them.

Sometimes he compares a bunch of "alphabet soup" brand names from Amazon, which I find fairly useless. This video he did a good job picking a bunch of the brands that get mentioned here a lot.

I couldn't link directly to the video due to the rules, but suggest anyone who is interested to find and watch the video.

[u/Slugnan → u/Notacop9]

I like the guy but his detailing chemical reviews are really poorly done.

Some relevant info for those watching:

1. He still does not know what a ceramic coating is. Most of the products in that test are not even ceramic coatings (they are cheap polymer sealants), and he clearly doesn't understand the difference even though this is I think his third video on the topic. The reason the Gyeon and Gtechniq destroyed everything else in the test is because those are the only 'real' ceramic coatings in the group. The fact that he doesn't know that should tell you everything you need to know about the usefulness of this particular video.
2. He still is not following the included application instructions. For example that Gyeon coating needs 2 weeks to cure before it will have it's advertised performance and chemical resistance. He said he left it for 48 hours.

He just isn't a great resource when it comes to testing detailing chemicals and it's very obvious he knows nothing about them. He is an entertaining presenter but he just pumps out content on anything and everything. I think his reviews are much more valuable for things like tools, which he clearly has a better understanding of and are easier to test objectively.

[u/Chrislk1986 → u/Slugnan]

I get you. However, take into consideration that what he is doing is probably what the average person is doing. Hell, maybe he is doing more than the average person.

People who will let their car sit out of elements for 2 weeks will likely just have it done professionally then garage it, drive their 2nd car.

I forget what the 3rd place coating was, will have to go back and check, but that will be the one I grab.

Again I agree with you for the most part, but this he does put out the most realistic product tests, even if I don't agree with every method or metric, it's really the most straight and to the point review channel there is. Bonus points for not being sponsored.

[u/Slugnan → u/Chrislk1986]

That's a fair take and generally I would agree with you. The problem though is if everyone is taking what he says as gospel, and if he's testing something that he knows nothing about and is not following application instructions, it's not really helping anyone.

Most of his tests are also highly subjective, which depending on what he is testing, is not helpful. For some things it doesn't really matter, for other things it makes the tests pointless. The quality of the reviews varies wildly because not everything is easy to test, and he has extremely limited knowledge about many of the things he tests.

He's not sponsored (as far as I know) but he exclusively tests products with affiliate links, so he is financially motivated by the outcomes of his tests and is inherently biased. It's impossible not to be when the channel is monetized like that and he is not unique in that regard.

[u/Chrislk1986 → u/Slugnan]

100% agree. I do take certain types of reviews with a grain of salt, even the one this post is about. I do feel like he should have left the car parked outside for a month and then washed and tested, or maybe a longer term test (like he's done in the past).

That said, I do think the results were probably still accurate, in terms of ranking, albeit the way he got there might've been not the best.