How to choose the right Hermosa ceramic product for your car
By Scott Bradley, Founder — Hermosa Car Care
Hermosa makes several ceramic products. Each does something different. And understanding which one to use, when, and why, makes a significant difference to the results you get.
Here's a straightforward guide — no jargon, no upselling.
The Graphene Ceramic Coating: when you want maximum long-term protection
This is the hero product. A 10H graphene-enhanced ceramic coating that bonds permanently to your clear coat and provides up to five years of protection. Applied once, correctly, it changes the fundamental behaviour of your car's painted surface.
Use this when you want long-term protection and are willing to spend 15 minutes on a proper application. It's the right choice for a car you care about — whether that's a daily driver you want to protect from Irish road salt and rain, a classic you want to preserve, or a performance car you want looking its best between track days.
The graphene layer maintains hydrophobicity in cold, wet conditions in a way that standard SiO₂ coatings don't. If your car spends Irish winters on salted roads — and most Irish cars do — this matters more than any other single product specification.
The Ceramic Spray: maintenance and top-up protection
The Ceramic Spray is an SiO₂-infused spray sealant that provides ceramic protection quickly — spray on, wipe off, done in minutes. It can be used on bare paint as a standalone protectant, or over an existing ceramic coating as a maintenance layer.
Use this when you want to add a protective layer quickly before a wet week. When you want to maintain an existing ceramic coating between annual decontamination washes. When you've bought a used car and want immediate protection while you decide whether to do a full coating application.
In Irish conditions specifically, a Ceramic Spray topper applied every three to four months significantly extends the life of an underlying Graphene Ceramic Coating. The spray layer acts as the sacrificial surface that takes the punishment from salt, rain, and road film — so the base coating underneath doesn't have to.
The Ceramic Glass Cleaner and Coating: safety and clarity
Glass is the one surface most car owners never think about protecting. But glass accumulates the same road film, exhaust residue, and brake dust that builds up on paint — and on glass, the consequences are visible and potentially dangerous.
The Ceramic Glass Cleaner and Coating cleans and protects in one product. It removes the road film that causes glare on wet night driving and leaves a hydrophobic ceramic layer that causes water to sheet off cleanly rather than spreading and distorting vision.
The feature that makes it unique in Irish conditions: the product can be diluted and added directly to your windscreen washer fluid reservoir. Every time you activate the washers — every single time — a fresh micro-layer of ceramic protection is automatically reapplied to the glass. Your wipers don't erode the coating. They become part of the continuous reapplication process.
On Irish roads in autumn and winter — low sun angles, wet motorways at night, the greasy road film that builds up as temperatures drop — this product is as much a safety item as a cosmetic one.
The Ceramic Shampoo: your foundation wash
Standard car shampoos are alkaline. Used repeatedly on a ceramic-coated car, they gradually strip the hydrophobic layer and reduce the coating's performance over time. A pH-neutral ceramic shampoo cleans effectively without chemically compromising the coating underneath.
The Hermosa Ceramic Shampoo also contains SiO₂ — meaning every wash adds a small amount of ceramic protection to the surface rather than removing it. Over time this compounds into measurably better coating maintenance compared with standard shampoos.
This should be the foundation of every ceramic-coated car's maintenance routine in Ireland. The switch from an alkaline shampoo to a pH-neutral one is the single highest-return change most owners make after the initial coating application.
The simple decision framework
Starting from scratch on a car you want to protect properly: Graphene Ceramic Coating first. Ceramic Glass Cleaner and Coating for the glass. Ceramic Shampoo for ongoing maintenance. Ceramic Spray as a quarterly topper.
Already coated and maintaining: Ceramic Shampoo for washes, Ceramic Spray every three to four months, Ceramic Glass Coating for the glass.
Want something quick and immediate: Ceramic Spray on paint, Ceramic Glass Coating on glass. Both apply in minutes and provide genuine protection while you decide whether to commit to a full coating application.
Not sure which product is right for your specific car and situation? Email support@hermosahq.ie — we'll give you a straight recommendation.
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