DKP CeramiX
Graphene Shield 3 Pro —
1 year.
15,000 km.

Kia Ceed GT, Black Metallic — everyday use, brush car wash, 15,000 km. What's left on the paint after one year?

In brief

Kia Ceed GT. Black Metallic. 1 year — 15,000 km everyday use. After the brush car wash, one of the toughest mechanical stresses for any paint: no micro-scratches, protection and sealant still active. The result in the video.

The conditions

This is not a short test either. The CeramiX Graphene Shield 3 Pro has been on a black Kia Ceed GT for 1 year — Black Metallic, the paint color on which every micro-scratch is immediately visible.

15,000 km of everyday driving in 12 months — and only then the first trip through the brush car wash. This is precisely what makes the test meaningful: a full year of everyday life, wind and weather, before the paint is exposed to the mechanical friction of rotating brushes, which dulls and scratches unprotected paint in the long run.

Vehicle

Kia Ceed GT · Black Metallic · Daily Driver

Mileage

15,000 km in 1 year

Stress

First brush car wash after 1 year — mechanical friction from rotating brushes

Condition before the test

Daily driver, 1 year without brush car wash

Brush car washes are considered one of the biggest causes of scratches in everyday life. The question is, what can a ceramic coating still prevent after 1 year and 15,000 km?

The results

Immediately after the brush car wash, the paintwork of the Kia Ceed GT — of all things, in Black Metallic, one of the most scratch-sensitive colors — shows no micro-scratches.

The protection is still active after 1 year and 15,000 km: The surface remains smooth, the deep gloss on the dark paint is maintained, and the sealant still fulfills exactly what it was made for — protection against small, everyday stresses that would otherwise accumulate little by little.