High spots
High spots are streaky or hazy residue left on paint when a ceramic coating is not buffed off before it flashes and hardens, an application defect rather than a product fault.
What it means
A ceramic coating is wiped on as a liquid, then left for a short window to flash before it is buffed off, or levelled. High spots are the patches the installer missed during that buffing step. Where the coating sits too thick, it cures into raised residue that catches light as streaks, hazy smears, or faint rainbow-like patterns on the paint. They are an application defect, not a fault in the coating product. The cause is almost always working in poor lighting, leaving the coating too long before levelling, or applying in conditions that are too warm or too humid, so the chemistry flashes faster than expected. Once high spots have fully cured they cannot simply be wiped away. Removing them takes light polishing or a coating-specific corrector, then careful re-coating of the affected area.
Why it matters in Singapore
Singapore's heat and humidity make ceramic coatings flash faster than in cooler, drier climates, which shortens the window an installer has to level the product before high spots set. Working outdoors or in an uncontrolled space here raises the risk further. This is exactly why a coating should be applied in a temperature-controlled bay under proper lighting, not in an open carpark or driveway.
How Revol Carz handles this
Revol Carz applies every ZeTough coating, Glass 6H, Ceramic 9H, and Titanium, in a climate-controlled bay under inspection lighting, so installers can see and level each panel before the coating flashes. Trained hands, controlled temperature, and panel-by-panel checking are how we keep finished paint free of high spots.