Xpel Vs Ceramic Pro
11-01-2015, 03:39 PM
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Xpel Vs Ceramic Pro
Hi all, my brother has a GTR and is thinking about getting ceramic pro over his car to protect the paint, I told him everybody on here only speaks about Xpel, was wondering what your opinions were on with Xpel vs ceramic pro, which is better and why?
11-01-2015, 03:48 PM
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You could concevibly do both? Apply Ceramic Pro (or any other nano paint sealant like OptiCoat or CQuartz) or your PPF, like Xpel.
Ceramic Pro and Xpel aren't really mutually exclusive of one another. The former is a paint sealant, sort of like a semi-permanent wax treatment. The latter is a condom for your car.
Many people will apply a paint sealant like Ceramic Pro on the car, then apply a clearbra (such as Xpel) for chip and road rash protection.
Whatever your brother decides, make sure picks a good installer. The installer makes all the difference (beginning with paint correction if you go with a nano coating like Ceramic Pro).
Ceramic Pro and Xpel aren't really mutually exclusive of one another. The former is a paint sealant, sort of like a semi-permanent wax treatment. The latter is a condom for your car.
Many people will apply a paint sealant like Ceramic Pro on the car, then apply a clearbra (such as Xpel) for chip and road rash protection.
Whatever your brother decides, make sure picks a good installer. The installer makes all the difference (beginning with paint correction if you go with a nano coating like Ceramic Pro).
11-01-2015, 04:28 PM
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Three Wheelin'
The apples and oranges. Xpel is to protect against debris like rock chips by applying what is essentially a padded layer on the surface. Ceramic coatings are more like an incredibly durable wax.
Films are more like a necessary evil. Even the best ones, you can still tell film is on the car, albeit you have to get very close. But ceramic coatings cannot protect against rock chips.
I'm doing clear film on the heavy rock chip areas and then coating to the rest of the paint.
To be clear, those that coat and film on same surface must apply the film first and then coat the film.
Films are more like a necessary evil. Even the best ones, you can still tell film is on the car, albeit you have to get very close. But ceramic coatings cannot protect against rock chips.
I'm doing clear film on the heavy rock chip areas and then coating to the rest of the paint.
To be clear, those that coat and film on same surface must apply the film first and then coat the film.
11-01-2015, 07:36 PM
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Burning Brakes
The apples and oranges. Xpel is to protect against debris like rock chips by applying what is essentially a padded layer on the surface. Ceramic coatings are more like an incredibly durable wax.
Films are more like a necessary evil. Even the best ones, you can still tell film is on the car, albeit you have to get very close. But ceramic coatings cannot protect against rock chips.
I'm doing clear film on the heavy rock chip areas and then coating to the rest of the paint.
To be clear, those that coat and film on same surface must apply the film first and then coat the film.
Films are more like a necessary evil. Even the best ones, you can still tell film is on the car, albeit you have to get very close. But ceramic coatings cannot protect against rock chips.
I'm doing clear film on the heavy rock chip areas and then coating to the rest of the paint.
To be clear, those that coat and film on same surface must apply the film first and then coat the film.
OP, find the most qualified shop, not a specific product.
11-01-2015, 08:18 PM
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11-01-2015, 08:20 PM
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11-01-2015, 10:27 PM
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Never understood this, to be honest.
I find myself changing my clearbra about 6-12 months, at least parts of them.
If I coated my clearbra, I'd have to do it every time I put on a new layer, and then each part of the bra wouldn't look even.
For what it's worth, I have OptiCoat, and then Xpel over it.
I find myself changing my clearbra about 6-12 months, at least parts of them.
If I coated my clearbra, I'd have to do it every time I put on a new layer, and then each part of the bra wouldn't look even.
For what it's worth, I have OptiCoat, and then Xpel over it.
11-01-2015, 11:25 PM
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Three Wheelin'
^ adhesion issues aside, the optics of the xpel is what you will see, so what is the point of the Opticoat underneath? Protecting the paint from the film?
11-01-2015, 11:32 PM
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11-02-2015, 12:51 AM
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Never understood this, to be honest.
I find myself changing my clearbra about 6-12 months, at least parts of them.
If I coated my clearbra, I'd have to do it every time I put on a new layer, and then each part of the bra wouldn't look even.
For what it's worth, I have OptiCoat, and then Xpel over it.
I find myself changing my clearbra about 6-12 months, at least parts of them.
If I coated my clearbra, I'd have to do it every time I put on a new layer, and then each part of the bra wouldn't look even.
For what it's worth, I have OptiCoat, and then Xpel over it.
11-02-2015, 01:01 AM
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Warranty is either 7 or 10 years, I forget which.