Patriot

I wanted a black 911, so have no one else to blame for how difficult it is to keep clean, and avoid swirl marks. Tossing around idea of a front end respray, followed by wrap or ceramic coating or both. What I’m looking for mainly is protection against chips, swirl marks, and greater ease of washing and cleanup. Live in Corpus Christi, Texas. San Antonio is about 2 hours away.

LexVan

The only thing that's going to help against stone chips is film.

The coating helps you against the swirl marks, and makes washing much-much easier.

The less you touch it, the better, too. So, consider a drying method like the MasterBlaster from Detailer's Domain. Make sure you have very good car washing technique and products.

Patriot

Wait time to cure between respray and film?

LexVan

Ask your paint guy. Waiting is old school. Automotive coatings have changed significantly over the years. You'll get answers from 30 days to 30 minutes. Take your pick. Consult your painter and film guy.

STG

They usually suggest a few months. Some will do much sooner. I think having time to cure and off gas is good long term as the film seals in the paint and you could potentially get clouding and issues when trying to remove the film someday.

Black is a full time job. Was always my favorite. Went to therapy, and they suggested stay away from it in the future Too much stress

Penn4S

My paint shop double bakes their paint jobs. By double baking you can wrap right after bake time. They do only high end cars and no issues. Added Aerokit to a prévios car and wrapped right after painting. Car looked awesome.

R_Rated

I’m not commenting specifically on yours; but the cure time is so the wrap looks good when it goes on AND so the the paint looks good one day when the wrap comes OFF. It’s not remarkable for it to look fine going on, even after a Maco job without curing.... now coming off? I’d not want to find out!

MJG911

I did the same thing when I bought mine. waited 3 weeks to clear bra. clear bra also eliminates swirls, as the film is self healing.

Needsdecaf

Is your front end THAT bad that you need a respray? Paint Correction works wonders....

Needsdecaf

Larry Kosilla of Ammo NYC just re-did his 964. They went to extra lengths to cure his car quickly...extra baking, leaving it in the sun. He waited 30 days before wrapping but said normal time would be 60-90 days.

Homeles

Just had mine repainted and baked. Everyone that installs the film, all recommended a minimum of 30 days even with baking. At $350 to respray, I left it alone. Cheaper to paint 3 times than film.