Ceramic coating worth it?
06-17-2018, 05:55 PM
#91
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Thanks. I've used the Adam's Polishes equivalent for years and will continue to do so. While we had some years of drought in CA it was almost the only way my cars were washed.
07-03-2018, 06:30 PM
#92
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Reporting in on some self-healing. I had a big bee poop spot on the frunk lid which I didn't remove for three of four days, partly as an experiment on how the C-pro would resist the etching. Nope, still etched, and after this happened to my previous car and it never coming out with multiple machine polishes, I wanted to try the heat gun healing a C-pro installer showed on youtube. I found I couldn't get much heat into the lid, it just dissipated too quickly and I wasn't going to be too zealous either. Yesterday I allowed the same hot sun that baked the poop on in the first place to give the clean surface another bake. I checked the area last night and the etch has gone. Five layer coating, hot SoCal sun, black paint. YMMV.
02-17-2019, 02:04 PM
#93
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SB3 Alpha and Xpel Ultimate Plus and Glassparency
Perfection Detailing in Fallston, MD did my 991.2 Targa 4S in Night Blue Metallic. Not cheap, but neither would a paint repair be. The car looks fantastic IMO. But, you be the judge. As to worth it? I think so.
02-17-2019, 03:00 PM
#94
Got my 991.1 Turbo back last week after 3/4 Xpel and ceramic coating. Looks amazing. A few minor issues with the wrap that the installer has agreed to fix. Cost a few bucks but now when I hit a pile of gravel and hear it hitting the fenders I don’t cringe (as much).
02-17-2019, 09:44 PM
#97
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02-17-2019, 09:47 PM
#98
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Got mine back this Saturday. Loved the results. It rained today (Sunday) and I drove it in the rain on purpose to see the results. Very pleased.
02-17-2019, 09:57 PM
#99
Originally Posted by Jim991
Stupid comment. Offer something worthwhile or STFU.
He concurred with someone else's answer to a question. (Apologies if I entered this conversation late in the game and you were keying off an established joke.)
02-18-2019, 01:24 AM
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DITTO!!!!!!!!!
(as I await my stfu response, to which I will say, “Feel free to try, as long as it’s in person”)
02-18-2019, 01:30 AM
#101
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02-18-2019, 01:31 AM
#102
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03-16-2019, 12:33 AM
#104
Racer
So here’s a question I haven’t seen asked/answered: how do these ceramic coatings eventually “wear out”? Do they slowly get washed off the finish? Just lose their luster? They can’t “flake” like a defective/worn out clear coat, right?
03-16-2019, 01:04 AM
#105
Three Wheelin'
IMO it’s really strong wax. It wears out/off. That’s my opinion. Would love to here some facts.
