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How to protect my paint?
Recently I picked up a Jerez Black E92 as my daily, and as such, garage space is limited and reserved for my other vehicles.
I am looking for a way to protect this beautiful color from the elements. Typically I'll wake up to water spots, pollen, and dirt. Are there any recommended products that will protect the paint and make it easy to quickly wipe down prior to work without scratching the clear? I was considering a paint correction + ceramic coating, however my concern is investing all the time and money into it, then wearing it down rather quickly due to the daily commute and lack of garage space. Thanks! |
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If you want to go all out and have the best protection it would be a clear bra, but that gets expensive.
Coatings are great, but they are not scratch proof, it's more of a sacrificial layer and once it wears down you would have to recorrect and redo. It does not protect from rock chips though. If it's a DD maybe consider protective film on the hood, bumper, roof, and mirrors and then paint correction/coating on the rest of the car. |
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a proper coating should be able to hold up to elements even if your car is not garaged. topping it with a coating topper every few months is also a very easy to make sure your coating doesn't degrade. protective film is not going to help you with dirt.
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Look up the AMMO NYC regiment. I've used it for years and it works incredibly well. Ceramic coatings don't allow the paint to flex like it should and can cause damage down the road.
Car is almost 9 years old.
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just googled this.. interesting. Does it require a paint correction prior?
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If you're going to apply it yourself, I'd wash the car with dish soap and Foam to strip any previous waxes away. If it needs a clay bar, nows the time. Afterwords, apply Reflex, then Skin, and top it all off with creme is you really want a wet look. Once you've done this, washes afterwords will be a breeze. I apply Reflex once a year and skin about once every other month. But really you can just wash the car and dry it with Hydrate and you'll be good. Takes a half hour tops.
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OP what's your level of interest and involvement to do the work yourself? Can you use/do you have a machine polisher to polish and wax your own car? If so, I'd just adopt a regular routine to layer protection like sealants and waxes. AMMO NYC is a good resource but also check out Pan The Organizer and Obsessed Garage on YouTube for lots of How To videos in correcting and protecting your car's paint.
If you want to just pay someone to get it over with, just find a good local detailer to periodically (once every 6months preferably) polish and protect your car. It'll still be up to you to make sure it gets regular maintenance washes that use PH neutral soaps so as not to strip your protection. You can also look into having a detailer apply a ceramic coating like CarPro CQuartz or similar. Coatings have their pros and cons but it's top notch protection. If you can swing the money, get a clear bra installed on the car - something like XPEL. This is the most pricey option but likely worth it for the best protection on the car. |
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That is the first I have heard of ceramic coatings have a negative impact on your paint
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It's all from Larry on AMMO NYC, if you'd like to see him explain it.
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I've had ceramic on my car for about 1.5 years with no issues but it's largely garage kept and not driven much in bad weather. I believe ceramic isn't necessarily ideal if you're parking outside as water spotting can be more of an issue - but nonetheless no protection will prevent your car from getting water spots if you leave it outside and it's not completely wrapped with a Paint Protection Film like Xpel or Suntec. |
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If ceramic coatings caused paint to crack, there is no way these companies would stay in business.
This sounds like something a competitor dreamt up to steer people to their own products. Advertisement: "Coke causes cancer!" Consumer: "Oh shoot, I guess I'd better trust that ad and drink Pepsi instead."
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I love the protection ceramic offers but it comes with complications. Just depends on how involved people want to be or if they're cool with sending it to a detailer from time to time. I'm used to plodding my own cars and then removing when it's time to start over. But with ceramic, I feel stuck in the sidelines. |
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- Car comes out of hibernation (LAST WEEKEND!!!) - Wash with non-wax soap - Decontaminate (Iron-X or similar) - Clay Bar - Light Compound - Ceramic coat - Sealant Enjoy I will wash pretty much weekly and use some sort of drying aid spray (AMMO Hydrate) from April to October and apply a new coat of sealant in ~Julyish. I am no pro, but this is what I do. You make a great point though in the fact that removing the ceramic is difficult. To my knowledge the only way to remove is to compound off, a light polish won't do it or will take forever. There may be some chemical way to remove it, but I would be concerned about damaging paint or trim with something that strong. The real tricky bit is that even when you are "removing" the coating with compound, you don't know when you are done. I just try to be consistent and make sure that the I do the car evenly. |
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