Need some advice....

[Beagleman]

My new Tahoe is soon to be here, British Columbia, and as we have crappy weather and crappier road conditions, with salt and sand ...... sometimes..... ( I know, I used to be the guy who put it on the roads...) I am seriously thinking of doing a ceramic coating on the new paint, probably the best time to do it, right?? I have spent the last week researching this, and man there is a lot of stuff out there, pro and con, and a multitude of products..... my truck is a daily driver , or will be, not a bush wacker ever, and I try to really take care of my rides, as they are so expensive, I can't afford not to....... so the question is.... have you guys done the ceramic coating, and what product did you use..... I have a professional detail guy who will put it on, so that's not an issue, BUT economics are..... I don't really want to spend $400 + for a product that won't last, but on the other hand not something that is $12 and will screw the paint...... any recommendations or point me in some sort of direction, would sure be helpful....... I am very curious as to what you guys have done......

Jeff

 

[swathdiver]

Good morning Jeff. I think Pete, @Galante is having this done to his new Yukon as we speak. When I came across this stuff, I got confused and moved on to another topic! Claying fried my brain already!

 

[cardude2000]

My new Tahoe is soon to be here, British Columbia, and as we have crappy weather and crappier road conditions, with salt and sand ...... sometimes..... ( I know, I used to be the guy who put it on the roads...) I am seriously thinking of doing a ceramic coating on the new paint, probably the best time to do it, right?? I have spent the last week researching this, and man there is a lot of stuff out there, pro and con, and a multitude of products..... my truck is a daily driver , or will be, not a bush wacker ever, and I try to really take care of my rides, as they are so expensive, I can't afford not to....... so the question is.... have you guys done the ceramic coating, and what product did you use..... I have a professional detail guy who will put it on, so that's not an issue, BUT economics are..... I don't really want to spend $400 + for a product that won't last, but on the other hand not something that is $12 and will screw the paint...... any recommendations or point me in some sort of direction, would sure be helpful....... I am very curious as to what you guys have done......

Jeff

My .02?

If you’re really worried get the vehicle wrapped. I got xpel ultimate on the entire truck except the doors (above beltline). Ceramics won’t stop scratches from sanders blowing by you or from rock chips on your hood. It’s expensive but it will save you from annual ceramic ‘refreshes’ etc. pull it off in 5 years if you want and you have a factory fresh, untouched,
Paint job underneath.

 

[PG01]

Expensive indeed, im having the entire front clip, a pillars and roof up to the sunroof wrapped with expel and ceramic coat over that and rest of truck.guy just called and said its done and the paint looks like glass. Will pickup tomo morning.

 

[adventurenali92]

Both the xpel and ceramic coats are good options. The ceramic coats are more budget friendly as opposed the xpel. The ceramic coats will last a year, maybe 2 if you go with a higher end product. The xpel will last a lot longer.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Expensive indeed, im having the entire front clip, a pillars and roof up to the sunroof wrapped with expel and ceramic coat over that and rest of truck.guy just called and said its done and the paint looks like glass. Will pickup tomo morning.

Pics?

 

[CMoore711]

OP...

What type of results or level of paint protection are you after?

 

[PG01]

Pics?

Coming

 

[PG01]

Pics?

 

[Tonyrodz]

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Nice! Can't even tell it's wrapped. Came out great. Did you do the mirrors too?

 

[PG01]

Nice! Can't even tell it's wrapped. Came out great. Did you do the mirrors too?

Mirrors, bumper, full fenders, full hood, a-pillars, roof to antenna-ish, headlights, and fogs.

 

[RST Dana]

He has deeeeep pockets. Lol

 

[Tonyrodz]

He has deeeeep pockets. Lol

^^^^
@Galante

 

[PG01]

He has deeeeep pockets. Lol

Simply protecting the last vehicle im ever gonna buy


Wife asked how much....... i fibbed, she left and then i threw up when i paid for it....

 

[cardude2000]

Mirrors, bumper, full fenders, full hood, a-pillars, roof to antenna-ish, headlights, and fogs.

It’s invaluable to do the doors below the beltline IMO. I had mine a month and realized that area was already being hammered by small rocks (and I have flaps). I brought it back in an had them expel there too. Well worth it IMO.

Also did the rear gate because it attracts dust like a magnet. Now I can use a car brush to clean it off and not worry about scratches.

 

[Nashoba]

Can you run it through the car wash with brushes or strips? I never have taken my 2018 black Silverado Dbl cab through a car wash with anything but spray that touches it. Still looks good, though, with the occasional hand wash job and wax.

 

[cardude2000]

Can you run it through the car wash with brushes or strips? I never have taken my 2018 black Silverado Dbl cab through a car wash with anything but spray that touches it. Still looks good, though, with the occasional hand wash job and wax.

You can but I would never bring any of my cars through anything but a touchless.

Ok fine. I did one time.

 

[PG01]

Can you run it through the car wash with brushes or strips? I never have taken my 2018 black Silverado Dbl cab through a car wash with anything but spray that touches it. Still looks good, though, with the occasional hand wash job and wax.

Yeah, guy told to stay awy from pressure washing, but a reg car wash every once in a while is fine. Any problems and swing by, he’ll fix it.

 

[Miami-Dade]

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Your guy did a AWESOME job Pete!! It is not easy to find good people like that. Looks AWESOME!!

 

[cardude2000]

Yeah, guy told to stay awy from pressure washing, but a reg car wash every once in a while is fine. Any problems and swing by, he’ll fix it.

I’ve pressure washed and gone through touchless (aka: pressure wash) washes for 40000 miles with no peeling etc on my xpel but ymmv. I’d be much more concerned about a traditional car wash snagging on a corner of the film etc. (let alone the scratches to the uncovered paint).