Has anyone here done ceramic coating?
I helped my parents out and got my moms car fully coated and in my experience with it, it was not worth it. It was great at first because we could use the foam attachment for a pressure washer, foam the car, rinse it, and it the water would bead and roll off, we finished it off drying with an electric leaf blower. But that did not last long and after a handful of washes there was no longer any benefit. And that was a fully professional done coating with the lights to cure the coating and everything.
The clear film is definitely the better option as some of the newer ones can be healed with heat. But it does require a lot of work to properly install so it can be expensive which is why for my dads car we got him just coatings in the areas that could be damaged most like the front, mirrors, and some spots in the back.
The difficult thing with each of these options is that there is no way to wax and cover small imperfections so the car must have paint correction before you can pursue one of those options or you’ll be putting clear film over scratches. That can be the bulk of the cost depending on how much correction is required. Both my parents went from dealership to detailer though so there wasn’t much correction required.
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