It’s going to be PMM. I’m sure getting the entire car covered is not necessary but I like to be cautious. Will it matter much if I get it wrapped then wait a year to get it coated?
That's a pretty easy color to keep after. I really don't see the need to ppf the whole car on this color or if you won't be using it a lot. I would do the front, hood, rockers and doors at most. You can wait to coat it, however it would be easier to do it all at once.
Yes, find a shop that you truth and let it loose!!! These guys have to be a bit OCD about detailing! I'm very happy with my detailer! For those around the San Francisco Bay Area, check out Jason at carzwerk.com. He is a one-man show, so QC must pass him, and he is super OCD about detailing! Pricing is similar to JJAY, but my god your car will be so POLISHED when you get it back! Like Glass
After shopping quotes around for paint protection, I think I agree that this is what to do. Especially hearing from other owners how crappy the paint is on the CTR, what with it being the same stuff and process they spray on Fits and $16k Civics. I don't want to waste good money on PPF that's worth more than Honda's paint. Not to mention I doubt it'll just come right off without taking that mediocre paint with it. I'll just keep her detailed and waxed and then do some paint correction or repaint needed areas in a few years/before I sell.
The paint on these cars is really not that bad. Most cars are far from perfect from the factory, especially some very high end cars. To repaint a car prior to getting rid of it your going to spend far more then you would to properly protect it and keep it looking nice. Protection is only one part of picture, the biggest benefit of ceramic coatings is the ease of maintenance. Cleaning a car that is coated is EXTREMELY easy. In many cases a repaint will only throw red flags to buyers when trying to sell a fairly new car.
I totally agree!
that's exactly why i got a coating. I didn't care for PPF but I coated my car for that reason. On my daily driver, the industrial fall out and stuff around here is so bad i have to clay the car so often it becomes time consuming.
that depends on the coating used and the weather around you. Some places also used IR to cure the coating faster.@CEPA_Si how long after coating is safe to hose down the car? I got mine coated this pass Friday...my detailer told me 3 weeks
What coating did you have applied? Three weeks sounds like a very long time, with CQuartz, Gtechniq, 22ple, Gyeon and many of the other brands I have used you are typically safe to get the car wet after a day or so. The rule of thumb has always been you should not wash it for at least the first week. I am going to guess your detailer does not use IR lamps to fully cure the vehicle. I haven't seen one of the Type R's in blue yet. I have always been a sucker for blue cars, just booked an Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2018 Lexus RC 350 f-sport for next month. This is the latest blue one I finished up last week.@CEPA_Si how long after coating is safe to hose down the car? I got mine coated this pass Friday...my detailer told me 3 weeks
He use Kamikaze
Unless you are using deionized water, I'd personally leave it alone and not touch it for the duration that he told you (just incase there are issues). Coating makes the surface tension so slick that it beads off water but it does not make it waterspot proof if you do leave water on there. A simple rinsing with the hose is not going to clean your car correctly
