jvivlemore
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I am considering keeping my car at the end of the lease next year and purchasing it. If I do this I want to make the car look "showroom" new again if possible. The car is minus any major scratches and has zero dents and just has some very small pebble sized chips from road debris when on road trips.
I did NOT do the ceramic coating when I did the lease because I was just planning on returning the car after 3 years. I just did a paint protection to prevent fading that also protected the interior (can't recall the name offhand).
#1) Has anyone ever had a car's paint touched up after a few years of ownership to bring the life back to it and/or repair chips? I'm sure the cost varies but what can I expect to pay for a quality repair job or paint restoration?
#2) How much does the ceramic coating and/or ClearBra installation cost?
#3) Would you recommend doing the ceramic coating and not doing a ClearBra or is there a way to do both? Is that overkill?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I did NOT do the ceramic coating when I did the lease because I was just planning on returning the car after 3 years. I just did a paint protection to prevent fading that also protected the interior (can't recall the name offhand).
#1) Has anyone ever had a car's paint touched up after a few years of ownership to bring the life back to it and/or repair chips? I'm sure the cost varies but what can I expect to pay for a quality repair job or paint restoration?
#2) How much does the ceramic coating and/or ClearBra installation cost?
#3) Would you recommend doing the ceramic coating and not doing a ClearBra or is there a way to do both? Is that overkill?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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