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Originally Posted by 3002 tii
Add me to the list of clowns. I always wondered the same, but more from a value perspective. We all get PPF preserves the paint, but the film inevitably gets dirty. So the answer is to ceramic coat the film, which will help keep the grime or any other imperfections that would otherwise damage your paint’s clear coat.
But unlike your original paint, PPF is not meant to be permanent and will need to be replaced in 5-7 years. I know most here don’t hold onto their cars that long so I’m in the minority. But seems like a waste to spend $1500 to coat a temporary film for a long term owner like me. I don’t argue the benefits of coating but I’d much rather paint correction + film and be done with it.
Clearly I’m not a detailer so open to hearing (or learning) from other more knowledgeable folks.
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I do ceramic coatings on my cars simply because I like how it makes the water bead right off when I blow dry it. I don't feel it does much more than that and MAYBE makes it look shinier... but that's very subjective... depends on color etc. I don't pay $1500 for that. I just buy the stuff and apply it myself. It's not hard at all. I believe a lot of the cost associated with these professional ceramic coatings is for paint correction to get the paint looking good before applying.
So if you want to coat your PPF I don't see why you would need to go the $1500 route. That PPF is brand new so it technically shouldn't need any correcting... if you can even "correct" PPF. So you can just buy some ceramic coating for probably under $100 and apply it yourself.