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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps
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.
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Trust me, I would not pay $1500 either. But I know that's the going rate, and typically sold as a package when doing PPF hence I threw the number out.
Not to further derail, but I learned my lesson hard way and now limit PPF only to the front & mirrors. The one time I had most of my car covered, someone tapped into my rear bumper while parking. The plate screws pierced through my film, causing it to lift. Self healing only goes so far but wasn't long before dirt/grime built up and the spot looked terrible. Paint was damaged either way but the film made it worse and was additional cost to pull it off.
Now I cover front & hood b/c those are the areas most susceptible to debris especially when on track. I don't bother with any other panel.
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