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      11-13-2018, 01:12 AM   #38
warrenw
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Gotta protect the paint!

Gotta protect the paint!

I hemmed and hawed and kept going back and forth if I should do a paint protection film or if I should just do the ceramic coating, or maybe I should do a partial film, or maybe.... coating...... or maybe I should sacrifice a lamb and use it's blood to protect the paint, or maybe a paint protection film... Anyways I was really conflicted.

I was most overcome by the cost of some of this stuff, especially since I could buy film online pre-cut (3M) for a huge difference in price compared to what installers charge. I even looked at some of the brands that you guys are obsessed with and it was the same thing. Sure I may not be a professional installer, but I just didn't get it.

So I decided to just do a coating. I chose this place based on reviews I found online and overall I'm really happy with the results, they take a lot of pride in their work, I just wish I knew more about the product they used - it seems that most places around here don't use the common ceramic coatings that the US does, and when they do it was double the price so I didn't think it was worth it.



While I was tempted to stay the entire time and watch what they did out of sheer curiosity, I refrained otherwise I would have felt my girlfriend's wrath out of her sheer boredom. So instead we took the subway to Chinatown in Incheon and ate dim sum while we waited.

Meanwhile, the guy who runs the place took a bunch of pics for his own blog, and once he posted them I used them (read: I stole the pics) and I'll post them below with a rough translation of what he was talking about in his own post. His post is here.

The guy was bragging a bit about how his shop has become popular amongst foreigners... Apparently I was the second "foreigner" to visit his place, the week prior a Chinese guy went there. K.



Then he mentions how he was surprised when he opened the hood, and how behind he was with social media because he didn't know Korea had a M2 Competition, blah blah blah ok. He also mentioned that the rear taillights are similar to the Genesis G70 - not sure if I agree.





He mentioned how he had to clean out my trunk before cleaning it, I'll admit I tend to leave stuff in there...



He also made mention of my dog, who yes rides in my car with me.



Made some comments about vacuuming.



Time to start.











He has two bays, one for washing/cleaning/correcting and the other for applying coatings, films, and curing.









He also did the wheels.











He also has lights for curing, which I think is pretty cool, but maybe other places do too? I'm not sure. But still, I was impressed.













So overall I was happy with the experience, I will say that maybe next time I'll buy my own ceramic coating and then give it to them to apply, that way I know exactly what I'm getting and can vouch for it, otherwise I'm just going off of what someone says.

I'm happy with the results though, washing the car is really simple now, water beads off, etc. I am now rethinking getting at least a protection film for the front, I largely underestimated exactly how many rocks I would come into contact with and while I already have two small nicks but it's only going to get worse, so I might do that sooner rather than later. Hindsight is always 20/20 LOL.
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