04-12-2021, 09:15 PM | #1 |
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I have my new M2 Comp arriving early June and was looking for paint protection ideas and recommendations Melbourne.
My current OG M2 has Opticoat and it has held up reasonably well for the BSM color. Is it worth doing Expel film or GYEON coating as the front of current car is really very chipped. Any feedback or recommendations appreciated. |
04-12-2021, 10:11 PM | #2 |
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Firstly, congrats on the Comp. It's a great car.
My last 3 cars I've had front end ppf installed (front bar, headlights, mirror caps, bonnet, side skirts and rear wheel arches), and then full detail and ceramic coating of the whole car. Rarely get nicks in the ppf from stones, but just makes maintenance and protection so much easier. Worthwhile if keeping the car for a long time as it's a bit of an investment (around 5k all up), or if you're OCD about car maintenance like me. I use Dan's Garage for detailing and coating (in Nunawading), and Max Wang for ppf in Moorabbin (SunTek). Both very professional and highly skilled (can't see the joins of the ppf which is not easy to achieve). |
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I had GTechniq ultra serum as a ceramic coating and has a 10year guarantee. Was very happy with the way the car turned out. |
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Thanks, it looks good just like my current one!! |
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04-18-2021, 05:35 AM | #5 |
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Front end ppf and ceramic coating. It's worth it.
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I have my whole car wrapped and coated. I do about 10,000km per year so better safe than sorry was my take.
If you're expecting the film to completely cover the car keep in mind that the front bar has a lot of complex angles in it. The PPF template has a lot of relief cuts in it to mould it to shape which means the film won't completely cover everything. Also, don't expect them to wrap the film around every panel edge. For example, while it's pretty easy to wrap the bonnet around the edges of the panels, the film on the front bar stops a couple of mm short of the front head lights. I still think it's worth it but if you wanted perfection you would need to ask for it and pay for it. |
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If you're in Melbourne, happy to meet up at some stage and show you what a high quality ppf installation looks like. |
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OP-wrap the whole car. It's worth it |
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Your experience with it says otherwise, I'm not doubting you. It seems to be that the installer is more important than the technique. |
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04-19-2021, 09:18 PM | #12 |
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Thanks, I am just not sure how I get my car from Australia to that location?
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Didnt see your location, thought you were doing PCD and were actually local to me in Melbourne FL. Research for local XPEL installers. The film is half of it, key is finding an experienced installer.
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I am really confuse in my experience. I have only just had a ceramic coat for the first time ever with my M2C but have always looked after my cars with wax etc. Is it coincidence that my M2C which now hs 2100 k's on it has the worst chip I have had in my life, right to bare metal but not a dent or anything, just a chip. I feel like the ceramic is like a ceramic plate and I seem to always have a plate with a chip....not a scratch...a chip, so doe this protection act like a hard coat that where typically would cop a scratc, actually chip instead?? I don't think I'll ceramic coat again.
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Don't count on ceramic coating to stop stone chips. It "may" reduce damage of glancing blows, but if your looking for proper stone chip protection PPF is the way to go. Ceramic coatings main job is to help keep the paintwork In good condition from contaminants and washing etc and helps make it way easier to clean. Lots of people that get PPF apply ceramic over the top for the "help keep clean" properties.
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Had my m3 cs recently done by Affinesse in Clayton. Would highly recommend as they wrapped most of it over the edges rather than using mostly pre-cuts which leave a gap.
Chose to do ceramic coating myself as it is somewhat fun to DIY! |
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3.5yrs/83K km on still happy and honestly best money I've spent on the car as I do a bit of hard country driving plus track. I've had 2 windscreen replacements and 2 repairs in current screen, front number plate cover looks like it's been sandblasted and I have a lot of marks on the film from bigger rock hits but the paint is safe. I'll be getting the film replaced within 12mths, pretty much only the roof/boot are free of impact damage. |
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I had my current one ceramic coated by these guy's and found them easy and competent to deal with so might get them to requote the incoming.
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If you hit a diamond with a hammer it shatters into chips and Talc will deform to the shape of the hammer. So paint is somewhere in the middle, and ceramics are up near diamonds (being 9H). And since "ceramics bond to the paint" you bet your butt that ceramic coatings increase the hardness of your paint. Thus if you put ceramic coatings on your car you increase the severity of the any stone chips. I think that is why people insist on putting on PPF first. Just a thought |
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