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      01-06-2020, 12:00 PM   #1
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Ceramic coating - suggestions & data points?

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Probably many folks went through ceramic coating for their cars. I was wondering about experiences of others. Especially looking for comments from folks with darker color cars. If there is a tread already about this please point me to it. If not, I thought this would help others to decide.

- Do you suggest?
- DIY or professionally done?
- How much did you pay?
- Any specific brand better than others?
- How many coats did you apply?
- When was it done? How did it hold so far?
- Coated just body? Plastics? Wheel faces? Inside wheels?
- Any gotchas? Things you'd do differently after your experience?

Thank you for all the responses in advance.
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+1 to this...i'm curious as well to how much it is and if it's worth it
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So to me it is worth it. You can have it or do it your self. There are many YouTube videos on how to and product reviews. To the best of my knowledge it depends on how long you want the ceramic coating to last. Some last a few months and some last 2-3 years. All require maintenance. Ceramic coating makes cleaning easier. As I said I am a do it your self person. I made a significant investment in a pressure washer, micro fiber towels and various products. I personally use CarPro products . I find very good and fairly easy to use. As with any ceramic coating your paint needs to be as flawless as possible. There are a couple of YouTube channels I mostly watch, Pan the organizer and obsessed garage. Lots of tips and reviews. There are many others.

I live in Northern California so maintaining my car is pretty easy. I wash my car once every week or two.
CarPro UK 3.0 ceramic coating
CarPro Gliss - a gloss on top of coating
Any other info needed please let me know

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How lazy are you guys???? Search before you start a new thread please.

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1645510
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How lazy are you guys???? Serach before you start a new thread please.

https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1678504
As accurately described, I'm quite lazy actually. To be honest, it was hard to search/find on mobile.
At any rate, thanks for pointing to the other tread. Apparently, you pointed to yet another ceramic coating tread in that one too!
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As accurately described, I'm quite lazy actually. To be honest, it was hard to search/find on mobile.
At any rate, thanks for pointing to the other tread. Apparently, you pointed to yet another ceramic coating tread in that one too!
You are welcome & link edited.
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