Ceramic coating
Laughing Gas
Joined: May 2007
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From: Mad River Valley
My quote was $1595 for the 5 year. We didn't talk about yearly maintenance costs after I got that number. That money buys a lot of beer and wax. I am intrigued by the ceramic coatings though.
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Joined: Mar 2017
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From: SoCal
Have you checked out Optimum products? I am a huge fan. There is a good SoCal guy that does coatings.
Logistics Pro
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From: SoCal
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Tomball, Tx
Personally I think this is a racket - nearly $2k for the application and every brand had a warranty requirement of annual or bi-annual inspection / reapplication of several 100 dollars (ceramic pro is setting and controlling their fees with all their dealers)
cp told me $450 for an annual (warranty required) detail/reapplication - others were near that but required 2x annual inspections....of this stuff is so hard/long lasting I don't know why they'd need the annaual reapplication (other than to keep their revinue stream alive).
cp told me $450 for an annual (warranty required) detail/reapplication - others were near that but required 2x annual inspections....of this stuff is so hard/long lasting I don't know why they'd need the annaual reapplication (other than to keep their revinue stream alive).
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Joined: Feb 2017
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From: San Antonio texas
sorry phone logged me in to the wrong post,
i know how much labor went in to coating my truck.
Wash
wet sand and polish
wash
Install expell film
wash again
coat #1
polish
coat #2
polish
coat #3
polish
dry under uv light
i know how much labor went in to coating my truck.
Wash
wet sand and polish
wash
Install expell film
wash again
coat #1
polish
coat #2
polish
coat #3
polish
dry under uv light
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2016
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Yeah its not just apply and be done. If that was the case every detail shop would apply it.
Elder User
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: Edmonton Alberta Canada
The comments on rock chips make me shy away from the coating.
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Tomball, Tx
no one would have to do this much prep work to a NEW truck, especially a WHITE one like mine - my truck had less than 1000 miles on it and the quote was the same for it as it was an older truck. - the prices are set/controlled by ceramic pro.
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2016
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Lmao a truck right off the trailer can have paint spots that need to be corrected. Mine had under 1k miles and needed a few spots fixed... And I still don't under stand where you are getting 300 to 500 on annual requirements you must have shops that don't want to really apply it.
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