One of the local shops told me they don't use anything other than Xpel ceramic coating for Xpel ppf for warranty purposes. So I went to the Xpel shop, and they actually said I could use their stuff or Ceramic Pro. They don't retail their stuff, though. Adam's label drew a blank on them.
Thanks for the advise. Fortunately, its "winter" here in So cal, so 60ish degrees. I'll be 2 bucket washing (when the rain eases), move into the garage, use the Chemical Guys prep spray, then apply the Adam's in my garage so no sun and relatively cool. I'll definitely try it on a more inconspicuous panel as a test, but will wait for rainbow effect to fade and then wipe followed by UV light inspection. From the Adam's video, it should be 2-3 minutes drying time, so I definitely will do it panel by panel. I may try a 2nd coat after a 24 hour curing time.
2 to 3 minutes was way too short for me. I think Adams told @bunnylebowski 10 minutes for his conditions. Of course, 2 minutes might be good during a Santa Ana condition. This is why experimenting with drying time on a small section is important to establish when to wipe. When the spray rainbowed, I thought it was still too wet so the next small section, I wiped a third of it after 4 minutes, the next third after 6 and the last third after 8. I figured as long it was still easy to wipe, I should leave it on as long as possible to let more solvent evaporate. All that solvent makes the sprays really forgiving in terms of giving you plenty of time to wipe…you just need to be really thorough wiping/polishing ensuring you don’t leave any spots.
Same for my GT. Xpel ceramic on Xpel ppf but they only used Xpel ceramic over the front ppf I had them apply. The rest of the car that didn’t have ppf applied was done with Modesta bc-04 which they like more. Most detail shops use pro only products. The big issue with the consumer products seems to be batch to batch consistency. I’ve had the initial order of product x last a year but the next order only last 4 months.
Are there mats for the Pure yet?
$10k for a radar detection "system" ??? On top of PPF, tinting & all the other stuff that we need to buy ton protect our investment - I'm with you. My $500 Dual Pro will have to suffice.
To each their own. I really wanted something sleek and I plan on keeping this car a long, long time.
If it doesn't hurt your wallet, more power to you. In my case, I just wrote the last college tuition check for my second kid, so I'm in recovery mode & trying to save a shekel or two so I can stop working before I die. With college costs running $300k+ per kid, I have to distinguish between "essential" & "nice to have" . Dropping $8-10k on a super sleek hotshit radar system doesn't fall into my "essential" column, just yet. Perhaps in a few years if the market recovers. Good luck with yours. BTW, which one did you buy??? (I can still dream, can't I ?)
I just really hope the battery holds out that long, it's the only thing that makes me nervous
Oh, I completely agree. I am also beginning to “tighten the wallet” a bit thanks to the market, me likely having kids this/next year, etc.If it doesn't hurt your wallet, more power to you. In my case, I just wrote the last college tuition check for my second kid, so I'm in recovery mode & trying to save a shekel or two so I can stop working before I die. With college costs running $300k+ per kid, I have to distinguish between "essential" & "nice to have" . Dropping $8-10k on a super sleek hotshit radar system doesn't fall into my "essential" column, just yet. Perhaps in a few years if the market recovers. Good luck with yours. BTW, which one did you buy??? (I can still dream, can't I ?)
P.S. I appreciate many of your posts. They're often full of useful info. You do a real service for the rest of us. Please keep it up.
Yes I did, but 'quality' is what I would argue.
A picture would probably do wonders
How long? My target 20 plus years and keep it in the family.
Bump, any other owners seeing this?
Maybe it's the leather for that specific color? 15.5k miles in and I don't have any wear on my seats like you do.
Does the E-HEELP fit under the car?
