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Ceramic Coat Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="GDDYUP" data-source="post: 16474861" data-attributes="member: 182903"><p>"Ceramic Pro" is the specific brand of coating the shop is quoting you a price for. However, if you're also looking at Xpel, that's something different. Xpel is a covering that protects the finish from the rock chips. It's like a plastic type covering that the installer puts over certain parts of the car, typically the front end depending on what you want done. The Xpel sheet protects from rock chips, the ceramic coating does not really. The ceramic coat helps protect the finish and gives the car an "always waxed" type look. Ceramic basically bonds to the paint to protect it, Xpel is laid over the paint to protect it. 2 different processes that do 2 different things. </p><p></p><p>If you have Xpel done, it's done over the factory finish. Xpel won't stick to ceramic so you can't ceramic coat areas where you plan to have Xpel put on. I believe you can ceramic coat over the Xpel sheet, but don't quote me on that.</p><p></p><p>$1500 sounds like a typical quote for "Silver" 2 layer Ceramic Pro coating on the entire car. I have the Silver package on my 13 and I really like it. Looks awesome and is easy to clean and care for so far. I never have to wax the car again most likely. As long as it's taken care of, ceramic will look fantastic for a long time. But it won't really protect against rock chips. You wan't Xpel for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GDDYUP, post: 16474861, member: 182903"] "Ceramic Pro" is the specific brand of coating the shop is quoting you a price for. However, if you're also looking at Xpel, that's something different. Xpel is a covering that protects the finish from the rock chips. It's like a plastic type covering that the installer puts over certain parts of the car, typically the front end depending on what you want done. The Xpel sheet protects from rock chips, the ceramic coating does not really. The ceramic coat helps protect the finish and gives the car an "always waxed" type look. Ceramic basically bonds to the paint to protect it, Xpel is laid over the paint to protect it. 2 different processes that do 2 different things. If you have Xpel done, it's done over the factory finish. Xpel won't stick to ceramic so you can't ceramic coat areas where you plan to have Xpel put on. I believe you can ceramic coat over the Xpel sheet, but don't quote me on that. $1500 sounds like a typical quote for "Silver" 2 layer Ceramic Pro coating on the entire car. I have the Silver package on my 13 and I really like it. Looks awesome and is easy to clean and care for so far. I never have to wax the car again most likely. As long as it's taken care of, ceramic will look fantastic for a long time. But it won't really protect against rock chips. You wan't Xpel for that. [/QUOTE]
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