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Just got back from an 8,000 mile road trip from NJ to the west coast and back with a C63s with magno paint. Thought I'd share some experiences and maybe alleviate some of the concerns about the durability of magno paint. I have the front bumper projected with Xpel Stealth but nothing on the rest of the car.
We drove through tons of work zones (the state of Indiana was basically one big work zone) including sections where the lanes were closed and you had to drive on the shoulder of the road which was just covered in gravel. Sections of Wyoming where wind gusts sounded like they were just peppering the car with sand and small pieces of gravel. I drove passed tons of huge trucks hauling sand or small rocks who were just spilling them all over the road. Did my best to avoid these things as much as possible, but with so much highway driving some hazardous conditions were unavoidable.
Overall the paint held up great. Looks like I somehow picked up a tiny tiny rock chip on the very top of the C pillar right where it meets the back windshield, although that might have been there before, I just noticed it for the first time when we were in California. I did bring a bottle of Dr. Beasley's matte paint cleaner and some microfiber clothes and would wipe down all the bugs on the front end every few days, but other than that I didn't do anything about any dirt or other things that got on the car. Other than the chip that may or may not have happened on the trip there was no issues or damage to the paint at all.
Nice!! You win the iron butt award! (what seats do you have?) I wish I had the same success with my Magno paint -- didn't make it 850 miles home from the dealer (Maine to North Carolina) without a paint chip on the hood and a rock chip on the windshield!
Since then though -- just bugs. I use Chemical Guys Matte products - like em a lot!
Nice!! You win the iron butt award! (what seats do you have?) I wish I had the same success with my Magno paint -- didn't make it 850 miles home from the dealer (Maine to North Carolina) without a paint chip on the hood and a rock chip on the windshield!
Since then though -- just bugs. I use Chemical Guys Matte products - like em a lot!
Yup performance seats with no ventilation. Drove through long stretches of hot weather in the southwest and never felt like I was missing anything w/o the ventilated seats.
Yup performance seats with no ventilation. Drove through long stretches of hot weather in the southwest and never felt like I was missing anything w/o the ventilated seats.
I'm not overly impressed by my "ventilated seats" (performance seats also) - they could've gone the extra step and made them "cooled seats" and it would've been worth it!
That first pic is breath taking! What a nice way to see the country. Have you been out west before?? The scenery, when you're used to the east coast, is other worldly!
Nice pics
What a trip!!! Kudos! From the pictures it looks you did not stay on the faster highways but took the scenic routes - impressive to do that as part of an 8000 miles trip. I don't think I have the patience even if there a terrific looking sceneries to pass by.
Let's not (insert bad magno joke) GLOSS over that awesome plate! Beautiful drive man, I've been wanting to drive out west but can't manage to get enough of a block of time off from work. Glad you were able to do it! And thanks for the info on the magno paint for all who have it.
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