XPEL and Ceramic Coating
03-04-2018, 08:55 AM
#1
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XPEL and Ceramic Coating
Picking up my S63 tomorrow ( black ) and was going to do the XPEL on the entire front. What’s your thoughts about the front only, verse the whole car. I was also debating on doing the ceramic coating. Black is a nightmare to keep up with against swirl marks so I was hoping it would help against it. With the Xpel do you notice it like the old 3M or has it greatly improved since then.
03-04-2018, 11:53 AM
#2
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In my opinion, one should also consider if it is desirable to have a brand new looking paint job, protection against keying of the car, and always know that the car is almost perfect. In my last car that i recently sold, it was always a point of irritation to have worn paint. When i learned about xpel, i decided at once.
The downside is cost. So if you dont care much about the condition of the paint, skip it. When i get my S560, i would not sleep at night if i got a stone chip in the front. Here i am finally getting the car of my dreams, and you tell me i have to live with stone chips? Forget it.
The downside is cost. So if you dont care much about the condition of the paint, skip it. When i get my S560, i would not sleep at night if i got a stone chip in the front. Here i am finally getting the car of my dreams, and you tell me i have to live with stone chips? Forget it.
Better to Xpel the front than nothing. I have no experience with worn Xpel myself, but my dealer says i only have to machine wash my car to restore the Xpel to look brand new.
03-04-2018, 12:30 PM
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2014 S550 - SOLD, 2014 GL550 - SOLD, 2014 GL63 AMG, 2015 S63 AMG Sedan, 2015 S63 AMG Coupe
I did my whole car (S63) with Xpel and did cquartz on top of it. Also did cquartz on wheels and calipers as well.
03-04-2018, 08:54 PM
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Does it change the look of the paint at all? Or you can’t tell. I’m definitely doing the full front still in debate about the sides and rear
03-04-2018, 09:44 PM
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Take a look at my post.
https://mbworld.org/forums/new-s-cla...-new-s550.html
Complete front end, door cups and bottom of the rear quarters with Xpel. Paint correction Ceramic pro coated and Ceramic pro coating for PPF
https://mbworld.org/forums/new-s-cla...-new-s550.html
Complete front end, door cups and bottom of the rear quarters with Xpel. Paint correction Ceramic pro coated and Ceramic pro coating for PPF
03-05-2018, 02:27 AM
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In my previous car I had ceramic coating , it seemed to protect the paint against chemicals that normally would damage the paint .I was told that once you had a ceramic coating you should only use water not other cleaning agents were needed . However, in my present car I had clear wrap it provides better protection against stones ,chips too . May be only front end is needed but I think the whole car is better considering it could minimize the damage of the door dings but that's my thought I have not it confirmed yet
