| 05-20-2023, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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CF Roof...Ceramic or PPF?
Which have you chosen to protect your CF hood (or neither)?
My PPF guy is asking $500 to PPF the roof while the ceramic I could do myself. I have read the horror story of the ceramic reaction to the M3 owner's CF roof that caused the white discoloration. I assume this was a very rare occurrence. My main concern is not rock chips, but discoloration. The car will also be garaged and driven 4-5k miles a year and I plan to keep it for 5+ years. Which would you recommend?
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| 05-20-2023, 05:33 PM | #2 |
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I PPF'd the front leading edge (8") of the roof that comes with the A-Pillar XPEL/SunTek kit and had it ceramic coated. This wasn't special treatment for the carbon fiber roof as I was having film placed on other parts of the car and ceramic coated the entire car. There's really no need to do anything special given your use case. 4-5k miles and garaged = very limited exposure to UV rays and the elements.
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| 05-20-2023, 06:08 PM | #3 |
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Just leave it. No needs for either.
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| 05-20-2023, 06:16 PM | #4 |
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Both. PPF first then ceramic. You'll never have to worry about damage to the roof again.
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| 05-20-2023, 06:23 PM | #5 |
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I wouldn't use Gtechniq on the roof unless it's over PPF: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=30121844
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