Full Ceramic Coating Worth It?

cole1186 · 05-02-2022, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by M2 CCO

Seems to be in the ballpark for what I would expect for a light polish and coating job. What coating does the shop use or did they give you some coating options to choose from?

Not sure actually... What's the best one that would use though? I'm bringing it in tomorrow

M2 CCO · 05-02-2022, 10:35 PM

There are a lot of good ones out there. Each shop tends to carry a few top brands or whatever they are a certified installer for. What brand did they end up using for you?

cole1186 · 05-02-2022, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by M2 CCO

There are a lot of good ones out there. Each shop tends to carry a few top brands or whatever they are a certified installer for. What brand did they end up using for you?

They said it was ClearFX that they used. It is a 3 stage system they said. RestoreFX for paint correction then ClearFX for ceramic coating then something else I can't remember lol.

What do you think is that pretty solid?

M2 CCO · 05-03-2022, 10:10 PM

Sorry, that's not a brand I've heard of, so I couldn't really comment on it. Best of luck with it though!

themnmd · 05-04-2022, 12:08 AM

Ceramic 💯 % worth it. PPF worth it but more expensive. How valuable is it to have a nearly pristine car? Seems like for most people here it is.

ImJimmyTran · 05-04-2022, 08:40 PM

Hell yeah it's worth it, it will not protect it from rock chips though. That's what PPF is for.

cole1186 · 05-05-2022, 01:00 AM

I got it done! It ended up coming out very good!!

Limegrntaln · 05-05-2022, 01:26 AM

Paint corrected and coated, myself, with CSL and 2 coats of Exo V4.

View Poll Results: $1000 for a professional ceramic coating that takes 36 hours.. is it worth it?
Yes - A professional ceramic coating w/ paint correction, etc is worth it	50	79.37%
No - A professional ceramic coating w/ paint correction, etc is not worth it	13	20.63%
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05-02-2022, 10:35 PM	#24
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05-03-2022, 10:10 PM	#26
M2 CCO Captain 1334 Rep 710 Posts Drives: 2024 M2 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: California iTrader: (1) Garage List 2024 BMW M2 [9.00]	Sorry, that's not a brand I've heard of, so I couldn't really comment on it. Best of luck with it though!
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05-04-2022, 12:08 AM	#27
themnmd Colonel 1713 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: 23 X5MC Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: San Rafael CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M340i X [0.00]	Ceramic 💯 % worth it. PPF worth it but more expensive. How valuable is it to have a nearly pristine car? Seems like for most people here it is.
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ImJimmyTran Enlisted Member 25 Rep 39 Posts Drives: F85 X5 M Join Date: May 2019 Location: Omaha, NE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW X5 M [0.00]	Hell yeah it's worth it, it will not protect it from rock chips though. That's what PPF is for.
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