Ceramic Coating Advice

[Jason71]

I feel depressed just looking at that.

I am wondering if mudguards would help. much of that dirt might be thrown up by the back wheels and then caught in turbulence coming off the back. even if not with that would certainly help with the sides.

I've had some on order for weeks but I wanted the white so they are coming from China and taking forever

 

[vitesse]

I read that the M3 mudflaps prevented premature paint wear at the bottom of the wheel well. I guess it's an aero thing?

 

[Jason71]

I'm the idiot who at a garage recently struggled to get the tyre pressure nozzle fitted on to the true valve and after becoming exasperated my wife then asked if I was intending to fill the tyres from the screen wash dispenser! My only excuse is that both hoses came out of the same metal box ... thankfully nobody else saw me ...

Could have been worse. You might have over inflated the washer bottle.

 

[MrBadger]

Mudflaps don't seem to make a huge difference. Some yes, but not huge. Stops most of the big bits of forest clinging to the sides so I guess it reduces the direct hits but not the grime from turbulence.

 

[davidmc]

Please put NSFW in the headings for those dirty pictures!

 

[vitesse]

Please put NSFW in the headings for those dirty pictures!

And the clean ones?

 

[kuruma]

indeed... I did my first wash yesterday since getting it coated. Dirt came off like I was running a hoover over it rather than a wash mitt.

 

[Krokkodillo]

I just got the car from from wow factor Ltd. Here are some photos.

 

[DC813]

We got ceramic coat - your car still gets dirty below the waistline. Either that, or they forgot to do that bit. We also have PPF below the lower bend in the door and sill - not ceramic coated.

It only takes one drive at this time of year.

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You need mud flaps! My M3 used to look like that all the time. I bought these flaps on Amazon. Fixed the issue instantly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V36S77Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[tess19]

Well I certainly need to do something. This is what 120 miles of Welsh roads did to mine today. This was clean this morning!
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How did you get your number plate so black?

 

[DanTW_GB]

I just got the car from from wow factor Ltd. Here are some photos.

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Nice! They’re close to me.... If you don’t mind me asking, which product/service did you go for and how much did it cost?

 

[Krokkodillo]

Nice! They’re close to me.... If you don’t mind me asking, which product/service did you go for and how much did it cost?

Gtechniq ultra, they give 9 years warranty certificate. £700 for car body plus £50 for the wheels, they put another qtechniq protective layer on the glass. I highly recommend them.

 

[spon88]

Ceramic is definitely a help when cleaning but it does scratch. So it will last longer than the standard clear coat but in a couple of years it will start to lose its hydrophobic properties progressively. So don't rely too much on long warranties and be prepared to re-do at some point in the future. It also won't stop chips and bumps. Gtechniq is perhaps the best of the ceramic coatings by all accounts and I've got it on top of PPF, "Halo" I think it's called. Our guy reckons that will still be beading nicely for a few years but will still need re-applying eventually. It does look nice and shiny when clean and the wash process is now fast as the crud comes off easily.

If you don't want to go all out on coatings or protection film, I use decent polish every 3 months on the missus's car and then something called Gyeon Wet Coat inbetween times - it's a 10 minute application at the rinse stage and it's remarkable. The car beads water for weeks and it really is quick and simple to use