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Originally Posted by PhrogFixer01
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Originally Posted by Nkr15
Has anyone ceramic coated their car themselves? I bought a sonax cc36 kit. Wondering if I did the paint correction myself (assuming it went well) it would turn out the same way and I would save $2,000? I am aware since I am not a professional it may take me a few days to complete this successfully.
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I have applied ceramic to at least three cars now. It can be a bit nerve racking but my first car I did was my X5M. It is a several day process regardless of being a pro shop or yourself. Take your time and go slow with paint correction and actual application. Work portions of a panel at a time and be sure to use a good paint prep cleaner right before application. I'm about to do my 4th car soon and not sure I'll ever pay the price for someone else to do it. The product I use is about $125 and takes a solid weekend to do it right. I'm just not convinced the difference is worth the price difference even with my invested time. If you mess up with application you compound it out and reapply. |
Awesome thanks for the great post. Yeah I think I will go down the same route. Plus I am in the Bay Area so all the shops here charge 2-3x the price vs other areas. I also read that if you do go to a shop and they give you a 5 year "warranty" you have to take the car there yearly in order to have the warranty stay active. I'd rather just apply the consumer grade stuff myself every 2 years and save all the money. Weekend projects are fun if you have a garage.