[antzcrashing]

Saw this at a dealer in Boston MA. I am not a big fan of standard Portimao Blue, but he frozen version on the M3 is very nice. Photos:

[Osage]

It's an absolutely beautiful color. No question. But best for those folks who want an M3 as a third (or fourth) car that is garage kept. The frozen colors are not ideal for anyone that intends to daily drive an M3/M4 due to the high maintenance and sensitivity.

[///M ARMY]

Looks amazing!!!

I would have gotten frozen but not up for the maintenance. This is why I did bg with xpel clear

[Germanauto]

Oof that's hot.

[BRIGM3]

Originally Posted by Osage

It's an absolutely beautiful color. No question. But best for those folks who want an M3 as a third (or fourth) car that is garage kept. The frozen colors are not ideal for anyone that intends to daily drive an M3/M4 due to the high maintenance and sensitivity.

Disagree. My Frozen PB is my daily driver and is extremely easy to maintain - would even go as far as saying that it is easier to keep looking clean than any glossy paint vehicle I've owned.

[ferrarifast]

Originally Posted by BRIGM3

Disagree. My Frozen PB is my daily driver and is extremely easy to maintain - would even go as far as saying that it is easier to keep looking clean than any glossy paint vehicle I've owned.

Can you detail this more? My incoming G82 is frozen black.
I plan on daily-ing the car and would be curious to hear how you've been maintaining it...

[blittle887]

Originally Posted by BRIGM3

Disagree. My Frozen PB is my daily driver and is extremely easy to maintain - would even go as far as saying that it is easier to keep looking clean than any glossy paint vehicle I've owned.

I agree! I have a frozen Portimau blue G80 comp that I daily drive and it doesn't take any more maintenance than the gloss paints. I use Dr. Beasley matte paint products every couple of weeks.

[BRIGM3]

Originally Posted by ferrarifast

Can you detail this more? My incoming G82 is frozen black.
I plan on daily-ing the car and would be curious to hear how you've been maintaining it...

I applied Dr. Beasley's Matte Paint Coating, and on top of that apply Celeste Detagglio matte paint wax.

Water spots are the biggest concern, so I have a de-ionizer that I use when washing my car. After rain or wet driving, I try to wipe down the car using a matte detailing spray. This takes 5 minutes, max, and keeps the car looking fresh between washes too.

If, for whatever reason, I find water spots that I wasn't able to get to, I use Dr. Beasley's Water Spot Remover to gently remove them.

I have found the paint to be quite durable (not soft as many people mistakenly characterize it) and not easy to scratch or chip. I have zero regrets with the paint choice.

Good luck! Congrats on your car.

[psylovibe]

I have FDG in order. For the frozen owners in this thread, have any of you PPF/ceramic coated?

[xlover]

Originally Posted by BRIGM3

I applied Dr. Beasley's Matte Paint Coating, and on top of that apply Celeste Detagglio matte paint wax.

Water spots are the biggest concern, so I have a de-ionizer that I use when washing my car. After rain or wet driving, I try to wipe down the car using a matte detailing spray. This takes 5 minutes, max, and keeps the car looking fresh between washes too.

If, for whatever reason, I find water spots that I wasn't able to get to, I use Dr. Beasley's Water Spot Remover to gently remove them.

I have found the paint to be quite durable (not soft as many people mistakenly characterize it) and not easy to scratch or chip. I have zero regrets with the paint choice.

Good luck! Congrats on your car.

This is where the term "easy" is up for interpretation. It depends on your baseline for detailing effort.

I love the look of the frozen paints but for me "easy" is occasionally (maybe once every couple months) taking the car to the local touchless wash when I feel the car is startling to look overly dirty….

[Osage]

Precisely and well said. Easy to me is being able to take the car to a car wash whenever and not be concerned about water spots or whatever else. Why I ordered the easy peezy Alpine White.

I'm glad there are those that take the extra care with the frozen colors—they are easily the most beautiful look available. But too much extra effort for a guy like me….

[M0J0]

I really love the frozen, but I don't want to deal with keeping it clean.

[antzcrashing]

I've been in touchless car washes 2 times before. Both were frightening (afraid of scratches or going off the rails) don't plan on doing that again or often. For me, during winter I just wait until it warms up enough for a hand wash, so like 38F 🥶.

[FISH22]

One of the best frozen colors IMO.. and I own a frozen white G80

And the “high maintenance” reference for frozen paints is just silly. It’s no different than a gloss paint, you just need the right detailing solutions that are ph balanced. Frozen is a TOUGH paint. Much harder than a soft gloss. I daily drive my frozen white G80. 50 mile round trip every day. I even once had my 120 lbs dog jump on the driver door excited to see me, claws and all. No issues. The problem comes with needing paint repairs. Matching perfectly could be almost impossible. Frozen colors are quite unique and have much more depth and appeal over stealth wraps or vinyl wraps.

[tsixtial]

I have Frozen Blue and entirely wrapped with Xpel Stealth.

[BMWRacer523]

My concern is if the paint is damaged to to an accident, its going to be a PITA to repair back to factory condition.

Touchless wash in an M3?!! Don't you guys have hand car washes around you where actual humans wash cars?

[Forzanerazzurri]

Originally Posted by tsixtial

I have Frozen Blue and entirely wrapped with Xpel Stealth.

Does it lose any of the pearl effect frozen blue seems to have?

[Kminor2578]

Originally Posted by BRIGM3

Disagree. My Frozen PB is my daily driver and is extremely easy to maintain - would even go as far as saying that it is easier to keep looking clean than any glossy paint vehicle I've owned.

I as well use my frozen PB as my daily drive. Although I don't drive nearly as much as I used since I WFH now (had the car for 3.5 months and only 2200 miles), but it's very easy to maintain, after ceramic coating it a lot of the time I don't even wash it I just use Dr. Beasley's final matte finish to touch up spots, and a swifter to get the dust off if it's been sitting in the garage for a few days.

[Kminor2578]

Originally Posted by FISH22

One of the best frozen colors IMO.. and I own a frozen white G80

And the "high maintenance" reference for frozen paints is just silly. It's no different than a gloss paint, you just need the right detailing solutions that are ph balanced. Frozen is a TOUGH paint. Much harder than a soft gloss. I daily drive my frozen white G80. 50 mile round trip every day. I even once had my 120 lbs dog jump on the driver door excited to see me, claws and all. No issues. The problem comes with needing paint repairs. Matching perfectly could be almost impossible. Frozen colors are quite unique and have much more depth and appeal over stealth wraps or vinyl wraps.

Agree, however my chocolate lab was chasing a fly one day (she's 80lbs) and one of her nails caught the driver side door but I can't even tell it's there unless I'm searching hard for it from the right angle.

[///LeFrenchie]

I have frozen blue too. Totally agree with blittle887, BRIGM3 and FISH22. Use Dr. Beasley's matte shampoo with foam gun and Sonax cleaner on wheels every 2 weeks - 30min. You have to go to a high pressure station to remove water spots with filtered water then drying with a blower and large silk dryer - 30min. That's all and the car is like brand new each time. The only bad thing with FPB is to never use the windscreen washer.... I clean glasses manually with cleaning wipes. Daily drive and not wrapped nor coated.

[///LeFrenchie]

Originally Posted by Kminor2578

Agree, however my chocolate lab was chasing a fly one day (she's 80lbs) and one of her nails caught the driver side door but I can't even tell it's there unless I'm searching hard for it from the right angle.

No long nails and no ring to get approval to open the door.

[NightWriter]

Originally Posted by ///LeFrenchie

The only bad thing with FPB is to never use the windscreen washer.... I clean glasses manually with cleaning wipes.

Why? Water spots?

I guess there's no way this paint would work in Northeast winters then, where clearing your windshield (after salty road grime accumulates) is a pretty regular occurrence.