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Jan 30, 2026 | 07:38 PM

Toque

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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !

Finished Ceramic coating over PPF.

Been waiting for the perfect time to ceramic coat on top of the newly installed PPF (entire car done). With the nasty weather im not driving it so I worked on it the last 3 evenings and finally finished. Its super slick now. 🤟🏻. Kept the garage at 65F for the last week. Ceramic heaters rock. 👍🏻

2019 Z06/Z07 M7 2LZ Comp seats. Elkhart Lake Blue.

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Jan 30, 2026 | 08:28 PM

TxLefty

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Very nicely done.

Jan 30, 2026 | 08:32 PM

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Ceramic coating is a must!

Jan 30, 2026 | 09:33 PM

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PPF and ceramic coating. Can't get any better paint contaminant protection than that. I didn't know you were back. Great looking C7 Z06.

Jan 30, 2026 | 10:31 PM

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Car looks outstanding. Beautiful shine - congrats on a good job.

Jan 30, 2026 | 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Toque

Been waiting for the perfect time to ceramic coat on top of the newly installed PPF (entire car done). With the nasty weather im not driving it so I worked on it the last 3 evenings and finally finished. Its super slick now. 🤟🏻. Kept the garage at 65C for the last week. Ceramic heaters rock. 👍🏻

2019 Z06/Z07 M7 2LZ Comp seats. Elkhart Lake Blue.

Beautiful Z!! Awesome job looks great!! What coating did you use?

Jan 30, 2026 | 11:04 PM

dvilin

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A bit of work result is fantastic looking finish. We'll done.

Jan 31, 2026 | 12:43 AM

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lookin' good!!

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Jan 31, 2026 | 08:03 AM

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Looking great
and a good way to burn off that extra ELBOW GREASE

Jan 31, 2026 | 05:25 PM

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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !

Thanks everyone. Its a lot of work but worth it for sure.

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Originally Posted by TxLefty

Very nicely done.

thanks !

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Originally Posted by Vader_C5

Ceramic coating is a must!

yea it really is.

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Originally Posted by Mike98SilVert

PPF and ceramic coating. Can't get any better paint contaminant protection than that. I didn't know you were back. Great looking C7 Z06.

Yup. Im back ! 🤟🏻 Thanks !

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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack

Car looks outstanding. Beautiful shine - congrats on a good job.

thanks !

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Originally Posted by mdolandese

Beautiful Z!! Awesome job looks great!! What coating did you use?

Adams Advanced Graphene 9 year Ceramic.

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Originally Posted by dvilin

A bit of work result is fantastic looking finish. We'll done.

thanks !

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Originally Posted by bearone2

lookin' good!!

thanks !

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Originally Posted by 12yrs LATE

Looking great
and a good way to burn off that extra ELBOW GREASE

For sure. 😁

Jan 31, 2026 | 05:55 PM

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Looks fantastic. I have PPF and ceramic on most of my 2019 GS.
Great protection for a superb car.
As spring comes around, watch out for those pot holes that show up after winter that can damage tires and wheels.

Jan 31, 2026 | 06:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Toque

Been waiting for the perfect time to ceramic coat on top of the newly installed PPF (entire car done). With the nasty weather im not driving it so I worked on it the last 3 evenings and finally finished. Its super slick now. 🤟🏻. Kept the garage at 65C for the last week. Ceramic heaters rock. 👍🏻

2019 Z06/Z07 M7 2LZ Comp seats. Elkhart Lake Blue.

It looks amazing. Did you me you kept the garage at 65F? 65C or 149F would be pretty friggin hot.

Jan 31, 2026 | 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by frankbicknell

It looks amazing. Did you me you kept the garage at 65F? 65C or 149F would be pretty friggin hot.

sorry. Meant 65f. 😀

Feb 1, 2026 | 07:59 AM

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Looks good Mark!! What brand of PPF did you go with?

Feb 1, 2026 | 09:00 AM

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Looks GREAT! Congrats!

Feb 1, 2026 | 12:22 PM

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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !

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Looks good Mark!! What brand of PPF did you go with?

after a Friend had his 19ZR1 done and it looked great. I had the same done. Its LLumar PPF. Self healing. Im impressed so far.

Toque

Feb 1, 2026 | 05:13 PM

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C5FORFUN2

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Same PPF I had installed on mine.
Very nice job on your Z, came out looking perfect including the wheels.

Feb 2, 2026 | 09:27 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Toque

sorry. Meant 65f. 😀

I was not sure if there was a secret process where you bake on the finish to make it last longer.

Feb 2, 2026 | 11:12 AM

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What brand of Ceramic coating? What was the process for coating?

Feb 2, 2026 | 04:34 PM

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SuperdadZ06

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I wish I had the strength to do my own but my detailer uses a product I gave him for annual refresh to my ceramic pro coating called ceramic pro reload. My car looks great after they apply it and it lasts quite a while. I know some guys use reload exclusively and skip the ceramic coating.

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