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Old 05-17-2018, 02:59 PM
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What brand of ceramic coating are you using? I'm getting ready to have mine done and wondering what everyone is using
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We use Car Pro products for my detailing shop here in St. Louis.
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Mine is getting coated now as we speak. They use Opti-Coat.
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Had System X Ceramic Protection installed on both of our vets.
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Gtechniq is great
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May be a stupid question but what is a ceramic coating?
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I used opti-coat pro+ on my GS
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The place that did my GS here in Tampa used GTechniq Crystal Serum Ultra. Beautiful results.
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I bought the Adams kit and did it my

self. Saved $$$
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May be a stupid question but what is a ceramic coating?
It is a coating they put on your car. It's harder that the clear coat you don't have to wax just rinse off
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I bought the Adams kit and did it my

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Looks great! How was it doing it yourself? I was thinking about doing it myself
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A local shop offers this. Does it seem worth a try?
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I use Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating and apply it myself. A 4oz bottle is enough to coat up to 5 vehicles. Cost is about $80.00 and depends where you buy it from. I bought mine fro autogeek.com
I first used Pinnacle's Black Label Surface Cleansing Policy. This is an important step. If the paint isn't polished, the coating will not bond.
Awesome results at a fraction of the cost a detailing shop will charge.
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I am an IGL Coatings intaller here in SC. IGL Kenzo is a 10H product that is absolutely crazy, I am glad I started offering it!

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What is the average cost to have a installer do your entire car as I am going to get Xpel to
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What is the average cost to have a installer do your entire car as I am going to get Xpel to
For IGL Kenzo anywhere from $1k to $1,500+ depending on the installer and correction.
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Mine was finished today. Pic doesn't do it justice. Cost was $1200 for the opti-coat pro+ and $250 to take the wheels off to coat those and the calipers.




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For IGL Kenzo anywhere from $1k to $1,500+ depending on the installer and correction.
Thanks and what would correction be or mean thanks on a brand new car, meaning they look at any flaws from factory. Thanks again
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Originally Posted by ScottMA64
Mine was finished today. Pic doesn't do it justice. Cost was $1200 for the opti-coat pro+ and $250 to take the wheels off to coat those and the calipers.




Are wheels and calipers a good thing to do as I have no idea on it. Thanks
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Thanks and what would correction be or mean thanks on a brand new car, meaning they look at any flaws from factory. Thanks again
No problem! Correction is where they polish to remove swirl marks from dealer detailers or any swirls you should have. If you have deeper scratches they can do a 2-Step correction and buff out the scratches and then polish for a really deep shine. Factory flaws may be orange peel but you can talk to your local detailer or find an IGL detailer on IGL Coatings website and talk to them about what your car needs as they can see it in person. Every car is different.

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Are wheels and calipers a good thing to do as I have no idea on it. Thanks
Yes, protection and cleaning are two huge reasons. IGL’s Wheel Coating is also good up to 800 degrees. If you do the paint, it is best to get the wheels and calipers done. Usually on a new car I do calipers free and I charge $240 for wheels. On an older vehicle, I usually upcharge $60 due to the extra 30-45 minutes it takes and the product.
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