What are all these scratches!? Pt. 2

envisous · 07-21-2018, 07:42 PM

Soooooo..... Sorry for the ultra long post:

If you haven't read my first post about the scratches, here's a refresher:

My car had scratches on the hood and both doors from the dealer due to delivery. Welp, I took it to them to get fixed. The car looked great. i go to wash it 2 weeks later, the entire f****** car has swirls deep into the paint!

I was so mad, I called the dealership up about it, and they told me to bring it back in. I sit there for 4 hours, and I slowly see everyone starting to close up, and I am the only customer left. i walk up to the counter to the two guys counting receipts, and I ask " Where is my car?" They looked at each other like I was some alien visiting from another planet.

So one of the guys ask me what car I have, I sad a black Z, the dude goes out the door and pulls my car up. I walk outside, and I'm like, "What is all this dust and tree leaves doing all over my car!" He says, "It was done 3 hours ago and the wind blew them on there."

I swear to you, I looked at that car, and they did NOTHING. NOTHING. NOTHING. NOTHING to the car. Everybody is gone. I cussed so much I think I scared the heck out of this guy. Not only did I leave work early, I wasted my time with this dealership.

So..... Yesterday, after looking at it, and getting quotes from auto detail places of upwards of $500 to $800 to fix this mess, I said I am NOT having nobody touch my car EVER again.

So, I went out and purchased from Chemical Guys at their L.A store:

TorqX
V36
Black Glow Infusion
Black Light
Black, White and Red buff pads
6 Silk Edge micro fiber towels

I spent 4 hours on my car and I think I did a decent job comparable to anyone else. I'm thinking of building those layers up before I do a ceramic coating, so it will look sleek and "PRETTY" like it should have from the beginning!

old guy · 07-21-2018, 09:18 PM

Looks really good!
Now is the time to coat it, if you " build up layers ". The coat will not adhere, put on your layers after. Caution some coatings will not let you layer on top!
Talk to the chemical guys to know for sure!
You should also coat immediately without exposing your Z to the elements, again get advice from the chem. Guys they know their products best. Good luck

Asus_ · 07-22-2018, 12:18 AM

Any specific ceramic coating your going to use?

envisous · 07-22-2018, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asus_

Any specific ceramic coating your going to use?

Well I really like Migliore Strata, CarPro CQuartz and Ceramic Pro 9H, because all are "coatings" and would last longer than a ceramic sealant. I was gonna go with the Chemical Guys Coating, but the reviews are blah.

I'm all over the place with ideas. I still wanna get a spoiler, test pipes and intake installed before anyone jacks up my coatings, so

Asus_ · 07-23-2018, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by envisous

Well I really like Migliore Strata, CarPro CQuartz and Ceramic Pro 9H, because all are "coatings" and would last longer than a ceramic sealant. I was gonna go with the Chemical Guys Coating, but the reviews are blah.

I'm all over the place with ideas. I still wanna get a spoiler, test pipes and intake installed before anyone jacks up my coatings, so

True, well if you dont know who to go with i guess you cant go wrong with CarPro CQuartz, its well reviewed, lots reviews and feedback on youtube and it does work as it says it does, its what im going to use personally! although i was looking to maybe using something like a permanent ceramic coating

RDAVIS247 · 07-25-2018, 09:33 AM

One thing to remember about ceramic coatings is that they are not bullet proof. They can and most likely will still get small hair line scratches in it. While it does make the car easier to clean it doesn't protect against abrasions or anything like that.

I say all this from experience I used to work for a company that competes with the ones you're talking about and after 20 hours of polishing my Z I had at the time. We coated it and it looked awesome for a couple months. I never used a duster, I did proper washing techniques and still they kept coming back. If I could do it again I would have invested in one of the clear bra like Llumar, Suntek, Xpel at the very least for the front clip. This is much more robust in helping keep rock chips and things like that down, not to mention they are self healing. Yes, they are more expensive but they last way longer that consumer grade Ceramic Coatings.

07-21-2018, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
old guy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: S.E. Michigan Age: 67 Posts: 2,706 Drives: 13 magma touring Rep Power: 2684369	Looks really good! Now is the time to coat it, if you " build up layers ". The coat will not adhere, put on your layers after. Caution some coatings will not let you layer on top! Talk to the chemical guys to know for sure! You should also coat immediately without exposing your Z to the elements, again get advice from the chem. Guys they know their products best. Good luck Asus_ and envisous like this.

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Asus_ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: neverland. Posts: 348 Drives: 2011 370z T/S Rep Power: 1170	Any specific ceramic coating your going to use?

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RDAVIS247 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Louisville, CO Posts: 26 Drives: '16 370z Base Rep Power: 9	One thing to remember about ceramic coatings is that they are not bullet proof. They can and most likely will still get small hair line scratches in it. While it does make the car easier to clean it doesn't protect against abrasions or anything like that. I say all this from experience I used to work for a company that competes with the ones you're talking about and after 20 hours of polishing my Z I had at the time. We coated it and it looked awesome for a couple months. I never used a duster, I did proper washing techniques and still they kept coming back. If I could do it again I would have invested in one of the clear bra like Llumar, Suntek, Xpel at the very least for the front clip. This is much more robust in helping keep rock chips and things like that down, not to mention they are self healing. Yes, they are more expensive but they last way longer that consumer grade Ceramic Coatings.