Hai
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- 2020 Toyota Supra GR Premium
I'm glad that my original response was of help to you and congratulations on the new car. Hopefully, the Toyota PPF will last you a long time.Hai,
First off buddy, what an awesome reply! You have my gratitude for such a detailed response; I appreciate the time.
Ok, so it is funny you mentioned the dealership. I actually went ahead and picked up a 2020 (originally ordered a 21, but had issues with the dealer being funny on the price, delivery date and running my credit running my credit too early etc,) today, having just got back with the car. At the time, the dealership did offer a lifetime warranty on their paint protection, but they called it "Glasscoat". It is some product by the company "Simoniz". As it did not have the word ceramic in the name and actually described things about being a clearcoat, I was unsure as to what it actually was. In the dealership I declined it, as I did a quick google search and learned that the application of said product only takes 20 minutes or so, when really I know from my estimates that ceramic coating takes a lot more time to do, as you have to factor in the paint correction and detailing prior etc.
Was I mistaken and should I call them back; getting this product /treatment for my car instead? I ask, as the dealer was going to offer it to me for $900, instead of their usual MSRP of $1,199. Note that the lowest quote I have been given from a somewhat local detailing company is $1,250 and with that, I have a warranty of four years (may possible be 2).
Yes, I was also of the same mind, and opted for the toyota PPF, as some protection is better than none.
This is the first car forum I have joined and I am genuinely surprised by how many awesome, helpful and intelligent people there are. I have been skeptical of forums since the advent of "trolls", but this site gives me hope!
When it comes to the amount of time to ceramic coat a car, I will say that it is possible to get it done in 20 minutes but a lot of conditions have to be met and, of course, it's dependent on the "ceramic" coating. That being said if they are including paint correction, there's little to no chance of it getting done in 20 minutes. It has to be the briefest, just running a pad over the paint job to be able to get anywhere near that time.
I personally coated all the PPF of my car myself and would recommend it as it saves you a lot of money. There's a video of that on my YouTube if you're interested in getting a look at the general concept. https://youtu.be/wXUsZCaPIBk
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