You can get a caramic coating with 5-7 year warranty, including paint correction for under $1500. And paint correction should be included in any Ceramic coating package.2 different applications for 2 entirely different situations.
Ceramic coat doesnt prevent rock chips, PPF does or at least mitigates them. Ceramic coat is meant to make washing easier, reduce occurrences of swirl marks and enhance gloss. The right PPF can also do those things.
Ceramic coat without paint correction is around $12-1500, with paint correction, close to double.
PPF an entire truck is around $4-5000 depending where you go/are
I have seen this, and also have read from Torque and others that no ceramic coating lasts more than 2 years even with a 10H hardness applied.You can get a caramic coating with 5-7 year warranty, including paint correction for under $1500. And paint correction should be included in any Ceramic coating package.
My truck is in now for PPF on the front bumper - and what was supposed to be Decontamination wash, machine cut and polish paint
enhancement process with polymer sealant and silica topcoat has morphed into pain correction. there were so many swirls and scratches once he got it under his lights he recommended the correction. The truck is brand new! Never even been through a wash...nice job Ram and the Dealer who probably hand washed it like a 2 year old trying to color.
I expected better being that I ordered it...but it will look mint when I get it back.I've never seen a black car that didn't need correction, right off the truck. You have the factory polish after painting (to remove nibs or defects), normal handling, transport to factory, and the likely automated car wash at the dealership, plus the normal rinses and wipe as they sit on the lots gathering dust day to day, it's a lot of possible micro scratches, especially noticeable on black cars.
nothing special by ordering only getting what you wantI expected better being that I ordered it...but it will look mint when I get it back.
Special enough that it wouldn't have had time to sit on a dealer lot to be subjected to the elements...rain snow kids cleaning them off. If that's out of the equation I would not expect a brand new vehicle to come with swirls and scratches. But now I know better that's just the way they make and handle em.nothing special by ordering only getting what you want
what the truck goes through before it gets to the dealer, it is amassing more are not damagedSpecial enough that it wouldn't have had time to sit on a dealer lot to be subjected to the elements...rain snow kids cleaning them off. If that's out of the equation I would not expect a brand new vehicle to come with swirls and scratches. But now I know better that's just the way they make and handle em.
Special enough that it wouldn't have had time to sit on a dealer lot to be subjected to the elements...rain snow kids cleaning them off. If that's out of the equation I would not expect a brand new vehicle to come with swirls and scratches. But now I know better that's just the way they make and handle em.
My black Ram didn't have any problems no swirls.
Custom order and told them DON'T TOUCH IT.
My Black Silverado?
Yep. Some swirls but also horizon scratches. Only had 18 miles on it but was also at 2 dealerships and sitting for 6 months before getting purchased and I think it went through quite a few carwashes, and not touch free ones at that.
Did I ever remove them? Nope because it looked fine from a distance with no orange peel or anything else.
The Ram's black does have metal flake in it so it isn't 100% black but I do know there are no swirls in it still even to this point a year later. Never taken a polisher to it only hand wash and touch free automatics. I did apply some spray ceramic before last winter by hand.That's amazing, no swirl black paint, didn't thick that existed except after hours of paint correction. But there are like 50 shades of black, I've owned dark grey colors that seem to resist showing defects, so maybe certain black paints aren't that bad?