If this is something you're into yourself, go with Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light. It's bar none, the easiest detailing product I've ever applied to a car. Literally wipe on, wait 20 mins, thoroughly buff off. The caveat -- if you do not buff it off within the first couple of hours, you will have to polish it off as it hardens a lot.

 

I had one coating applied to the P300, didn't do much good. Since then I have it cleaned by a valet service and washed in a high-tech car wash. And indeed, no scratches.. At least, no visible extras swirlls above the ones from the factory..

But my old Discovery had a coating applied, now 3 years ago. That's a different story. It still makes the car shine and look new, aged 13yrs.. So there is a world of difference between products...

Although all locals who work with these products say it basicly fills the pores of the paint, thats what makes it shine. Its not protected for chipping or such, only cleaning is much easier.. Chipping is where the PPF comes in.

But the cost involved made me think : chances are someone backs into my bumper at some time, and it needs a respray anyway...

 

There are some DYI coatings out there. Some on the forum where vehement that it could be done DYI (even the film). I was going to go down this road on my XF at one time, but was going to use a daily driver car to practice on. Never did it. Wasn't going to chance that on the F type.

 

Very beautiful car, enjoy

 

When I had my car ceramic coated the installer had it put on Carfax. He said that a bodyshop would need to know in the future if any work was needed. I can only assume some specific actions would be required.

 

..sillicone remover before even sanding it..

 

Calling my installer. If not for looks, the washing component makes this a no brainer.

I've heard to put it on top of the Xpel. And interesting discussions here, so I wonder aloud:

Could you put on a ceramic coat, apply the XPel/clear coat, and then add another ceramic coat?
Other than cost, I don't see why this wouldn't be the most protection? Or is it overkill?

 

One aspect of ceramic coating that makes it so valuable is the ability to repel dirt/dust/debris from sticking to the paint.

Real world example, I've tried to use painters tape to prevent rock chips on longer trips, and the painters tape simply will not stick to a coated surface. As you can imagine, the coating would also create problems for the adhesion of PPF.

 

Professional machine polish to remove swirls and ceramic coat. Just do it.

 

I had my jag paint professionally corrected and ceramic coated. Love the results. I use Optimum No Rinse Wash and Wax in a concentrated dilution as a spray detailer, literally takes me 15-20 minutes to detail the whole exterior.

 

Some of the new "self healing" PPF should not be coated by anything as it will negatively effect the self healing function.

I had the Gtechniq Crystal Serum Pro applied to my car 4 years ago, and it has hold up very well. Still no wash swirls, and the shine and "slippery" surface is just as it was right after aplication.

Just got back from a 1.100 miles trip to Denmark (3 days trip). The front of the car was full of insects. I used a garden hose to spray of loose dust and dirt, and then a bucket with Gtechniq soap (I am shure any soap would do) and a sponge. One light swipe of the sponge, and the insects were gone leaving no marks what so ever on the paint.

The only "maintenance" I have done to the ceramic coating, is to apply a quick detailer "spray and wipe off" every 3. time I wash the car.

I think having the car ceramic coated is the best investment I have done. The car still looks like brand new, and I get lots of positiv comments of how good the paint looks on a car that is 5 years old now.

 

Just got mine back from the detailer; had a paint correction done and XPEL Ultimate and CQuartz Finest Reserve applied. The car is 4 years old but I doubt it looked this good coming out of the factory.

 

The metallic flake is incredible. ^^

 

New to the forum although have been following it for a while. Just got my 2017 R ceramic coated. Couldn't agree more that the results are totally worth the money.

 

@ Avi Das.
Would you mind adding roughly your location to your signature ? From the model of the garage door I guess the USA.. .. but would like mentioning a State ...
There are people from all over the world on this Forum..

 

Indeed.. ... I had this colour on a LR2 and it made me start to like black as a colour for a car.. Mostly I find black quite sinister [ maybe due to age ; used to be mob colour of choice for cars in old movies..].

 

Car looks mouthwatering.. ... I love the Ultra Blue and the BRG, but this is a beautifull colour too... Maybe I should get another F-Type..

 

All great looking cars. I do love love the IRR.

 

If those with ceramic coatings want to continue to amplify the pop over the coming months, I would recommend P&S Bead Maker. I admit, there's a lot of hype around the product right now, but I used it for the first time over the weekend on my coated F-Type, and it restored a lot of slickness that you tend to lose over the months / years. Not to mention, it's incredibly economic at $13 a bottle.

It's also a phenomenal drying aid.

 

I'm using beadmaker in my arsenal as a quick detailer right now.