After 2 months

No I didn't, both ICE and BSD applied directly to the bare paint surface.
I have another car coated with the Sonax Polymer Netshield for the past 2 months. I will share the water beading picture next week for the forum to judge its durability.

This post has been edited by aeiou228: Mar 30 2016, 08:41 PM

Sonax BSD and TW ICE Paste wax is super sleek and smooth. Can't even place my phone (with TPU back cover) on the hood. Easy to dust off and wipe dry.
Sonax Polymer Netshield on the other hand is tacky/grippy. I don't really like it. I will try to top up a layer of BSD or ICE on my next test and see how it feels.

Sonax Polymer Netshield durability test after 2.5 months.
Car parked under shade ( but not indoor) 90% of the time.

Polish it up as soon as possible rather then waiting for it to fully cured.

Can share the picture of the "damage" to your car hood?

Wet sanding too abrasive ! Try rubbing compound first.

Durability test after 3 months.
Turtle wax ice premium care paste wax (applied on the driver side of the car)

Vs

Sonax xtream brilliant shine detailer spray wax. (Applied on the passenger side of the car)

Aeon and Ace Hardware should have.
A little tip for the clay bar, cut the bar to two and use half piece to clay your car. When the surface of the clay gets dirty, DON'T FOLD up the dirty surface, instead, use a box knife to slice off a thin layer of the dirty surface and reveal a fresh clean surface. With that, you are assured of 90% contaminant free clay bar. Once the bar getting smaller, top up the clay from the other half piece. Don't throw away the dirty cut clay, just accumulate it and it still can be used for one last time for dirties area like the rocker panel (panel underneath the side doors), lower bumper, etc.

Original 3M clay bar is very expensive, those cheap 3M clay bars are definitely fakes.

In my opinion, coating still need routine maintenance similar to that of non coating, the difference is you need to maintain your coating instead of car paintwork, you must use only specific detailer in order not to ruin your coating, if kena light scratches, non coating car can DIY with any scratch remover + sealer/wax but you must go back to the coating shop to top up the coat after scratch removal. Same hassle as the conventional way of paint protect but more expensive.
Also, coating can't protect paint work from fine stone chips, if I must spend this few thousands RM, I might as well invest the money on whole body 3M clear vinyl wrap which offers better resistance to small stone chips.

For long lasting durability + *easy to buff off + shining & sleek surface + won't stain the black rubber trim, I would say Turtle wax ICE series premium paste wax. You can even wax on the trim to protect and enhance the colour of the trim.
It can last up to 6months in my case. (Parked on the porch most of the time).
Very tight water beading for the first few months then sheeting for the remaining months before the wax wear off.
I would like to know if any car owner who park his car in the open 24/7 to test out this product and give a review on how long this product can last under harsh weather conditions.

* must follow the instructions label.