The problem with this strategy is the film wrap is not going to last 7 years. I think it may last only 1 year plus before it looks bad and you need to remove it.

Film wrap is even more expensive and wasting money than coating.

I think the coating warranty doesn't cover waterspot/watermark issues. Have to go for 6-month/annual maintenance to clean-up these. That's the fuss part.

No matter how hard i take care of my car, there will always the stone chip at my front bumper, front engine hood.

For me better get the car repainting like every 3 years

I had both CeramicPro 9H coating and Xpel Ultimate from GGuard on my car.

Need to know:
1. Coating cannot prevent stonechip (Xpel does with self-healing)
2. Both get watermarks due to improper wash and acid rain (Ceramicpro provide free maintenance for watermarks)(Xpel can also get water marks but can be removed easily too)
3. Coating can get swirls from machine-wash/bangla wash due to improper washing techniques. (Xpel is okay with all kind of washes as it is self-healing)
4. Cost for whole car, coating is cheaper, Xpel is slightly higher for whole car (recommended if you have Ferrari) and recommended for front part.
5. Both depends on warranty
6. Xpel best for black car as the swirl is easy to see, white car might yellow after 7-10 years of warranty and improper care.
7. There are many other ppf but make sure the brand is reputable as cheaper ppf tends to yellow/lose self-healing effect in short time
8. Coating wise CeramicPro Sunway has the best service and professional. GGuard Glenmarie provide best/original ppf like Xpel and also coating too.

If your car is expensive PPF is recommend as the original paint is always better.

Respraying might not give you the paint that is near to original paint as the original factory paint normally required higher temp to cure.
The color can be near but the paint quality will be different.

With all the plastic parts and glass in your car, curing with high temp is not possible as it might melt your other parts.
In factory, the original paint is normally spray onto car body with frame only, and can bake at high temp to cure it.

That is the reason why expensive cars like Ferrari all wrapped with Xpel to protect the original paint, resale value also much higher.

Just my 2 cents bro.

Very detail review. Thank you. Our is just a volvo. But respray the car is not an option either.

I had both CeramicPro 9H coating and Xpel Ultimate from GGuard on my car.

Need to know:
1. Coating cannot prevent stonechip (Xpel does with self-healing)
2. Both get watermarks due to improper wash and acid rain (Ceramicpro provide free maintenance for watermarks)(Xpel can also get water marks but can be removed easily too)
3. Coating can get swirls from machine-wash/bangla wash due to improper washing techniques. (Xpel is okay with all kind of washes as it is self-healing)
4. Cost for whole car, coating is cheaper, Xpel is slightly higher for whole car (recommended if you have Ferrari) and recommended for front part.
5. Both depends on warranty
6. Xpel best for black car as the swirl is easy to see, white car might yellow after 7-10 years of warranty and improper care.
7. There are many other ppf but make sure the brand is reputable as cheaper ppf tends to yellow/lose self-healing effect in short time
8. Coating wise CeramicPro Sunway has the best service and professional. GGuard Glenmarie provide best/original ppf like Xpel and also coating too.

If your car is expensive PPF is recommend as the original paint is always better.

Respraying might not give you the paint that is near to original paint as the original factory paint normally required higher temp to cure.
The color can be near but the paint quality will be different.

With all the plastic parts and glass in your car, curing with high temp is not possible as it might melt your other parts.
In factory, the original paint is normally spray onto car body with frame only, and can bake at high temp to cure it.

That is the reason why expensive cars like Ferrari all wrapped with Xpel to protect the original paint, resale value also much higher.

Just my 2 cents bro.

Thanks but my friend used to have 3M wrap on his car and lasted years without issues. I'm not sure about cheaper quality papers though. To be fair, if it lasts 4-5 years, I feel it's not bad.
I've asked and they don't cover watermarks so I'm not sure what potentially could go real bad that they will cover. If I need to spend 4,000 and still need to worry how to wash my car, where to park, how frequently we should wash, etc then I think it's a bad investment.

paint protection coating is indeed mostly BS. a good clear coat is going to be a much much better protection. If i were to spend a few K doing a coating, I rather put the money to send to a good paint shop for clear coating.

the other thing not many people discuss is the actual quality of the factory paint. for example, Honda is know for very soft clear coat that does not wear well compared to many of its european counterparts. so again, i will prefer to spend on enhancing the paint.

remember, your clear coat/paint is to protect your car and having a coating to protect the protector is like wearing a condom to protect your condom

so paint coating is pointless?

Unnecessary IMO. It does not protect against stone chips, scratches, bird poo, tree sap, acid rain, watermarks or UV light discolouring your paint. You also need to take good care of the coating including using special shampoo and cloth in some cases. It is supposed to protect your paintwork but you need more care to protect the coating than the paintwork.

Instead of coating just apply a layer of wax every month.

What i would recommend to you is:

1. Easy maintenance: Coat your car with CeramicPro 9H, so far best service/product I have seen, either the RM2k+ for 3 layer or RM 4k+ for 6 layers.

2. Stonechip protection: Wrap front with Xpel Ultimate from GGuard (the only authorised reseller in Malaysia), either, bumper around (RM2k) or full front bonnet around RM6k+

Actually both CeramicPro and GGuard also provide both coating + ppf. You can negotiate with them and compare.

4k for coating? Seriously???
Damn

Thank you for the great advise. Very appreciated. GGuard is the 1 wanted RM18k for whole car wrap.

Haha no point wrapping whole car if it is not ferrari, just do front part will helps alot.

I think if you Xpel frombumper + coating with gguard it will be cheaper.
There is a similar package with ceramicpro + magnuspro too.

The front and back definitely is a must.

But the doors and the lower side sill need to as well because its not black matte plastic. We going off road sometime.

The front and back definitely is a must.

But the doors and the lower side sill need to as well because its not black matte plastic. We going off road sometime.

How u wax whole car in 10 minutes? So fast!!!! Am i doing it wrongly?? Teach me how u did it in 10 minutes?