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 Ceramic coating vs PPF vs quarterly wax?, cost vs effectiveness vs suitability

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calvin_ng
post Jan 20 2020, 10:12 AM

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QUOTE(wild_card_my @ Jan 19 2020, 12:26 PM)
My pre-registered car is coming soon and I want to protect its paint from the get go. My main objectives for the car:

1. Remain looking looking as beautiful as on display at the dealers
2. To keep the cost below the budget of RM5,000, this can be one-off, or be part of the maintenance payments (for example, wash and wax for RM300 every three-months means the budget can last for four years)
3. To have manageable maintenance schedule and I would rather pay someone to do it than having to do it myself. The cost for maintenance should be chalked into the budget above. I do not have too much time on my hands, I haven't washed my own cars for at least a decade

With these options that I have, which would best suit my criteria above?:

1. applying a ceramic coating
2. installing PPF
3. applying quarterly polish/wax

I understand that it may not be possible to keep my car just as beautiful when it was new, but it is not wrong to try. Look at the car below on display, which is NOT my car, but I love how beautiful the paint shines

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Bases on my experience

1. Go with a 6 month Polish job and wax monthly, you can buy this package from a car detailer near you
2. Ceramic, Glass or Nano coat works but if not take care also no use, and the process of taking care of it is harder than you think, cannot send to those bangla car wash as they use those chemical soap that can degrade those coating.... need to send to those good car wash....

If you stay at condo, invest in a good covered car park, if you work, rent a covered car park. getting a covered car park beats all this coating and will actually protect the car better.

Wash every week, yes every week. my old car wash every 3 days and after 5 years like brand new....
calvin_ng
post Jan 20 2020, 10:44 AM

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I dont use PPF cause it will become yellow and stick to car paint.... hard to remove likely your paint goes with it

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