Since new car paint is in perfect virgin condition, is it a good time to get ceramic costing done ?

 

It's the perfect time to have it coating! Good thinking!

 

believe it or not; the car's paint isnt in perfect condition.
perfect to your eyes; but not good enough for ceramic coating.
before the ceramic coating goes on, the car's paint will need to be corrected...meaning; the detailer who will apply the ceramic coating will de-ionize/clay bar, wash, polish the car with a compounding polish, use a finishing polish, then and ONLY then will they ceramic coat the car.

she isnt the gal you think she is...

 

a bit out of order @ justnspace, but you are still correct in that the paint is not nearly perfect and ready for a ceramic coating.
1. thorough wash
2. de-ionize and rinse off
3. clay bar and rinse off
4. compound polish to correct the paint
5. some form of IPA or similar product to remove the residue left over
6. ceramic coating.....

no need to wax after the compound polish as the ceramic will serve as the wax/sealant

 

she's a dirty, dirty, dirty girl.

 

My point is, after this ^^^^ It's perfect!

It's best to do it as early in the car's life as possible.

Correction is usually part if the procedure. Doing this early on will mean the car will need WAY less correction than say one that's been on the road 3 years and has been kept dirty and improperly washed, so on...

 

^meh, a whole lot can happen to a car between the factory and the dealer...the dealer and the buyer.

if built overseas, needs to be shipped by boat then by rail.
if built in US, needs to be shipped by rail.

then once at destination, needs to be hauled to dealerships.
ALL the while being exposed to the elements, not to mention rail dust.

then once at dealerships, you have the porters driving the car around "helping" to detail the car. an inexperienced and least paid porter can and will put holograms in the paint.

 

I need to get to it. Looking to have it applied on the Owdee next summer.

 

so basically not too much different from an old car that hasn't been detailed in years.

 

exactly not much difference.
expanding on justnspace's message, most "brand new" cars sit at dealer inventory lots for months on end.....with no cover (besides the plastic covering on panels).
so in order for a ceramic coating to be applied, one should follow the above mentioned procedures for a optimal finish.

I will be doing this in the coming week on the wife's truck.
I will post pics of the progression

 

Also adding that some manufacturers paints are softer than others and are easily impacted by all these actions mentioned above.

Ive done ceramic coating on 8 cars all but one was older and required lots prep but worth every penny in the end. I doubt you plan to do this but do not have dealer do this work I have yet to see one do a good job unless they sub it out to a local detail shop. Also while your at it see if they can also do your wheels face and barrels, makes clean up way easier.

 

Yeah, but you're still not going to have major deep carwash swirls x 10k.

I work at a carwash and see our frequent customers, especially those who go everyday, have more swirls than a vinyl record and I'm not joking.

Do you know how old your car was when you took delivery? 6 months vs. 6 weeks, so on...

 

Tentative quote: $1500 CAD.

Yikes. Not sure how I will pass that by the First Lady as she's going to see no value in spending that much on her car's paint. She'd just ask why not go for a wax or sealant job which is more than half...

 

 

Just wrap it in bubble wrap...

Tentative quote... $15 CAD

 

Ouch that's pretty expensive. People who do my WRX charges like 600-750. He would charge the same for my RDX when I'm ready to do it.

 

Ceramic coatings are such a great way for dealers and detailers to have HUGE profit margins just like how when sealants came out.

Wash the car, remove scratches and swirls and apply coating/sealant. YOu can buy CQuartzUK or a host of other ceramic coatings for under $100 and apply it yourself. Chemical Guys has one that is sold at walmart!

If you want to save tons of money, get the car detailed without wax and apply sealant at home.

Guy on youtube tested out many of them and recorded his results:
https://www.youtube.com/user/shibbeler/videos

 

The paint correction is the hard part. Doing the coating part looks pretty easy.

 

if your nearby I can do it for basically half that
(I own a detailing company)

 

I'm planning on starting one. LOL 😆