HacksawMark

Yeah you notice how I didn't say I was doing it. This guy is a new installer of Ceramic Pro. I told him I would be in touch if I decided to get it done. I'll wait to see if he contacts me with a lower price. Otherwise, I'll look at other options. May go the Clear Bra route for the front.

mwardncsu

iTrader: (1)

A clear bra / paint protection film is a good idea regardless - the coating won't protect against rocks..... But if you're going to get paint protection film its best, but not required, to get the coating first

WIKDLX

what the dealer is selling isn't as good of a product, but it does come with a damn good warranty. Working for a dealer Ive replaced carpet, seat leather, repainted hoods etc at no charge to you b/c it was covered by the warranty.

blittl

http://www.autogeek.net/cquartz-kit.html

All you need right there. $60.

And the dealer wants to charge what??

MStarmer

There are so many good products out there, even outside of the ceramic coatings to choose from. Some of the old stand by products like Collonite, FK1000p, Duragloss etc... Sounds like you are going to polish yourself, then the consumer version of the CQ products is going to be probably the best you can do. Otherwise a polymer sealant will also do a decent job.

2quik

I am a weekend detailer and my eye tends to loom at cars with a more detailed eye. With that said dealers hire people to wash there car, people without any knowledge of how to wash cars correctly, they wash cars fast and ugly. Cars, trucks sit on a lot for months some times over a year sometimes so if the dealer washes trucks say twice a week thats alot of swirl marks being caused and water spots.

I recently purchased a new 2016 f150 and i wasnt surprised on how many swirl marks were on it becuase like i said i am a weekend detailer and my eyes see swirl marks all the time. I like megauires products so i washed, clay bar it then i hit a test panel with megs swirlX 2.0 with a orange lake county CCS pad and that barely removed any swirls, so i hit with some megs ulta compound and that removed about 90% swirls with 4 passes, so i used megs ulta compound with lake county ccs pads 6 times passes over one area and got about 98% swirls out. So depending on how bad the area is you may need to hit with an aggressive polish, but one should start with the least aggressive and if that doesn't work go up to a more aggressive is polish/compound. Then i put 3 layers of Blackfire wet diamond (this stuff is the bomb, i have tried all kinds of product and this is by far the best!)

robbieg

I also use 303 and had streaking problems. This is what I found works well for me. I started using this technique on my convertible and do everything this way now. First I clean the parts I'm going to put 303 on with 303 cleaner. Then dry those areas. Then I put on a heavy application of 303 protectant and let it sit for about an hour. I then come back and rinse of the excess and wash the truck like normal. No more streaks.

MStarmer

(6) passes?? Ain't nobody got time for that! Seriously I have (2) of the Blackfire polishes and I would say with the right pad choice I wouldn't use more than (2) passes then maybe a final polish. Haven't tried their waxes or sealants as I absolutely love HD Speed but when I run out I might. HD Speed corrects lightly depending on pad and FK1000p gives an almost ceramic type durability to paint.

Edwin-APA

Just got my truck back from the detailers, 2 step paint correction followed by 3 coats of CQuartz Finest, just under $900 and 2 days turn around

02fx4dude

I plan to continue with 303 Aerospace on the roll-up tonneau, rear bumper cap, and steps, I'll have to give that method a go on next wash.

Thanks,