On my friend's car that has it. You can clearly see where it is. He's had a somewhat difficult time keeping the paint under the film and the paint not under the film looking the same.

He got shitty film and a poor install.

Can you see the lines on this car?

http://www.autopia.org/forums/pro-de...-car-care.html

You definitely can't see it if installed right but I keep reading reviews from people in high heat climates that the color of it will likely fade within a few years. And since I'm in Phoenix, that just doesn't make sense. Some are claiming that while there is a warranty if it changes color, sometimes with removal there have been cases of these clear protections taking away some of the paint or causing the color of the paint to change since it's porous. Again, I'm just reading things about it. Some do love it and swear by it.

Thats why Id go with a coating like opti coat or cquartz.

You have a link to the opti-coat? Both easy enough for a n00b like me to not **** it up?

Hmm it cant be rocket science right?

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That looks very interesting and easy! I think I might go that route and then wax over every few months with Megiuars NXT Wax.

Alright, so I think this is my plan in the next few weeks. I'll spend some weekend doing this.

Wash car with Dawn to remove all wax/sealant. Clay bar car to smooth surface. Use mildly abrasive Menzerna's final polish (FF 3000) to remove minor swirls, clean off polish residue with 15% IPA mixture, apply Optimum Gloss coat. Allow to cure overnight and top with Meguiar's NXT Wax.

I think more people like the cquartz and I'm going to have someone color correct my car and them put on the cquartz. wellll maybe if Miadragon ever gives me his detail contact.:rolleyes:

His problem is he only got the first 1/4 of the car and he got it done about 3-4 years ago.

I have a garage. I'll probably get a cheap pickup or something for bad weather days and hauling shit... granted, the previous car was hailed on a few times and it always popped out in the summer.

http://www.autogeek.net/wolfgang-fuzion-carnauba-polymer-car-wax.html


Its pricey, but some of the best wax for dark colors. :thumb:

At tint shop. Getting ceramic on front window also. Said it can save heat and dash cracking down here.

And did someone mention changing out the gears would change the speedometer? Because I'm pretty sure it's off by around 10 MPH when I match to speed on gps. What kind of fix is this?

I'll be getting the ceramic tint also.