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ChevyRules · 07-06-2017, 05:11 PM

As some are aware, an egg hit my car( pure chance or intentional, I don't know) and did some scratching.

Today took the car in to a local detailer. The scratches from impact are too deep for paint correction and would need a whole repaint. So that's out due to the blending issue.

What they were curious about was whether Xpel would hide it so they took it back and put a small piece where the scratch is and it does hide it better. Since the scratches are deep, the Xpel goes into markings of the scratch, but it looks like dirt is under the film and can't be spotted unless up close to it. If I end up doing Xpel, I would also have them put it on the rocker panels as well. So the front bumper+rocket panels would be $1150. Obviously the further benefit of that would be added protection from rock chips, etc. I am still interested in doing the ceramic coating which would be another $1199( and more due to probably needing paint correction as their are some hairline scratches they couldn't see due to the rain).

But now comes the balancing act. I obviously could do the Xpel and ceramic coating in stages( Xpel first then coating later), could do both, just one or the other, or nothing at all. I need to balance between keeping the car in as good of shape as possible and accepting **** will happen to it since it is my daily driver. I am leaning towards just doing the ceramic coating since for the money, it is protecting more of the car than the Xpel is. Though obviously the Xpel will do a better job at protecting the actual car( since it is taking the damage of rocks, etc where the coating is just more resistant to damage due to being harder vs the clear coat).

07-06-2017, 05:11 PM	#1
ChevyRules Drives: 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR Join Date: May 2016 Location: USA Posts: 1,019	Do one, both, or nothing? As some are aware, an egg hit my car( pure chance or intentional, I don't know) and did some scratching. Today took the car in to a local detailer. The scratches from impact are too deep for paint correction and would need a whole repaint. So that's out due to the blending issue. What they were curious about was whether Xpel would hide it so they took it back and put a small piece where the scratch is and it does hide it better. Since the scratches are deep, the Xpel goes into markings of the scratch, but it looks like dirt is under the film and can't be spotted unless up close to it. If I end up doing Xpel, I would also have them put it on the rocker panels as well. So the front bumper+rocket panels would be $1150. Obviously the further benefit of that would be added protection from rock chips, etc. I am still interested in doing the ceramic coating which would be another $1199( and more due to probably needing paint correction as their are some hairline scratches they couldn't see due to the rain). But now comes the balancing act. I obviously could do the Xpel and ceramic coating in stages( Xpel first then coating later), could do both, just one or the other, or nothing at all. I need to balance between keeping the car in as good of shape as possible and accepting **** will happen to it since it is my daily driver. I am leaning towards just doing the ceramic coating since for the money, it is protecting more of the car than the Xpel is. Though obviously the Xpel will do a better job at protecting the actual car( since it is taking the damage of rocks, etc where the coating is just more resistant to damage due to being harder vs the clear coat).