What vehicle do you drive?

My Lady in Red

Already down to the paint like i said. I do wish they'd said they whereby going to get that and just held off until i could get some paint pen action, but they werre in a rush i think after having it a while and me hoping to have it today for a mountain trip to relatives for a memorial.

Lanx said:

you paid for this?

thats gonna stay forever until you rewr

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Sludig said:

Ended up going way over budget I thought we were at, I know they ended up having to custom order the ppf due to huge hood and it is a fairly large area overall that I got covered. $1500 PPF, $1500 Ceramic total coverage, like $500 for paint correction which is probably my largest complaint some visible little chips still in the hood (basically would have needed outright getting some paint I think as deep as they were), then a few hundred for the red trim and removing the old wrap which apparently a pita because the original shop the original owner used, slathered it in too much glue around the grill.

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There are a few paint chip fixing kits that try to fill the divot in, that you could try. A bunch of the Corvette Forum guys seem to recommend Dr. ColorChip for its combination of price and "ease" of use. There are also more involved kits that are more expensive, as an alternative. If you want to seem them in action, do a search at Corvetteforum.com and you should find a bunch of threads with some high quality pictures from various angles.

I don't know how well it will work with the Ceramic coat on it, but on the other hand, if you mess it up, the Ceramic should make it easier to remove w/o damaging the factory paint.

If you want to research more options, the AutoGeek forum is very active, and you should find a bunch of paint blemish repair recommendations in a search, as well.

Lanx said:

it's already been wrapped, once wrapped thats it

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I thought the ceramic "wrap" was microns thin and sprayed on like paint, or applied like wax/sealent. The word wrap, that I am familiar with, refers to a vinyl product that applies to the vehicle as a film; it can be a pure protective layer, like Clearbra, or a decal, like the big Jag that was previously plastered on his car (or any other crazy design that can be printed out). PlastiDip is also refereed to as a wrap, because you are spraying on the vinyl, instead of using a more difficult rolled sheet.

If it is a microns thin protective layer like wax or sealant, yet much more durable (like what I see when I look up Ceramic coat), it might be possible that a chip kit covers it, w/o giving a floating look.

Lanx said:

he said he put on a ppf wrap

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Oh, sorry, looks like I skipped a few important words; I thought the first part was about removing the previous shit from the hood and that cost $1500. Then they charged another $1500 to put on a Ceramic coat after removing and detailing it ( for 500 more dollars). My bad.

So yea, looks like he is probably fucked (not that a few dozen chips are the end of the world, it is still a very nice looking car). I guess he could still try making a post on Auto Geeks, or Reddit and see if any of the pros have ideas that don't involve 1000s of dollars.

Removing old wrap was a charge, but it was ppf on all forward surfaces, mirrors. And the gigantic hood. Then ceramic over the whole car for ease of washing etc

Removing the wrap on the hood, fixing the paint and doing new PPF isn't the end of the world. That's a great thing about films, you can do one panel at a time if needed, not the whole car.

Druss said:

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Widebody? Very nice. What year is yours? I have a 2016.

Whelp, finally pulled the trigger and got a new truck. Went with a Ranger. This isn't mine, but it's the same exactly:

Springbok said:

New Defender showed up - put 1.5" Johnson Rod on, new tires etc. Great truck, much bigger than it looks in pictures. Love the interior as well and it sits so high up it's crazy. Higher than my old pickup by a fair amount.

Crazy going from the Macan (wifes) to this, the Macan feels like a race car.

That said, typical JLR bullshite - already have a little rattle on the drivers B pillar, and weird noise coming from passenger A pillar at highway speed. Headed back to dealer June 2nd to hopefully get a repair going. Lulz.

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I do need to get some deadening strip to wedge in my pillars.

Springbok said:

New Defender showed up - put 1.5" Johnson Rod on, new tires etc. Great truck, much bigger than it looks in pictures. Love the interior as well and it sits so high up it's crazy. Higher than my old pickup by a fair amount.

Crazy going from the Macan (wifes) to this, the Macan feels like a race car.

That said, typical JLR bullshite - already have a little rattle on the drivers B pillar, and weird noise coming from passenger A pillar at highway speed. Headed back to dealer June 2nd to hopefully get a repair going. Lulz.

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Interiors of those new Defenders looks cool, comfortable, and functional. Hopefully the QC issues are easy fixes. I couldn't imagine being that high up in a vehicle. I'm usually sitting 7-10 inches off the ground in my cars and anything else feels like its going to fall over. Driving wife's SUV is a weird transition.

Did you end up getting gas or diesel?

OKC kansas or OK proper? Tempted to come about oklahoma if my eife goes full work from home and my contract job actually pays more out there. Albeit i imagine most federal agencies all in the biggest city and Ive seen a suprising amount of urban wildlife vids from the state.

Springbok said:

Good looking out - very sporadically (Oklahoma City). Typically on those days the entire state just shuts down anyways haha.

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