But a lot of buyers do. I've sold old vehicles with like new factory paint and buyers were happy to pay more for them.
Paint protection. It’s all futile.
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Zee09
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Bro.
Last week I had a concrete truck throw up two stones and one chipped my front end and a good sized stone hit my back door..a nice ding up high...
Not happy at all...
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Man my 335 was about 2 yo and a dump truck sprayed my car…I felt as if I had no reason to liveBro.
Last week I had a concrete truck through up two stones and one chipped my front end and a good sized stone hit my back door..a nice ding up high...
Not happy at all...
At that time I had the protection package so I made an appt. This guy spent like 20 min mixing paint and 2 hours touching up the car. I actually concluded wow, that’s no better than if I had done it with the touch up tubes, and also, it’s very imperfect now, the paint filled in craters and can be seen…
Zee09
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I had a typo sorry...Man my 335 was about 2 yo and a dump truck sprayed my car…I felt as if I had no reason to live
At that time I had the protection package so I made an appt. This guy spent like 20 min mixing paint and 2 hours touching up the car. I actually concluded wow, that’s no better than if I had done it with the touch up tubes, and also, it’s very imperfect now, the paint filled in craters and can be seen…
Yup I am still ticked. I usually never get dings or dents..
At this point my fear is if I fix them the next day it would happen all over again
Every rock chip, scratch, and ding tells a story. A vehicle's finish is an exiting display of history. Scars add character. It's the same with watches. That expensive timepiece is just bland and characterless until you smack it for the first time into rusty rebar. It get's easier from here on. At least I keep telling myself that.
It cracks me up when folks have basically a "normal" car...wer'e not talking 911 etc. and they are going on with their 10x paint correction and nano Unicorn milk ceramic whatever coat spending a grand on this stuff when a regular ol' wax coat will look the same...just may not last as long. Save you money, wash your car regularly with some decent products and put some polish on once a year. Worked for me forever and I can't tell you how many times I've been told randomaly (gas station, parking lot, etc.) how nice my cars look.
Don't park under trees, or where birds like to crap.
Try to keep it in a dark garage as much as possible.
Only use touchless car washes or hand wash.
Wax annually.
Don't tailgate people.
Other than that just drive it and stop worrying so much.
My 22 year old Prowler still looks great.
Try to keep it in a dark garage as much as possible.
Only use touchless car washes or hand wash.
Wax annually.
Don't tailgate people.
Other than that just drive it and stop worrying so much.
My 22 year old Prowler still looks great.
Maybe I’m in the minority, but when I witness an imbecile carelessly slamming their car door onto my car door, I’m not cherishing the extra “character” my car was just supplemented with…
Neither do I.
It’s about consistency and discipline.
You brush your teeth every morning **** well knowing you’re not going to get all day protection and will have to do the same thing at night and tomorrow morning until the day you die.
Waxing and coating isn’t the solve all problems solution, but it’s sure as hell better than the alternative and that’s doing nothing.
You brush your teeth every morning **** well knowing you’re not going to get all day protection and will have to do the same thing at night and tomorrow morning until the day you die.
Waxing and coating isn’t the solve all problems solution, but it’s sure as hell better than the alternative and that’s doing nothing.
Purchased 2018 Forrester brand new five years ago immediately had the car ceramic coated, maintain monthly, regular wash, spray coating etc. after five years clear-coat failure so no I don’t think it makes a difference
Similar to what’s happening with my five year old Subaru
You guys both live in SoCal...that sun combined with what I'm guessing in both cases is not spectacular factory paint quality is likely your demise.
You have a beater then....
It helps that the vehicle posted is a lighter color. Swirl marks don't show as easily.
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