Prius Re-Tint and Ceramic Coating

[The Critic]

I recently had the Prius re-tinted. The 9-yr old Huper Optik film was starting to turn hazy. Hyper stepped up and fully covered the retint under warranty. I decided to go with a different Huper Optik film this time; this film is called Autobahn i3 Ceramic. It is designed to compete with 3M Crystalline, Xpel Prime XR Plus, etc.

The fronts were done with i3 Ceramic 56% and the rears were done with i3 Ceramic 15%. I paid the installer separately to tint the windshield with Autobahn Air Ceramic 70%.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ey_nzaJ8X9QcRA0ARqs58eIcNLvTIgBg/view?usp=drivesdk
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Several months ago I also corrected and re-coated the paint. At that time the headlights and side mirrors were re-filmed with new ppf, Stek Dynoshield. The work was custom so there are no seams on the surface. Prior to this picture, I had done a quick wash with Optimum No Rinse and CarPro Elixir. This car is far from perfect, but it continues to perform well and look decent at 211K miles.

 

[RTexasF]

Decent? It looks like it only has 211 miles on it to me. Seriously well cared for indeed.

 

[ssamaroo01]

Looks great. I use Huper Optik in my cars too.

 

[doitmyself]

I was going to complement your turf, then questioned that it is probably synthetic?

 

[RTexasF]

Looks like real grass to me.....perfectly cut & edged.

 

[The Critic]

I was going to complement your turf, then questioned that it is probably synthetic?

Looks like real grass to me.....perfectly cut & edged.

It's turf. The previous owner installed it. A few neighbors have mentioned that this is the expensive turf, $10+/sq ft stuff.

 

[RTexasF]

doitmyself you were right on the money! Sure fooled me......is a synthetic lawnmower required?