Up Close & Personal: Detailer's Paint Coating

nezff said:
How long does the coating need to dry before getting wet from dew, moisture, or rain?
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It's best to wait at least 12 hours before exposing the vehicle to water, rain, sleet, snow, asteroids, etc. :dblthumb2:
 
nezff said:
How long does the coating need to dry before getting wet from dew, moisture, or rain?
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Usually depends on the coating but I would not wet any coating for at least 24hs. When my car got Cquartz UK I didn't wash it for a week.
 
Update***

Initial application was done September of 2013. I used the paint, glass and wheel coating. In Minnesota and most of the upper Midwest for that matter, this has been the harshest winter in 30 years. So cold has it been that washing even in tunnel washes have to be timed with a brief warm spell, which seem to come far a few between. Here we are today, the end of February and the current temp at 1pm in the afternoon is -8 degrees.

What I have noticed when I do get a chance to wash is that beading on the hood and glass are still very evident and I mean "tight" beading. It's quite obvious that the Paint coating is still working at 5 months and counting quite well and have no doubts that it will last for quite a bit longer.

There is no doubt in my mind that for those of us that have limited or no chance at waxing during the winter months that this DP Paint coating is the cats meow for a long lasting durable finish. For those that want a product that takes a lickin but keeps on tickin. A "set it and forget it" if you will, it's a no-brainer.
 
Well said Ford, couldn't agree more!

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BrutalNoodle said:
Nailed it. This is the exact reason why I'm looking into coatings, as I have textured bumper covers and lower panels.

I'd love to hear from folks that have dealt with DP coating and Migliore. Which is the better of the two, in terms of endurance & look. Thank you in advance.
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Noodle, I agree. I have coated my front bumper and rear one. I hated polishing those areas, and now bug, water, anything cleans off so nicely!
 
If this performs as well as the DP Glass Coating, I will be buying some.
 
cleanmycorolla said:
Noodle, I agree. I have coated my front bumper and rear one. I hated polishing those areas, and now bug, water, anything cleans off so nicely!
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Awesome. :props:

I hate getting down there, especially after driving through dirty damp road. Makes me want to club baby seals.
 
My main question is how do you strip and reapply? How do you know when to reapply? Risks?

Thanks.
 
spewking said:
My main question is how do you strip and reapply? How do you know when to reapply? Risks?

Thanks.
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I've never been about stripping anything, especially this but I say if you wanna re-apply DPPC I would simply wash the car, do some type of paint decontamination I.e. clay bar or Speedy Prep towel and just re-apply it. IMO apply the first coat and when done go right back over the car. Trust me by the time you've applied the 1st coat its ready for a 2nd coat, this stuff flashes fast! This also ensures you that you've covered everything and you get double protection as well.

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spewking said:
My main question is how do you strip and reapply? How do you know when to reapply? Risks?

Thanks.
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Klasse act is correct. No real need to strip anything. For myself, I will probably apply another coat in a few months. I'll clay first, then go over the entire vehicle with their Prep Polish as I did originally and then apply the coating.
 
Klasse Act said:
this stuff flashes fast!
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You got that right. So fast it sometimes it can be difficult to see where you left off between sprays.

Probably the biggest thing to get used to is the tendency to use too much as it's easy to be fooled into thinking there is nothing left on the applicator.

Probably not a bad Idea to do two coating just for those reasons.
 
Nick can you use the paint coating on plastic? I have chrome plastic grill and mirrors.
 
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