I bought a 2019 Honda Insight 2 weeks ago brand new from a dealership in Illinois. As part of all cars they sell there, the dealer offered a ceramic coating that came with a 3 year warranty on the inside and outside of the vehicle. Since this is done by an outside third party that sublets space at the dealer I had to wait a week before I could being it back in for the ceramic coat. Car had 400 miles on it by the next week and I dropped it off at 830am and they had finished by about 230. When I first picked it up the paint felt slick and looked awesome. However..... On the way home my wife and I stopped and ate dinner during which time a torrential rain shower came through. It was then that I noticed that the windshield seemed to almost have a film on it and almost like the wipers were leaving permanent streaks like a car with 20 year old glass. Think like on an old car when you spray the windshield with water and you can clearly see where the wipers travel when they work even though they are off. Hope that makes sense.
So I washed off some of the tree debris with just a light rinse of the hose and it surprised me that when I sprayed the windshield the water wasn't beading of sliding off it like it would on a waxed or sio2 coated window. Also, beading on hood, roof and trunk is very minimal. Worried it didn't have sufficient cure time but only thought of this afterward when researching if ceramic coating needs time to cure and found it does. Sides of the car look like they have been coated but don't feel slick like I picked it up. also in places like on the windshield in particular you can tell there is definitely a film on it that is rough, very visible when you wipe a wet towel over it. And also spots that had dirt on them actually seemed like some of that dirt was embedded into the paint itself which is definitely weird. Wondering if because of the fact that no one told me there is a cure time that the coating was affected.
I've called the dealer twice with no response and will call the GM there next but just want to make sure I'm not wrong before I accuse them of anything. Thanks in advance for your help.
And also, just think maybe I'm better off removing and doing the coat myself since I don't think I can trust them to do it right the next time. Or can I just use a less durable type coating and have similar results but maybe have to do it more often. Any help is appreciated.
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So I washed off some of the tree debris with just a light rinse of the hose and it surprised me that when I sprayed the windshield the water wasn't beading of sliding off it like it would on a waxed or sio2 coated window. Also, beading on hood, roof and trunk is very minimal. Worried it didn't have sufficient cure time but only thought of this afterward when researching if ceramic coating needs time to cure and found it does. Sides of the car look like they have been coated but don't feel slick like I picked it up. also in places like on the windshield in particular you can tell there is definitely a film on it that is rough, very visible when you wipe a wet towel over it. And also spots that had dirt on them actually seemed like some of that dirt was embedded into the paint itself which is definitely weird. Wondering if because of the fact that no one told me there is a cure time that the coating was affected.
I've called the dealer twice with no response and will call the GM there next but just want to make sure I'm not wrong before I accuse them of anything. Thanks in advance for your help.
And also, just think maybe I'm better off removing and doing the coat myself since I don't think I can trust them to do it right the next time. Or can I just use a less durable type coating and have similar results but maybe have to do it more often. Any help is appreciated.
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