What should I do with my new truck

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I live in the mountains of Colorado. To go to the grocery store is a two hour round trip. I bought a GMC Canyon Denali with about 200 miles on it. It had 14 miles on it when we first test drove it. The exterior color is Satin Steel Metallic and the interior is Jet Black Perforated Leather Seats.

The truck came with AutoNation's Appearance Protection Package allegedly already applied to it. The reason I say it that way is that the interior protection film was still on the floor mats, sill plates, interior trim, and other places. And my argument with the dealer was how could any protection be applied if the protection film was still in place. Either interior or exterior. Plus, I used Chemical Guys Leather Conditioner on the seats and it sucked it in so fast I put on a second coat right away. They are much more supple and the color is much deeper. I will probably do another application in a month as long as I can keep the inside warm enough.

Like most everyone who wants to protect their cars, I do as much of it my self. I discovered Clay bars along time ago. And was amazed at how they improved the depth of the shine when doing work by hand. I used Meguiar's cleaner wax for a long time and was very happy with it for a long time. I would also go to a power wash bay back in Minnesota and use the heated water and stuff to wash off the grime

A few years ago, when i became disabled, I got into it a bit more and got a foam cannon, some Chemical guys wash soap and carnauba paste wax, not a cleaner wax like I had before. Much improved but, took a bit more effort.

Now, with my new baby, I wonder if I could use a ceramic coating on the paint. Even if there was any exterior finish (like Perma Plate) put on the truck by the dealer. And if so, is it too late in the year already as it below 0 most mornings and doesn't get above freezing all the much anymore. I don't have a garage to pull into yet. Still too much stuff in it, but, we are working on it.

I bought WeatherTech mudflaps, Husky X-Act floor liners, Gator hard-top tonneau cover, WeatherTech LensGard head lamp protector film, 3-, Door Edge protector film, and I have also got new LED headlight Bulbs as the Halogens weren't cutting it.

So, any suggestions on what I should use on my Denial would be welcome, we plan on keeping it for awhile. Our other vehicle is a 2011 F-150 Supercab that has 225K miles on it. I hope to put that much mileage on the Denali as well.

Thanks everyone for reading this far.
Ktown
 
I like Collinite 845 insulator wax. Nanoskin pad and towel are better than the typical clay bar. If you drop the clay bar, the clay must be thrown away. Have you visited Autogeek? Lots to quality products on Autogeek

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Coat it. Will do well in colorado winters. CqUk3.0. Any dealer installed protection should come out with a light polish


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You said that you've used Meguiar's Cleaner Wax in the past and were happy with it... Keep using it! I've always like that stuff too.

Like Mike says... Find something you like and use it often.
 
Thanks for all the great recommendations.

I do like Meguiar's products. And yes, I have been looking, and lusting, on Autogeek's website. I just bought Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Quik Clay Kit as I wanted to give the synthetic clay disc a try. Not overly impressed so far but I so like the ceramic detailer spray. I have been using it on the inside of the engine bay and along the body with the synthetic clay disc. You need to use a lot of the detailer spray with the disc though.

I also bought Mothers Speed Clay 2.0 as i would like to get away from tossing dropped clay. I do usually use a very small cut off the bar of clay though and get it as flat as possible in my hands to minimize the loss.
 
In your case a coating would be the best option . Specially if you said that you are disable and it is hard for you to keep up with the maintenance on a large vehicle.

As far as I know coating should be done at least above 10 degrees Celsius and even then the flashing times to wipe off the product get a little weird on low temperatures. Since you already have permaplate, that should last for a few months at least. So you could wait until the spring to coat the car yourself

Regardless the car will have to be polish at least to correct the paint and fully remove permaplate from the paint before applying a coating.

In the meantime I would just leave it as it as since the car already has a protection layer, you could put a topper on top I guess if you want the extra protection , Im pretty sure any topper ( wax or quick detailer , or sealant) should work on top of perma plate.

And to answer your question , you can not put a coating on top or permaplate.
 
ktown said:
Thanks for all the great recommendations.

I do like Meguiar's products. And yes, I have been looking, and lusting, on Autogeek's website. I just bought Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Quik Clay Kit as I wanted to give the synthetic clay disc a try. Not overly impressed so far but I so like the ceramic detailer spray. I have been using it on the inside of the engine bay and along the body with the synthetic clay disc. You need to use a lot of the detailer spray with the disc though.

I also bought Mothers Speed Clay 2.0 as i would like to get away from tossing dropped clay. I do usually use a very small cut off the bar of clay though and get it as flat as possible in my hands to minimize the loss.
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The Meguiars hybrid paint coating kit coming out would work. IICR no flash times... wipe on wipe off. Also if first time coating, look into Gyeon Cancoat or Car Pros Cquartz lite.... also both wipe on wipe off products


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