akrca4

Just took the car out for a short test drive and happy to report there is no rubbing. I was kind of worried since the rear brakes clearance are really tight.

Andy

FGL28

skl

Had a local detail shop do paint correction and then Ceramic Pro on my 914 and 981 Spyder. Have always done my own waxing etc before.

Very happy with results! Of course not a lot of rain etc in AZ.

They did the same with 2 of my son's cars and he's even more picky than me...

FLYT993

akrca4

LOL, thanks for the compliments!

osugasman

To original poster: how is the ceramic coating holding up and what did you pay for it?

Thanks, Brian

tstafford

I'm not the OP but on the cars I like a lot (inc. the 993) I get correction and ceramic. It makes cleaning the cars much, much easier - no wax. Just wash and use detail spray (Hydrosilex for me). Cost ~$1200 in Nashville depending on amount of correction required, lasts four years plus (and that's if it's a DD). Pays for itself in reduced costs of cleaning/detailing/waxing.

mike cap

I’ll look at the invoice tomorrow and post here for you. As far as holding up it’s perfect as the car is a garage queen and not driven much or in the rain or if the sun is shining too hard!!

Edit to add pricing:

Paint correction prior to Ceramic Pro Gold = $575

Ceramic Pro Gold wheels and calipers = $290

Ceramic Pro Gold body paint = $1182

911RufRT

I'm very happy with ceramic pro on all my black cars. I've been using the product for over 5 years and highly recommend it. Car is much easier to clean and keeps its shine for many years. Prices have gone up since I first tried it by almost double but its still worth it considering what details cost every year.

IXLR8

Hi Mike, tried to find out on another forum, never got a reply.

How does this coating work if the front half and some other body parts are coated with Xpel?
Got my answer on the Xpel web site. Guess I should have looked there.

mike cap

Hi Alex - yes the Ceramic Pro goes over the paint protection.

Paolo1

What happens to this "ceramic" at the end of its lifespan? Is it just gone? Does the detritus need to be removed through some process? Does it just dissolve away? Does it send you a text alert that it's gone?

osugasman

Thanks for the info. Looking to do it first on a new Tesla M3 in black. May then consider it on the 993 C4S. First local guy wanted $2,400 for the PPF on front half of car then $1,800 for ceramic on the back half of car. Cough, cough. next quote was much more reasonable. May just consider ceramic on full car since I don't tend to get many paint chips over the years.

--Brian

mike cap

Cough, cough indeed. Ceramic Pro is done over the PFF so that shop’s quote also makes no sense. They’re supposed to do the entire car PFF or bare paint.

Brian, definitely consider doing the PFF. If you do the nose and fender headlight surrounds and bikini on the hood it will do the job. Look at the Xpel website to see what I mean. My car has this covered for 17 years and never a chip outside this area. You don’t have to do the entire nose like I did on the gray 997 - it’s overkill. You can see some lines of course but the new PFF is so invisible it’s barely noticeable.

What color is your car? The lighter the color the more invisible the lines would be.

Alan Smithee

I would urge people to think twice about removing a portion of clear coat from a 993 (or any other classic car) with original paint, unless you know complete history of the car and it will be subsequently protected by film. The clear coat provides material to work with in the event of a scratch or other damage...you want as much of it as possible...'ceramic' coating may make maintenance easier, but it does not provide any protection.