Carpokes

Not sure on a partial but mine was the full car (literally everything that is painted) + a ceramic coating and was over $8K and had the car for over a week.

Pcarnut wrote: Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:55 am I would like to get my 2018 991.2 T done. Full front with wrapped edges, not precut pieces. What should I expect to pay for this from a reputable shop?

I thought I would answer my own question after making some calls. As of 12/15/22 the pricing I received from 3 independent shops were all within $50.00 of each other. I found that interesting. Would appear to me they all know each others pricing. For FF, Full Front, on my 2019 Carrera T, the price was $1,900.00-$1,950.00

Cost for Ceramic coating the remainder of the car was also all the same at $1,500.00. Personally, this seems steep to me for only having to do one half of the car. No paint correction is required for half the car since is is already coated with PPF. I will likely apply Gtechniq's Crystal Serum Light myself followed by a coat of EXO. It is a lot of work, but well within my wheelhouse. After watching too many videos about Ceramic Coating, this seems to be a very easy one to apply. All the work is in the paint correction, and this car will not be too much work.

A couple of observations.

I wash my car about twice a week - using a self serve high pressure wash facility.
I use a wand rinse, wand soap then wand rinse followed by towel dry.
Fortunately I'm retired so time is not an issue.
When I get home I apply Meguiar's G7716 Gold Class Carnauba Plus Premium Quick Wax 16 Oz. spray, which I then buff and wipe off. This wax and buff process I can complete in less than 30 minutes and its therapeutic

My 2022 992 didn't have either ppf or ceramic and after 11 months the car didn't have one chip and the paint finish looked gorgeous. The Meguiars leaves a "slick" high gloss finish which fends of polluting stuff very well.

My new 2023 992 cabriolet has ppf applied on the front which I was "obliged" to purchase in order to get the allocation. To be honest I'm not fan - it's not horrible, the install is good but I can see a very minute visual difference between the ppf panels and those without.

I'm performing the same wash and wax procedure on the new car.

The visual differences are not enough to be noticeable by a casual observer but when I'm close up and applying the Meguiars I can feel and see a difference.

Bottom line - I didn't have a choice with the PPF and given the choice I wouldn't apply it.

As far as ceramic is concerned regular washing and a good spray wax gives me a finish that would be hard to beat.