Opti Coat Pro and Cquartz

[Pa-fatboy]

If you like his work and trust him, $1000 is not outrageous. It's about the paint correction. Have you used a flashlight to see what kind of swirls you have? Also, you do not mention if that was for wheels off and the wheel wells detailed and the wheels coated front and back, or if was wheels on, front only.

If you do your own correction, or as much as your skills will take you, you should save money.

If you are not into detailing, pay the $1,000 and let a pro do it.

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[1BlinkGone]

It's interesting the many different opinions of aftermarket PP....generally condensed down to either "it's worth it" or "it's snake oil"....no matter what the results and testimonies show. This goes for both PP film and Ceramic/Nanocoatings.

IMO the bottom line is individual willingness to spend the $$. OR not. Aside from CAFE and our own domestic EPA run amok, it's a great time for car buffs. I've had about 6 cars in succession with black paint, and promised myself "never again" due to the tedious upkeep. Today's PP products have changed my mind.

While on the one hand, we have accepted the "clear coat" concept as something to protect the paint that is now industry standard; there are those that stumble with the proposition that a far harder coating can do a far better job of protection than the soft, water-based cc. Go figure.

And no, paint at the factory is not corrected/optimized. They don't spend the $$ to do that, thanks to the beancounters. Add to that today's water-based paint and we generally get a myriad of problems straight from the factory. Could they be corrected at the factory? Sure. In the old days, they were. Not today. It would add to the MSRP of the vehicle. Holograms, swirls, clear coat orange peel, etc are pretty much the norm today. From the domestic Big 3 to imports such as MB, BMW, and Porsche.

Do I find that acceptable? No. Sure I'll spend the $ to not only correct/optimize the paint, but to protect & lock-in that new car look AND make my job washing it as easy as possible...and take less time to do so.

Who would have thought that black paint today with protection would be simpler to wash & upkeep than regular white paint? I love it...

 

[mhagerty]

I got a quote for cQuartz UK and and level 1 correction for $600 ( Excluding wheels)

cQuartz Finest was about $1125,( excluding wheels), with level 1 correction and 2 year warranty

NHMustang, I'm in NH as well (Hampstead) and had my car done by Northeast Auto Salon. I had the "partial front" done in Xpel Ultimate, the roof wrapped in black vinyl and everything covered in CQuartz Finest.

The cost of the Cquartz was $895 but I'm thinking I got a break because of the other stuff I was having done.

They did a great job and Brian (the owner) is excellent at what he does. I've brought two of my other cars to him and he's done an excellent job on all of them.

He's not the cheapest around but he is a professional detailer and I trust his work. If I recall correctly he is the only authorized Cquartz Finest dealer around.

As far as if it's worth it, well that can only be decided by you For me it was.

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