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03-25-2015, 05:28 AM | #1 |
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Stupid question: new car detail then XPEL or XPEL then detail?
I am taking delivery March 30th.
I have XPEL scheduled for Apr 1. (their 1st available appt) Should I have the car detailed prior to XPEL install? I assume the XPEL installer (came recommended/reputable) will wash the area of the car anyways for good adhesion just prior to install anyways. or should I have the XPEL installed, THEN a good detail/paint correction/seal? |
03-25-2015, 06:50 AM | #2 |
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Paint correction must be completed in all the installation areas before you install Xpel if need be. Don't seal the paint, either. Just needs to be clayed and polished, but to ensure that the oils from the polish are removed and ready to accept the adhesive on bare corrected paint.
A good installer knows how to do this.
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if you are sending it to a detailer to do this... don't go to some cookie cutter car wash place, they won't know what the heck you are talking about. You need your paint completely clean and swirl free... but absolutely zero sealants, waxes or glazes. You will be very ahppy with xpel. I just had mine done and the results are great. |
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03-25-2015, 05:06 PM | #5 |
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Be careful of cheap detailers. A common trick is to do a half ass job with a rotary polisher to get the big scratches out. But this leaves lots of little swirls, so they go over it with a glaze to hide them. After a few washes, the glaze is gone and the swirls are back.
You'll want a true paint correction, not a "detail." Otherwise your swirls will be locked in under the xpel.
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04-02-2015, 04:43 AM | #9 |
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I am thinking of doing most, if not all of the car with XPEL. I was thinking of skipping the roof but maybe not now that I read the post.
My question is if I should have the orange peel cut () before applying the XPEL or will the XPEL hide the peel because of it's smoothness. Anyone done this or otherwise how much orange peel do you still see after XPEL (more or less or the same)? |
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