ceramic coat

[Orange71S]

I was at a car show last week and I bumped into a dude who was really pushing a ceramic paint coat. It wasn't terribly expensive ($900 for my 911), but has anyone had this done to their cars? Has anyone done this themselves? Was it worth it?
Any info is appreciated.
Jay

[Bullethead]

If you mean nanotech polymer coatings, they're incredibly effective. My experience is with Glidecoat on a 40 year old Hobie Powerskiff, it brought back dulled gelcoat and even after two years it still looks new.
The technician supplied me with materials to maintain it, but he'll be brought back for a another full detail sometime next year. On the boat, about $1100.

Prep is all important, and while the result is superior to wax it's a bit pricey IMHO. On a boat it makes sense because of what it's exposed to and the convenience of lasting protection. On a car? Not so much.

YMMV.

[mac73s]

I thought it was snake oil until I saw the stunning results on my '19 GT3 Touring...rinse-less washing, no waxing, and a breeze to keep clean with a high quality micro-fiber and an instant-detailer product. I thought 'paint correction' on new cars was also of no value...wrong again. As an aside, I recently spent three days in the hot and steamy concours prep garage at the Boca Raton Parade preparing my other car for its FULL concours category (1st place award) so I'm not adverse to the more traditional way of cleaning/preparing a car either

[Orange71S]

Russ and Steve,
Good info, guys. These are all things the salesman was pitching to me, but really wanted a second opinion.
I appreciate it.

Steve, Congratulations on the concours win.....lotsa work!

Thanks Much!
Jay