2010 2011 BMW 5 Series Forum F10 - View Single Post - Professional ceramic coating and correction

tracer bullet · Today, 10:34 AM

I'd still consider DIY

I was able to do a (IMO) fairly surprising job on my 12 year old X3 with this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Auto-Spa-...ssType=REGULAR

And this: https://adamspolishes.com/products/a...h&_ss=e&_v=1.0

The polisher is small, cheap, and worked. And not a total waste of $ since in a few years you might want to do it again. It's not pro quality but it's DA and cheap and does the job.

For the coating itself you'll get quite close to a pro job for about $150 or so from a variety of brands. Or even less: https://gyeonusa.com/collections/pai.../q-one-evo-kit

Just one of 100 examples. Your very first time going slowly and carefully would take about 2 hours. Next time about 1 hour. It'd last at least a year for you and potentially be part of a "spring cleaning" routine.

If cost or interest is a factor. Otherwise it seems like you're on the right track to hand it off as well which seems to be your preference and is fine of course.

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tracer bullet Major General 6079 Rep 5,833 Posts Drives: '25 Z4, '15 X3 35i (135i sold) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	I'd still consider DIY I was able to do a (IMO) fairly surprising job on my 12 year old X3 with this: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Auto-Spa-...ssType=REGULAR And this: https://adamspolishes.com/products/a...h&_ss=e&_v=1.0 The polisher is small, cheap, and worked. And not a total waste of $ since in a few years you might want to do it again. It's not pro quality but it's DA and cheap and does the job. For the coating itself you'll get quite close to a pro job for about $150 or so from a variety of brands. Or even less: https://gyeonusa.com/collections/pai.../q-one-evo-kit Just one of 100 examples. Your very first time going slowly and carefully would take about 2 hours. Next time about 1 hour. It'd last at least a year for you and potentially be part of a "spring cleaning" routine. If cost or interest is a factor. Otherwise it seems like you're on the right track to hand it off as well which seems to be your preference and is fine of course.
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