Wrap and Ceramic Coating

[Sm1987]

Hey guys,

I recently got my car wrapped from what I thought was a good quality outfit. However, they charged an extra £650 for ceramic coating and I just don’t understand how they could have done it so quickly (as supposedly they were still finishing off the wrap in the morning I picked it up). In addition, there are a lot of swirl marks on the wrap which show up with a bright light.

1) Is there a way to check whether ceramic coat x 3 has been applied or have they charged for something which they haven’t done?

2) Why are their swirl marks already on the wrap? (Hasn’t been washed since I collected it). If poor technique - I’m worried about how they cleaned the factory paint before applying the wrap.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[Summit_Detailing]

Really the only way to tell if a coating has been applied is visually, in the form of water behaviour.
The surface should bead water if the car gets rained on or if you point a pressure washer at it the water should shoot off the surface due to the hydrophobic nature of the coating (much like a teflon frying pan).

Does your invoice not detail what coating was applied?

Cheers,

Chris

[Cornwall1]

If you had your car wrapped it does not need a ceramic coating.

They have damaged the wrap by applying the ceramic coating.

[Jbliss]

Not necessarily. Depends what they used. I know that Cquartz skin is developed for film..

[BIRMA]

I've just had my car wrapped and also paid extra for a 'Waxisdead' coating applied to the wrap.
Haven't found any swirl marks or anything like that though.

[ian332isport]

Ceramic coating shouldn’t really cost an extra £650 on a freshly wrapped car. Most of the cost of ceramic coating is the polishing stages before the ceramic is applied.

When my car was new, it cost £500 for a ‘new car detail’, which included a machine polish to repair any damage done by the dealer prep, and then a coat of ceramic. Ceramic should ideally be left at least overnight to cure if there’s any chance of it getting wet.

[320d is all you need]

Cornwall1 said:

If you had your car wrapped it does not need a ceramic coating.

They have damaged the wrap by applying the ceramic coating.

Sorry for an old post but, that isn't really true.

Well, it's not true at all. You can apply coatings on top of wraps, it's quite normal, and doesn't damage the wrap.

Having a coating will ensure the wrap stays cleaner for longer, easier to clean and less damage

For a £650 cost I would have expected a full exterior detail (meaning no swirls) and also, to be honest, a full interior for that price as well

Was that done?

I suspect it's too late to do much about it now, anyway.

[Sm1987]

Thanks for the comments guys,

I’m generally not happy with the outfit at all. They have marked the leather, marked the roadster removable roof and the swirl marks are on the actual paintwork too (the roof was not wrapped). There’s also a dent on the car which wasn’t there.

I dredd to think what is under the wrap if they have caused this much visible damage on top of the wrap!

However, the wrap does look good (from a distance). Not seen that many wrapped cars up close, but it’s all a bit messy around the edges up close.