I wonder if the installer might be the best person to ask?
The installer can't tell how the paint was necessarily applied.I wonder if the installer might be the best person to ask?
How is the SunTek holding up? I'm debating between Xpel and SunTek.A few weeks ago my local Tesla-authorized body shop repainted a portion of my MS that had Suntek on it. The body shop requested that I return a week after pickup to have them reapply the Suntek. That would have been about 8 or 9 days after the painting was complete.
A dealer would want to get the install job, so more than likely their opinion would be "YES" to do it now, knowing that the more days that pass without it the less likely I am to go through with it.Nah, that's what random strangers on the internet are for.
Almost three years and still fine. In my opinion, the important part is the installer. Go with whichever installer does the better job.How is the SunTek holding up? I'm debating between Xpel and SunTek.
How is the SunTek holding up? I'm debating between Xpel and SunTek.
I spoke to my "delivery experience specialist" and he said I should let the paint cure for about 2 weeks before applying a clear bra or protectant. He says the reason why the factory stopped offering "paint armor" as an option is because they were having bad results due to the fact the paint wasn't fully cured. So I guess I'm gonna have to wait a few weeks after getting the car before I do anything.My CPO car had to get repainted twice shortly after delivery. Once for the rear passenger side and again for the front passenger side. For the rear, the body shop said to wait 60 days and for the front, the body shop said to wait 30 days. Thankfully, the installer I used let me break up the install and still have the same full car price. So he did the whole car minus the right side and did that about 75 days later (there was overlap between the two paint job curing times).
For factory paint, I would ask about getting it wrapped before it ever leaves the service center. Some of them are nice enough to let an installer use a bay to do a car after their inspection (and likely customer signoff), but before the customer takes the car off the lot.
That's actually a really good idea. I'll ask!My CPO car had to get repainted twice shortly after delivery. Once for the rear passenger side and again for the front passenger side. For the rear, the body shop said to wait 60 days and for the front, the body shop said to wait 30 days. Thankfully, the installer I used let me break up the install and still have the same full car price. So he did the whole car minus the right side and did that about 75 days later (there was overlap between the two paint job curing times).
For factory paint, I would ask about getting it wrapped before it ever leaves the service center. Some of them are nice enough to let an installer use a bay to do a car after their inspection (and likely customer signoff), but before the customer takes the car off the lot.
Hmm, interesting thought. I'll ask the DS about that today.I spoke to my "delivery experience specialist" and he said I should let the paint cure for about 2 weeks before applying a clear bra or protectant. He says the reason why the factory stopped offering "paint armor" as an option is because they were having bad results due to the fact the paint wasn't fully cured. So I guess I'm gonna have to wait a few weeks after getting the car before I do anything.