After months of dithering and years of wanting one, I finally ordered an inventory white X100D that should arrive in a few weeks!
I've spent 2+ decades since my 20s with practical cars (lately Priuses) , and this will be the first car I've actually cared about in a long time. However, I'm not 22 anymore either, and I don't have the time / energy to wash the car every weekend and wax it regularly, but I still want it to look good.
I want the car to have that glossy "just waxed" look without me having to do much work for it, and I want something that will protect me from "dentless" contact paint damage (rock chips, idiots with shopping carts, etc). From what I've seen the PPFs do a good job protecting from paint damage. However, I have heard that most PPFs do not yield a finish that's hydrophobic, and which I can easily wash off, without having to wax every few months.
My understanding is that Suntek has the most glossy finish, but it may show the most yellowing (which would be much more evident on a white car). I've also heard that Xpel is the most protective for chips, but in order to have that "just waxed look" I'd need to use some kind of coating over the PPF. So I guess my questions are:
1) If I get Xpel, will I need a coating over it to make it easy to clean? Does that interfere with self healing?
2) Does anybody have Suntek on a white car? How is the yellowing? Does it have that "just waxed" kind of look?
3) Can ceramic (or other) coating be applied to the 20" base wheels to make it easy to rinse brake dust and road grime off? I remember washing my cars' wheels with a toothbrush when I was a kid, and don't want to repeat that...
And I realize there are other threads about this. I've seen a few, but they didn't seem to answer my questions. I apologize if I'm asking a FAQ.
I've spent 2+ decades since my 20s with practical cars (lately Priuses) , and this will be the first car I've actually cared about in a long time. However, I'm not 22 anymore either, and I don't have the time / energy to wash the car every weekend and wax it regularly, but I still want it to look good.
I want the car to have that glossy "just waxed" look without me having to do much work for it, and I want something that will protect me from "dentless" contact paint damage (rock chips, idiots with shopping carts, etc). From what I've seen the PPFs do a good job protecting from paint damage. However, I have heard that most PPFs do not yield a finish that's hydrophobic, and which I can easily wash off, without having to wax every few months.
My understanding is that Suntek has the most glossy finish, but it may show the most yellowing (which would be much more evident on a white car). I've also heard that Xpel is the most protective for chips, but in order to have that "just waxed look" I'd need to use some kind of coating over the PPF. So I guess my questions are:
1) If I get Xpel, will I need a coating over it to make it easy to clean? Does that interfere with self healing?
2) Does anybody have Suntek on a white car? How is the yellowing? Does it have that "just waxed" kind of look?
3) Can ceramic (or other) coating be applied to the 20" base wheels to make it easy to rinse brake dust and road grime off? I remember washing my cars' wheels with a toothbrush when I was a kid, and don't want to repeat that...
And I realize there are other threads about this. I've seen a few, but they didn't seem to answer my questions. I apologize if I'm asking a FAQ.