PPF Your Tesla NOW - I Waited Far Too Long

[ColoradoMike]

You forgot either:

"I need to tweet elon about how crappy the paint is on his cars!" or
"I need to make a video on this, and post it on youtube".

I was in a discussion with someone once about car care, and they were surprised that, although I like nice cars, I do not like in the slightest doing any detailing on them, etc. What I said to them was this:

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"Everyone has something they sort of "Zen out" to, or enjoy doing. For some people, thats washing cars. I know people detail their cars for hours. Thats not me. That IS me for BBQ ing though / Cooking meats, though. I really enjoy BBQ ing, have 3 different types of BBQ grills / smokers, and almost enjoy the process, smells etc of cooking the meat more than I enjoy eating it... although I do enjoy eating it cause I am pretty darn good at BBQ ing lol".


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I envy those of you who enjoy car detailing a little bit, because I like a clean car, but cant stand the work that goes into it (rofl).

I LOVE car care! Personal decision.

Your quote is AWESOME!

We are ALL different! I enjoy flying, working on cars, understanding them (although the Tesla is a weird thing), doing my own maintenance on our race car and other ones.

There are benefits to lots of things. Case in point, car stuff. I am probably the only person in our neighborhood that literally searches out wrenching on vehicles whether it comes to modifications or making them look "S E X Y"....

I just like doing that. Thanks for the response. My "ZEN" is working in the garage doing oil changes, suspension work, upgrades, and detailing. I like it! Most won't go that far but I hope I can offer some opinions that some here have either discounted "or" did not consider.

Respect!

 

[UncertainTimes]

I spent thousands on PPF and ceramic coating on my last car. Still got chips and dents from stuff tearing through the PPF (Xpel Ultimate). I have park outside for work. Car ended up being dirty 99% of the time. Wasted so much time and water washing it myself. Not worth the time, effort, or money to keep a daily driver pristine. Now I leave the car dirty and wash when I can. Might have to resort to tunnel washes with the drought now.

 

[zhu-]

Here in Colorado for my wife and I, we have PPF put on as soon as possible to prevent rock chips/touchup/respray. This has worked for us. Personally, I would NEVER take any of our vehicles through a "Car Wash Tunnel" especially with rotating brushes. JUST our opinion.

If you have PPF does it really matter if the car goes through a contact tunnel wash? Genuine question. I've heard many PPF shops use that as a selling point and it was the most appealing to me.

I care about my cars... for the first two years before it starts going through tunnels lol. I only take mine through this particular tunnel where they do a manual pre-soak and it probably has the same amount of micro scratches as when I hand wash and virtually invisible even under the sun. Only if you take a flashlight at an angle do you see a few.

 

[Apprunner]

If you have PPF does it really matter if the car goes through a contact tunnel wash? Genuine question. I've heard making PPF shops use that as a selling point and it was the most appealing to me.

I care about my cars... for the first two years before it starts going through tunnels lol. I only take mine through this particular tunnel where they do a manual pre-soak and it probably has the same amount of micro scratches as when I hand wash and virtually invisible even under the sun. Only if you take a flashlight at an angle do you see a few.

I'd be worried about it lifting the PPF. Maybe I'm just being paranoid...

 

[zhu-]

I'd be worried about it lifting the PPF. Maybe I'm just being paranoid...

That's what I originally thought with any wrap but seems like many good shops warranty against lifting even in tunnel washes.

 

[ColoradoMike]

If you have PPF does it really matter if the car goes through a contact tunnel wash? Genuine question. I've heard many PPF shops use that as a selling point and it was the most appealing to me.

I care about my cars... for the first two years before it starts going through tunnels lol. I only take mine through this particular tunnel where they do a manual pre-soak and it probably has the same amount of micro scratches as when I hand wash and virtually invisible even under the sun. Only if you take a flashlight at an angle do you see a few.

As @Apprunner stated some tunnel washes can lift the PPF or Vinyl wraps.