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Old 02-27-2024, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnN View Post

I have a 20 year old car and for the last 10 years, the Florida sun has beat the heck out of it sitting in the driveway, so much so that the paint has deteriorated.
I don't have any shade available, I don't want to use a cover.

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The finish of a 20 year old vehicle, left outside in the Florida sun for 10 years, isn't likely to be "renewed" by a ceramic treatment.

The life expectancy of a 2 stage paint process (which all cars have these days), is somewhere between 10-15 years. An older vehicle with 1 stage paint, actually has more "color" on the vehicle and can sometimes be brought back, with proper technique.

As others have mentioned, the prep is a LOT of work and the ceramic can only protect what's underneath it ... not make what's underneath it, significantly better or newer.

Last edited by BrianL99; 02-27-2024 at 05:49 AM.