Hello from Atlanta!
Well, some guy destroyed my econobox Ford Fiesta last month so it's time to upgrade a little bit.
I have a 2014 Subaru Impreza Sport Limited in Satin White Pearl on order. Scheduled to be delivered August 5, hopefully sooner though. I've typically used Zaino products for the last decade but I noticed when I started researching car care that there's some new great stuff out there as well.
Already touching base with an Xpel installer to see about getting that on the front of the Impreza. I have a 90 mile round trip commute so my car sees significant freeway time. I had originally set aside ~1k for a HU upgrade but will divert a fair amount towards the Xpel instead. I can always add the HU later. Paint protection is best done day 1. Hoping to get full frontal coverage. But I'll settle for bumper and partial depending on price.
As for the rest of the car I'm considering either Optimum's Opti Coat 2.0 or Pinnacle's Black Label Surface Protection. I know there's a couple other options out there as well that I need to research more. Not interested in paying someone to detail and coat my car as I've always handled those duties in the past. When I sold my 2005 Mustang GT everyone who looked at it commented that the paint still looked new and I was very proud of that. I expect to be able to do the same with the Impreza. A pro could do better than me for sure but this will be a DD that racks up 25,000+ miles per year. It will be impossible to keep it perfect.
That being said, I'm not to proud to ask for and follow advice. So I welcome any and all suggestions!
Is Zaino still highly regarded or is most people's opinion that it's better to go with one of the newer coatings that last 1-2 years or more? With the Xpel I'm not looking at the coatings all that much for protection and I'll wash the car every 1-2 weeks anyway. I've always loved the shine I get from Zaino and still have a fairly good stock of supplies on hand. What I'm lacking is Z-2 though so if there's a time to switch it's probably now.
Thanks!
Jason
Well, some guy destroyed my econobox Ford Fiesta last month so it's time to upgrade a little bit.
I have a 2014 Subaru Impreza Sport Limited in Satin White Pearl on order. Scheduled to be delivered August 5, hopefully sooner though. I've typically used Zaino products for the last decade but I noticed when I started researching car care that there's some new great stuff out there as well.
Already touching base with an Xpel installer to see about getting that on the front of the Impreza. I have a 90 mile round trip commute so my car sees significant freeway time. I had originally set aside ~1k for a HU upgrade but will divert a fair amount towards the Xpel instead. I can always add the HU later. Paint protection is best done day 1. Hoping to get full frontal coverage. But I'll settle for bumper and partial depending on price.
As for the rest of the car I'm considering either Optimum's Opti Coat 2.0 or Pinnacle's Black Label Surface Protection. I know there's a couple other options out there as well that I need to research more. Not interested in paying someone to detail and coat my car as I've always handled those duties in the past. When I sold my 2005 Mustang GT everyone who looked at it commented that the paint still looked new and I was very proud of that. I expect to be able to do the same with the Impreza. A pro could do better than me for sure but this will be a DD that racks up 25,000+ miles per year. It will be impossible to keep it perfect.
That being said, I'm not to proud to ask for and follow advice. So I welcome any and all suggestions!
Is Zaino still highly regarded or is most people's opinion that it's better to go with one of the newer coatings that last 1-2 years or more? With the Xpel I'm not looking at the coatings all that much for protection and I'll wash the car every 1-2 weeks anyway. I've always loved the shine I get from Zaino and still have a fairly good stock of supplies on hand. What I'm lacking is Z-2 though so if there's a time to switch it's probably now.
Thanks!
Jason
