BudgetPlan1
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At about 21 months & 40K hard, daily driver miles it looks like the Kamikaze Miyabi x 2, ISM x 1 is about done. Applied July 2017.
While the car got the Gyeon Tar, Gyeon Iron Spring cleanup, it appears as if life is nearly over for this combo.
Things I`ve noticed recently:
1. The coating, even when topped with Kamikaze Overcoat or Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz is just not as lively w/ regards to water behavior. I don`t really get it but the toppers are less effective on top of a tired coating. Dunno why but it is what it is.
2. While I still get some beading when it gets rained on, the sheeting is reduced significantly.
3. It does not shed things like pollen as well as it used to so leaving it outside for a day or two, followed by a rain leaves more spots and instead of the rain washing things off, I think it contributes (along with the pollen on the car) to `clog` the coating much quicker.
4. It just doesn`t look as alive as it used to.
Compared to my wife`s daily driver (also Miyabi x 2, ISM x 1, applied October 2016 but only 17k mostly local miles ago) it`s easy to see the relative `lifeless-ness` of my car compared to hers. Her car has sat outside pretty much 24/7 since October 2016 but merely sitting outside, often covered with leaves and other `nature garbage`, doesn`t seem to be much of a detriment to the coating as it is doing so well, gonna let that one ride another year; no reason to re-do.
Guess it`s time to start prepping my car for a re-do, starting with Dr Colorchip`g the numerous chips that 40k freeway miles have inflicted. Honda paint must be somewhat brittle as even my 2016 Subaru WRX had less road rash despite the same general time and miles put on along the same daily commute.
FWIW, the expected general longevity of the combo of Miyabi and ISM is generally thought to be 24-36 months, which I would guess in average use would be 24-36k miles so although it didn`t quite make it 2 years on my daily, it did meet what could be accepted as reasonable mileage.
While the car got the Gyeon Tar, Gyeon Iron Spring cleanup, it appears as if life is nearly over for this combo.
Things I`ve noticed recently:
1. The coating, even when topped with Kamikaze Overcoat or Polish Angel Cosmic Spritz is just not as lively w/ regards to water behavior. I don`t really get it but the toppers are less effective on top of a tired coating. Dunno why but it is what it is.
2. While I still get some beading when it gets rained on, the sheeting is reduced significantly.
3. It does not shed things like pollen as well as it used to so leaving it outside for a day or two, followed by a rain leaves more spots and instead of the rain washing things off, I think it contributes (along with the pollen on the car) to `clog` the coating much quicker.
4. It just doesn`t look as alive as it used to.
Compared to my wife`s daily driver (also Miyabi x 2, ISM x 1, applied October 2016 but only 17k mostly local miles ago) it`s easy to see the relative `lifeless-ness` of my car compared to hers. Her car has sat outside pretty much 24/7 since October 2016 but merely sitting outside, often covered with leaves and other `nature garbage`, doesn`t seem to be much of a detriment to the coating as it is doing so well, gonna let that one ride another year; no reason to re-do.
Guess it`s time to start prepping my car for a re-do, starting with Dr Colorchip`g the numerous chips that 40k freeway miles have inflicted. Honda paint must be somewhat brittle as even my 2016 Subaru WRX had less road rash despite the same general time and miles put on along the same daily commute.
FWIW, the expected general longevity of the combo of Miyabi and ISM is generally thought to be 24-36 months, which I would guess in average use would be 24-36k miles so although it didn`t quite make it 2 years on my daily, it did meet what could be accepted as reasonable mileage.
