Jan 25, 2023
I've got a choice to make, so naturally, I'm creating a poll to see what the hive mind here would choose...
Option #1: Hand wash, clay bar, single-stage machine polish, and apply XPEL Fusion Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces. Installation of Exo-Shield film to the windshield. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus clear PPF to both rocker panels, complete fenders, complete hood, lower doors, and the areas before and after the doors.
Option #2: Hand wash, clay bar, single-stage machine polish, and apply Opti-Coat Pro Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces. Installation of Exo-Shield film to the windshield. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus clear PPF to both rocker panels, PARTIAL leading impact areas of both fenders and leading impact areas of hood, lower doors, and the areas before and after the doors.
EDIT: (Spoiler alert: I chose Option #3!)
Option#3: Hand wash, clay bar, and single-stage machine polish. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus Clear PPF to the painted surface of the ENTIRE VEHICLE including headlights. Install XPEL Stealth Satin paint protection to the grille. Apply XPEL Fusion Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces.
Food for thought: The XPEL Fusion Plus is the lower-grade ceramic coating that comes with a 4-year warranty. The Opti-Coat Pro Plus is the premium ceramic coating that comes with a 7-year warranty.
Option #2 is $282 more than Option #1, but I don't get full PPF on the fenders and hood. With Option #1, I get more PPF film but get inferior ceramic pro coating.
Either way, I'm considering removing the "BADLANDS" decal on the fenders to make room for "Bronco" badges of some kind down the road. I'm leaning towards Archetype Racing's Badlands Sasquatch BRONCO badges in satin finish (to match the bucking bronco emblem on the tailgate).
Below is a photo of what Option #2 would entail, PPF-wise. The yellow line represents where the film would be placed. Option #1 would expand PPF coverage over the entire hood and both fenders, but would involve the lower-grade ceramic coating. I have not received a quote for the full wrap, or partial wrap with premium ceramic coating.
All comments and questions are welcome. If you've read this much, I'm going to buy you a beer and/or a shot. :geek:
Option #1: Hand wash, clay bar, single-stage machine polish, and apply XPEL Fusion Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces. Installation of Exo-Shield film to the windshield. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus clear PPF to both rocker panels, complete fenders, complete hood, lower doors, and the areas before and after the doors.
Option #2: Hand wash, clay bar, single-stage machine polish, and apply Opti-Coat Pro Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces. Installation of Exo-Shield film to the windshield. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus clear PPF to both rocker panels, PARTIAL leading impact areas of both fenders and leading impact areas of hood, lower doors, and the areas before and after the doors.
EDIT: (Spoiler alert: I chose Option #3!)
Option#3: Hand wash, clay bar, and single-stage machine polish. Install FULL coverage XPEL Ultimate Plus Clear PPF to the painted surface of the ENTIRE VEHICLE including headlights. Install XPEL Stealth Satin paint protection to the grille. Apply XPEL Fusion Plus ceramic coating to all painted surfaces including wheel faces.
Food for thought: The XPEL Fusion Plus is the lower-grade ceramic coating that comes with a 4-year warranty. The Opti-Coat Pro Plus is the premium ceramic coating that comes with a 7-year warranty.
Option #2 is $282 more than Option #1, but I don't get full PPF on the fenders and hood. With Option #1, I get more PPF film but get inferior ceramic pro coating.
Either way, I'm considering removing the "BADLANDS" decal on the fenders to make room for "Bronco" badges of some kind down the road. I'm leaning towards Archetype Racing's Badlands Sasquatch BRONCO badges in satin finish (to match the bucking bronco emblem on the tailgate).
Below is a photo of what Option #2 would entail, PPF-wise. The yellow line represents where the film would be placed. Option #1 would expand PPF coverage over the entire hood and both fenders, but would involve the lower-grade ceramic coating. I have not received a quote for the full wrap, or partial wrap with premium ceramic coating.
All comments and questions are welcome. If you've read this much, I'm going to buy you a beer and/or a shot. :geek:
2023 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch • 2-Door • Velocity Blue • 2.7L V6 • 10-Speed • Lux • Various Mods...
"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future." - SENECA
"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future." - SENECA
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