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111 messages, Last post on Jul 19, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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Replying to: tridderi (Jul 01, 2005 6:40 pm) I spoke the the X-Pel specialist today about durability and paint quality impact, particularly after 5 years. He said that the warranty was 5 years and most people don't keep their cars beyond that. I hope this investment lasts me a long time! My main concern is that red is a hard color to maintain. Old red cars can look great or can look quite dull. Maintenance and good waxing plays an important part. I can't help but wonder if I have this installed on the car and I am waxing regularly, will the paint below the shield look duller over time, or brighter than the rest of the car if it dulls? Has anyone heard about long term effects of having this? I'm wondering if I will in the future feel the value of not having paint chips offset by duller paint across the front of the vehicle ... hum?? ========================================================= I got it put on yesterday. Overall, I'm just not sure about it. From some angles such as head-on, it is basically invisible from 10 feet away. Other angles, such as from the side looking across the hood, you can see it from 20-25 feet away. In addition, the film is just a little bit less glossy than the paint which exacerbates the situation. I'll give it a few weeks before I decide if I'm going to keep the pieces on the hood and fenders. I may just keep the pieces on the bumper, mirrors and door cups and deal with chips on the hood. Supposedly the film allows UV rays to pass through it, so the paint color should remain relatively consistent underneath the film. According to Stongard, as long as you keep the exposed paint washed and waxed, there isn't a visible line when/if the film is removed.
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Replying to: drewba (Jul 02, 2005 8:32 pm) When I asked about how noticeable it would be, they told me that black is the color that makes it most noticeable. Mine is red, and it really isn't bad.
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Replying to: tridderi (Jul 26, 2005 5:39 pm) |
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Anyone tinted the windows? I tinted my windows and after a week or so I started noticing lines in the tint of the drivers window. It looked almost as if the tint had been cut before applying it. further examination showed that something was cutting into the tint as I rolled the window up and down. When I took it back to the shop where I got the tint installed, they checked it and told me that the window rubbers didn't have felt and any little bit of dirt would get caught and scratch the window. I am blessed that they stuck to their word on the warranty. They not only replaced the tint for free, but also got a strip of self adhesive felt and installed it on all the doors to prevent this from happening again. They said that they had just seen this on another Honda, but were just figuring out how to prevent it. Anyone seen this?
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Replying to: tridderi (Jul 26, 2005 5:33 pm) Paying attention to keeping the windows clean couldn't hurt either. Johnny |
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Hi. I bough a 2005 TSX with carbon gray pearl last October. I have to park the car outside and was wondering what you recommend to maintain the paint longer without washing out. Do someone also have an experience to own this type of paint of Honda cars for more the five years with parking outside? Thanks!
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Replying to: redbugeye (Feb 25, 2006 6:15 pm) I've never heard of anything that will maintain a cars paint without at least washing it. Sorry. 
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Replying to: johnny420 (Feb 25, 2006 8:34 pm)
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