Ceramic Coating almost done ✅

dog · Feb 14, 2022

Mrtintsd said:
Where are you located?

I really think you can get it all done PPF and ceramic don for 7k with all the good (high end) product. If you choose to go with stealth them probably $1k more. Stealth is harder to work with and requires really accurate cuts for obvious reasons.

Yes it is way more common to do the front impact areas and ceramic whole car. This will put you in the 4k area
This is a better option unless you are planning on actual using your Jeep on tight trails. Bushes and branches dragging down the sides. I have also seen car washes cause the same type of damage down the sides

I'm right up the way from you (LA area, Manhattan Beach). Honestly would seriously consider coming down to visit you when the time comes (order should come around June/July I'm guessing). I went to SDSU back in the day and still have a lot of friends in your neck of the woods.

The rough thing is I'm gonna feel pretty squeezed to drop an extra 7k immediately after purchasing the 392, and I hear the best time to get it done is when it's new. Good chance I'm just overthinking it, and business will be booming then, and I won't mind. We'll see!

Also, this whole discussion has me thinking maybe it's better to have the jeep shipped when it arrives rather than driving it the 1700 miles home. I was kind of looking forward to a leisurely road trip, but that sounds pretty harsh on the paint. Good thing I saved 6k off MSRP ordering it in Iowa! Haha.

Mrtintsd · Feb 14, 2022

dog said:
I'm right up the way from you (LA area, Manhattan Beach). Honestly would seriously consider coming down to visit you when the time comes (order should come around June/July I'm guessing). I went to SDSU back in the day and still have a lot of friends in your neck of the woods.

The rough thing is I'm gonna feel pretty squeezed to drop an extra 7k immediately after purchasing the 392, and I hear the best time to get it done is when it's new. Good chance I'm just overthinking it, and business will be booming then, and I won't mind. We'll see!

Also, this whole discussion has me thinking maybe it's better to have the jeep shipped when it arrives rather than driving it the 1700 miles home. I was kind of looking forward to a leisurely road trip, but that sounds pretty harsh on the paint. Good thing I saved 6k off MSRP ordering it in Iowa! Haha.

Yes. Bring it down here and leave it with us a week. Will get it all done for you. I am 1.5 hours away. My shops are in north county. Carlsbad, vista and escondido. You will drop bank in that area. I lived in redondo beach beach for a few years and loved the stretch from redondo to marina Del ray. Our family owned a car dealership in Culver City. Anyway, we offer something that no one in our industry has figured out yet

you can actually purchase windowfilm. PPF and ceramic coating on our website and when you check out we offer Affirm…… this is a finance option. You can pay in 4 payments OR it will give you finance options up to 36 month at 0%
I set this up 1.5 years ago when I bought my X5. I was thinking I just dropped 10k to get into this car and now I need to do another 7k. So we started the Online purchasing with financing. It’s been a HUGE hit. Plus it’s a soft pull on credit with almost no info. Anyway. This is a great option for you.
By the way….. Hemet Jeep sold me mine for MSRP. Every dealer in SD wanted 25k to 50k over MSRP. I told them they were smoking crack! Also consider the gas cost….. these things are pigs for gas! But fun to drive. I personally drove mine to Vegas and that killed me as far as comfort so 1700 would put my back in a sling

I put some store pics so you know we are legit

Mrtintsd.com

Alchimyst · Feb 22, 2022

Mrtintsd said:
Yes. Bring it down here and leave it with us a week. Will get it all done for you. I am 1.5 hours away. My shops are in north county. Carlsbad, vista and escondido. You will drop bank in that area. I lived in redondo beach beach for a few years and loved the stretch from redondo to marina Del ray. Our family owned a car dealership in Culver City. Anyway, we offer something that no one in our industry has figured out yet you can actually purchase windowfilm. PPF and ceramic coating on our website and when you check out we offer Affirm…… this is a finance option. You can pay in 4 payments OR it will give you finance options up to 36 month at 0%
I set this up 1.5 years ago when I bought my X5. I was thinking I just dropped 10k to get into this car and now I need to do another 7k. So we started the Online purchasing with financing. It’s been a HUGE hit. Plus it’s a soft pull on credit with almost no info. Anyway. This is a great option for you.
By the way….. Hemet Jeep sold me mine for MSRP. Every dealer in SD wanted 25k to 50k over MSRP. I told them they were smoking crack! Also consider the gas cost….. these things are pigs for gas! But fun to drive. I personally drove mine to Vegas and that killed me as far as comfort so 1700 would put my back in a sling
I put some store pics so you know we are legit

Mrtintsd.com

Funny enough I told the San Diego Jeep dealers the same exact words. I ended up ordering mine from Rydell Jeep in San Fernando for $750 over invoice. I ordered on January 17th and the car is in D1. The dealer said they are expecting the build to be done on the 28th and then shipped.

I've seen your shops driving around town, out of curiosity what do you charge to do 20% tint all around?

Thanks.

Mrtintsd · Feb 23, 2022

Alchimyst said:
Funny enough I told the San Diego Jeep dealers the same exact words. I ended up ordering mine from Rydell Jeep in San Fernando for $750 over invoice. I ordered on January 17th and the car is in D1. The dealer said they are expecting the build to be done on the 28th and then shipped.

I've seen your shops driving around town, out of curiosity what do you charge to do 20% tint all around?

Thanks.

Depends on series you want. They range from $300 to $700
$300 classic series dyed film
$400 comfort series metal film
$500 pinnacle series ceramic film
$700 Stratos series IR ceramic film
All are life time 100% warranty
Llumar formulaone brand

What ever you pick I’ll give you a forum price of 25% off but only on the 392

YukonCornelius · Feb 23, 2022

Mrtintsd said:
What ever you pick I’ll give you a forum price of 25% off

You plan on opening a shop in San Antonio?

Doghaulin392 · Feb 23, 2022

dog said:
Man now I really wanna see more 392s with ceramic coating and with PPF!!

Here’s my 2022 with just ceramic coating and front driver and passenger windows tinted to match the back after doing a hand wash in my driveway.and yes I’m working on getting some 35s on it if anyone has suggestions let me know.we like the Jeep’s because the dogs like the Jeep’s.

Doghaulin392 · Feb 23, 2022

Doghaulin392 said:
Here’s my 2022 with just ceramic coating and front driver and passenger windows tinted to match the back after doing a hand wash in my driveway.and yes I’m working on getting some 35s on it if anyone has suggestions let me know.we like the Jeep’s because the dogs like the Jeep’s.

Mrtintsd · Feb 23, 2022

Mrtintsd said:
Depends on series you want. They range from $300 to $700
$300 classic series dyed film
$400 comfort series metal film
$500 pinnacle series ceramic film
$700 Stratos series IR ceramic film
All are life time 100% warranty
Llumar formulaone brand

What ever you pick I’ll give you a forum price of 25% off but only on the 392

Too funny! I thought I read you were in SD! I am actually headed out there for some more Xpel training on there coatings. That is where they are based

Alchimyst · Feb 23, 2022

Mrtintsd said:
Too funny! I thought I read you were in SD! I am actually headed out there for some more Xpel training on there coatings. That is where they are based

I am in San Diego, that was another member replying. I'll take you up on that 25% forum discount. Thanks a lot for that. As soon as the car is delivered I will shoot you a DM.

Mrtintsd · Feb 24, 2022

Alchimyst said:
I am in San Diego, that was another member replying. I'll take you up on that 25% forum discount. Thanks a lot for that. As soon as the car is delivered I will shoot you a DM.

you got it!
I thought I was going crazy

TI392 · Mar 24, 2022

Carnut12 said:
Getting polish/paint correction and a 9 year Ceramic Coating. Check out that reflection off the Paint.

Hey great looking 392. What bull bar, fog lights, and fog light covers did you go with? I couldn’t tell the exact brand from just the photos. If you had the part numbers or model numbers, or brand name that would be great. Thank you

Carnut12 · Mar 24, 2022

TI392 said:
Hey great looking 392. What bull bar, fog lights, and fog light covers did you go with? I couldn’t tell the exact brand from just the photos. If you had the part numbers or model numbers, or brand name that would be great. Thank you

Thank you!!! Maximus-3 SLP Hoop, Mopar 7” lights, Maximus-3 light brackets.

TI392 · Mar 25, 2022

Carnut12 said:
Thank you!!! Maximus-3 SLP Hoop, Mopar 7” lights, Maximus-3 light brackets.

Thank you again. I should have asked but forgot to, where you able to use the factory holes? Did the lights and bull bar come with all of the hardware? Or did you just use the factory bolts from the steel bumper? Sorry once again for all of the questions.

Thank you!

RugbyRef · Mar 25, 2022

@willy - can we pin this thread? There is a ton of great info about tinting and such.

Carnut12 · Mar 25, 2022

TI392 said:
Thank you again. I should have asked but forgot to, where you able to use the factory holes? Did the lights and bull bar come with all of the hardware? Or did you just use the factory bolts from the steel bumper? Sorry once again for all of the questions.

Thank you!

Yes factory holes, no drilling needed, and it came with hardware.

TangoBravo · Apr 12, 2022

are you in villa park IL? I’m also in the Chicago burbs and was looking into ceramic coating, PPF, and tints… where did you go, did you get a fair price, and would you recommend? Thx so much!

Doghaulin392 · Apr 13, 2022

TangoBravo said:
are you in villa park IL? I’m also in the Chicago burbs and was looking into ceramic coating, PPF, and tints… where did you go, did you get a fair price, and would you recommend? Thx so much!

Hi Tangobravo:
I have a 2022 392 firecracker red I had Extreme glass & Tint in Addison do a ceramic coat and had the driver and passenger door windows tinted to match the other windows and they went out of there way to make sure they did an awesome job I’m very happy with the work they did and get many compliments and the price was very good hope this info helps you out.

c4ifford · Mar 15, 2023

dog said:
I went down the youtube Xpel PPF and Ceramic Coating rabbit hole last night, and my main takeaway was that:

I really want to PPF and CC the whole damned jeep

That it'll cost me up to 7-10k for this

These were both very conflicting feelings for me.

I did also see that it's pretty common for people to do just high-impact areas (grille, hood, fenders, flares, a-pillar) and that this (at least somewhat) significantly reduces the cost.

I also found a jeep that had done a satin Xpel on the sarge green:

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Really rad!

Where did you get the black only Rubicon emblems ? Love the satin

jandersendo · Mar 15, 2023

When the hinges corrode in ~9 months, that 9 year ceramic coating will need to be reapplied

Hayabusa · Mar 15, 2023

My Sting Gray is in for paint correction and ceramic as I type this. Have had a number of vehicles done with CQuartz at authorized installers over the years.

Skill in paint correction, prep, and application is key to a happy ending. Pic below is of my 2019 Redeye in for the good stuff.

Here is a pic of a 2015 Hellcat I owned. After correction and CQuartz ceramic, always loved how it looks like Predator camo and how the grass reflection ran along the body line.