CUPRA Raval Owner's Register - what model have you ordered/do you have?

[RPGWiZaRD]

I used to live in Scotland so I have some idea what you mean about weather. You seem to have the necessary information to make your decision, but simply on appearance, I would get the coating and do the brushless wash. It should be good for at least three years then you can see if you want to repeat the polishing and coating.

I'm leaning towards this option, then I know whether it's something worth doing in the future or not, sometimes you just have to try yourself, learn from trial and error, too many factors that varies here, (compound option, climate variety, car wash). There's also one other slight benefit to this option. The car washes here have 50% off on a brushed washing programme with wax after 22.00 when electricity is cheaper which I've normally used on the Mazda 3 but the brushless washing programme is only 1€ expensier than that daytime as well so then I don't have to limit myself to go late night washes like I've done currently adding more flexibility.

EDIT: There seems to be even 2 or 3 years warranty depending on ceramic coating option so that's nice.

 

[RebelCup]

I've been thinking about it and doing some research, I'll start with Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray Coating for a start. It's important to me that dirt and bugs can be washed off as easily as possible. I'm not obsessed with excessive cleanliness, nor do I want to spend too much time polishing the car, other than hitting it at home with a pressure washer when needed.

Depending on how satisfied I am with it, I might throw on something more serious later (or more likely, have someone else do it ), but there is plenty of time for that

 

[alanjs]

I've been thinking about it and doing some research, I'll start with Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray Coating for a start. It's important to me that dirt and bugs can be washed off as easily as possible. I'm not obsessed with excessive cleanliness, nor do I want to spend too much time polishing the car, other than hitting it at home with a pressure washer when needed.

Depending on how satisfied I am with it, I might throw on something more serious later (or more likely, have someone else do it ), but there is plenty of time for that

I've used Gyeon Q2M Wet coat spray a few times and it helps water run off quickly. I used to have a double garage where I could do a proper clean, decontaminate, clay bar, orbital polish and final ceramic coat with Gyeon Evo. It took about 5 days to complete but the car looked brilliantly shiny for at least three years. Not everyone's cup of tea, though!

 

[JonnyG]

........... and final ceramic coat with Gyeon Evo

Best tell your insurance company these days if you have a full ceramic coating done, especially AVIVA, as some treat it as a mod believe it or not !!

 

[jezyg]

I went with a layered approach of Autoglym Lifeshine CeraFuse then a coat of Soft99 Fusso wax, which I will top up with Autoglym Rapid Ceramic spray and re-wax once a year. Fjord Blue is higher maintenance than the Artic white metallic of the Born the joy of darker colours.

 

[SRGTD]

Best tell your insurance company these days if you have a full ceramic coating done, especially AVIVA, as some treat it as a mod believe it or not !!

I can see that they’d need to be told as in the event of an insurance claim that requires bodywork repairs, I dare say there’ll be additional costs associated with removing / reapplying the ceramic coating on panels where blending of new paint into the original factory paint is required, plus applying the ceramic coating to any new bodywork panels.

 

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

Hi.
We would recommend notifying your insurance if you have PPF applied to a vehicle.
Regards,
Dan.

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Best tell your insurance company these days if you have a full ceramic coating done, especially AVIVA, as some treat it as a mod believe it or not !!

That's interesting how some sees it. At least mine it says you don't have to inform and there's no point in providing the receipt to them as the insurence doesn't cover renewal of ceramic coating in case of an accident although the car's paintwork is fully covered, coated or not. Of course in case it's the other guy's fault and providing it's not a case of hit-n-run you could by law ask the person responsible to cover costs to restore it to previous state including any ceramic paint job (against copy of receipt). So I'd have to pay to do the recoating only in case of unknown person as insurance doesn't cover recoating the panels again but the rest would be covered (with the adequate level of insurance).

My dealer just informed my car will enter Finland's border today, ordered them to do some high quality ceramic coating on it before handing it over. (850€ which says up to 4-5 years longevity with 3 years warranty, could have picked a lower tier with 2-3 years expected longevity for 650€ but figured for 200€ extra might as well go for the better newer compound that is ticker, lasts longer and provides even better chemical/dirt resistance)