Here are the steps completed when properly applying X-Kote;
-Hand Wash Vehicle
-Complete Clay Bar treatment to the entire vehicle to ensure a smooth un-contaminated finish
-Wet sand and cut polish entire vehicle to remove all heavy scratches.
-Complete de-greasing and chemical stripping with special solvents that gas off instantly leaving no petroleum residue behind.
-Chamois dry and high pressure air dry to ensure no moisture is left on the vehicle
-Mask entire car to ensure X-Kote does not get on anything it shouldn't
-Apply X-Kote and let cure over night
-Following morning polish a second time and apply a hand wax
X-Kote is a permanent coating that is applied to your vehicles finish after it has been properly prepped. X-Kote bonds to your existing clear coat and becomes one with it.
X-Kote will scratch and swirl just like any factory or aftermarket paint. To that end if you take good care of your vehicle it will continue to look fantastic for years to come where wax will wear off within months and need to be re applied no matter what you do or what product you use. If you wash your vehicle in an automatic car wash or use a brush to clean it once a week it will be full of swirls and marks in a very sort time and this would be the case with a brand new factory paint job. In nearly 10 years of using X-Kote I have never seen a vehicle where X-kote has only lasted 6 months. 95% of our customers cannot believe the amazing results and wish they had done it sooner.
Please note that most dealerships pay a young kid to wash their lot vehicles once a week with a brush and a very dirty bucket of water.
Unlike cut polishing which wears down your vehicles finish, X-Kote actually makes it thicker and in some cases stronger. Once X-Kote is applied and cured a vehicle can be waxed, polished or re X-kote'd in the future just as if it had been the original finish.
Anyone who states that X-Kote can be easily applied by anyone, has never tried themselves, is lying or they have amazing talent and we would like their resume. Our technicians train for months before they can apply X-Kote with the desired result. As with many things a product is only as good as it's installation.
Properly polishing and waxing a vehicle takes at least 4 hours and any reputable shop will charge at least $250 for this. With 20 years in the detailing business I have never seen a wax that can last more than a few months and I have always struggled with this as customers often feel disappointing because of this. If you are willing to wax and polish your vehicle every couple of months there is no cheaper alternative, unless of course you are paying a detail shop to do it. I have to pay my guys to polish my vehicle and I would not waste their time and my money on just a polish alone. All my vehicle are X-Koted and I cannot say enough about it.
X-Kote paint restoration and scratch repair is an amazing product. But aware of knock off products or companies without experience as they can produce un-desirable results and I am speaking from experience.
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