Waxing the 2023 Prius

douglasjre · Jul 23, 2024 at 1:48 AM

KH111 said: ↑

Our 2024 Prime came with the Toyoguard Platinum protection plan. One of the features of the plan is an "exterior paint sealant". Anyone know what that is and if any maintenance of that is required other than regular washing?

On a separate note, does anyone have a recommendation for a spray cleaner to remove white sunscreen stains from the leather seats and interior panels?

KH
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Did you get the VIN numbers etched in the windows too?

Zeromus · Jul 23, 2024 at 9:06 AM

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Same. Plus I never was in that sweet spot before of owning a vehicle that was worth it while also being able to comfortably afford it. By the time I could afford to do it to my old Prius, it already had enough dings and dents that it wasn't worth it. I eventually got all that taken care of, but the gen5 was announced before I got around to coating it. I wanted to coat my 2023 last fall, but I also wanted to wait until all my upgrades were done first, and that only happened a few weeks ago.

And it's so much cheaper to coat a new vehicle because they don't have to do a 2 or 3 stage polishing process to prep for the coating. I went with a single stage just to knock off a year of oxidation and that saved me nearly a grand.

Now I want to do the glass, but I plan to do that myself. I'm going to take advantage of that youtuber meet up in Chicago next month to get advice from detailing professionals(the meetup is in the parking lot of Car Supplies Warehouse and they're going to be open). I plan to come home with at least a few hundred in detailing supplies.
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I did my own car with Cquartz UK, and I applied a topper spray ceramic that you do every 6 months. Should last me a good long while, and it was only $300 with all the cleaning products, clay bar, etc as well. Saved me a lot compared to the ~1500-2000 they charge near me without the multistep paint correction...

KH111 · Jul 23, 2024 at 9:48 AM

douglasjre said: ↑

Did you get the VIN numbers etched in the windows too?
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I think I get your tongue in cheek reference here. Yes I got the Toyoguard Protection Plan I didn't want because it was on the only car I could get locally here in SC (at least without waiting months), and no I didn't have to pay for the VIN etching dealer add-on rip-off.

KH

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