CF Roof...Ceramic or PPF?

Game · 05-20-2023, 04:21 PM

Which have you chosen to protect your CF hood (or neither)?

My PPF guy is asking $500 to PPF the roof while the ceramic I could do myself. I have read the horror story of the ceramic reaction to the M3 owner's CF roof that caused the white discoloration. I assume this was a very rare occurrence.

My main concern is not rock chips, but discoloration. The car will also be garaged and driven 4-5k miles a year and I plan to keep it for 5+ years.

Which would you recommend?

Clark_Kent · 05-20-2023, 05:33 PM

I PPF'd the front leading edge (8") of the roof that comes with the A-Pillar XPEL/SunTek kit and had it ceramic coated. This wasn't special treatment for the carbon fiber roof as I was having film placed on other parts of the car and ceramic coated the entire car. There's really no need to do anything special given your use case. 4-5k miles and garaged = very limited exposure to UV rays and the elements.

Burrcold · 05-20-2023, 06:08 PM

Just leave it. No needs for either.

DocL · 05-20-2023, 06:16 PM

Both. PPF first then ceramic. You'll never have to worry about damage to the roof again.

jkoral · 05-20-2023, 06:23 PM

I wouldn't use Gtechniq on the roof unless it's over PPF: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=30121844

Jbrown7403 · 05-20-2023, 06:41 PM

I have full roof PPF on my ‘16 M4 and it still looks perfect. Ceramic coating I did myself for extra protection. Highly recommend both.

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Game ------ 8116 Rep 10,598 Posts Drives: G80 LCI, G87 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	CF Roof...Ceramic or PPF? Which have you chosen to protect your CF hood (or neither)? My PPF guy is asking $500 to PPF the roof while the ceramic I could do myself. I have read the horror story of the ceramic reaction to the M3 owner's CF roof that caused the white discoloration. I assume this was a very rare occurrence. My main concern is not rock chips, but discoloration. The car will also be garaged and driven 4-5k miles a year and I plan to keep it for 5+ years. Which would you recommend? __________________
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Clark_Kent Lieutenant Colonel 2302 Rep 1,916 Posts Drives: Retired Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I PPF'd the front leading edge (8") of the roof that comes with the A-Pillar XPEL/SunTek kit and had it ceramic coated. This wasn't special treatment for the carbon fiber roof as I was having film placed on other parts of the car and ceramic coated the entire car. There's really no need to do anything special given your use case. 4-5k miles and garaged = very limited exposure to UV rays and the elements.
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Burrcold Brigadier General 6356 Rep 4,573 Posts Drives: 2024 M3 Comp xDrive Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Just leave it. No needs for either. __________________ Current: 2024 BMW M3 Competition xDrive \| 2022 Audi Q7 Gone: 2022 Audi RS5 \| 2020 BMW M340i \| 2019 Audi RS5
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DocL Captain 2085 Rep 940 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Comp 6spd Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Delray Beach iTrader: (2)	Both. PPF first then ceramic. You'll never have to worry about damage to the roof again. __________________ 2018 F80 M3. YMB/BLK. ZCP. Three Pedals. "Education will never be as expensive as ignorance."
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jkoral Colonel 1116 Rep 2,036 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 LBB 6MT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA iTrader: (7)	I wouldn't use Gtechniq on the roof unless it's over PPF: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=30121844
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Jbrown7403 Captain 2902 Rep 689 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M4 Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Austin Texas iTrader: (0)	I have full roof PPF on my ‘16 M4 and it still looks perfect. Ceramic coating I did myself for extra protection. Highly recommend both.
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