Another Diamond Black Crystal and Granite Crystal Metallic Paint Thread

[phatboy64]

One of my use cases for this truck will be truck bed camping in the 8 ft bed. Most tents require that you tie them down over the wheel wells, so I'm thinking either way I'm going to want some level of PPF strategically on the rear bed. Torn, cause at that point the Diamond Black will be protected from the issues most seem to point to.

Attached is a pic of my 2014 3500 just before I traded it in back in the end of march with over 180K miles on it. Nine years of New England harsh weather, lots of time on snow salt covered roads (I work in the snow sport industry during the winter) and riding on the beach in the Outer Banks in the summer. Never had PPF or ceramic coating (don't think it existed back then). The black held up fine, always got huge complements including my dealer...would of been even better with PPF.

If Black is really what you want I would just go for it otherwise you will be second guessing you decision the whole time you have your new truck.

 

[gimmie11s]

 

[wyvern]

Attached is a pic of my 2014 3500 just before I traded it in back in the end of march with over 180K miles on it. Nine years of New England harsh weather, lots of time on snow salt covered roads (I work in the snow sport industry during the winter) and riding on the beach in the Outer Banks in the summer. Never had PPF or ceramic coating (don't think it existed back then). The black held up fine, always got huge complements including my dealer...would of been even better with PPF.

If Black is really what you want I would just go for it otherwise you will be second guessing you decision the whole time you have your new truck.

wow that looks insanely well preserved. Did you have a garage large enough to house it?

 

[wyvern]

All my cars/trucks are/ have been black with the exception of two corvettes. Enzo Ferrari said there should only be three colors for cars….black, red or white….

i live in new England and it is a PIA keeping up with a black truck but it is worth it. Attached is my current 2023 Limited. I PPF the whole front, and all the way down the sides including the rockers (including the pinch weld). Ceramic coated the whole truck. If you think the Dimond black crystal looks good at the dealers what until you see it after it has been paint corrected and ceramic coated, it really pops. I don’t think you could go wrong either way…

Hey man, sorry to bug you but did you also opt for 10mil thickness PPF or just the standard XPEL stuff?

 

[phatboy64]

10 mil all the way.

 

[elephantrider]

I have the black diamond and love it. when it's fresh. 1 trip to the farm and that's it, so it's rarely flossed.

 

[mountainears]

10 mil all the way.

Would totally agree, especially on a truck.

I have had my corvette wrapped since I got it new in 2017. It’s not the 10 mil but it has saved me from some rock chips I know.

Additionally it doesn’t worry me being a little rough with washing. I hand wash the corvette but haven’t worried about taking my truck through a touch free wash and having the attendants finish it up, the stuff doesn’t swirl. My corvette looks like new after 6 years.


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