[yk7]

Hey all, in with my 2022 frozen bluestone competition. Flew down to Miami for the spec and drove back 15 hours to VA. Absolutely love the car.

[Bimmersandmopars]

Get xpel stealth asap while there's no chips.

[limeypride]

Originally Posted by Bimmersandmopars

Get xpel stealth asap while there's no chips.

Do this asap. It's worth every penny because you CANNOT repair the chips on frozen paint. Believe me, I tried.

All that's left then is new paddles, lowering springs, spacers or new wheels, larger tires, ceramic coating, coding and a tune… et voila!

[yk7]

Originally Posted by Bimmersandmopars

Get xpel stealth asap while there's no chips.

As soon as i got back to VA, i got it done wt xpel stealth. Fully protected. 😊

[moonM8]

Originally Posted by yk7

Hey all, in with my 2022 frozen bluestone competition. Flew down to Miami for the spec and drove back 15 hours to VA. Absolutely love the car.

Beautiful car! Congrats!

[Bimmersandmopars]

Originally Posted by limeypride

Do this asap. It's worth every penny because you CANNOT repair the chips on frozen paint. Believe me, I tried.

All that's left then is new paddles, lowering springs, spacers or new wheels, larger tires, ceramic coating, coding and a tune… et voila!

My front bumper fell victim already. Getting a new one sprayed then replaced and xpel'd. Frozen paint is nice.... til its not.

[yk7]

Originally Posted by Bimmersandmopars

My front bumper fell victim already. Getting a new one sprayed then replaced and xpel'd. Frozen paint is nice.... til its not.

oh man already!? haha i feel u on that.
Yeah wheels and a drop next. And tune for sure!

[yk7]

Originally Posted by moonM8

Beautiful car! Congrats!

Thanks a lot 🙏🏽

[karlbork]

I saw that car at Braman and almost bought it! Beautiful.
I am ordering a frozen bluestone convertible from the factory, but it is delayed due to the supply chain issues.
After reading this I am worried about protecting the paint. Do I really need to get the XPEL Stealth wrap for it? How much did that cost?

I like how the frozen bluestone paint looks without it, matte but still a little shiny. Will the wrap make it look worse, less shiny or something?
If the wrap makes it more matte, why did I pay an extra $5k for the matte paint, I could have gotten a normal shiny paint and wrapped it to make it matte, right?

[limeypride]

Originally Posted by karlbork

I saw that car at Braman and almost bought it! Beautiful.
I am ordering a frozen bluestone convertible from the factory, but it is delayed due to the supply chain issues.
After reading this I am worried about protecting the paint. Do I really need to get the XPEL Stealth wrap for it? How much did that cost?

I like how the frozen bluestone paint looks without it, matte but still a little shiny. Will the wrap make it look worse, less shiny or something?
If the wrap makes it more matte, why did I pay an extra $5k for the matte paint, I could have gotten a normal shiny paint and wrapped it to make it matte, right?

I think you're misunderstanding a little. If you order factory frozen (which I don't recommend having had it myself), you'd then wrap the car in a completely transparent wrap to preserve that original, desirable look. And you absolutely must wrap the frozen paint since it is 1) more fragile and 2) paint damage cannot be repaired for any reasonable or unreasonable price in my personal experience. In this scenario, you've now paid $5,000 or so for the factory paint and another $5,000+ for the wrap

Given that, order Bluestone Metallic and then wrap that in Xpel Stealth to both protect and freeze it one fell swoop. This is exactly what I did.

Frozen and matte are being used interchangeably in most of the threads I've participated in although the sticklers will probably point out that there are 20+ permutations of matte, frozen, metallic, satin, gloss, pearlescent, etc.

[Bimmersandmopars]

Originally Posted by limeypride

I think you're misunderstanding a little. If you order factory frozen (which I don't recommend having had it myself), you'd then wrap the car in a completely transparent wrap to preserve that original, desirable look. And you absolutely must wrap the frozen paint since it is 1) more fragile and 2) paint damage cannot be repaired for any reasonable or unreasonable price in my personal experience. In this scenario, you've now paid $5,000 or so for the factory paint and another $5,000+ for the wrap

Given that, order Bluestone Metallic and then wrap that in Xpel Stealth to both protect and freeze it one fell swoop. This is exactly what I did.

Frozen and matte are being used interchangeably in most of the threads I've participated in although the sticklers will probably point out that there are 20+ permutations of matte, frozen, metallic, satin, gloss, pearlescent, etc.

I'll second the chips! Stupidly thin paint and honestly think the frozen colors knowing what I know now should include either a disclaimer or their own warranty. Honestly thinking of raising hell with dealer on this as this truly should be a consumer warning type situation.

One of my Roofing customers owns one of the top wrapping shops in Houston and he and I worked a deal and I'm getting my Demon, M8GC(which is frozen bluestone), and X3M in MBB all wrapped in Xpel Stealth.

[Ozzie8]

Originally Posted by limeypride

I think you're misunderstanding a little. If you order factory frozen (which I don't recommend having had it myself), you'd then wrap the car in a completely transparent wrap to preserve that original, desirable look. And you absolutely must wrap the frozen paint since it is 1) more fragile and 2) paint damage cannot be repaired for any reasonable or unreasonable price in my personal experience. In this scenario, you've now paid $5,000 or so for the factory paint and another $5,000+ for the wrap

Given that, order Bluestone Metallic and then wrap that in Xpel Stealth to both protect and freeze it one fell swoop. This is exactly what I did.

Frozen and matte are being used interchangeably in most of the threads I've participated in although the sticklers will probably point out that there are 20+ permutations of matte, frozen, metallic, satin, gloss, pearlescent, etc.

You've really sold me on this approach for my next car. Congrats to @[yk7] (contact:214581) on his new wheels, love the color. Photos on the web are deceiving but your finish actually looks better than a standard factory frozen finish.

[yk7]

Originally Posted by Ozzie8

You've really sold me on this approach for my next car. Congrats to yk7] (contact:214581) on his new wheels, love the color. Photos on the web are deceiving but your finish actually looks better than a standard factory frozen finish.

Thanks a lot. Like @[limeypride mentioned, protection is a must on that color. At least the full front end. I have done it myself, its a hobby to me. Frozen colors always have a great resale value, so keeping it nice and clean is smarter imo. Also if we cant spend another few thousands to protect, what is the point of buying a $140k car?.

[yk7]

Originally Posted by karlbork

I saw that car at Braman and almost bought it! Beautiful.
I am ordering a frozen bluestone convertible from the factory, but it is delayed due to the supply chain issues.
After reading this I am worried about protecting the paint. Do I really need to get the XPEL Stealth wrap for it? How much did that cost?

I like how the frozen bluestone paint looks without it, matte but still a little shiny. Will the wrap make it look worse, less shiny or something?
If the wrap makes it more matte, why did I pay an extra $5k for the matte paint, I could have gotten a normal shiny paint and wrapped it to make it matte, right?

Thanks a lot. Flew all the way just for the B&W and the color. Well glad you didnt but it haha Car looks exact same with xpel stealth wrap. Absolutely no difference. Have a peace of mind on that for sure.

[karlbork]

I got my frozen bluestone M8C yesterday and it looks fantastic.

Should I wrap it in XPEL Slealth which is a matte wrap and yk7 seems to be happy with, or a completely transparent PPF wrap like limeypride said? And if the transparent PPF one, which one?

Once I have the wrap installed, should I then be able to wash the car at a normal car wash or detail it as normal, with wax etc? Sorry for all the questions, I am trying to do the right thing here to protect the paint and also make it look as good as it can.

[CoreyGardner]

Originally Posted by yk7

Hey all, in with my 2022 frozen bluestone competition. Flew down to Miami for the spec and drove back 15 hours to VA. Absolutely love the car.

Looks awesome! Mine comes in next month, having it shipped to me in an enclosed carrier because I'm afraid of chips and bug etching until I can get it PPF'd.

[Tenac]

Originally Posted by karlbork

I got my frozen bluestone M8C yesterday and it looks fantastic.

Should I wrap it in XPEL Slealth which is a matte wrap and yk7 seems to be happy with, or a completely transparent PPF wrap like limeypride said? And if the transparent PPF one, which one?

Once I have the wrap installed, should I then be able to wash the car at a normal car wash or detail it as normal, with wax etc? Sorry for all the questions, I am trying to do the right thing here to protect the paint and also make it look as good as it can.

If you have matte paint YES go with matte wrap. I wash by hand still, and yes you can wax but do not polish. My routine is full wrap, ceramic coating, and during my washes I put a ceramic rejuvenator on every three months.