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Thanks LT1xL82, very helpful. What do you think about vinyl strips sandwhiched between clear bra and ceramic?

The chevy dealer that did a half *** job on the clear coat taught me a valuable lesson in regards to car care. Always get a second or third opinion.

Thanks for replying. When I bought the car from the dealership two months ago they said there were two kind of coating they were going to put on for $1,200. One was the clear bra and then another was applied the rest of the exterior and the interior. wland unfortunately I dont remember how the refereed to it but it looks like crap. Any dust on the car and I can see the lines on the clear bra. Muck gets caught underneath those lines and it's almost like what's the point of having it if it makes the car look dirty? Unfortunately I was not well researched at the time and I agree the car likely will need to be stripped before ceramic is applied. However I've heard contradictory information on here and other forums that you can apply ceramic coating over a clear bra. And Ive heard even more confusing info about when to apply ceramic, pre or post vinyl. Sorry for the long reply, but you know, my car means a lot and I want to get it right.

Thanks Ill check it out!

This is probably a basic question but I have a gloss black 2017 Camaro 2SS with clear coat already applied by Chevy Dealer. I'm having a custom shop put matte black racing stripes on it as well as some pretty sport metallic red stripes. I know that Ceramic can alter the color of matte, make it glossy but my question is: Do I have my detail guy put the stripe on first or should I have them apply ceramic over the existing clear coat and then place the stripe? I want to do this right!