New Stinger Owner

[arbezee]

Hello all. My name is Jay. As the title to my thread states, I'm a new Stinger owner. I purchased a black Stinger GT2 Scorpion Edition about a month ago. When the Stinger made its debut, I was in love with it, I just couldn't afford it at the time. Fast forward to now. I'm a little better financially, so I pulled the trigger. I absolutely love the car, the exterior styling, the interior amenities, the speed and power. I'm kind of a stickler when it comes to having a clean car. With that being said, buying it in black is going to drive me nuts. I will nit pick absolutely everything I see and I know it's going to drive me crazy. Skimming through the forums gives me ideas of what I may want to do with mine. As for now, I'm just enjoying it.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

G’day & welcome to the Stinger Owners Fraternity, you will get plenty of ideas on here on just about every aspect of the Stinger so enjoy.

 

[Blueangel]

Congrats and welcome. PPF or ceramic coating may be your first order of business

 

[Kia Stinger]

Hello all. My name is Jay. As the title to my thread states, I'm a new Stinger owner. I purchased a black Stinger GT2 Scorpion Edition about a month ago. When I the Stinger made its debut, I was in love with it, I just couldn't afford it at the time. Fast forward to now. I'm a little better financially, so I pulled the trigger. I absolutely love the car, the exterior styling, the interior amenities, the speed and power. I'm kind of a stickler when it comes to having a clean car. With that being said, buying it in black is going to drive me nuts. I will nit pick absolutely everything I see and I know it's going to drive me crazy. Skimming through the forums gives me ideas of what I may want to do with mine. As for now, I'm just enjoying it.

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Congratulations on your new Stinger! What did the Stinger replace for you? I’m glad you found us. When you’re ready, check out the forum store and vendor section for all sorts of mod ideas.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Howdy and good luck keeping her clean. I wash my Silky Silver weekly and touchup throughout the week, and that's a color that doesn't show every teensy ant track, hah (or swirl either). I think that I could handle Black, but I would definitely be using the microfiber and spray bottle a lot more than I already do.

 

[RedCal]

Welcome to the hive - I second the ceramic coating suggestion

 

[777David]

Congrats! What year did you purchase (new or used)? Black will be hard to keep clean, but look oh so good when it is.

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Hey arbezee,

Welcome to the Stinger Forum and congrats on your new Kia!

Looks like you went all out and got yourself a beautiful Scorpion package.

If you are looking to add more carbon fiber, performance parts, or more....

You should check out our Kia Stinger specialty shop at www.K8StingerStore.com.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you need a discount on your order!

Enjoy the new ride,

Daniel @ the K8 Stinger Store​

 

[boosted1g]

Welcome to the forum.

For sure get a good ceramic coating on that dark paint.

 

[arbezee]

Well, I pulled the trigger. I went ahead with the ceramic coating. I hope it's a going to be a little easier to keep it clean.

 

[arbezee]

Congrats! What year did you purchase (new or used)? Black will be hard to keep clean, but look oh so good when it is.

I purchased it brand new. I went to the local KIA dealer after a search online for Stingers in the area. They mentioned they had two in stock, one of them literally just arrived. I headed over and the newly arrived Stinger happened to be a black Scorpion edition, which I eventually purchased.

 

[RedCal]

Well, I pulled the trigger. I went ahead with the ceramic coating. I hope it's a going to be a little easier to keep it clean.View attachment 72995

I think you will find it much easier to keep clean. What coating did you get? Do you hand wash your car, or car washes.

 

[arbezee]

I think you will find it much easier to keep clean. What coating did you get? Do you hand wash your car, or car washes.

I went with Ceramic Pro. I definitely hand wash it. It's pretty gratifying to watch the water just bead off. Haha.

 

[RedCal]

I use Gyeon ceramic quick detailer as a drying aid, it leaves it super slick (and it's not expensive)

 

[arbezee]

Thanks for the tip! I'll shop around for that.

 

[phx24]

Well, I pulled the trigger. I went ahead with the ceramic coating. I hope it's a going to be a little easier to keep it clean.View attachment 72995

She looks fantastic. Ceramic coating is the way to go especially with dark colors. Enjoy your new ride!!

 

[boosted1g]

Well, I pulled the trigger. I went ahead with the ceramic coating. I hope it's a going to be a little easier to keep it clean.

Car looks great! Washing is soo much easier with the ceramic coating.
If you dont have much of any bug splats you almost dont even have to use a rag/spounge, just water/soap to clean.
I have a little soap dispenser for regular hose supply water (not foam cannon for pressure washer), and it does a pretty good job of covering the car in suds. I use chemical guys pink soap

 

[arbezee]

Thanks for all the tips.