tough to clean...

[gbgary]

all the nooks, crannies, corners, slits, seams, on the rear end. smooth-out some of that stuff, or eliminate completely, please. lol

 

[MerlintheMad]

Lol. Yes, exactly my early impression too. But familiarity "smooths" out all of that. I sweep over every curve, indent, ridge, plane surface, now, like a masseur

 

[Kimberly Lazarski]

Have you considered ceramic coating the exterior? ALL of the exterior can be ceramic coated, including the black plastic scoop inserts, fake scoops, wheels, and all the glass. It's time consuming but makes cleaning road grime off much easier. I wish I had discovered ceramic coating much sooner. When I get a Stinger (or G70) I'm going to have the front clip wrapped with PPF, then I'm going to pull it into my garage and give it three coats of ceramic coating, and two coats on under-hood painted and hard plastic surfaces (and probably some cast engine components like the heads and intake plenum) before I start driving it daily. It is time consuming but holy cow it beads like mad, salt and road tar doesn't want to stick to it (it washes right off), and bug guts just wipe right off the front end after being dampened with water... and it really brings out the gloss of the clearcoat. Surprisingly, it doesn't make matte black plastic pieces glossy as long as you buff off the excess coating.

Kia, don't ruin the lines of the car. Please, instead upgrade your "paint protection package" to be a full-clip Xpel PPF, and three coats of ceramic coating. I'm not taking that "paint protection package" option because the first thing I'm doing to my Stinger when I take delivery is strip any waxes or silicones off the paint and buffing out the port-installed swirl marks.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Kia, don't ruin the lines of the car. Please, instead upgrade your "paint protection package" to be a full-clip Xpel PPF, and three coats of ceramic coating. I'm not taking that "paint protection package" option because the first thing I'm doing to my Stinger when I take delivery is strip any waxes or silicones off the paint and buffing out the port-installed swirl marks.

Wow, lady, you are a boon companion. I am really hoping that you get a Stinger so that you can continue to contribute valuable instruction. Clearly you know your stuff from long experience. (I noticed that you didn't mention the G70 in this last paragraph, so that is a good sign that you are turning toward the Stinger. It is without doubt the prettier, and more practical, choice.)

 

[Kimberly Lazarski]

Wow, lady, you are a boon companion. I am really hoping that you get a Stinger so that you can continue to contribute valuable instruction. Clearly you know your stuff from long experience. (I noticed that you didn't mention the G70 in this last paragraph, so that is a good sign that you are turning toward the Stinger. It is without doubt the prettier, and more practical, choice.)

Rather than threadjack I'll respond in the thread I started here.