n4v4nod

Curious if anyone has any experience with Xpel Tracwrap? My Spyder was delivered late last week and my PPF/Ceramic install isn't scheduled until September 8th. So over two weeks of waiting with naked paint. I bought two rolls of the 4" Xpel Tracwrap, but was curious what is the longest you can keep it on for? I did a search, but info seems all over the board. It's garaged so no direct sunlight, if that matters for storage conditions. Thanks in advance!

n4v4nod

Ha... my PPF installer just sent me this note:

“The track wrap is meant to be a temporary installation. The longer it is left on the car the harder the adhesive grabs. If it’s left on more than a couple days it can be a real pain to remove. Any bubbles between the film and the paint can leave what is called “bag disease”. This is when any trapped moisture in the air bubble heats in the sun under the film and it leaves foggy spots in the paint that require machine buffing to remove. It is best to put it on right before you plan to drive the car so when you get to me I can remove it right away.”

So it will stay in the garage as a trophy car for the next two weeks!

VEGAM

Yes, sounds about right. Same advice I got from my installer as well.

InTgr8r

good to know.
I had always thought it might be a good solution with Euro delivery.
...not that it matters any longer.

GrantG

I once had it on for a month on GT4 for ED. Was a little difficult to remove, but no real issue

hf1

I’m shooting for ED in Spring. Was considering Trac Wrap now not so sure. May be best to get PPF in Germany. Btw, I don’t see the option for PPF at the factory on the configurator (Boxster GTS 4.0). I thought that recently became an option.

Good to know. I guess it’s better than nothing. How easy was it to apply without major creases and bubbles?

blackholescion

Its not easy to apply without bubbles and creases. If you just treat it as temporary and don’t care too much about how it looks (and take pictures from further away) it’ll be fine. You can also consider spending a couple hours weekly to remove/replace if you’re really worried about it. If you want a professional look, you’re not going to get that out of tracwrap unless you spend as much time as a detailer would installing ppf in the first place. I would say in that case, to just get some ppf in Europe and tear it off when you get back and have your local shop redo it. That is if you need a specific standard of quality/seamless installation. I’ve seen the work of the Porsche recommended shops in photos on Rennlist and it’s decent but we all have different standards. I’d urge you to search around and see threads where people have done it and see if you need to incur the double cost.

hf1

I was concerned that creases and bubbles would damage the paint as explained by the detailer above. Not worried about aesthetics too much. Is it a consensus that German PPF installers are not up to par with US standards?