SlickxAC

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TXshaggy

Typical PPF is 8 mils or .008 inches thick…I find it hard to believe hand cutting on a car can be that precise.

RoadrunnerGTS

Pre cut templates available for most cars. Shouldn't need hand cutting on the car. It's too risky. Also I'd refrain from any disassembly of lights and door handles etc, its simply unnecessary if installer knows what they are doing.

dnimi123

Talk to Mike at Impero Motorworks in West LA- Mike and his team are amazing!

Shawn Hong

have them compensate you for repairs and take it to your trusted bodyshop. Diamond hills collison center in diamond bar/walnut is a certified porsche shop. I’ve seen their work and they do an amazing job. In terms of resale not many people take paint meters to check and also depending on the location of damage tells the story. I wouldn’t worry about it to much. I would personally buy a car that was fixed then have visible damage. Also, remember if you decide to fix you need to let the paint air out before applying PPF again. If you PPF immediately you’ll have another set of issues due to the gasses that are released from fresh paint.

Aerowerkz does great work for PPF. Had my personal cars as well as friends take their car there. Currently working on a SVJ for me(not mine) Ask for Phillip, hes the owner. You can let him know Shawn referred you and he’ll take good care of you and will do the work himself. He did my rear PPF 3x before passing the key back to me because he wasn’t satisfied. Shows how picky he is and thats a good thing. He’s going to redo my right quarter next week due to some dmg i occured during tracking.

Lastly, if you want to replace headlights let me know. I get employee cost on Porsche OEM parts. I’ll help you if you need. But also take in account the scratch could be on the film of the headlight not the actual part itself. The film can be removed and buffed and PPF over it. This could also solve your headlight issue. Some PPF places done PPF headlights due to the film.

Xxyion

You would be surprised. Most pro vinyl wrapping shops use this technique and vinyl is even thinner so even more precision is needed. Essentially what you are actually doing is scoring the top layer of the film and then when you pull, the bottom layer breaks into a clean cut.

That being said, most PPF shops rarely cut on the paint as there's little reason too. A lot of shops will cut into the seams which there is more space and you can use the body line to guide your cut for a straight cut. Other shops use pre-cut PPF so no cutting except for slight trimming is needed.

nothingman

When I was looking to have my entire car PPF'd, I contacted Xpel directly who put me in touch with one of their reps. I asked them who the top installers in my area were, and they told me one of the top 3 installers in the entire country was in my area. I ended up going to the installer he recommended (All American Paint Protection near D.C.). They were a little pricey, but I've had countless compliments from people who can't find any seams or evidence the car is even wrapped.

Takeaway: Call Xpel and find out who the top installer is in your area.

orclean1

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