GrandPaJohn

Curious how many of you opt to PPF a car that will not be tracked. Pleasure use only. Worth it?

Regul8415

Totally worth it imo. I plan to track but haven’t yet. With under 4K miles on my car the PPF has already saved me from chips and wear on my front end.

TXshaggy

Do rock chips bother you? There are portions of the car that are media blasted every drive and dull the surface.

If any of that bothers you, then PPF.

vtplm

I plan to do ppf on my car too. Would love to track it, but my opportunities will be limited and the car will mainly be used for weekend cruising and minimal daily stuff. Currently have ppf on my daily cars too.

Bxstr

My car will not see track use. It has PPF. Wouldn't drive a car I care about without PPF.

Jeff Jones

Where I live, I’m the Northwest, the roads are more of a concern than the track. I think there are a number of variables to consider:

When you sell your car, are you likely to sell private or as a trade? Dealers do not value PPF and overlook normal road rash for wholesale trades. There is almost zero ROI for PPF if you trade your car in. Private buyers may appreciate it more but don’t expect to get your investment back.

How long will you own the car? The longer that is, the higher the ROI might be for PPF. If you think you will have a super low mileage car 30 years from now, and it could be a collector grade car, protecting perfect paint could be worth it. Although you are likely better investing that same money in the market for the next 30 years 😄

Light or dark color car? In my experience, the ROI is higher on a black car than a white car. Easier to clean/maintain when concerned about visible swirl marks or chips which tend to show more on darker cars.

Do you want to see the occasional chip in paint or mark on PPF? Both will show…don’t believe the self healing magic of PPF. Sure, it might work a little, but marks will be visible over time and can look just as bad or worse than a chip.

The more you track, the more some protection is likely worth it. That being said, the rubber marks from the track tend to come off pretty easy and our tracks have less crap on them than our local roads do so this isn’t a big factor for me.

Do you two bucket hand wash / detail all the time or do you want to take the easy way out from time to time? A full PPF wrap allows you to be a bit lazier in washing / detailing without as much concern for swirls, micro-scratches, etc.

A decision tree for my current car favored skipping PPF. I did it any way and I’m not entirely sure why…likely because I’ve convinced myself of the likely lie that I will own this one forever 😂

lowbee

I may track my car once a year. I will have PPF installed on the front end, side skirt including side intake and the area behind the rear wheels or maybe even the full rear bumper as I don't want to see any seams. I will also do windshield PPF, still thinking about if I want to do headlights

Zhao

The only track 'damage' I see are cones and melted tires. That stuff cleans off easily and the damage to the paint is usually only from wiping it off and scratching the paint up (every cloth scratches paint). I got PPF for the roads; sand and crap pepper the plastics and paint on a car. rocks chip it.

Reedy

Following another car on a twisty road is sometimes worse than at the track. Sand, rocks and debris are worse for paint than rubber marbles.

needmoregarage

We PPF our Macan, Panamera and when the Cayenne arrives it too will get ppf. And of course track cars but all cars because rock chips bother my husband. I’m not as particular. I view it as patina. But I admit it’s nice having chip-free cars.

RoadrunnerGTS

Most stone chips I have gotten over the years are not on track, rather main or country roads. On track you typically just pick up rubber, depending on condition of the track.

PaulE

If you drive on the highways and interstates, you need PPF if you don't want stone chips. If you only drive around town and on two lane roads, not so much. My wife leases her car for business and doesn't drive on highways. Her cars still look like new after 3 years. When I worked I drove 30,000 miles a year, all on highways. My cars without PPF looked horrible after a couple of years. My last daily driver I bought new and had PPF put on the front end. I drove it a little over a year on lots of highways before I semi-retired and started working from home. It still looks like new where it has the PPF. Get the PPF if you're keeping the car for a while, will drive on highways and don't want to deal with stone chips.

Bob Z.

Totally worth it IMO, and ceramic coating over the PPF...never tracked, and I do the same to all my vehicles. I like my vehicles to look new for as long as possible and waxing is old school.

GrandPaJohn

Thank you everyone. I’ll start researching local PPF shops.

sin911

If you clock a few thousand miles a year and drive on highways then the answer is yes. It will even help somewhat with ding or paint chips that may be caused by dings. If you want to keep the car long term or think about resale value it most likely will help preserve the car in pristine form