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If you have the car paint corrected prior to installing the clear bra it will be less noticeable. The clear bra picks up any imperfections on the paint.
- Chris
Exactly. You have to start with a good base. I did a paint correction on my dad's M4, Tanzanite Blue Metallic, and was it a huge difference from before to after. Took around 12 hours of labor. ANd then he did XPEL on the whole car as well.
Can hardly notice the XPEL at all. ANd on top of that, no swirl marks. Ever.
Huge difference on dark paint. Color correct, then XPEL.
It's such a pleasure to clean clearbra instead of paint.. bugs, tar, dirt just comes right off, and there are no swirls. I can sort of understand the couch analogy, but in reality it's completely invisible and the car looks better during the entire period of ownership, AND after removal if necessary.
In 2 years and 7K miles, few track days, mine had lots of tiny chips on the windshield, but only 2-3 very small paint blemishes. I couldn't believe and would make a joke about how strong the GT3 paint was compared to the glass. Of course, I know the slick profile of the car helped divert the debris.
That said, my .2 GT3 is going to be wrapped as soon as I take delivery.
I am assuming a new car does not need any paint correction prior to wrap.
Not true, most have swirl marks and small debris from transport on the paint surface--first clay bar, then wash, then paint correction with DA polisher, then film then ceramic coat.
Not true, most have swirl marks and small debris from transport on the paint surface--first clay bar, then wash, then paint correction with DA polisher, then film then ceramic coat.
You guys might be making a believer out of me.
I assume all the above - clay bar, etc - would all be done professionally? And then wrap all 4 fenders and the whole hood so there are no tacky plastic lines? And you cannot tell there is a plastic wrap? How much would that cost, and who would do it, may I ask?
I assume all the above - clay bar, etc - would all be done professionally? And then wrap all 4 fenders and the whole hood so there are no tacky plastic lines? And you cannot tell there is a plastic wrap? How much would that cost, and who would do it, may I ask?
A lot of the cost depends on the product....a quality shop will wrap a car and unless you know what to look for you won't be able to tell
I am assuming a new car does not need any paint correction prior to wrap.
Be very careful with advice from the Internet. 'Paint correction' is a relatively new term for cut/compound. It is removing a portion of the already very thin factory clear coat. Personally, I want original paint on my cars, and as much of it as possible. Yes, it may mean a few chips. But to each his own...
I went with nothing for a year...I hate these wraps...but then I just came to the point where I was afraid that it would be hard to match that mexico blue paint if something went crappy down the line so I did the whole car paint correction with some nano robot crazy crap to protect it and then clear vinyl the whole front end...was stupid expensive...could have just bought a set of ceramic rotors lol
Wrapping is like a condom ( or whatever you Yanks call them ). Jokes aside, IMHO no wrap a nd repaint if need be. I've never seen a wrap that I can't see ! And there is just not the same deep gloss that you get with pure paint.
Have it done by a good installer and you won't know it's there. Had mine paint corrected then wrapped. Some of the car was left bare and you can't tell where the wrap starts and stops.
Wrapping is like a condom ( or whatever you Yanks call them ). Jokes aside, IMHO no wrap a nd repaint if need be. I've never seen a wrap that I can't see ! And there is just not the same deep gloss that you get with pure paint.
If it's as good as mine you can't see it. If you can see it it's not good....
I do know what your talking about though as I had my fist one done and never liked it. Now i'v had my last 4 cars done by Premier in the bay area and can't see them.
My dad's M4, brand new, had swirl marks all over the car. I used a very mild cut (VERY), then polish, then sealed. Then he had the XPEL put on the whole car. You would be very surprised how difficult it would be to see the wrap. His car is dark, which makes it even more difficult.
On a white car like my previous 991 GT3, if you look close enough, where the edges aren't wrapped (very few places), you could see some type of edge. But you'd have to get close to find them.
And I agree that leaving a line across the middle of the hood or fenders doesn't look good.
07-23-2017, 10:10 PM
