Who opted out of PPF and what does the front look like?
#31
Rennlist Member
The alternative is wrapping the whole hood (attractive to me) and whole front fenders (not so attractive to me, as the surface textures no longer match at the door point and there's a possibility of color shift now or in the future). Rear fenders, a vulnerable area on the 991, are even trickier. Do you do some sort of curve rock guard at the leading edge of the rear flares, or do the whole quarter panels, extending up and all the way forward to the A-pillar. At which point you may as well do everything. Yikes....
In fact, there's some rash along the unwrapped rockers; I got a Carmine Dr. Colorchip kit and will give it a shot, since it's down low and probably won't catch the light like the hood or top of the bumper would. But if the first attempt doesn't go like I want it, I'll just leave it alone.
I installed full front end PPF day one on my 2014 and four years, 20k miles and many, many track days later, it's time for new PPF. It has absorbed literally hundreds of hits that would have been chips and scratches. I'd rather change the film than risk a paint job that is not OEM and may not match, etc.
To get back to this thread's purpose, and maybe add to it for older/repainted cars, I repainted the 914 recently and thought about PPF to protect it since its hood is SO low, but actually want the car to attain some signs of use again—at 250,000 miles and counting, it looks too much like a show car...and I've never had one of those.
Last edited by stout; 07-24-2017 at 07:07 PM.
#32
I installed full front end PPF day one on my 2014 and four years, 20k miles and many, many track days later, it's time for new PPF. It has absorbed literally hundreds of hits that would have been chips and scratches. I'd rather change the film than risk a paint job that is not OEM and may not match, etc. Plus, I can recover a lot, if not all, of the cost upon resale when my car looks much newer than a lot of the competition.
#33
Rennlist Member
I feel like most of you guys saying you "don't have chips" aren't really looking in the sun at the surface of your cars...I'd have a super hard time believing one of these things could be driven 8-9k miles without having quite a few mini (not the big chips, but the look of very light sand blasting coating the front half of your car...If you have a white or silver car, it's definitely going to be harder to see/hides better but anyone with a dark color can really see it easily. If you're at ALLLLL **** go spend the damn money on this if you don't on anything else. And no I don't work for 3m ha. It really takes ONE good scratch to make the bra completely worth it's weight in gold.
#35
If you own your car and plan to keep awhile, and you drive at high speeds, tailgate and have poor roads (me) you have to have PPF on the front clip!
If the above doesn't apply to you, save your money! (and your car will look better without it)
If the above doesn't apply to you, save your money! (and your car will look better without it)
#36
I feel like most of you guys saying you "don't have chips" aren't really looking in the sun at the surface of your cars...I'd have a super hard time believing one of these things could be driven 8-9k miles without having quite a few mini (not the big chips, but the look of very light sand blasting coating the front half of your car...If you have a white or silver car, it's definitely going to be harder to see/hides better but anyone with a dark color can really see it easily. If you're at ALLLLL **** go spend the damn money on this if you don't on anything else. And no I don't work for 3m ha. It really takes ONE good scratch to make the bra completely worth it's weight in gold.
#37
Burning Brakes
I can guarantee you that if/when I buy another used car that already has clear film on it, I will pay $zero extra for it, just like the $50k worth of options. In fact, in some ways, I would see it as a potential liability unless I knew who did the work and when. And I would use that to my advantage. The film can hide a lot of imperfections and swirls and who knows what kind of stuff the installer tried to hide underneath. In any case, I would laugh if the seller tried telling me but, but, but, it's got $6k worth of clear film.
#38
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#39
Drifting
It is pretty cool that you still have the 914 -- I always had to sell whatever I had in order to get the next thing, at least till I got out of college. None of my HS and college cars lasted more than 2 years.
#40
Rennlist Member
No PPF here. Might reassess at the end of summer and do bumper but its like wrapping your couch or lampshades IMO. I'm at about 10,000(7000 or so are highway) miles and have 1 tiny chip. I'm sure bumper will look a little "sandblasted" in time but no way I'd wrap entire car. If I were leasing there is no way I would spend the $. Doesnt make sense.
#41
I am a proponent of PPF with several disclaimers. Firstly, I always have a full paint correction done at the time of purchase, and prior to PPF, in fact the vehicle goes to my detailer directly from the dealer. I purchase my vehicles as opposed to leasing, if I were to lease I would not have the paint correction done. Paint correction, done properly can take in excess of 10 hours on a new vehicle and can rack up costs, my last new purchase got away with a 9 hour paint correction. Secondly disclaimer, have the entire hood, front fenders, front bumper and mirror caps covered with PPF - this way you'll avoid 90% of all potential damage. I intend to purchase a Turbo S within the next year, and will have the entire car wrapped, as the wide body Porsches, IMHO, also tend to get a lot of road rash on the rear fenders. My current vehicle, a C4S is wrapped halfway up the rear fender, but could stand a little more protection in that area. As for repainting damaged areas vs. PPF, that's something I would prefer to avoid, especially on metallic paint as it's difficult to match. Third disclaimer, the PPF is only as good as the installer, this is probably the most crucial step - do not allow a dealer to do PPF, good installers are not that hard to find, and those that are good are willing to take the time to explain their product of preference and how they go about the job.
#42
I feel like most of you guys saying you "don't have chips" aren't really looking in the sun at the surface of your cars...I'd have a super hard time believing one of these things could be driven 8-9k miles without having quite a few mini (not the big chips, but the look of very light sand blasting coating the front half of your car...If you have a white or silver car, it's definitely going to be harder to see/hides better but anyone with a dark color can really see it easily. If you're at ALLLLL **** go spend the damn money on this if you don't on anything else. And no I don't work for 3m ha. It really takes ONE good scratch to make the bra completely worth it's weight in gold.
That said, I owned a 78 911SC back in the mid 80s that had never been repainted and had a pretty pristine hood.
Also, there are actually some of us that don't mind if our cars get a few battle scars on the front over time. I honestly don't care if I get them, hence no need for PPF. A door ding, OTH, would drive me nucking futs.
#43
Burning Brakes
I did PPF on my leased Cayman. They made more money when they sold my perfect car, but it didn't affect my lease trade in.
I did not put PPF on my leased 911 and have logged over 5K. I'll post a pic of the front end next week - I am traveling right now. No chips. I don't drive it on the highway in winter and keep my distance when following other cars.
I did not put PPF on my leased 911 and have logged over 5K. I'll post a pic of the front end next week - I am traveling right now. No chips. I don't drive it on the highway in winter and keep my distance when following other cars.
#44
Race Car