PPF - Pre-cut or Custom Install?
01-17-2018, 10:27 AM
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Weird. No issue for me (maybe because my car is a darker blue?).
My cars seemingly pre cut hood wrap DOES wrap around the inner inside of the frunk. The only place I can even make out lines on the hood (didn’t even notice it for months) is at the very top (toward the windshield) it has to stop before the hood ends, to coincide with the shutline. Is this not normal for pre cut hood wraps (wrapping mostly fully around the hood, curling into the frunk)?
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01-17-2018, 10:28 AM
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Weird. No issue for me (maybe because my car is a darker blue?).
My cars seemingly pre cut hood wrap DOES wrap around the inner inside of the frunk. The only place I can even make out lines on the hood (didn’t even notice it for months) is at the very top (toward the windshield) it has to stop before the hood ends, to coincide with the shutline. Is this not normal for pre cut hood wraps (wrapping mostly fully around the hood, curling into the frunk)?
the hood partially wrapped onto the inside on mine as well. Everything else had an edge.
01-17-2018, 10:31 AM
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Mine is GR - it shows EVERY imperfection on PPF. I had mine wrapped 4 times before it was done right! Now it looks great but I'd still recommend Suntek > Xpel for Guards Red cars. (I have Xpel)
01-17-2018, 12:28 PM
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I think all the extra money sucking extras are absurd, if you put film on a factory painted car, mission accomplished. The objective is to protect the paint. You cannot see the surface of the paint once the film is on it. The film is perfectly smooth. Now they want to wax the film. Wax on the film will only allow it to be washed off easier
01-17-2018, 12:30 PM
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I think all the extra money sucking extras are absurd, if you put film on a factory painted car, mission accomplished. The objective is to protect the paint. You cannot see the surface of the paint once the film is on it. The film is perfectly smooth. Now they want to wax the film. Wax on the film will only allow it to be washed off easier
Film protects against minor impacts, wax is for sheen, repelling water and elements.
01-17-2018, 04:58 PM
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My car is a 2012.5, low mileage, seems probably garaged for over 90% of its time, and I’m imagining the PPF has been on since nearly new.
Is there a “remove by” date on these things? Because the film itself (a little peeling on some lower corners, a couple unnoticeable imperfections where it did its job) seems perfect, so I really don’t want to pay thousands or whatever it costs to remove perfectly good film, just to replace it.
The pre-cut on mine seems great, btw, so I’d recommend that route.
