Paint Protection Film - Partial or full body wrap?
#1
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Paint Protection Film - Partial or full body wrap?
I have been using PPF since its inception. From trucks to sports cars its been the best thing since sliced bread.
Last car I wrapped half of the front end, ie front bumper then half way up the hood and fenders, headlights and mirrors. It proved to be sufficient.
Next car I am considering the entire body.
Wondering what your thoughts are on this. Would the rear quarters require wrapping on a 991.2 GTS? My previous 997.1 GT3 (narrow body) did not have wrapped rear quarters and never experienced any kind of rock chips to that area.
Here are the options:
Full hood
Full front fenders
Front bumper
Precut multi-piece
Custom
Lights
Mirrors
Doors
Full rear quarter panels
Roof
Rear bumper
I appreciate your comments...
Last car I wrapped half of the front end, ie front bumper then half way up the hood and fenders, headlights and mirrors. It proved to be sufficient.
Next car I am considering the entire body.
Wondering what your thoughts are on this. Would the rear quarters require wrapping on a 991.2 GTS? My previous 997.1 GT3 (narrow body) did not have wrapped rear quarters and never experienced any kind of rock chips to that area.
Here are the options:
Full hood
Full front fenders
Front bumper
Precut multi-piece
Custom
Lights
Mirrors
Doors
Full rear quarter panels
Roof
Rear bumper
I appreciate your comments...
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After owning my 991.1 C4S for just over 3 years and 65K miles I would do more plastic wrap then I did.
I went with full front coverage including mirrors and the car already had the stone guards on the rear fenders.
I would add:
Leading edge of roof
Trailing inside edge of both front and rear fenders
Underside of the rear bumper right behind the tires .... if not the entire rear bumper.
I went with full front coverage including mirrors and the car already had the stone guards on the rear fenders.
I would add:
Leading edge of roof
Trailing inside edge of both front and rear fenders
Underside of the rear bumper right behind the tires .... if not the entire rear bumper.
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After owning my 991.1 C4S for just over 3 years and 65K miles I would do more plastic wrap then I did.
I went with full front coverage including mirrors and the car already had the stone guards on the rear fenders.
I would add:
Leading edge of roof
Trailing inside edge of both front and rear fenders
Underside of the rear bumper right behind the tires .... if not the entire rear bumper.
I went with full front coverage including mirrors and the car already had the stone guards on the rear fenders.
I would add:
Leading edge of roof
Trailing inside edge of both front and rear fenders
Underside of the rear bumper right behind the tires .... if not the entire rear bumper.
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#8
Burning Brakes
After having my last 2 cars partially filmed, I've decided that I'm not going to do it this time with my TTS. At least not for now. Even though they work great, there are some little things that still bug me about them and imo, the whole thing is getting out of control. So far now, I'm just going with a paint correction and nano coat.
#9
My choice was to do the whole front end, including mirrors, A-pillars and leading edge of the roof in front of the Targa top in PPF. They also did a strip along the door sills that continued rearwards onto the rear fender flares (replacing the factory film there). Then the whole thing was ceramic coated.
Practically speaking, there's no way to prevent some normal wear and tear on the car unless you just keep it in a bubble. My approach is to protect the highest risk areas with PPF, reinforce the scratch resistance in the lower risk areas with the coating and then be sure I wash and dry it with appropriate care. That feels to me like an appropriate balance without going overboard. And it's kept my cars looking like new even after they're not.
Practically speaking, there's no way to prevent some normal wear and tear on the car unless you just keep it in a bubble. My approach is to protect the highest risk areas with PPF, reinforce the scratch resistance in the lower risk areas with the coating and then be sure I wash and dry it with appropriate care. That feels to me like an appropriate balance without going overboard. And it's kept my cars looking like new even after they're not.
Last edited by bwiele; 07-06-2017 at 12:15 PM. Reason: Clarification
#10
Burning Brakes
My 991.2 is 11 months old with about 6500 miles and I wrapped the entire front clip when I bought it. The car has spent the last eight months in Colorado and the front wrap shows several divots where it fended off flying stones. My windshield also has a number of small chips and there's even a small chip at the leading edge of the roof.
Based on this, I think I'd be very unhappy if I hadn't wrapped the car. But Colorado is a tough environment and I'd recommend talking to other people where you live.
Based on this, I think I'd be very unhappy if I hadn't wrapped the car. But Colorado is a tough environment and I'd recommend talking to other people where you live.
#11
Originally Posted by Rambler_13
After having my last 2 cars partially filmed, I've decided that I'm not going to do it this time with my TTS. At least not for now. Even though they work great, there are some little things that still bug me about them and imo, the whole thing is getting out of control. So far now, I'm just going with a paint correction and nano coat.
When will we go for a spin so I can check out your new toy?
#13
Burning Brakes
I've been going back and forth on the film since I bought the car a month ago but I've just decided to pass for the time being. The decision is kind of liberating tbh.
#15
My '17 GTS now has 3800km on the clock. I wrapped the entire vehicle. Living in Alberta that has winter 1/2 the year, it takes them 2 months to clean all the sand off the roads in spring time. Well I can't wait another 2 months to take my baby out for a rip waiting for the city to be cleaned.
The areas I'm most glad that I wrapped are:
Rear quarter panels, side skirts, and rear bumper (especially under rear bumper behind rear wheels). The tires are so wide and sticky that they grab every little pebble on the road and fling all throughout the wheel well and then out the back. The rear quarters already have noticeable dents and sand blasted feeling on the PPF. I'm also thinking the extra protection will pay for itself either in resale or at least time saved having touch ups and parts being repainted, etc.
The areas I'm most glad that I wrapped are:
Rear quarter panels, side skirts, and rear bumper (especially under rear bumper behind rear wheels). The tires are so wide and sticky that they grab every little pebble on the road and fling all throughout the wheel well and then out the back. The rear quarters already have noticeable dents and sand blasted feeling on the PPF. I'm also thinking the extra protection will pay for itself either in resale or at least time saved having touch ups and parts being repainted, etc.