I will be applying PPF to my incoming GT3. Just not sure if I should do the whole car or only the front end. Does Full PPF vs Front End PPF affect resale value or desirability? Do the hips catch rock chips from owners that have put some miles on them? Any spots that must have PPF if I don't go the whole car in PPF route?

 

The hips stick out so I suggest doing the whole car. Yes it’s double the price as the front hood, bumper, fenders but it’s a 250k car. Protect it as it’s your new incoming child
Matty

 

The rear quarter of most Porsches are notorious for chips because they budge out much further than the front.

and if you do that you might as well just ppf the whole car.

realistically thy way the entire car is protected and at least it will change over time similarly rather than the front fading while the rear is still normal.

 

if you plan on driving it often, ppf. I'm coming around on ceramics though. If you want to look pristine in the garage, paint correction+ceramic looks better than paint correction+ppf when you look at it side by side. some soaps can etch permanently into the film and you can't get it out. anyway, my next car is getting just front and mirror ppf, stock rock guard, and ceramic the rest.

 

Ceramic coat. Every detailer has come around to it. There's nothing better for its protection longevity to shine matrix.

 

There are new Ppf’s that have a ceramic coating built in, ceramic coating does nothing to protect the paint, ppf does. Ceramic is basically there to allow it to stay cleaner and have water wick off of it.

 

Just PPF the entire car.

Don't overthink it.

 

If you care alot about the car's paint, and would feel terrible if you noticed a bunch of swirl marks anywhere on the car, then PPF the entire car. PPF outside of the front is more for swirl marks caused by cleaning and rubbing, rather than rock chips and actual paint damage that would require touch up to fix.

Resale wise, you probably won't get anything back for PPF'ing the entire car. The fact is most people don't pay any attention to swirl marks, especially with the 992 as the 992 GT3 really went super mainstream in popularity due to social media.

Most people buy a car by walking around it 3x and if they don't see any major dents or scratches, they'll say "damn this car clean."

 

Agree with the above, just do the whole car. One thing PPF doesn't get enough credit for or I don't see mentioned often is how easy it makes it to clean the car. I daily my car so whenever it rains I just take a microfibre cloth and a quick detailing spray when I get home and wipe the car down. Takes maybe 5-10 minutes and it looks as good as new, no scratches or swirls to worry about. Saves me the hassle of having to bring the car to my detailer to wash all the time.

 

Ppf the whole thing

can't count how many times a rock or careless driver parking scratched the ppf without affecting underlying paint.

easy fix, change ppf on that section ... magical

 

do the whole car

i added a second piece in front of the rear wheels as a "tear off" since that gets beaten up the most...so when it looks bad, remove and replace...much cheaper than that huge rear piece

 

this. Already replaced both “stone guard” extra layer ppf last fall. If you drive your car it will catch rocks.

 

It is a 200k-300k car - depending on how much you have spent and how much you personally value the car.

A ppf even at 10k is 3-5% so kind of makes sense.

 

My ‘22 winged car had front end only. On my ‘24 Touring, I did the “Track Pack” which is front end plus rockers, lower part of the doors and about 2/3 up the rear fenders. It’s very effective and i don’t think you ‘need’ more coverage. BUT, every time I see a line in the fender, I wish I had done the whole car. I cheaped out because I had just paid for full car PPF on my RS (full wrap is a must on the RS since thing throws rocks everywhere). As others have said, I think ceramic is a must if you plan to drive the car… makes cleaning incredibly easy.

 

I will only be doing the front and extended rear quarter for $2500 vs $8500 for the whole car. If $6k isn’t a big deal to you then do it. If it was $5k I would do the entire car but it’s not worth that additional amount for car washing convenience.