PPF or not
11-10-2022, 12:47 PM
#61
Racer
Was quoted $2500 for PPF and $3000 for ceramic by the dealer. Plan on driving the car about 3-4k miles annually. I'm opting for the waxing myself and the Dr. ColorChip quick fix. I think paying nearly $6k for paint protection is insane..... more insane than spending $250k on a car.
11-10-2022, 01:39 PM
#62
I did full PPF with Xpell Ultimate Plus, full ceramic and window tinting for $5200. In South Florida we have a ton of pebbles in the road. The first day I drove my last sports car to the keys a stone kicked up and put a big gash in the paint in the middle of my hood and it was so aggravating.
11-10-2022, 02:00 PM
#63
Burning Brakes
Food for thought...it has been scientifically proven that the more you spend on PPF and ceramic coating, the faster you will sell the car. A full wrap virtually guarantees you will trade it in within 9 months.
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1985Targa (11-10-2022)
11-10-2022, 03:08 PM
#64
I did full PPF with Xpell Ultimate Plus, full ceramic and window tinting for $5200. In South Florida we have a ton of pebbles in the road. The first day I drove my last sports car to the keys a stone kicked up and put a big gash in the paint in the middle of my hood and it was so aggravating.
11-10-2022, 03:11 PM
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11-10-2022, 03:25 PM
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Smirnoff67 (11-10-2022)
11-10-2022, 03:27 PM
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11-10-2022, 03:38 PM
#68
As others have commented, I've had a couple instances where PPF saved the underlying paint and therefore "did its job". I definitely like having the sacrificial layer aspect and as such is worth the cost to me. As for doubling-up on ceramic coatings too, my perspective is the film is still susceptible to environmental contaminants. For example, bird droppings will etch both paint and a filmed surface. Adding a ceramic coating highly mitigates against these environmental factors from damaging a painted or film covered surface. Just my two cents, but I'm also stupid OCD...
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Smirnoff67 (11-10-2022)
11-10-2022, 04:54 PM
#69
I have full ppf on my 718, it's saved a number of paint chips already in 3000 miles. This car will be heavily tracked and I'm hoping it holds up to rubber strikes better than bare paint. I'm not sure what I'll do on my 911 when it gets here
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Smirnoff67 (11-10-2022)
11-10-2022, 05:15 PM
#70
Rennlist Member
My C4S is scheduled to arrive in Rhode Island April 9th. I’m trying to decide whether to do PPF wrap and Ceramic coating. I’m leaning towards no PPF. For those of you who didn’t do a PPF wrap, do you have any regrets? How badly has your paint chipped. If you didn’t do the PPF, did you do the ceramic coat? How did that work out?
- Keeping the car 10+ years: PPF 💯
- Leasing/Trading it in after 3-4 years (or less): Don’t PPF
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