After 9000 miles of daily driving in some harsh areas the hood has seen no impact damage , only the areas of the car I mentioned are getting abused. The rear quarter is protected by the plastic guards and has no sign of needing protection. The front inside wheel wells and back from the front well will get beat up, that is obvious.
Whelp, I got two major chips in the hood within 500 miles of picking up the car, so I guess I was just unlucky. Keep in mind that the area immediately behind the vent is at a much steeper angle than the rest of the hood, making it more susceptible to impact damage (my most significant chip was about 6" behind the vent).
XPEL is not automatically self healing. It needs to be gone over with a heat gun or hair dryer to heal.
Damn, dude, that's a steal.
No, I am not an installer, nor do I know the the owner. I just went in and negotiated the deal
Putting a coating on film does not interfere with its ability to self heal. Most coatings are flexible, the same as a self healing top coat. The only time this could be an issue is if a coating requires *many* layers, which could render it inflexible.
The cost for XPEL Ultimate for installers depends on their supplier and their discount, but even at an average discount the cost for the film mentioned would leave very little margin on that install.
