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Paint will get heavily damaged fast if no PPF.

I have to disagree, HPP and I'll say again that I'm no longer a fan of PPF due to its negative aging properties with regard to edges..they fail. I also am not a fan of the odd glossy look of film, it looks unnatural to me as compared with a glossy clear coat.

Finally, if you get hit with a pebble of any moderate size, it will tear that vinyl film and the result looks way worse than a paint chip.

And FWIW, my '20 is over four years old, has just shy of 5k miles on her and I have a sum total of three small chips on the car.

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[MAGS1]

I have to disagree, HPP and I'll say again that I'm no longer a fan of PPF due to its negative aging properties with regard to edges..they fail. I also am not a fan of the odd glossy look of film, it looks unnatural to me as compared with a glossy clear coat.

Finally, if you get hit with a pebble of any moderate size, it will tear that vinyl film and the result looks way worse than a paint chip.

And FWIW, my '20 is over four years old, has just shy of 5k miles on her and I have a sum total of three small chips on the car.

If applied properly, the edges should hold up. Especially with a quality film. But if you’re not careful when washing, you can damage the edges.

PPF can take a lot before sustaining irreparable damage, but I agree that something of size will damage it and will also likely leave an indentation in the car. It’s good on track and for protecting against small stuff like gravel for sure.

I have no PPF on my car, daily drive it and have 2 or 3 noticeable chips and that’s it. I do plan to try to fill them as best I can at some point.

 

[S550HPP]

I have to disagree, HPP and I'll say again that I'm no longer a fan of PPF due to its negative aging properties with regard to edges..they fail. I also am not a fan of the odd glossy look of film, it looks unnatural to me as compared with a glossy clear coat.

Finally, if you get hit with a pebble of any moderate size, it will tear that vinyl film and the result looks way worse than a paint chip.

And FWIW, my '20 is over four years old, has just shy of 5k miles on her and I have a sum total of three small chips on the car.

PPF is not perfect. I never used it before except on headlights. Glad I started.

As long as the edges are wrapped it fine and most have a ten+ year warranty. Sure some edges are visible in some cases but in my case the installer disassembles a lot to get correct edge wraps where many don't.

I do have some PPF chips and can only image how much damage would occur with out it.

It's easier to remove PPF, touch up any paint chips, and put new PPF on than repaint and blend to next panel with accompanying color match risks.

I would say PPF is a luxury if in no snow climate it will only protect against usual road grit blasting that is brutal, even on windshields, and keying otherwise its only useful for daily or collectable.

The cost benefit of PPF VS repaint is a wash.

In my area they use sand and crushed (sharp edges) rock mixed with calcium chloride on the roads....paint damage reduction VS no PPF is 99.9%.

If it's done properly, with quality PPF, the gloss is perfect and indistinguishable from perfectly polished waterborne clear. I've had so many complements from random people on how great the car looks it's nearly embarrassing.

I do full PPF on every car now only because it's looks good all the time and is easy to sell looking that way with no resprays.

 

[kilobravo]

Hey, if you guys are still happy with your filmed vehicles, I say rock 'n roll, just not for me any longer. Here's Sarah without a stitch of film and she still looks pretty good going on five.

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