rocks chips

[sleepless]

I don't get how people think this stuff is some forcefield. Go to the junkyard and get a junk painted car panel, cover it in film and pitch a rock at it at about 80mph. Whether it mars the film or not is irrelevant, the surface under it is soft and not titanium. It can divot and leave a mark still. With a divot the paint can still chip in that divot and will still leave marks no matter what you do.

Maybe its a bit less damage to the paint itself then without, but it won't be perfect like the day you bought the car 5 years later. People have this huge misconception about protection films and what they can do and buy into the hype at a high cost.

Also like your sofa a 2015 Mustang is not a collector item. It will not appreciate one bit. It won't lose $2,000 of value for some rock chips (expected on a used car traded in) It's a consumer car (not an exotic) meant to be driven and enjoyed not covered in plastic and kept in a garage.

That price doesn't include the detail either, or done yourself which 99%+ of people don't own a DA. Because if you clear bra a car without correcting the paint (clay & polish at a minimum) you did it wrong to begin with and locked in the crud and scratches.

Prices vary by location not skill of the installer necessarily. Just like housing, just because you pay x in Texas doesn't mean it's x in California. I've seen up to $1,500 for a full front end regularly.

If you're paying more than $1,000 to get a bumper or hood repainted you're getting ripped off to begin with (and a reason I bought black so it's not metallic paint costing more).

Get in a accident or even slight rub against another car? That film on the front is goner and your $750-1000 to redo it (except the hood maybe depending) as your insurance isn't going to replace your film with the bumper/parts.

Not fear mongering, my opinion, which you seem to have a problem with me expressing for some personal reason; likely because you must defend your purchase.

My purchase was my own, and it's done. You did not answer the most important question - have you actually purchased a ppf in the last 5 years?

If not, please refrain from repeating errors and exaggerations.

No one believes ppf stops meteors. With that logic, why ever wash your car? It's just going to get dirty again, and oh, it's also not an exotic Italian supercar, so treat it exactly the same as that 20 yr old beater.

Some of us look for quality in the things we buy, especially cars, and take pride in maintaining them well. That includes prevention.

If you don't know actually own the product, please refrain from advising people on its results.

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[Weather Man]

I think part of deciding whether to clear wrap is how long you intend to own the car. Three years or less and trading in is a lot different than buying and holding.

 

[Weather Man]

Are you some sort of Wizard? Because you just raised the dead. Damn, I just made it worse.

Sometimes you just start reading thread after thread and forget, lol.

 

[FreedomPenguin]

I want to say this, I have a 2013 Scion tC (received it mid 2012) and these cars are like the mustang awful cheap paint and everyone I know looks like million rocks shot at it 100mph and just destroyed.

When I bought mine, I paid 800 and had LLUMAR PPF installed (nothing like the stuff today as it heals etc on own) mines basic. My front end looks amazing, 150k later. The paintbis all there there’s a couple pelts and small marks in the film but the car looks great!! And it was in Alaska for 5 years, they use rocks instead of salt or sand, everyone’s car looks terrible but nope. Mines a champ. Been my dd 365 days a year for 7 years and look at it.

So yes. If you care about it, get it. My Scion only has 1/3 wrap too on fenders and hood and full bumper, the mustang is being full fenders food hood full bumper and the new stuff is way more advanced than old stuff.

I love my Scion though, but with new mustang it’s becoming winter dd and mustang summer dd.

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