PPF advice

[The Cardinal]

Hello,

I bought this RS3 recently, which was fitted from new in 2020 with full body XPEL PPF.

The car has just 22k on the clock but seem to have lost some frontal PPF early on in its life. It's missing beneath both headlights and the driver's wing - so there are paint chips in these areas now, plus the usual road rash to the remaining front PPF. It is also missing PPF to the rear bumper, and has replica roof rails on top of the tape. Obviously the PPF still covers most of the car and what remains is mostly in good condition, with some very small nicks and bubbling in a handful of places.

I was wondering what the best way forward is. I guess the main options are to keep it as it is, remove the PPF entirely or selectively renew the missing panels (attending to stone chips in both latter options)?

I'll get it inspected by a local detailer soon who could help with any of these options, but wondered whether anyone here had any experiences or thoughts?

[E-bmw]

Just a thought as it has featured in some threads elsewhere on PH.

It might be worth a call to your insurer as some do not like PPF as it can seriously affect repairs if you need to claim.

[The Cardinal]

Thanks, not something I’d thought about- and it looks from forum threads that I’m not alone.

[Freakuk]

The question is if it had full PPF why is some of it missing now and has not been replaced which has left those areas requiring a repaint.

I would think the easiest solution would be to repair the affected panels/paintwork and then re-apply PPF to those areas.

[The Cardinal]

The road rash is pretty minor but I agree the missing PPF poses a question that could have me guessing all evening. Chip filling & wet sanding might be a better route than painting prior to PPF renewal.