New car PPF or glass coating
New car PPF or glass coating
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Wudee

Original Poster:

269 posts

167 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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I have a new car coming and wondered what the wise people of PH think is better
Protect with foil or apply a ceramic coating? And would you do whole car or only front?
I am also looking into stickers on the car, if that has any influence on what protection is better.

jimmyslr

824 posts

296 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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Ppf stops stone chips, ceramic coating makes for easy cleaning (but does nothing for chips). Ceramic looks good to my eye, but if you do plenty of miles, track it etc it will get chipped. Ppf never has as nice a finish, but will very rarely chip.

_Leg_

2,827 posts

234 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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Link below is a video comparison of 2 of my cars that have full PPF. Six of my cars have full PPF. This is the one that has had it longest (5.5 years) and latest (12 months).

I say Sonoco in the film, it's Suntek. Blonde moment.

https://vimeo.com/256432495

Have your car detailed and then have the PPF applied and you'll be looking at brand new paintwork in it's best condition for the life of the car. Yellowing, edges, peeling - all rubbish still spouted by people who don't know what they're talking about. Comments that stem from the early days of PPF or from cheap brands.

If you're considering it you care, if you care it's worth the spend.

Vinyl after the PPF, that way you can change the stickers/vinyl.


Porsche911R

21,146 posts

288 months

Saturday 17th March 2018
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Neither :-) both give you zero return esp if you have a pcp hand me back car.

Wudee

Original Poster:

269 posts

167 months

Sunday 18th March 2018
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_Leg_ said:
Link below is a video comparison of 2 of my cars that have full PPF. Six of my cars have full PPF. This is the one that has had it longest (5.5 years) and latest (12 months).

I say Sonoco in the film, it's Suntek. Blonde moment.

https://vimeo.com/256432495

Have your car detailed and then have the PPF applied and you'll be looking at brand new paintwork in it's best condition for the life of the car. Yellowing, edges, peeling - all rubbish still spouted by people who don't know what they're talking about. Comments that stem from the early days of PPF or from cheap brands.

If you're considering it you care, if you care it's worth the spend.

Vinyl after the PPF, that way you can change the stickers/vinyl.
Thanks for this, looks good i have to say.