Paint Protection Systems

Paint Protection Systems

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Matty3

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1,169 posts

83 months

Saturday 19th January 2019
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Was at the NEC Autosport Show last weekend and there appears to be some fantastic paint protection systems out there - not cheap!

Seriously thinking of investing in this for my new car - but was thinking what happens if someone keys your car - how is the repair executed?

lord trumpton

7,310 posts

125 months

Saturday 19th January 2019
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What type of systems are you referring to?

Paint protection films?

Matty3

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1,169 posts

83 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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Yes a film that is applied over the paint - can be matt or clear finish - costs circa £3k to cover the entire car.

If someone scratches/damages the car does the film need to be removed from the whole panel to rectify?

jamei303

2,995 posts

155 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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How much is a full respray?

cayman-black

12,602 posts

215 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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Most of the new PPF are self-healing, so a scratch would need light heat then would disappear.Pearsonally i dont like them as i like to polish then wax my cars .

lord trumpton

7,310 posts

125 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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[quote=cayman-black]Most of the new PPF are self-healing, so a scratch would need light heat then would disappear.Pearsonally i dont like them as i like to polish then wax my cars .[/quote

Plus they ALWAYS start to lift or peel at the edges where the panel is heavily contoured. Then dirt gets under and you get a rank dark edge.
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CastroSays

182 posts

75 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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IMHO these are one of the stupidest things ever invented.

What is the point of them? It's putting clingfilm over your car to prevent scratches and/or chips. But show me a car that has EVER been done without a few small nicks made by the scalpel in the paint during application and I'll be amazed.

Dumb, dumb, dumb utter waste of money.

Miserablegit

4,011 posts

108 months

Sunday 20th January 2019
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The better ppf these days is laser scanned and cut to fit so no need for a scalpel on paint.
I’ve had ppf put on my latest acquisition because it has a low nose and I’ve seen the damage done to the front of my wife’s ML by stone chips.
3600 miles in and no stone chips yet. The film is self healing so if here are any marks some heat will fix it.
Don’t think it will protect from vandal damage however.


Matty3

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1,169 posts

83 months

Monday 21st January 2019
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Many thanks for your interesting comments on this smile

I must admit that the Sunday afternoon wash and polish ritual would be rather difficult to shake off coupled with the car vandalism problems that seem increasing prevalent around these parts.

sib8292

24 posts

170 months

Thursday 24th January 2019
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I had a ppf applied to my Cayman 2 years ago, by a local specialist who mainly works on Ferarris. The manufacturers instructions include that it can be polished with a conventional natural ( not chemical) polish so that's what I do. I use Bilt Hamber products.

In answer to the original question and as has been said it is self healing to an extent but I imagine that a scratch which went through the skin would require the covering on that panel to be replaced.

The good thing about that is that if the paint was not damaged - and I expect vandalism would achieve that - the paint matching is irrelevant and there is no risk of it showing after the skin is replaced

bunyarra

310 posts

211 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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CastroSays said:
IMHO these are one of the stupidest things ever invented.

What is the point of them? It's putting clingfilm over your car to prevent scratches and/or chips. But show me a car that has EVER been done without a few small nicks made by the scalpel in the paint during application and I'll be amazed.

Dumb, dumb, dumb utter waste of money.
Only the worst PPF film people do it that way. The best use pre-measured templates and film that is them put through on a large flat bed cutter.

Film edges should have specific glue applied to them and left for a week or so before being the car goes near a pressure washer or is cleaned.

The F Type I just handed back had no stone chips or paint marks on it after 4 years and loads of motorway journeys. Immaculate. A few places where dirt had got under but only in the front bumper area. Far better than 100's of small chips, minor dings etc. One area had seagull etching that only affected the film not the paint. Had I wanted, it could have been stripped off and a new film applied in less than an hour.

And it can be cleaned and polished fine - mine always had a coating on and looked no different to regular paint.

Lovely stuff - new car now covered head to toe by Topaz in Bristol.

monkfish1

10,847 posts

223 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Another vote for PPF. I had Topaz do mine. Cant fault it.

First had a film done in 2004 on my Ss Ute. Not a patch on todays stuff, but it stil did the job. At 50K miles it had 4 stone chips from stuff big enough to damage the film. One was a brick!

The argument about paint doesn't stack up for me. It only has factory orginal paint once. You can ALWAYS tell if a car has had paint.

wormus

14,466 posts

202 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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monkfish1 said:
Another vote for PPF. I had Topaz do mine. Cant fault it.

First had a film done in 2004 on my Ss Ute. Not a patch on todays stuff, but it stil did the job. At 50K miles it had 4 stone chips from stuff big enough to damage the film. One was a brick!

The argument about paint doesn't stack up for me. It only has factory orginal paint once. You can ALWAYS tell if a car has had paint.
My MOT notice came in today and you were the first person I thought of. Hope all’s well Roger, we miss you!

monkfish1

10,847 posts

223 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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wormus said:
My MOT notice came in today and you were the first person I thought of. Hope all’s well Roger, we miss you!
Hopefully in a good way? Yes, all good here,

Hows the new job?

wormus

14,466 posts

202 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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monkfish1 said:
Hopefully in a good way? Yes, all good here,

Hows the new job?
Yes, fond memories of empty wallets and the quest for more power. The old girl is still in rude health. Job is good thanks although with 5 cars and one motorbike, I now catch the train to London every day!

Hope the Charger is still well and please say Hi to Andy.

monkfish1

10,847 posts

223 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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wormus said:
Yes, fond memories of empty wallets and the quest for more power. The old girl is still in rude health. Job is good thanks although with 5 cars and one motorbike, I now catch the train to London every day!

Hope the Charger is still well and please say Hi to Andy.
Rather you thanme on the train!

Chargers good, will let Andy know beer