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Over the past 20 years I have had the PPF on my car and replaced it 2x. I will replace it again over the next year or so. I highly recommend it.
You never really know it's there unless you look very closely and boy does it save your paint from flying debris. I keep my car in my garage, so it doesn't sit out in the sun or in bad weather on a daily basis, so I haven't seen any yellowing. I replace it when there are one too many marks that develop from being hit by flying road stuff.
I was advised against PPF, but it may be more to do with the environment. My shop said that it should be removed every 4 to 5 years. He just had one car in that had PPF on it for an extended period and it needed to be replaced. Unfortunately, the film had bonded to the paint over time and the body shop had to literally sand it off and respray the paint.
My guess is that Florida heat may impact the usable life of PPF, so if you go that route, talk to people/shops that have it and how much heat and sun they get on their cars. PPF helps, but it will not stop large rocks and FOD from causing damage.
Bras have all the negative effects cited by others. Both the car and the bra need to be clean on the inside and don't let them get wet. Also, a loose fitting bra can cause wear on the paint.
I just had my bumper and hood resprayed for the second time after 140K miles. I figure the cost of a respray is less than PPF.
I was advised against PPF, but it may be more to do with the environment. My shop said that it should be removed every 4 to 5 years.
My Cayenne had PPF that had been left on too long and it was hands down one of the most miserable jobs I've ever had to deal with as far as removing it. I will never use a PPF and I will NEVER EVER buy another car that has it.
Yep, my bet is that if the car lives outdoors in all types of weather for its life, it will be a mess to get off. I have kept mine garaged and you wouldn't know the PPF is 7 years old. I'll get a picture tomorrow in the daylight. Don't know if the 3rd removal will be a problem. It may be. The paint is 20 years old after all. To the points made, don't know if it's better to just run it without and get it repainted every so often after the car is chipped. At the end of the day, we will all need a respray unless you just sit your car in storage. What fun is that?
I use one on the track and it certainly makes post track clean-up easier and protects from stone chips. Speed lingerie looks much better IMHO than the traditional black.
It was a two step nightmare. It took 10-15 hours to remove the 'film' and another 10-15 hours to remove the residual adhesive. Until this, I had never heard of plastic razor blades which made the job a little easier.
In this pic you can see the film is removed around the crest but still has adhesive residue.
I guess you could argue that it did its job because it did look good when it was finally all removed.
03-17-2022, 05:02 PM
