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I had PPF & ceramic done and would like some opinions on the quality of the work.
Many panel junction corners are unprotected by PPF. Is this normal?
Also, a paint correction was supposedly performed, but there is a lot of orange peel (seen in the reflection here). Is the orange peel normal for Xpel PPF?
PPF edges lifted 1 week after job. On the panel there is an air bubble or dust (there are not many of these spots in this job).
PPF edge lifted along both front AC condensers. Is this unavoidable?
PPF edge lifted at gas lid. It rubs the body panel when I open and close the gas lid. Is this normal?
Scuffed (it is physically rough) panel edge on trunk lid.
This looks like ceramic high spots to me from wiping the adjacent paint. There's a similar high spot on a side mirror wind diffuser.
The shop also installed a darker window tint than discussed. Will the rear defroster lines be affected by tint removal?
This work was done by Moe at Glistening Perfection, a well regarded shop on this forum. The job took 8 weeks, and I believe my car sat for 5 weeks before any work was done.
The shop has these photos and has not addressed them.
I am trying to schedule the follow up appointment now, and the shop is ghosting me.
What do we think?
Last edited by doublejeopardy; 11-30-2022 at 02:52 PM.
Reason: Added another line
Let’s do follow up and all these things will be addressed
First and foremost, my apologies that you had to post this on rennlist as we haven’t responded to your last email on coordinating the complimentary follow up service
you sent detailed photos above, thank you for that, and as I mentioned, all will be addressed at follow up 👍
I will reach out asap and get you into the asylum
once again, sincerest apologies for not responding to you sooner…no excuse!!
That, overall, is a terrible job! It should have never even got out of the shop with defects as shown. The very first photo shown is an indication of the professionalism of the installer. That's the type of work a dealer would have done on his lot in an afternoon to a Honda...........definitely NOT suitable for a PCar or others.
That, overall, is a terrible job! It should have never even got out of the shop with defects as shown. The very first photo shown is an indication of the professionalism of the installer. That's the type of work a dealer would have done on his lot in an afternoon to a Honda...........definitely NOT suitable for a PCar or others.
I agree…that is subpar for any vehicle. If you paid for paint correction, which should be done before any PPF or ceramic, that was definitely skipped.
check out www.3DProducts.com they make Amazing products and their ceramic with Graphene is best on the market.
they also make a great prep product (wipe) and a correction compound, One that is great for the enthusiast.
Oof - not good. Moe did the original work? Seems out of character but maybe it was a new tech. Hopefully they make it right - that’s a very poor job for sure.
I am curious to learn about the corrective process as well for my own knowledge.. does the shop have to redo with new ppf applied, or can the edges that lifted just be heated and tuck in again ie does the adhesive for the ppf film have a timeframe where it can still stick , or is it the case that once the film has lifted it loses stickiness - and only new film needs to be reapplied?
11-30-2022, 02:50 PM
Opinions on this PPF & ceramic job?
Let’s do follow up and all these things will be addressed
