View attachment 627190 View attachment 627192 I had planned on having the entire front end protected in PPF, along with the rockers and lower door panels. Upon install the installer noticed that there were a large number of rock chips on the rockers even though the car was only a week old. I ordered the touch up kit and the installed placed a scrap piece of film on the area just to cover it until I had the opportunity to touch up the chips. Last night I removed the temporary film to do the touch up and large patches of paint peeled off with the PPF. The paint was soft and almost gooey and clearly hadn’t been cured properly at the factory. I submitted a repair request to Tesla but know what’s coming.
The paint curing issue would clearly explain the ease that chips were appearing on the car after so few miles. The paint appears to come off with very little mechanical effort. I’m concerned that the rest of the vehicle may be in a similar situation and the installed PPF can never be removed without significant damage.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar and have thoughts on how to proceed? TIAView attachment 627190View attachment 627190
The paint curing issue would clearly explain the ease that chips were appearing on the car after so few miles. The paint appears to come off with very little mechanical effort. I’m concerned that the rest of the vehicle may be in a similar situation and the installed PPF can never be removed without significant damage.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar and have thoughts on how to proceed? TIAView attachment 627190View attachment 627190