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Folks without PPF: where did you get paint chips?

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If you have at all, of course!

I am debating between doing XPEL on just the bumper, bumper+hood, or bumper hood and fenders. Headlights will probably be added onto any of those options as well. The fenders seem like such a thin strip that is exposed up front, but with my luck that’s where the first chip would be.

Just wondering for the folks that went without PPF, is the hood a rock magnet? Some cars seem to get it worse than others. Mileage and city/highway split would be helpful too. Appreciate any advice!
 
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If you have at all, of course!

I am debating between doing XPEL on just the bumper, bumper+hood, or bumper hood and fenders. Headlights will probably be added onto any of those options as well. The fenders seem like such a thin strip that is exposed up front, but with my luck that’s where the first chip would be.

Just wondering for the folks that went without PPF, is the hood a rock magnet? Some cars seem to get it worse than others. Mileage and city/highway split would be helpful too. Appreciate any advice!

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Bumper, hood, headlights and rear section of rockers are VERY prone to chips. I've have seen brand new cars with a few miles get blasted with debris and crack paint. Headlights look really bad after a while with the sandblasted look - especially when illuminated.

With Tesla's soft paint I highly recommend full frontal coverage if you plan to keep the car for years and care about paint quality. This is why I deploy the PTP on new cars to protect damage until PPF is installed:
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Bumper, hood, headlights and rear section of rockers are VERY prone to chips. I've have seen brand new cars with a few miles get blasted with debris and crack paint. Headlights look really bad after a while with the sandblasted look - especially when illuminated.

With Tesla's soft paint I highly recommend full frontal coverage if you plan to keep the car for years and care about paint quality. This is why I deploy the PTP on new cars to protect damage until PPF is installed:
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I wonder why the rear part of the rocker is so affected. Wouldn’t the front part get the front tire blast, and the rear bumper get the rear tire blast?
 
If you have at all, of course!

I am debating between doing XPEL on just the bumper, bumper+hood, or bumper hood and fenders. Headlights will probably be added onto any of those options as well. The fenders seem like such a thin strip that is exposed up front, but with my luck that’s where the first chip would be.

Just wondering for the folks that went without PPF, is the hood a rock magnet? Some cars seem to get it worse than others. Mileage and city/highway split would be helpful too. Appreciate any advice!

I have PPF on the full front and the only spot that got a rock chip through the film is on that thin strip!