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5 days so far, but I was not fully committed each day due to work, kids, church, and golf. =)How much time invested so far?
Very proud of you.. and this is an amazing compromise between wanting to protect your brand new Tesla.. and avoiding something crazy like paying $6000 to basically wrap your commuter car in plastic.Day 4
Yes I DID IT!!
After 2 hours of intense battle with sticking film and millions of alignment points on the front bumper, I managed to successfully wrap the front bumper without any issue. Surprisingly,, I did not get any dust/lint/or whatever under the film. I have 1 visible ghost spot 5 mm diameter in size, but no one will notice except myself, so I didn't even bother to fix that.
The good thing was that the XPEL cut kit was perfect in terms of fit and quality. If I align one side perfect, I did not have to put much effort to algin the other side since they just fit.
So, full hood, full fenders, side mirrors, headlights and full front bumper are complete now! Huge relief!
Day 5 will be full doors and possibly rear quarter panels, door knobs, fog lights, and trunk strip. Stay Tuned!
Prepare lots of slip solution. I had two 1.5L pressure sprayer for the slip solution and two 16oz bottles for the tack solution, but I always ran out of the slip solution before I finish the large panels, such as fenders, hood, and especially the front bumper.Any tips for someone who is planning to do the same install?
Let us know how the rear hatch panel goes. I've read it can be..."difficult"...Finally time to do all 4 doors, quarter panels, full A pillars, rear hatch lower portion, and rear bumper.
I had to stop because the PPF kit that I got for the doors had horrible fitment (I got it from different seller on eBay than my usual supplier), so I had to return that and ordered from my guy.
The items will be here tomorrow and I will be restarting the job and finish.
I was not going to do the entire car, but changed my mind since the hardest parts were done and the total cost will be way less than the full front PPF.
Agree about the doors. I did full ppf for all four doors. They were the easiest to do and the best to start on, with the bumper the last to do. The PPF has already paid for itself with the amount of damage it has received from road debris. The paint below remains fine but the ppf after almost 8 months has some cuts and abrasion.If you can possibly raise the front end when you do the bumper, I highly recommend that. I used two floor jacks to raise the front of the car and it helped a great deal.
You should also consider doing the doors. They are easy and you will have protection, especially on the rear flair out area that gets rocks/grit thrown against it.
Great job and congrats on all the money you've saved!
I couldn't agree more.Agree about the doors. I did full ppf for all four doors. They were the easiest to do and the best to start on, with the bumper the last to do. The PPF has already paid for itself with the amount of damage it has received from road debris. The paint below remains fine but the ppf after almost 8 months has some cuts and abrasion.
I did notice that someone tried to key my front passenger door. They did the walk with low drag and then a quick slash as they walk pass. Left marks on the ppf but no damage to the paint. You can't buff out ppf but it's ok. It did its job. When it's time to replace, I'll DIY again.
I did not do the rear quarter panels because other DIYers said it would not be needed but already noticed some fine scratches that makes me feel that I should have done those but I could not easily find precut rear quarter panels when I was buying the ppf.
I did DIY ceramic coat over the ppf and the other areas of the car with no ppf.
I think you are talking about the small patch that goes on the rear door for splash scratch protection, correct? The whole door panel PPF is about $100 per door.I did my own door PPF, and since I had a Cricut, I just bought the PPF as a roll and then created my own templates and had it cut them out. All in it took a couple hours, mostly for perfecting the template, but cost was around $20 and I have plenty of extra material for more PPFing.
For anyone considering, I totally recommend doing at least the application yourself. It's really not hard with the right tools (a spray bottle of soapy water...)