Just got my Model X treated with SunTek - it was our 4th Tesla we had treated, the first 2 with XPEL Ultimate and the last 2 with SunTek - Same dealer/installer Clear Bra Ohio
Southwestern Ohio's #1 Paint Protection, Paint Correction and Ceramic Paint Coating Company
The owner's name is Keith - he does an awesome job! I'm *very* picky and he impressed me the first time I had the XPEL installed on our first Tesla. The product impressed me even more:
Tesla Model S CPO Website - Now Live
So with with had read and then with my personal experience, I became a real believer in protective film. I was super impressed by the shop that did my installation and thus have been back 3 more times. Awesome job every time. Even trying to find something to 'nit pick' about, I find nothing - anyone that knows me personally, knows that's saying a lot. If you're in the Southwest Ohio area, you might want to check them out - I'm about an hour away from them, but it was worth the drive.
If you're not in this area, you may want to take a look at the reviews of the installers in your area - it's great if you can actually message or talk to a few to get their first hand experience of their dealings with their installer (and that's another way to determine if it's a real review as opposed to a made up one, etc.). Prior to my first install, I talked to several installers within a 300 mile radius, gathered lots of info and Keith at Clear Bra Ohio was that one that seemed to be most up front and honest about everything from start to finish. He was also generous with sharing information so I knew all the ins and outs of various treatments. All this was done with no 'high pressure' sales tactics. He even invited me to come an see a film installation from start to finish.
He allowed me to watch each of my installs from start to finish and even pointed out small flaws that he recommended I have the service center address (which I did). I had not even noticed these things, but looking at the right angle and under the right lighting conditions the were noticeable. After my first experience with Keith's shop, it was a no-brainer that is where I would have any future work done. Top notch in my book. Here's a pic of our Model X they just did for us yesterday:
So far he's done a total of 4 Teslas for our family (3 for us and 1 for my parents). On each of our vehicles he cut the film to allow for him to 'wrap' the edges of each panel (as opposed to just applying the film to only the panel surface as I've seen on some other vehicles with film applied). In my initial calls to shops prior to my first car being done, I didn't know anything about 'wrapping corners' until after talking to Keith at Clear Bra Ohio. When I started calling back some of the shops I had initially received pricing from to start asking details, I found that the majority didn't quote a price that included this and told me that it would be an 'option' for an extra fee. They didn't even offer the option in my initial conversations with them - I wonder if they would have ever told me that was even an option if I didn't ask. Previous cars I've had have always gotten 'beat up' right along the front edge of the hood (bugs, rocks, etc) - that's the area I think would be a 'must have' for protection - just my two cents... But the lesson for me was really knowing what products, techniques, and services were available before making a decision. I wasn't too thrilled with shops who just had a person with superficial knowledge answer the phones and try to sell their services. I wanted to talk to someone who really knew the products inside and out, and give me honest advice regardless of profit margin.
Here's one of my Model S:
Tesla Model S CPO Website - Now Live
I don't make recommendations unless I know the outfit I recommend will measure up (since I don't want the person I recommend to come back to me complaining if they're not satisfied, etc.). That being said, I have no reservations about highly recommending Keith's shop.
Bottom line, I highly recommend the paint protective film and a good installer. There are a few varieties of film out there and should work for you, with a little research you should be able to figure out the pros/cons of each. Clear Bra Ohio allowed me to play around with the different films in the shop and that helped me make up my mind on what I decided on for the last 2 vehicles we did. Now that we have our Model X, hopefully, this will be the last paint protective film we have installed for a while. We have a Model 3 reserved, but based on the recent supercharging change, we may not follow through on that one.
Hope that helps! Enjoy your new Tesla!
The first 3 cars we did are below:
