Thanks for all the replies! I'm now looking closer into to Xpel! Would it be smart to do the entire car (if you can) or just do the entire front end?
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"ding free" ..your front end XPEL protects you from minivan dings on the side?
Like I said, xpel is a GOOD product, but it's pricey, and nothing is 100% safe.
I value protecting a depreciating asset less than you. So you spend on XPEL, I'll spend on hookers and weed.
It depends on if you can afford it. I did the whole car so I dont have to worry about scratches anywhere on the car. Also I never wax my car and always park it outside. If I didn't have the xpel, I would need to wax and wash the car a lot more often. With xpel, I just wash when I want to. No need to worry about dust scratching the paint.Thanks for all the replies! I'm now looking closer into to Xpel! Would it be smart to do the entire car (if you can) or just do the entire front end?
I ask this question to determine whether or it should be considered, "Is it less than sales tax?" (or what would be sales tax if you live in a jurisdiction without sales tax). If so, it's probably cost effective. If not, then don't. And so far it's saved me two bumper repaints from cars who scraped mine (less the cost of some bug and tar remover). I've seen prices quoted in forums up to $2,600 for a bumper repaint. No idea how accurate or current that is, but if true I've recouped the cost. If not, I've at least saved the days of shop time.
(Disclosure, I use Suntek, but Xpel would perform similarly.)
Yes, it protects the paint from being damaged by mini van doors from opening and scraping the side. It that door opens at enough of an oblique angle then it will dent the aluminum, but the PAINT will be still be fine. At that point, my dent guy, who's great with aluminum will remove the dent and the paint will still be perfect.
In my case, I only have xpel from the front fenders and hood forward, but I'm just pointing out that it will protect the paint from scrapes from doors, shopping carts, etc.
i put liquid glass on, its easier and cheaper than film and looks just as good
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"ding free" ..your front end XPEL protects you from minivan dings on the side?
Like I said, xpel is a GOOD product, but it's pricey, and nothing is 100% safe.
I value protecting a depreciating asset less than you. So you spend on XPEL, I'll spend on hookers and weed.
My understanding is that no, it wouldn't. It's mainly a wax replacement. Thickness and flexibility are required to prevent those kind of damages.Would Liquid Glass prevent this (see images below)?
So you spend on XPEL, I'll spend on hookers and weed.
After 2 years with no paint protection film but with Opticoat Pro Plus, my opinion is get the hood wrapped and don't worry about anything else.
Here's what no PPF does, from my experience:
Now that I had to get a new hood, I had 3M PPF installed on it. I sleep much better at night now
During the Civil War, General Hooker kept an entourage of soiled doves. When people asked who they were, they were told "They're Hooker's" and the name stuck.You misspelled hookah.
My understanding is that no, it wouldn't. It's mainly a wax replacement. Thickness and flexibility are required to prevent those kind of damages.
As far as "fragile paint" goes, I'm unconvinced. Every aerodynamic car I've had gets those kind of chips--this goes back to the 1960s when the supposedly "tough" paints were used. My hypothesis is that less aerodynamic cars protect the paint somewhat because of the squarer body shape. Less aerodynamic cars get the chips mainly on the front, which is mostly grill and chrome, so there's very little paint to chip.
Exactly the same. Saved me from freeway damage a few times, the film takes it. One notably was from some leaning against car for photo and jean stud scrape. Had film replaced and amazingly no paint damage.You get what you pay for. It will do nothing for rock chips and anything else striking the paint.
I have Xpel Ultimate full front and have already been saved 4 times from gravel falling out of the backs of trucks.
I have Opticoat 2.0 everywhere else for protection against bird dung, water spots, and possibly minor swirls. After two years, I'm swirl free even under a 10 watt led paint light on dark gray but I attribute that more to my beyond compulsive washing habits rather than the paint coating.
The Xpel Ultimate also heals from very minor damage or swirls for up to 7 years.
In terms of cleaning your car, particularly if darker color, then hand wash using two bucket technique (google)
I went from 3 buckets (2 rinse buckets for dual stage rinse) back to 0 rinse buckets.
My Prius rock chipped badly. What I'm talking about is cars that, like the Tesla, Prius, or DS-21, are very sloped rather than square. All the ones I've had that are sloped rock chipped badly (not the Tesla as I have Suntek on every painted surface), all the ones that are square didn't. Admittedly, this is just my experience.You lost me a bit there, I am not sure I understand connection between aerodynamic cars and chipping paint? None of the cars I owned has ever displayed chipping in 5-10 years of use that compares to what has happened to my Tesla in 1 year, which is why my hypothesis is that Tesla paint is fragile. Would you consider any of these cars I have owned as aerodynamic? Prius, Accord, Jetta Sport Wagon, BMW 3-Series.