The idea of protecting your paint can resonate better with new vehicle owners but what if your pride and joy is 30+ years old? Paint protection film isn’t necessarily new technology but with recent advancements in longevity and clarity, covering your full vehicle in PPF is becoming a lot more popular.
Here at A-Plus we love working with all types of vehicles, Tesla, Ferrari, Porsche, Mini-cooper, RV’s, golf carts…etc., If it has four wheels, we will protect it! So, when our client presented us with his 1968 Camaro, noting his fear of chipping the near perfect paint job, we knew PPF would be the best solution for him. Installing XPEL paint protection film to the entire exterior will prevent common road debris and regular rock chips from ruining your paint. Is my car too old to PPF? Great question, a lot of folks believe it only makes sense to apply PPF to brand new vehicles. While that is mostly the case, you can apply paint protection film to any painted surface, good or bad condition. It doesn’t make much sense to protect a bumper that already has 20+ rock chips, but if you have 1-5 rock chips, we can fill them in prior to installation and will now prevent any more chips from occurring moving forward. This Camaro had perhaps 1-2 tiny chips before we installed our XPEL PPF, we simply touched up these areas and locked it all in with the film. Installation on older vehicles can require a lot more time and patience when it comes to PPF. 99% of new vehicles are mapped out in XPEL’s DAP software, meaning that I can type “2021 Tesla Model 3” in our software and can view every single panel of that Tesla in 2d form, and can cut out what we need from there. With older vehicles, there are next to no patterns in DAP, and regarding this Camaro, I believe they didn’t have a single pattern for us to use. What does this mean? It means that we must carefully make our own templates and patterns, panel-by-panel. For the most part, the body of the Camaro wasn’t too difficult, working on a bright-gloss white car is almost more challenging than working on an older vehicle. To make sure there isn’t a single piece of debris, or hair, or shirt fuzz under the PPF, we methodically wrap each panel with precision to ensure your vehicle looks better than it did when it arrived. We believe that a great PPF installation should be invisible to the naked eye. We tuck all our edges where applicable. Remove any badging (if requested), and any other simple parts that can be easily removed without creating issues. We take our installation process and quality seriously and have a massive amount of pride in every PPF job we send out our door.
With A-Plus, you don’t have to worry about your vehicle being damaged in the installation process, which is common amongst inexperienced installers. My last two personal vehicles I purchased used, both with PPF installed prior from unknown shops, both vehicles had MASSIVE cut marks in my paint and trim. Ironically, did more damage than any rock would’ve done, had the previous owners known the possibilities of this damage beforehand, perhaps they would have done more research and found a shop who has experienced installers. In my case, I wish both cars I’m referencing didn’t have any PPF on them ever, because to make right calls for a total respray of the bumpers. That goes to show when you see a car for sale with “PPF installed on front clip” or even full car, is sometimes a red flag depending on who installed the PPF. If installed properly, this can be a massive bonus when buying a used vehicle (especially if you can get any documentation, warranties, or receipts with install date, brand of PPF, or installer). If you’re looking for a reputable detail shop that has 10+ years’ experience installing window tint, paint protection film or ceramic coatings, look no further! We will be more than happy to help you with your next project, whether it’s window tint on a Tesla, or protecting your entire 1968 Camaro!
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