Has anyone put a protective wrap on their California T?

What?

You are going to wrap her?

 

I have the full hoods protected with 3M on RS5 and S4. And both front fenders. No seams. guaranteed for as long as you own the car

 

Keith, i found this when researching the same a couple of weeks ago

https://www.xpel.com/products/paint_protection_kits.asp?prevtype=1&prevyear=2015&prevmake=44&prevmodel=0&prevsubmodel=0&prevseries=0&type=1&year=2015&make=44&model=3832

I have not spoken to anyone to confirm, but as you can see they list one with seams and one without.

I'm looking into Suntek or Xpel thru Ferrari of Atlanta in house installer.

 

Sorry, tap:

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It looks like a full hood...

 

How about some wisdom on maintenance. Can you buff/polish a clear wrap? How do you keep it looking as good as the orig paint looks? I'd think little scratches and stuff would accumulate over time.

 

We should get more info about the installer and the material choice. I'm looking into doing the whole car.

 

Good luck with the car.

FWIW, we wrap the front end of all our cars. The FF and F12 hoods were (as recently as April of this year) too big for the film to cover without seams. If someone can make the bigger sizes now, that would be great so please let everyone know.

However, both cars were done by a phenomenal installer and, while you can find the seams if you're looking, you can barely notice. Our first 458 was done by the dealer's subcontractor at the time and it was ok, but glad we've found a reputable guru at this stuff (plus, F12 and Speciale are a bit complex to wrap perfectly).

Last, one thing that makes seams stand out is poor detailing; I'm anal and tedious about the finish on our cars, when I look at others its clear that there is wax/residue in the seams which causes them to stand out a bit more.

Hope this helps.

 

If it gets scratched a little I use MaGuires plastic cleaner and polish. Works great.

 

i had my macan wrapped with clearshield 2 months ago.
it too has a large hood, too wide for a single piece.
so my installer took the largest piece of clearshield he could get and slowly stretched it, around 4 inches or so, until it would fit.
there is no cracking or yellowing, thus far.

 

Oh I thought maybe you were going to do a black wrap. . Hahaha!

 

Now THAT would get one back inthe running for an MSA for sure. At least a temporary one...

 

Keith, I will talk Monday with FofA to find out more. I'll let you know what I find.

Thanks to everyone else weighing in on this!

 

Is the hood on the CaliT longer than that on the Cali30? I kind of doubt it. Mine was fully wrapped at the dealer with 3M Venture film. No extra seams.

You should definitely wrap at least the front of the car. There is so much road debris on some roads, especially if you have the misfortune of having some immature "road racer" jump in front and block your progress on a rough road. On those occasions, I had to back off many car lengths because I did not want to eat his road debris or overtake him and risk losing my license or risk an accident.

It would have been nice if I could wrap the windshield as well.

 

I was going to do the white wrap but it would void my MSA, so i used SolarTek which was reccomended by the installer here who does most of the high end cars in south florida. Call him and discuss, i did the full front, side doors, bumpers and rocker panels.

Suntek Premium Self-Healing Paint Protection Film ? Florida | Auto SuperShield

 

This is going to be my first without full film protection...just going with the lower side panels to protect from the tires throwing up stuff...I put modest spacers on so that area is a bit more exposed. I guess it really depends on where you drive.

One man's opinion...far northern climes, some of which might still have soft shouldered gravel, gotta have it. Dark non-metallics (Pozzi, Mugello, Nero, etc.) that show every imperfection...I think a good idea. Lighter colors and metallics in places where the roads are clean and smooth and it doesn't snow, not sure the tradeoff is worth . Keep in mind the film does not protect on a pebble impact (at least in my experience). Of course, now that I'm skipping it, you know what's going to happen...

 

No, I would urge you Keith to do the complete hood, I have always had 1/2 way up on the Maseratis and I would always see the seam. The hood is flawless now and one cannot tell it has plastic applied. My installer carries 3m,Xpel, Solarshield etc., however he says this is the best. I also did the windshield, and windows with Photosinc which blocks most of the UV and you do not need the large shields to protect the car and lower the heat. Now, having said that, my top has been down for almost the complete month, i have the car.