Roma PPF new delivery

I would do full for the peace of mind. Then drive the wheels off it. Congrats on the new Roma...T

 

it’s up to you on warranty.
I’m in Houston and advise full PPF.
Congrats !

 

Yep, what Tom said. Also make sure they include the headlights and side view mirrors.

The dealer will probably charge you more since they will make a commission from whoever they farm it out to. The advantage is it gets done before you even put it on the road. The last thing you want is to get a chip before you get it to your guy. I bought my 612 out in Cleveland and I'm in Boston. The dealer charged the same price, but I really wanted my guy here to do it. However, I was driving the car back and I wasn't going to take the chance of getting a chip on the way home. The dealer's guy did an excellent job, over 7 years and 40,000 miles later and it still looks perfect.

 

Congrats!
I vote PPF
All my Ferrari's are Nero D!
Post some PICS and....
Enjoy the RIde!

 

Congrats. You can extend the factory bumper to bumper warranty to a total of five years but you don't have to do it until just before the original warranty expires.

You might consider a wheel/tire warranty if it will cover any curb rash as well as just damaged rims from potholes, etc., but in my experience, wheel warranties on Ferraris are too expensive to be worth it.

I would wrap the entire car, but not sure I'd let the dealer do it, I'd want to see how good the work is on another car first. I had a sub-standard wrap done on my first California by a local shop with a terrific reputation, numerous visible seams and edges. The paint should be corrected first, and the wrap should be done with no evidence that it's even on the car. Since you have one of the first Romas, you really want someone excellent to do the car, but look at another Ferrari they've done to see how their work measures up.

Nero Daytona is a great color, never looks dirty the way regular black does.

 

Did the dealer advise you to NOT put PPE on the windshield? Why not?

 

I thought I read that some folks had issues with radio reception, radar detectors, toll tags and such...T

 

If you wrap a black car, there are two things to keep in mind.

1. You need the absolutely most transparent film there is i.e Suntek.

2. You should never, and I mean NEVER wrap a black car without getting a full paint correction.

If you wrap on top of the usual low quality Ferrari paint job, not only will all the imperfections be trapped under the film, it enhances them. I have ppf on my black Lusso and even with its triple layer paint done by Zanasi, a full correction was needed. The Nero Daytona is a normal twin layer done at the factory, so it will need correction.

What ever you do, don't let them use 3M film. Not only does it yellow over time, 3M is notorious for peeling paint when removed - especially when applied to relatively new cars.



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My guess is because it does not really work, and it hazes the windshield. I've had a few different types, and none of them worked worth a damn. They did however make visibility crap in bright sunlight.

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Nothing could be further from the truth. Never had any such issues. I got exactly the usual types of chips in the glass as without and even the best of them greatly affect visibility. Save your money.

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Never looks clean like regular black either

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I realize everyone has their favorites of products they have used, but to tell someone not to use 3M is flat out wrong. See post #4, that is 3M film.

 

You have to be careful about talking in absolutes simply because you had a different personal experience. Google this issue and you will find people have had reception problems with windshield film.

 

As Gilda Radner would say, "It's always something!"

 

There's nothing wrong with advising someone against what I have seen cause problems. I think 3M is a poor choice compared to XPel and Suntek for a number of reasons.

Secondly, to advise someone to wrap the headlights? So you're not familiar with the fact that you run a risk of matting, delaminating or yellowing the headlights with PPF, as the lens can react with the adhesive? Before you tell me my advice is wrong, I suggest that you look into your own. You may find that you have not experienced problems with PPF on the headlights, but it is common, and a good installer would only do it if the client insisted and took full responsibility. Some car manufactures like Porsche will actually void the warranty on your headlights for doing it.

 

Perhaps. But as far as what the issues go, I've done it on a few cars now, and I've never seen such issues. I know people report it, but neither me nor my installer has seen it actually happen. As for the poor window clarity? That's something I know of first hand.

 

I had full front protection on my 458 and I did a full wrap on my F12. The advantage of a full wrap comes down to an easier wash along with full sap/bird crap protection. A full wrap is $3k more and I doubt you will ever regret it.

 

Windshield protection can get a little tricky as you would need to change the windshield protection every year or so (wiper blades wear it out). If you take your car to a track frequently may be worth it, I personally opted out.

I also would recommend the full PPF as I have applied it to my Cali T.

 

Full PPF on F8 and 812. I followed up with Ceramic although some don’t like it.


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Definitely go full PPF before you drive it and let the PPF company decide how much paint correction is needed before they wrap it. You only get one chance here!


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We did full ppf on our 2020 Nero Daytona Portofino. The difference in cost of full vs front hood and quarter panels was like $2500. My wife is getting an Aston Martin DBX in the Spring and we’re doing full ppf on that as well.

 

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I did a full PPF and paint correction. The car is now 6 years old and I removed the old film and put on new wrap on as the old one had done it’s job and aged and looked bad.

This time around I went with premium shield for the clarity. I have had Xpel before. It seem stronger but it lacked clarity of premium-shield. The premium shield kinda always feels “soft” a bit more gummy even maybe. But it really has excellent clarity and shapes well.

I will go premium shield again on my next car over Xpel having had both.


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Beauty. I have read that removing PPF can be tricky. Any issues with that in your case?
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No my removal went well with no paint damage at all.

They used an industrial steamer and did it over 2 days. Slowly slowly does the job ...... basically you pull it towards you so as not to put tension on the paint and “stretch” it off.

I’d look for a shop that does exotics and then chat to the guys who will work on the car. You will soon get a feel for if they know what they talking about.






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