355 PPF after paint correction

PPF technology today is incredibly different than it was even 10 years ago. Self-healing, etc.

Shelf life on current PPF, properly maintained, and garaged is 8-12 years. It should be replaced after that window.

 

Totally agree. As I said, I know guys who do the entire car. There is no way you can tell. But it's not cheap. I'm personally just not that worried about a paint chip or two. Epically on a car painted with single stage paint, like my 308, where any significant chips can be dealt with fairly easily. And if can be done on cars with two stage as well. Don't you think dealers do this? But not for every DIYer.

 

It's easy to see. There are always edges somewhere no matter how good the install, even if you disassembled the entire car.

On an F355 for example, it's wrapped into the grill area and perfectly stopped at the paint to black transition? Under the hood emblem, hvac inlet and if it has shields? Wrapped into the marker light openings? Stopped where at the mid body line? Roof/Buttresses/a-pillars, around rear window. The 20 openings in the engine cover and under the FERRARI lettering? Inside door scoops and rocker scoops?

Really seems like only a few panels are flat and simple enough that the ppf could 100% be wrapped around all edges (and it still doesn't look the same as paint).

Just my opinion. I get why some people would want it, just isn't for me.

 

Happy to post pictures here next week

 

My issue with PPF is that it’s so damn expensive. Honestly, to paint a bumper and to PPF one are probably the same price if done by equally qualified shops.

My inclination would be to just ppf the rear fenders to protect them during services.