Need opinion on paint protection film

So now the front bumper has been repainted twice and the fenders and side skirts now once. How much did that cost in comparison to what an Xpel will cost? Maybe don't wrap it at all as in 5 years you will have to remove it again and perhaps the same problems will appear/occur. Why bother?

When I bought my car the PPF was coming loose from the side skirts and looked bad. I asked the PO why he did not remove it. He said that Ferrari recommended against it as it might lift the paint. It looked like crap and I did not want to drive around with it.

I got lucky and was able to remove it with no damage. No ppf went back on.

 

430's are known to lift paint when removing PPF. Yours isn't an anomaly....

If the paint was applied properly by your body shop, then you shouldn't have any issues with putting PPF on the car. The adhesive from brand to brand isn't any more or less aggressive from what I have seen and researched. When I removed the old PPF on my '08 I had, paint lifted on the fender. After a long conversation with the body shop (Ferrari authorized), I decided to wrap the bumper and impact areas (behind the rear wheels and rocker panels). Just like you, I am really OCD about my cars and can't stand to have stone chips and therefore I chose to protect the areas that are going to have a higher chance of being marred.

BTW - we had found that the front bumper was repainted from the factory (or receiving port) and that paint under the trunk cosmetic shield could be removed with your fingernail. Yes, it seems the factory 430/Scuderia paint wasn't applied in a robust manner.

 

if the bumper has been sprayed then dont bother wrapping. just respray whenever you feel like it. whole point of ppf is to avoid having to respray

 

If ur gonna do ceramic then do ppf and ceramic on ppf. I wldnt put something as hard as ceramic directly on paint. In a cple years when the ceramic deteriorates you will need very aggressive polishing to get the paint prepped again.


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Wax your car.

 

This is the first I've heard of the ceramic deteriorating...

 

Keep in mind that the PPF will start yellowing after two years. That’s from my personal experience. Even though, I recommend it if you gonna use your car as a daily driving.

Moe

 

My concern is the stripes on the scud. Respirating the front bumper isn’t a big deal but repainting the stripes is, isn’t it?

 

My opinion is the likely culprit isn't a make of film or their adhesive but rather how much adhesive originally used. Its a bit lazy by some installers, but they can use way too much adhesive. They know the Ferrari paint is easily pulled up- and by the way- this is not limited to 430s! It can happen on newer cars also.

In terms of what to do now- of course @ttforcefed is right- his logic is perfect. But, my opinion is if you feel better having it wrapped, then go ahead and do it. Why should you have to look at all kinds of stone chips over the years until you would have to get it repainted. Just find the best installer you can.