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04-05-2019, 04:16 PM
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 Drives: 2019 ZL1 / Red Hot / A10 Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Grand Rapids Michigan
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Xpel
How many don’t do the paint protection film and why not? Debating whether I should ....
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04-05-2019, 04:18 PM
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Retired from Car mfrs....
Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013
Location: /Fort Lauderdale
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Do a search in the cosmetic section, there are at least 15 threads on this. Read the FAQs on the xpel site.
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04-05-2019, 04:20 PM
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Drives: around in circles few days a month Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: San Francisco
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I didn't because I don't see the value in it.
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04-05-2019, 05:02 PM
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Drives: 2019 ZL1 Crush Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Colorado Springs
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I am having my entire front end done as well as fenders, hood, mirrors, door pillars, roof strip, side skirts and behind the rear wheels.
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04-05-2019, 05:30 PM
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Drives: 18 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South East, FL
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I learned from my 2010 Camaro. Gotta do clear bra!! impact areas on this car take a beating in no time. since then I did it on my 13/17/and just today on my 2018.
Installer said to me what took you so long? 1800 miles and it has a couple of chips already. Use Suntek, its made in the USA and less orange peel.
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2017 ZL1 M6 Bog City, 2013 ZL1 M6, 2010 2SS M6
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04-05-2019, 05:52 PM
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Drives: 2015commemorative vert 2SS Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: northern Indiana
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If you plan on running the stock goodyear tires, which are so sticky they pick up every rock in the county and throw it against your car...you might need the expel. I learned on my C6 vette, that the rockers, and fenders near the tires take a terrible beating. I buy the material, and do the install on my own.
Or if you dont plan on keeping the car long term, then dont bother. At that point its just another used camaro to someone else.
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2018 ZL1 Bright Yellow, A10, PDR, sunroof, carbon hood, and dash- sold
2020 2SS A10 sunroof..shock and steel special-traded 2015 commemorative vert 2ss |
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04-05-2019, 05:54 PM
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Drives: 18 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 703
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I had xpel on my last Camaro & really liked it. My car is going in next week to get the entire front bumper/splitter, front fenders, carbon hood cowl, mirrors, a-pillars, partial roof, full rockers, impact area behind the rear wheels & the carbon spoiler.
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04-05-2019, 06:11 PM
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Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: CA
Posts: 1,360
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If you track your car I think it's a must. I just did the front clip everything forward of the windshield + mirrors, minus the splitter.
I also used a combo of Xpel tracwrap and Track Armor track tape on my first track weekend. I learned why the Xpel tape is more expensive (a lot)--thicker and much better adhesive. |
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04-05-2019, 06:15 PM
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Mine is in right now getting Xpel. Front, hood, both sides, and mirrors. You will get chips on the sides in front of the rear wheels. The rockers stick out also and tend to get kicked a lot getting in/out of the car.
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04-05-2019, 06:18 PM
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2019 ZL1 1LE MY GOON
Drives: 1980 Z28 Big Red. Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Stoney Creek
Posts: 2,061
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04-05-2019, 06:35 PM
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Drives: 18 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: South East, FL
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2017 ZL1 M6 Bog City, 2013 ZL1 M6, 2010 2SS M6
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04-05-2019, 06:46 PM
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Drives: '23 ZL1 Riverside Blue M6 Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: St. Louis Metro
Posts: 171
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Mine is at the shop getting the Llumar PPF installed. I cringe when I hear the rocks hitting the rocker panels with the soft tires. It was a quick decision for me after hearing the rocks and seeing the condition of my 17 SS when I traded it in without PPF.
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04-05-2019, 07:46 PM
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 Drives: 18 Tahoe RST, 19 Z06 Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 327
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I Xpel Ultimate on my car. I bought a kit from tintzoom.com and installed it myself.
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04-05-2019, 07:47 PM
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Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
Drives: Red Hot A10 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Sarasota, FL
Posts: 4,975
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Suntek is visually the best (least haze and orange peel). My installer said it's also easier to install on our angular front bumper (more flexible, less issues). I did Suntek Ultra full front, windshield-surround, rockers up to the body line on the doors, and fore and aft of the rear wheels. All wrappable edges were wrapped and tucked, emblems and heat extractor removed so there are the least amount of edges and seams visible. Cleaning PPF is a breeze (car is also ceramic/hydrophobic coated). I never have to worry about swirls or scratches where I have PPF (not so much elsewhere). If I did it again, I'd save money on the ceramic coating put it toward PPF on the entire car instead. As others have said, if you plan on keeping the car long term and want it to look it's best, then PPF is the way to go! 
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