02-12-2019, 01:42 AM | #1 |
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I wrapped it
Wrapped the entire car in Matte Paint Protection Film. Headlights, Wing and hood insert were wrapped in glossy paint protection film. I also had them black out the door handles. Not a color change -- the goal is to protect against rock chips and mild door dings, etc. The pictures don't do it justice, it looks really nice (IMO). Oddly, I also wrapped the black hood, so I guess it's double wrapped. I did it because I'm afraid the OEM black matte hood wrap wont hold up against the meaty rock chips trucks like to kick up around here. I left the badges off.
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02-12-2019, 04:19 AM | #2 |
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Did you do it yourself or you had it done. The job looks really nicely done.
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02-12-2019, 05:25 AM | #3 |
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Looks great!
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02-12-2019, 09:01 AM | #4 |
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Very nice!!!
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02-12-2019, 10:55 AM | #5 |
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Interesting! Would love to see it in person.
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02-12-2019, 10:57 AM | #6 |
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Nice!!
What brand was the vinyl? Looks great...sunshine pics will really show it well!
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02-12-2019, 11:24 AM | #7 |
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Awesome, I have always wondered why more people dont wrap there cars in a satin or matte clear. Just dont see it very often and it looks great !!
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02-12-2019, 12:21 PM | #8 | |||
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The trade-offs as I understand it are: Xpel is thicker and more protective against chips. Suntek has a smoother finish and looks nicer. protection was my primary goal but hopefully Suntek Ultra will hold up Quote:
Matte I thought was more unique and looked nicer, but I think the dealership might give me crap about it being harder to resell if I trade it in. I definitely don't want to take the wrap off as I've heard stories about problems.
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02-12-2019, 12:28 PM | #9 |
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Nice!
I have some matte PPF for my hood, I'm trying to decide on whether to remove the black vinyl first though, car is a SS 1LE in Nightfall Grey, so I think the matte hood might look better w/o the black vinyl. I did the front of my car myself with gloss PPF and am a little sorry I did. It came out pretty good but not quite perfect and it took me all f#$in' day. Saved a ton of cash though, spend $600 on PPF and would have spent $3kish for it all installed. If I were to do it again I'd do it all myself except the front bumper. |
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If you decide to keep the black matte on the hood, matte ppf looks good on top of the oem matte wrap. Personally I like the black hood, even on the nightfall grey, adds a nice contrast
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02-12-2019, 02:07 PM | #11 |
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Suntek Ultra is great stuff. Looks good.
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02-12-2019, 04:18 PM | #12 |
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The CF hood insert and wing are both wrapped with the Suntek Ultra Glossy and honestly I think it looks shinier/smoother than without it. Almost like a mirror finish.
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02-12-2019, 04:19 PM | #13 |
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My favorite thing about PPF is that I don't have to be quite so careful when washing/waxing the car.
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02-12-2019, 05:14 PM | #14 |
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Not a fan of matte wrapped vehicles. I know it may be old school, but I think cars, especially my "toys" should be shiny. JMO
But, if the OP likes it and others approve, that's really all that matters. Congrats on your efforts.
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