Paint Protection Information

Hello Everyone. I was doing a full frontal on a Prius this past Saturday and wanted to share it with everyone. I also wanted to share that we are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year so we are giving specials off installs if anyone is interested. If so let us know.

At any rate the car shown is a full frontal coverage with no lines visible anywhere. We decided to go with Xpel patterns and Clearshield films. Clearshield is a great film for Florida since it doesn't turn yellow and is great for cleaning the love bugs off of. The reason why it doesn't turn yellow as some films do is due to the fact that Clearshield is a non-porous film. By it being non-porous this keeps all of the dust, oils, wax, and acidic juices out of the film. We do strongly believe all films should be replaced at the 4.5 year mark which would be under warranty.

If anyone has any questions regarding paint protection or need to find an installer I would be more than happy to help.

Thanks
Ryan

 

I thought this was a great show case on how well paint protection film works on cars. Customer came in today upset that they hit the concrete wall while backing out of the garage. After 5 minutes of pulling the film off, the customer was thrilled that they didn't have to go to the body shop for a re-paint. Enjoy

 

Hello. These are approx figures so don't yell at me if someone quotes higher or lower. However for a good film, good design patterns and a good installer you are looking at approx $500-900 for a 24" Hood, Fenders, Mirrors and Bumper. If you are paying less I would run. hahahah I personally have done so many Prius that I can do them in my sleep so I lower the price to keep them coming in. For full frontals meaning full hood, full fenders, full bumper with all wrapped edges 1200-1500 is the average price. You can also cover doors, roof, pillars and rockers.

Joe166. Sorry about your experience. If you bought it in 2005 you received the 2nd generation film which tended to crack etc. 3M now has a 3rd generation film which isn't suppose to do that. Out of 6 films that I carry, 3M is the hardest to take off especially if you don't use wax or wait to long.

In 10 years of business I've learned a lot on what films to use etc.
This is what I recommend.

1. Before any film gets applied I always put a coat of wax down and then use a little alcohol around the edges so the film will stick. The wax allows the film to come off 100 times easier down the road.
2. 80% of the films come with a 5 year warranty. I always tell my customers if they plan on keeping the car longer than 5 years come back to me in 4 years and I'll replace the film. In 4 years the film will come off in 10 minutes.
3. Most of the films turn yellow for a couple reasons. The film isn't washed on a regular basis, and most importantly people use wax over the film. Most wax has color dyes in them which end up turning the film yellow. I always recommend when waxing the car avoid the bra and use chemicals such as a clear Nano spray wax, Plexus or any clear drying polish.
4. I've also found that the cars that are garaged kept, the film lasts a lot longer.

The film protects the paint; you just have to protect the film by washing on a regular basis and avoiding certain wax. Otherwise your paint will be perfect for many many miles.

I hope this helps.
Thanks