03-01-2024, 06:08 PM | #1 |
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PPF recommendations low budget
Hi All. Just picked up this beauty. But stressed about paint and keeping it perfect. Been looking at ppf options but seems extremely expensive. Been thinking about doing it myself. But front bumper looks very difficult and not having experience with it. But maybe I’ll just have a shop do the front and I can do less difficult areas. Any tips or advice? Matte finish pre cut isn’t available at Xpel. So…
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03-08-2024, 12:08 PM | #2 |
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Is your vehicle matte wrapped now? It appears to be or my eyes are tricking me
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03-08-2024, 02:52 PM | #3 |
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No. It’s the new color Frozen Pure Grey
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At the very least, I would do the entire front of the car, including the rocker panels with Xpel Stealth.
You have a beautiful car and I absolutely love the color. If it was me, I would bite the bullet and do allover PPF. 👍🏻 |
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Just booked a good deal with Kavaca and having the matte finish. Full front and rockers and ceramic coating. Can’t afford full car for now
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A-ha! Gotta admit, never seen the color in person thus the question. Thx for the reply.
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Also have them cover the side mirror covers and put clear PPF on the headlights. |
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This isn’t a matter of stress, not everyone has it in their budget to afford full PPF and there is nothing wrong with the OP doing the entire front. 👍🏻
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And you're so right. Buying a brand new BMW, in budget. Spending a little bit of money on PPF? Not in budget. |
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I personally think that Xpel’s Stealth PPF will give a better match to the paint when you are only protecting the front of the car. |
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There’s a big price difference. Full front around 2k. And full car 6-7k. So will go with full front for now
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Check out the threads in this forum about the different brands of matte/ stealth PPF. There are photos showing how well Xpel’s Stealth matches the frozen paint when you are only applying PPF to the front of the car and other brands did not match the paint as well. 😉
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There are pictures in another thread showing Xpel Stealth and another brand where it was just the front wrapped with PPF. The Xpel looks great next to the frozen paint and the other brand not quite as good.
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