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Originally Posted by Z K
It's not the repainting, its that the car looks ugly with rock chips before you get it repainted. And most people don't repaint a bumper over a few chips - they wait until the front looks pretty bad before it gets painted. A PPF'd front bumper will look brand new.
I mentioned this in another thread but I removed the PPF after 10 years on my M3. Many track days and over 60k miles of driving. It was brand new underneath when I peeled it off to replace the clear bra. It was a complete time capsule. Without the clear bra, it would look terrible.
Clear bra protected my front end for 10 years vs 2-3 repaints in the same amount of time if I want to maintain the appearance? And you would repaint not just the bumper, you have to repaint the whole front (bumper, hood, mirrors, fenders etc) of the car and replace the headlights? My whole front end looked brand new.
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Glad it worked for you. Did it still look good enough with the PPF on during those 10 years?
After just few months of ownership, I already have a small rock chip on the hood that's not noticeable unless you stare at it up close, so I would have to get some repaint or correction done if I were to PPF.
Did PPF protect against all rock chips? I would imagine a sharp enough pebble at 80mph would pierce right through?
If the car means enough to you, then yes totally worth repainting the bumper, hood, etc., and replacing headlights if needed. I would probably replace headlights even if it had PPF if I wanted it to look brand new if I keep the car for 10 years.