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Originally Posted by johnnylee
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.
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There were a few piercings. The majority of them were just in the PPF and they came out when the PPF was removed. There were a few chips but those impacts would have done much worse damage had PPF not been there.
I was driving on the track. Rocks, tire rubber, oil, coolant, all sorts of objects were flung at the car at speeds well above 100mph. I went through 2 windshields in those 10 years but the PPF held up for 10 years of track abuse and commuting. All I did was wash it and apply some ceramic coating on it every now and then. I even scraped the bumper against a wall on accident. The scuffs came out and looked brand new with a bit of polish and sitting in the sun.
The PPF looked beat up after 10 years. PPF back 15 years ago were not designed to last 10 years like the PPF technology today. The rated replacement interval was 5 years.
I peeled the old film off, had a new one installed and that was all that was needed to look brand new again. Ready for another 10 years. The few chips went through the PPF, the new PPF covered up and evened out the surface so it looked like nothing happened.