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      06-19-2019, 07:24 AM   #84
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Originally Posted by buckybadger View Post
I spoke to an experienced paint guy and he was actually against Xpel. He said that color of panels with vs. without Xpel will look different after few years when the Xpel is removed.

Also he said that sometimes the Xpel removal itself can damage the paint. That is something unpredictable.

Did anyone here experience the same?
That can happen with any film, but takes many many many years. If you ceramic coat the remainder of the car, it will protect against UV rays and keep the colour from fading. Your car will get riddled with rock chips without the ppf and that’s aesthetically worse than any potential fading in a decade.

Removing any ppf can damage paint, but it really only tends to happen on non OEM paint jobs. Many companies offer 5-10 year warranties on the film but only if the car isn’t repainted for that reason.
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