11-12-2018, 07:37 PM | #45 |
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3M film on the front bumper and hood. Within 6 months (6,000 miles) had two pencil eraser sized dings in and through the ppf. I personally won't do ppf again - just not worth it in my eyes.
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11-12-2018, 08:09 PM | #46 |
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No PPF here!
[img] View post on imgur.com [/img]But, if I didn't wrap it, I would have PPF. Heck I'm considering putting PPF over the front bumper cover. Wrap is thinner than PPF. PPF is worth it IMO. Won't save you from everything but will prevent most rock chips
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12-04-2018, 12:27 AM | #47 |
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80% of my mileage is freeway, and with the last few vehicles I’ve owned the front bumper has looked like a golf ball after 2 years.
My new-to-me M2 came with 9k miles, which I can only assume was mostly city driving, since there were just 2 small chips on the front. First thing I did was pick up some touch up paint, fill the chips, and the car is coming back from PPF tomorrow (suntek ultra). If you don’t do much freeway driving, or live in place that doesn’t have winter, I probably wouldn’t bother. I want to keep this thing mint though and with my climate and driving I don’t think I’ll regret the PPF. |
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12-24-2018, 07:43 PM | #51 |
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No PPF on the m2. I planned to do the whole front end, then ended up getting a big rock chip on the front bumper before the appointment for it. Said screw it, and haven’t had another rock chip since. *sigh*
I do plan to Ceramic Pro it over the winter. Won’t help the chips but adds protection against all the environmental hazards like bird bombs and tree sap. Want to keep her glossy af!
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12-27-2018, 06:46 AM | #53 |
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My car is color wrapped by myself. not as thick as PPF but still prevents swirls and bird poop acids.
If you are in NJ and looking for an affordable PPF or wrap job with top quality, let me know, or look at my Instagram: AtlantisM2.
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The self healing only works on light scratches and doesn't do anything for a rock hit. I no longer consider self healing a selling point.
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You can lightly polish vinyl as long as it’s not matte/chrome etc. but you will only get minor improvements. Biggest concern is the heat generated as you can easily warp the film if you go too hard on it. More meant to be just a sacrificial barrier.
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