Polish or remove

[Ronkh]

Film is a few years old. Kinda yellowing, all edges have black dirt etc on em. I can the seams 99% clean with pro polish, tarminator, pro polish.

Was going to do the car with PBL coating or UK. Not sure which will look better because it`s pearlized paint. But not really sure what to do with the film. Not sure what kind of film it is.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/ronkh/20141013_162739_zpscb5da7gm.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b395/ronkh/20141013_162735_zpsxnfpn0lh.jpg

[JSFM35X]

I would tell the owner the film needs replacement and that you can try an abrasive polish to clarify it but it may very well cloud it.

I have used M205, PF106 and Pro Polish on an Uber Green Pad successfully to clean up PPF. Mine was Scotchguard and Venture Shield.

To clean the edges, get a toothpick and use an APC to run the edge carefully and it worked for me.

Good Luck let me know how you make out. You would be shocked at what a beating the PPF can take from a DA. Premier Films in CA also sells film specific products and they are the authority on all things PPF

[GearHead_1]

Been wrong before but I`d be amazed if that yellowing could be completly removed.

[Pockets]

Been wrong before but I`d be amazed if that yellowing could be completly removed.

I`ll second that ..... might get it slightly clearer but that looks through and through like Mark is thinking.

[Ronkh]

I told him to have it taken off. But he is worried that the paint under it may be different than rest of car.

He`s not sure if he is keeping it or selling it.

[Stokdgs]

That plastic looks pretty old and is losing what is left of any UV protection, hence the color change..

Sometimes those old plastic pieces can be revived a bit, but if its too old and lost its smooth top layer, it cant ever be that great again..

The paint underneath it will be perfect because the plastic has done its job - to sacrifice itself for the paintwork underneath..

I find it hard to imagine how a silver color could oxidize or something in a way to change color from the rest of the paint..

You could remove, clean it up so all perfectly clean, clear, glossy, and replace it with new, better quality plastic again..

Good luck with this !
Dan F

[Ronkh]

That plastic looks pretty old and is losing what is left of any UV protection, hence the color change..

Sometimes those old plastic pieces can be revived a bit, but if its too old and lost its smooth top layer, it cant ever be that great again..

The paint underneath it will be perfect because the plastic has done its job - to sacrifice itself for the paintwork underneath..

I find it hard to imagine how a silver color could oxidize or something in a way to change color from the rest of the paint..

You could remove, clean it up so all perfectly clean, clear, glossy, and replace it with new, better quality plastic again..

Good luck with this !
Dan F

The car is actually pearlized white

http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/detailers-showcase/43377-family-ferrari.html

[GearHead_1]

The car is actually pearlized white

:rofl

Not from where we`re standing, I saw silver too.

If you`re doing a full correction, I think I`d chance it and peel the plastic. I`m thinking once the surrounding paint is polished it would be tough to discern significant fading on most whites. I guess what I`m really thinking is that any fading if present would be less obvious than the way it sits. Like I said earlier in the thread, I`ve been wrong before.

;)

[JVD]

I had something similar on my car. No amount of compound/polish would bring it back to life. Is it maybe the adhesive that starts to yellow?

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2903/14632713167_bf373a7ba9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oi3tQ4)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/oi3tQ4) by jvd240 (https://www.flickr.com/people/33816175@N08/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2912/14632600989_23419976c9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oi2UtX)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/oi2UtX) by jvd240 (https://www.flickr.com/people/33816175@N08/), on Flickr

[Ronkh]

How hard is it to remove?

[GearHead_1]

A gentle hand with a heat gun and it will peel right off. If it`s tearing to bits on you when your doing this you`re probably using too much heat.

[JVD]

How hard is it to remove?
Mine was very easy.

Too much heat would just melt it and make it rip.

Could have gotten away with just a hair dryer.

[wdmaccord]

I`d take it off it were my vehicle. If you are going to polish it, likely you won`t even notice any kind of line or color difference. Use a plastic razor blade to peel up one of the corners then peel slowly as you hit it with a hairdryer.

[Beemerboy]

Remove and polish..the paint under that will not be that much different than the rest of the car, that a good solid polishing won`t bring back to life