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Excellent write up and you are spot on! And nice front engine sports car from America!
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First of all I think your Corvette is beautiful. I still own a Triple Black `04 Corvette which is being repainted currently. Thank you for taking the time to write up your experiences with PPF. Very well written and extremely helpful. Good luck with your Corvette and keep an eye out for those shopping carts.
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Interesting read. Never thought about doing whole car. Mind if I ask you to PM me what something like that costs?
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Very interesting to read your experiences so far with PPFed car. The PPF technology has come so far and this just proofes it that you really need to be getting in for it to notice that it`s even a PPF on it.
Amazing write up! Thanks for shareing your experience with us!
/ Tony
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Great write from a GREAT writer, nicely done
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Interesting read. Never thought about doing whole car. Mind if I ask you to PM me what something like that costs?
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PM sent. [emoji106]
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BudgetPlan1- Hey, I found this interesting! Especially given that you`re in NE Ohio.
Oh, and IMO having it done star-to-finish wasn`t "laziness", it was a combo of prioritizing and doing what *you* want to do with your resources, including your time ;)
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Wow, BugetPlan1, it took me longer to read your PPF experience than "War and Peace" (well the first page anyway. Captain Obvious is a very slow reader! For the classic literature illiterate (literally!), Google the "War and Peace" reference and then you will understand).
I do hope that the PPF company gives you some sort of "financial compensation" for this testimonial.
Are you thinking about doing this PPF treatment to your Porsche Caymen??? (or am I behind the eight-ball already and this was done!)
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I love the look and maintenance ease of PPF but it would make my stomach ache not to be able to mess with the paint sometimes. If I ever have it done I will do the front bumper and mirrors, but I want to play with the remaining paint.
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BudgetPlan1- Hey, I found this interesting! Especially given that you`re in NE Ohio.
Oh, and IMO having it done star-to-finish wasn`t "laziness", it was a combo of prioritizing and doing what *you* want to do with your resources, including your time ;)
There was a definite `joy` to the whole "Gimme a call when it`s done..." approach!
We began planning for this in October 2018 (and began BudgetPlan-ing for it 2 years prior) so was able to alleviate some of my impatience with being able to drive the new car immediately due to the long lead time. Also, given the fact that PPF & Tint was involved and I can`t do that (know thyself) may as well have them do the `irritating to me` parts as well, notably the wheels.
I was planning to do the glass & maybe the Film Coating myself but they surprised us by throwing those jobs in as a bonus.
I did do the seats and interior myself though...so that`s something [emoji1]
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Wow, BugetPlan1, it took me longer to read your PPF experience than "War and Peace" (well the first page anyway. Captain Obvious is a very slow reader! For the classic literature illiterate (literally!), Google the "War and Peace" reference and then you will understand).
I do hope that the PPF company gives you some sort of "financial compensation" for this testimonial.
Are you thinking about doing this PPF treatment to your Porsche Caymen??? (or am I behind the eight-ball already and this was done!)
[emoji1] I`ve had War & Peace on the shelf and on my `Gotta read someday...` list for, oh...about 20 years now. Maybe someday.
I thought about doing same thing to Cayman but that was kinda an impulse buy, I didnt wanna give it up for long enough to get it done...its just too much fun to drive. Also it`s used, 13k miles, and already had a nick or 2 in it so figrd not worth it to go thru the expense.
Its not as big a deal as this delightful Agate Grey Metallic paint doesnt really show flaws much. I just did this one myself instead: https://budgetplan1.wordpress.com/so...#Cayman_Detail
Its such a great color, stays so visibly-clean. Drove down to Southern Ohio last week to bomb around Hocking Hills on Friday (Thanks C & D: https://youtu.be/0iKGQocyzPg) went to some detailing training in Columbus on Saturday, then home Saturday night.
All told about 500 or so miles, lots heavy rain, generally crappy weather from Friday night on and when I got home, didn`t really feel the need to wash it, still looked great! I think I`m done with black cars, this is a much easier way to go!
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I love the look and maintenance ease of PPF but it would make my stomach ache not to be able to mess with the paint sometimes. If I ever have it done I will do the front bumper and mirrors, but I want to play with the remaining paint.
I`ve still got plenty of other cars (and work vehicles) to muck with should I feel the need...[emoji16]
Not quite the same as working with your own cars but its somethin`
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BudgetPlan1- Props to you for keeping it FUN for you and your wife. That`s what counts IMO, especially with a car like that.
Your satisfaction has me thinking that if/when I decide to have PPF/retinting done on the Crown Vic, I might take it to the same guys. Heh heh, talk about "not worth the expense!"...12YO ex-LE vehicle :rolleyes:
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BudgetPlan1- Props to you for keeping it FUN for you and your wife. That`s what counts IMO, especially with a car like that.
Happy wife, happy life! And they helped with that too, sending her some flowers soon after we picked the car up:
https://www.autopia.org/forums/attac...id=36824&stc=1
https://www.autopia.org/forums/attac...id=36825&stc=1
The entire process was a real treat from start to finish, kept us going thru the winter. Heck, we had so much fun at the dealer when we were going though the ordering/buying process that the salesman is now one of our friends that we see every time we go down to the Columbus area. Could I have saved the money buying from an out-of-state dealer, large-volume dealer? Maybe, but wanted to really enjoy the process even if it cost a bit more. Every time we look at the car we remember the whole adventure w/ a smile....it`s all part of the car`s story now. I am slowly trying to convince Margaret that she would be better off in a Boxster as opposed to the Vette; she loves the Cayman too ("Turning is fun!")...we`ll see how that goes over the winter. We`d lose our a** on the depreciation but life`s short (or as she put it when I was hesitating on buying the Cayman "Money isn`t everything, we could be dead tomorrow...call them back right now and tell them we`re buying it")
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Your satisfaction has me thinking that if/when I decide to have PPF/retinting done on the Crown Vic, I might take it to the same guys. Heh heh, talk about "not worth the expense!"...12YO ex-LE vehicle :rolleyes:
Eh, I`ve got at least $800 of products on wife`s daily driver Civic, original MSRP around $16k...not practical, but fun. Sometimes the journey is more important than the destination...
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I did a full xpel wrap on my farm truck:
https://i.imgur.com/ptG8oYH.jpg
My wife has had the front of her jag done since 2017 and its holding up well. I really like the self-healing abilities of the film for dings and scratches with a little hot water.