Paint Protection Film, Clear Bra Forum

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1. 

   Looking for software with *full* coverage kits

   September 20, 2009 by Guest paperfootball

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   We have used LLUMAR's precision cut and a few others, but they do not have full hoods, fenders, etc. We have been making these pieces from bulk, but would like to have software so that I could cut them on the plotter. I would like high-quality, precise-fitting kits, price is secondary to quality. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks in advance..

   

   Last reply by Guest, September 22, 2009
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   06 Bentley Flying Spur

   September 22, 2009 by lorenzotint

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   First time install...Need best fitting F/Bumper Precut..any suggestions from the Euro pro's

   

   Last reply by lorenzotint, September 22, 2009
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   1990 Mustang gt, kit?

   September 8, 2009 by Reflection68

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   I have a 90 mustang gt coming in tomorrow for a bra and was wondering if anyone had a plott for this bumper or if anyone has even done these cars before.. I know I can bulk it of course but wanted to save some time and was hopeing to cut it out. if anyone has any input or guidance on this situation it would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks ,Dave

   

   Last reply by Reflection68, September 10, 2009
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   where did venture go? 1 2

   August 11, 2009 by toodark

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   I have been trying to get a hold of them for 2 weeks now. No email return, no phone return and even tried their fourm with no luck.

   

   Last reply by tango2, September 5, 2009
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   Covering flat black B & C pillars

   August 21, 2009 by Speed

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   Had a BMW in today and covered the B & C pillars as well as the mirror "posts" with PPF. Instead of a flat black, now they're glossy black, looks much better with the tinted windows

   

   Last reply by TINTZEUS, August 21, 2009
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   Our PPF Display 1 2

   August 6, 2009 by Guest LindyM

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   Our company has been doing vehicle graphics and wraps for over 12 years and just added PPF to our list of services. We decided to dedicate a wall for this new service and used a QX since I had that bumper laying around. The mural is 8'x8' printed vinyl with matte laminate. The fog lights are printed vinyl mounted on foamboard. The top deck you see is a foamboard template that will later be made from a harder substrate. We applied the film to half the bumper then threw rocks at it to show customers how well it protects. Not only does this service as an informative display but also holds some brochures and magazines. I'm still not finished with the wall as I still need to p…

   

   Last reply by TINT, August 18, 2009
7. 

   anyone make a pattern for MK4 Toyota Supras ?

   August 17, 2009 by Guest LindyM

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   I have searched a couple of companies and noone makes a kit for these extremely popular cars...

   

   Last reply by Guest, August 17, 2009
8. 

   04 Lexus SC430

   March 14, 2009 by lorenzotint

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   Did this customers bumper years back with Clearshield film + Pattern and today wants a pattern with more coverage...Made the Pro form pick and need tack tips?This pattern has no lower valance relief like the other popular Daps.

   

   Last reply by lorenzotint, August 16, 2009
9. 

   PPI-BBI Audi R8s

   August 14, 2009 by Guest Josh @ Proform

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   We did the silver a while back but it had a run in with a ramp in double decked trailer and required a reinstall. The Red got the whole package: full hood, mirrors, headlights, front bumper, rocker panels, a-pillars, roof impact, front and rear splash guards, and door edges on the carbon fiber side blades.

   

   Last reply by TINTZEUS, August 15, 2009
10. 

    XPEL and PRO-TECT FILM training

    July 24, 2009 by Guest Islander

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    I was thinking of taking both the XPEL course in San Antonio and the PRO-TECT FILM course in Las Vegas. Is this a good idea or would I be wasting my money and should just pick one training facility and concentrate on practicing at home? I know they both carry different brands of film and maybe it might be good to be "certified" in both for certain applications. Also does anyone know about STAR SHIELD ARMOR or ECO-TINT / LAS VEGAS PAINT PROTECTION? Just some other training facilities I've also looked into. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, Thank You!

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 12, 2009
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    BENZ SL65 1 2

    July 15, 2009 by TINTZEUS

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    Last reply by Guest, August 7, 2009
12. 

    XPEL

    July 27, 2009 by Guest paintprofilm

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    Has anyone heard about XPEL dropping the per-kit cut charge? Gonna have a flat $300 a month fee instead. Only in Canada though...tough luck to the guys in the US I guess

    

    Last reply by XPEL Jeff, August 6, 2009
13. 

    Cutting issues

    July 24, 2009 by Guest LindyM

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    Hi my name is Lindy, and I have been in the vehicle wrapping business for 12 years and decided to give PPF a try. I have a 40" DGI plotter running Llumars software. TOday I was going to cut the bumper pattern for a new LS and as the plotter wend back and forwards tue film would bunch up and cling to itself and cause a jam. What am I doing wrong ? Thanks in Advance !

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 6, 2009
14. 

    427 Cobra- Aluminium CSX 4000 series

    July 29, 2009 by Guest Josh @ Proform

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    I almost forgot how tough these were.

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 30, 2009
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    Harley Trike 1 2

    July 24, 2009 by Guest Josh @ Proform

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    This fella received front fairing, front fender, headlights, highway bar cover, rear fenders, trunk and gas tank coverages.

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 27, 2009
16. 

    which training place?

    May 1, 2009 by Guest 4 114M4

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    been tinting for a year now and have been interested in dabbling in ppf application. talked about it a little bit with my boss and he said he'd help pay for taking a training course. was looking at the XPEL course. thoughts? what are other training placings to look at? 3m?

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 21, 2009
17. 

    Becoming an international dealer

    July 17, 2009 by Guest marcelo

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    Is it possible? I realized by research that there are no authorized dealers in South America, but I´m very interested on bringing the clear bra system in our market. If there was any way to do it, I´d be buying large amounts of the product soon. Can anyone help me on this? Thanks in advance!

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 20, 2009
18. 

    Nearly New Graphtec 7100-130 Plotter For Sale

    July 20, 2009 by Guest ClearChoiceAuto

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    Nearly new Graphtec 7000-130 54" cutting plotter for sale. Purchased new January 2007. All software, cables, and spare unused blade. Includes stand. Plotter repackaged into original factory container, available for immediate shipment. Received about 6 months of limited use in a clean office environment before winding down business. Still looks brand new. Excellent at handling wide film formats. Best offer with a Cashiers Check or wire transfer takes it! Will give special consideration for immediate purchase and shipment. Buyer arranges for and pays all shipping expense from Southern California. Sold as is, where is. Call during normal hours, California time at 805-455-07…

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 20, 2009
19. 

    Get rid of "PPF hands"

    July 15, 2009 by Bababooey

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    I don't know about anybody else, but the alcohol in the tack solution destroys my hands. They're always dry, flakey, and cracked. I've literally tried everything to cure this but nothing worked. I did a car this past weekend and the guy gave me a spray to use on them. It's called Na-PCA. It's all natural, no chemicals. I've used it since Sunday and my hands are about 75% healed. It's only about $5 from online retailers. Best of all, it's non oily and I actually used it before installing and it doesn't come off on the film.

    

    Last reply by tango2, July 16, 2009
20. 

    Just overhauled our website

    July 16, 2009 by tango2

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    Hi guys dont normally post our work up etc, but we have just overhauled our website over here in the UK. Extensive gallery with a small selction of the jobs we have done as well, if I can figure out how to get more in there without crashing the gallery I will double the size of it Let me know what you think, pretty much every car is full front and about 15% of the gallery are complete wraps Obviously UK english site so the spelling differs in some places Cheers www.paintshield.co.uk

    

    Last reply by tango2, July 16, 2009
21. 

    where to buy smoked ppf for lights?

    July 8, 2009 by Guest dinan323

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    I have been ordering blue and smoked ppf from sticker city but it seams really expensive. Does anyone know of a place to order colored ppf at a decent price?

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 8, 2009
22. 

    PPF installer learning how to tint?

    July 7, 2009 by Guest dinan323

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    I have been installing PPF for 5 years now and have been thinking of going through the brain damage to attempt to learn to tint. For those of you who do both do you think knowing how to install PPF will make it any easier to learn to tint? Which one did you find harder to learn PPF or tint? Thanks

    

    Last reply by alberts316, July 7, 2009
23. 

    Headlight PPF 1 2

    December 9, 2008 by Guest tint51

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    Is PPF on headlight legal in California??

    

    Last reply by Guest, July 4, 2009
24. 

    Our PPF brochures Designed inhouse

    July 1, 2009 by Guest LindyM

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    Hey guys let me know what you think. Anything I should remove, add or change.

    

    Last reply by trimguy, July 2, 2009
25. 

    Experiences in PPF training classes

    June 22, 2009 by cool dude

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    I know some of you have trained at xpel, pro-tect and interwest distribution for the PPF training classes...I just wanted to get your input on how the classes were and which would you reccomend..... Thanks

    

    Last reply by TINTZEUS, June 22, 2009
26. 

    Help with PPF

    June 1, 2009 by Guest scottydosnntkno

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    So I decided that I'm going to see about adding PPF into my services(LOTS of classic car shows around here, after all, it is the D) and have a few questions. I picked up a 18"x15' sample of Ventureshield to install on my car, but have a few questions. The hood piece went down fine with no major issues, except for one thing: How do you get the film to stick when you roll it over the front of the hood? I tired using the 30/70 alcohol mix and it still kept wanting to pop up? When I was attempting to do the front quarters, I had the same thing with edges and trying to roll it under. It seems to be too thick to conform, and doesn't want to stick around? I hav…

    

    Last reply by TINTZEUS, June 2, 2009
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    ppf help 1 2

    May 20, 2009 by Guest 31178

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    Im using 3m ppf now thinking of changing to venture or xpel any one have any opinions on these other films.thanks for any help

    

    Last reply by TINTZEUS, May 29, 2009
28. 

    3M get IN my dealerships

    May 23, 2009 by Bababooey

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    I owe this to 3M after trashing them pretty good. I figured I had nothing to lose by trying to get more volume by letting them professionally set up one of my dealerships. This past week we did sales training and set up the dealership. In the last 2 days, I've already got 6 cars out. This is up from about 2 per month from before. We also have another group almost locked down and a foot in the door in another. I figured what the hell, lets see what they can do with a "dead" account. I got a call from my rep this morning and they committed to loading show room cars and getting with a sales program. Although that account gave me a couple cars a month, they sell almost 2k car…

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 25, 2009
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    45* or 60* Blades for cutting PPF ? 1 2

    May 21, 2009 by Guest jain1980

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    I was wondering what's better for cutting PPF, 45* or 60* blades ? What are you guys using ? has anybody got better results with 60* blades over the 45* ones ?

    

    Last reply by Carmeltinting.com, May 24, 2009
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    where to buy ppf in colorado

    January 5, 2009 by Guest 31178

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    hello, im new to the forum any one from colorado if so where do u buy your ppf?

    

    Last reply by TINTZEUS, May 20, 2009
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    3M- get out of my dealerships! 1 2

    April 10, 2009 by Bababooey

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    I wanted to create this topic to warn everybody the tactics 3M is using to undermine it's very installers who helped build this business. This is long but I'll start from the beginning. I started doing PPF 5 years ago after buying it for my own car and found the installation rather easy. About 2 years ago I was contacted by the new Northeast 3M rep. and offered me a meeting with one of their "developers". It turns out these "developers" as they call them, are aftermarket warranty companies that are already in dealerships interested in selling PPF at their dealerships. PPF doesn't install itself so they were contacting local installers for the labor. Essentially, they …

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 14, 2009
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    I dont think Im very good at PPf anymore 1 2 3

    April 8, 2009 by TintJunkie

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    I did a friend of mines 2009 CRV, and it was black. The hood was ridiculous. I admit to being self taught to a certain degree. I did his CRV last week and he called me back about some bubbles (it was fingers along the edge). I pulled the ppf off the hood and decided it would bulk it so I would have some leverage to pull around the problem areas...I couldnt do it. So I cut the ppf out on the plotter as a kit and cut it an inch wider than needed. I still got fingers that took forever to keep down and white moisture in various areas, along with areas where you could tell a finger was. I have been using just soap and water, but using alcohol to tack down certain areas …

    

    Last reply by TintJunkie, May 13, 2009
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    PPF being good enough

    April 22, 2009 by Guest tint51

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    How long do you think it would take to call yourself good enough to be a professional.. If you only do maybe 1 car every two weeks... I have been only doing PPF for less than a year..

    

    Last reply by XPEL Jeff, May 6, 2009
34. 

    How do you apply bumper piece?

    April 29, 2009 by nanamja

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    How do you usually lay the film on to the bumper? Do you usually have another person help you lay the film on to the bumper? Or do you lay it on by yourself? Bumper is such a big piece that I think its impossible to lay the film on to the bumper by yourself. If I am wrong, I would like to know how to do it by myself. Like a bumper that uses 24 to 30 inch film with 80 plus inches in length.

    

    Last reply by Bababooey, May 4, 2009
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    PPF Class

    April 30, 2009 by Guest Stone85

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    Anyone have any suggestions on the "better" class to attend for PPF? Or is anyone close to the central IL area interested in teaching me?

    

    Last reply by TINTZEUS, May 2, 2009
36. 

    Mad Shameful 1 2 3 4 8

    May 22, 2008 by Guest Josh @ Proform

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    I have wanted to make a post like this for some time, simply as a response to up-starts and hack-jobs that have wrecked havoc in our market and many others. We charge the most in our area, and people and business pay because this is what the competition puts out. This first picture is of a Lamborghini Murcielago. Who ever installed this kit used a film than shrank and a tried to seam the fender. The result is a dark line of exposed adhesive and loads of adhesive marks. This next vehicle is an 09 Jaguar FX. The owner of this vehicle bought it (without the clearbra) from one of our oldest clients, but choose thought the dealerships price was too high and said he knew …

    

    Last reply by Dj Kustoms, April 28, 2009
37. 

    1991 pontiac firebird

    April 28, 2009 by twotint

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    can anyone help me with this? I need a clear protector for the rear panel where the top comes in contact with the body, keeps the paint protected. I can get a picture of the part. Another question is can you heat and stretch bulk film around a corner, I haven't tried this before. Didn't know how well it would stay, seems like it would want to lift under the stress. Any help would be great, thank you.

    

    Last reply by twotint, April 28, 2009
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    Removing PPF

    April 22, 2009 by Guest justincredible

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    So what does everyone use to get the glue off after pealing ppf? Please be specific.

    

    Last reply by alberts316, April 23, 2009
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    Seeking paint protection employment!!!!

    April 16, 2009 by Guest JasonHiestand23

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    Im interested in looking to make a move where ppf is more popular anyone know anyone who is looking fan an experienced bulk film installer im currently in alabama (3M certified)

    

    Last reply by lorenzotint, April 22, 2009
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    using steam to apply PPF 1 2

    March 31, 2009 by TintWizard

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    was curious how many of you use steam to install ppf ?

    

    Last reply by tango2, April 20, 2009