First time doing Xpel matte PPF

[Speed]

On 12/10/2019 at 3:41 AM, Aaron said:

Actually it depends on what ppf you are using

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Aaron said:

Oh Really, never faced this issues, thank you

 

If you have never faced this issue, how could you know it depends of what ppf you use?  I've been there, done that, and won't do it again.

[Aaron]

11 hours ago, Speed said:

 

 

 

 

If you have never faced this issue, how could you know it depends of what ppf you use?  I've been there, done that, and won't do it again.

Hi i mean i never noted the gloss ppf will turn the matte finish to gloss look. For the removal, i now have tried matte ppf on matte paint already, seems my film has no issues to remove. Later I will try clear on matte paint. 

[Speed]

Matte paint hasn't been around very long so I bet there are not many 10 year old matte cars out there with film on them.  Most removals I have done that are less then 2 years old don't leave much adhesive behind but I have seen far too many older installs that did, sometimes it was almost like the glue had "fossilized" into the clear coat that took hours to clean up.  

 

Last year I had a customer considering buying some special edition Lexus with matte paint and he called me about putting film on it.  I explained my reasons why I felt like it wasn't a good idea.  I contacted his sales person at Lexus and he assured me their paint was "robust enough" and there wouldn't be any issues filming it.  When I asked him if I could come by their showroom and spray some adhesive remover on the car and let it sit for ten minutes, I was told absolutely no.  

 

I'm not trying to bash anyone's opinion, just a heads up.  A quick search pulled this 

 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-to-take-proper-care-of-your-car-s-matte-paint-finish-114393.html

The only thing that works on any paint for cleaning purposes is water. Matte finishes will require specific solutions to clean, and almost anything else can damage it. Anything from wax, cleaning solvents, and whatever solution devised to bring shine to regular paint will lead to potential damage when a matte paint is involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Aaron]

13 hours ago, Speed said:

Matte paint hasn't been around very long so I bet there are not many 10 year old matte cars out there with film on them.  Most removals I have done that are less then 2 years old don't leave much adhesive behind but I have seen far too many older installs that did, sometimes it was almost like the glue had "fossilized" into the clear coat that took hours to clean up.  

 

Last year I had a customer considering buying some special edition Lexus with matte paint and he called me about putting film on it.  I explained my reasons why I felt like it wasn't a good idea.  I contacted his sales person at Lexus and he assured me their paint was "robust enough" and there wouldn't be any issues filming it.  When I asked him if I could come by their showroom and spray some adhesive remover on the car and let it sit for ten minutes, I was told absolutely no.  

 

I'm not trying to bash anyone's opinion, just a heads up.  A quick search pulled this 

 

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/how-to-take-proper-care-of-your-car-s-matte-paint-finish-114393.html

The only thing that works on any paint for cleaning purposes is water. Matte finishes will require specific solutions to clean, and almost anything else can damage it. Anything from wax, cleaning solvents, and whatever solution devised to bring shine to regular paint will lead to potential damage when a matte paint is involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your thoughts are more thorough and comprehensive, good to learn that 👍