PeteDin206

I've had Stek DynoMatt on my car for almost 2 years now (installed March 2017, you can see original photos in one of my previous posts).  I can say that the film still looks amazing with none of the issues that DennisJR is posting.  I can post some photos of my car in a couple days as I'm getting the windshield replaced right now.  I usually have the car hand washed once a month and have the original install shop detail the car twice a year.  All the Stek cars I've seen in their shop look amazing with none of the issues other people are mentioning either.  

A couple weeks on and I'm still ecstatic about the film. No issues so far and I've hand washed the car 3 times.   Best part about the STEK film is right after a quick hand wash you can go drive for 5 min and the car is almost dry.  Just a quick wipe down and it is done.  

Meteopolitan Detail did a spectacular job on the install as well.  

The pictures really don't do it justice.  My wife (who hates cars) text me when she first saw it (I was flying home) and said, "That is f'n sick"...   she has never said that about any car.  Another friend at dinner said the photos (above) don't do it justice.  I tend to agree. 

Car got dropped off at my house yesterday while I was on a flight home from Detroit.  Totally blown away by the final results.  Attached are some of the photos my friend snapped.  He wanted to take more time with it but had to pick up his daughter and was in a rush.  First and foremost a huge thanks to John and Benjamin over at Metropolitan Detail in the Seattle area.  Benjamin is a rockstar in terms of install quality.  The guy is just meticulous.  I'm blown away by the film as well.  Perfect uniformity on every panel.  A little about the car: 2017 Audi Q7 Prestige in Florett Silver with Black Optics, adaptive suspension, driver assistance and a few other features.  The tint is Xpel Prime XR (20% front, 35% rear all the way around to match, 70% windshield). Black Audi rings from AudiBadges.com. While I know everyone has their preference on film, I would encourage you to at least check out Stek.  Obviously I'll be keeping an eye on it but I know being a local company they stand behind their product and workmanship.  

The guys over at Metropolitan Detail have done an outstanding job.  I still haven't seen the car in person.  I saw some of it last week but was traveling for work this week.  I'll either get it at EOD tomorrow or Friday depending on what time my flight gets in.  My friend saw it today and was blown away.  

Friend sent over a shot he snapped today when swinging by my installer.   Door handles are going on today.  I'll have some better photos tomorrow once it is wrapped up.  

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5 hours ago, blackoutauto said:

wait your car is matte?

Here is a different panel that shows the lighting a bit better.  Yes, I went with Matte film, but the car is normal florett silver from Audi.  

Just a little teaser photo of the car...  Should be finished up in a couple of days but the film is beautiful and I have to say the installers have done an amazing job.  I'll post a full set of photos with the complete car once it is done. 

Are you suggesting I work for Stek?  It is pretty easy if you are such a internet search wizard to figure out my full name and where I work which clearly has nothing to do with Stek.  Meanwhile you use a generic first initial and last name and no reference to where you are located.  It is obvious you have a grudge with some mythical Korean company that you claim simply changed their name to Stek.  The install shop I'm working with has a history of excellent customer service for well over 10 years.  If you are willing to bad mouth a company, why not do so with some transparency.  Where do you work?  What company film do you install?  Unless you are willing to be transparent it is clear that you simply work for a competitor who is simply trying to badmouth a company at any cost.  

The problem I have is you haven't even used their product.  You claim that you received some other companies product and it was totally defective and you associate that with Stek.  Have you even installed a piece of Stek film?  The internet swings both ways, and from personal experience in both friends who know the shop I'm working with and other shops I feel pretty good about my choices to use their product.  I've also seen plenty of times where installers and shops bad mouth other product because they don't want to lose business to another brand.  I could care less what other people install, but to bad mouth a product that you have (by your own admission) never used is just poor taste.

14 hours ago, J.Lambert said:

Phone cases is here.

I have no idea what company is. A film manufacturer sells this item?

They might delete those video later.

You realize they are showing off various materials that they make.  I'm guessing you wouldn't buy 3m products because they make all sorts of products other than film right?  They make sticky tape, which you (and most of the world) probably know it as "Scotch Tape"...

On 3/2/2017 at 5:20 AM, J.Lambert said:

You need to read my article again. I didn`t mention their quality. I am questioning about the company STEK.

I think you are one of them.

Ok. let me tell you my history. 3 years ago, I bought 300 rolls of PPF from a korean comapny. I didn`t know they were a trading company.

Because they told me that they are a manufacturer. and showed pictures of facilities. 

2/3 of film was defective, Adhesive was too weak to install. The korean company disappeared after I claimed. I still have $ 80K stock.

I was a fool.

How many compaies can produce PPF? Do you think new PPF manufacturer suddenly come up?

Go ask their Company License of the company.  When they started.

I will ask about them to my current Korean supplier. I will post.

I dont work for Stek nor have anything to do with them.  I work for a software company in Seattle.  I did spend a huge amount of time researching the film that I am putting on my car.  I spend time talking to each of the shops that I was considering in my area who install Suntek, Xpel and Stek, as well as shops in neighboring cities.  I went and checked out a few cars that have had the film on each for many months including one of the early samples of Stek from the shop doing my car.  I also asked for honest opinions on the business practices of all the shops I could have worked with from friends who have had multiple cars wrapped by each.  

Personally I went with the installer with the best reputation in my area.  They have installed Xpel and moved to Stek because they believe it is a stronger product.  I could have easily gone with Xpel (similar pricing) or Suntek (cheaper) but given my research I feel confident I'm getting an excellent product from a very well qualified shop who has been around for a long time.

Checking out their film, I can tell you that no where near 2/3's of their film is defective so it is completely disingenuous to claim that some other company you bought from represents Stek's business/quality.   

I got to check out the Stek film going on my car today and was beyond impressed.  The film is the most even clarity matte film I've seen.  It also had a much nicer feel than the other films I've touched.  It should be wrapped up by the end of next week and I'll have plenty of photos to share at that point. 

Agreed.  The shop I'm working with has been testing Stek longer than most people and have had nothing but rave reviews from all of their customers.  As I stated these aren't normal clients either.  They are taking their cars on the track and are having the film applied to cars like GT3RS, 918, 911R and R8.  When I was in mapping out all the work I'm doing (tint and a few other things) a guy with a 911 GTS told me it was his 3rd car he was having redone to STek because he liked the quality better than his previous film (I didn't ask what he was coming from).  My biggest point was that post I was responding to was very targeted with no real info to back it up his claims.  I also noticed that Suntek itself just posted a similar photo of their film being installed on a phone.  Going to the Stek YouTube shows they did some film for phones which isn't surprising because the materials and process isn't that different.  I didn't see any "phone cases" like the poster called out. 

On 2/26/2017 at 6:23 AM, J.Lambert said:

They seems a small trading company from Korea. I can not trust them.

It is not possible to be developed new PPF and new brand suddenly. Probably experienced ppl make a new comapny. 

Go ask their Company License of the company.

Because there are only 3 companies producing PPF in Korea. Sangbo, NDFOS, Mapro. Ask them who is STEK.

Very similar with Mapro and NDFOS products, even packing.

And check their youtube, they sell phone cases, tape, liquid, lots of unrelated products.

Who is gonna use their products? USA customers are not that stupid.

You joined this forum just to post this?  I have seen a number of cars with STEK on them and the film seems very solid.  We aren't talking Honda that they are installing it on either.  Let me guess you work for a Suntek or Xpel shop or one of those companies directly.

I'm going with the matte film on a silver car so I'm not worried about gloss...  And yes, I'm working with J...

Well a little update on my end. I am likely going to go local with the STek film. The shop that does install has been around longer and despite the added cost and time, I find a lot of value in knowing they are local and stand behind their work long term. Saw a R8 and Tesla they have done recently and they both look amazing.

So when a company like Xpel or Suntek releases a new film, how do you know they spent 5 years testing the adhesive? Just curious? From my understanding Stek has been making film for a long time, they just whitelabeled it for a long time.

Not yet. I'm traveling in Japan right now and my car doesn't arrive until March.

If I choose the local shop, I'm happy they take their time. Especially when they are taking apart the bumpers, door handles, head and tail lights. It is not like they are working on a Honda. If someone started tearing down my without taking their time, I'd propably pull my car out of the shop right there.

What on earth are you covering that takes a week to do?

Pretty sure I know the shop he is talking about and they will have 3-4 full car wraps in the shop at any given time, not to mention their full front jobs. In order not to grind their business to halt by working o one car at a time, they tend to spread out the jobs since they have the space.

I'm keeping the names of both shops off the forum for respect of the parties.

My friend has had 3 cars wrapped by the Suntek people, but his cars have all been vinyl wrap (various brushed metallic films). I've seen a bunch of their Suntek work in pictures though. The Stek shop has done a lot of work on another friend's cars (mostly frontal work, but also saw a 911GT3 with Stek (not Matte though) he showed me while checking out the shop.

I believe the Stek shop probably does a bit better work in talking to them and I'm leaning that way because he is local and seemed a bit more detailed in their process (7-10 days vs 4-5 to complete the work). He is trying to see if he can get me a bit closer to the Suntek shop price but it would still be a couple thousand more to do it local.

I've got a new car coming in a few months and as debating between Suntek PPF-M and the Stek dynomatt film. The guy who is using STek is local to me and the Suntek guy is a few hours away. Both shops have done work on my friend's cars and deal in mostly higher end cars (Porsche, Lambo and so forth). The local shop (Stek) would be a bit of a premium but having local in case there are issues would be nice. I don't really want to drive a few hours multiple times (likely have to leave the car with them for a week each time) to save money in the short term. People seem very loyal to their film from the various boards but I figured I'd try and get some feedback from installers who have worked with each company. The car is a metallic silver if that makes any difference.