Hi all new to the forum. I tried searching my issue and found this site so I decided to register and post my concern/issue and maybe someone here has some advice for me.
I have a 2022 Challenger Jailbreak I took right from the dealer 3 miles down the road to get PPF installed. This place was recommended and overall, I am very happy with the results. He used XPEL and did the whole front end, lower rockers, and some other small areas. He says he uses the XPEL library and doesn't cut any film on the car.
I am only not happy with the way the stripes turned out, this car has matte vinyl racing stripes. He decided to cover the whole hood with the regular gloss PPF, then just over the stripes he installed the XPEL stealth PPF. The color match for the stripes turned out great, can't tell the difference between the hood and the roof which is naked.
However, there is a noticeable air gap between the stripes and the paint, due to the PPF not being able to make that transition since the OEM stripes are pretty thick. I mentioned to him already I'm not thrilled about it and I said I'll wait a few months to see if I can live with it. Well, 2 months went by and it does bother me.
What do you guys suggest is the best way to make this look better?