optronix
Senior Member
Thing is, I've had cars reach well over 100k miles and have not needed a respray. Sure, there are a few rock chips... but in all honesty? Not as unsightly as aging PPF.I've never had much issue taking ppf off. Just a heat gun and some patience is all it has taken.
I do agree it's an extra step in repair. Insurance often won't cover it unless it was actually reported and you ensured it was insured. However, I do know some installers will give you a discount for panel repairs and something like a mirror should be 70$, while a door would be 250-300$.
My issue with respray, and what keeps me coming back to ppf, is that typically repainting of any sort is not done whole panel and they typically sand, blend, clear. This leads to high spots and waviness that can be picked up by a paint meter, and will definitely impact value negatively. Not to mention small bumps and dings can take off paint which requires a respray where ppf would only require popping the dent and cleaning it up. Sure I could find someone to properly sand and repaint a panel so there aren't high spots, but it will cost as much for two panels as ppf for the whole car would.
Except for my STI. That thing was sandblasted with rock chips at like 8k miles... but I feel like PPF would ruin the paint if it were removed too because Subaru paint sucks.
Personally I've fallen for the allure of PPF, had it on several cars, but have since gotten over it.
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