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Looks great. I went the opposite route though. My gloss white GTS is fully wrapped with Satin xpel. Haha. I think anything that is not stock looks great. lol.
There is no color, there is no "wrap" per se. The effect you're seeing is the change from original matte/satin Green Hell Magno paint, to a Gloss finish provided by the Clear, gloss paint protection film made by Xpel
There is no color, there is no "wrap" per se. The effect you're seeing is the change from original matte/satin Green Hell Magno paint, to a Gloss finish provided by the Clear, gloss paint protection film made by Xpel
Personally, I am so tired of matte finishes and feel MB overdid it on so many GTRs but this gloss version of Green Hell really caught my eye last year and I still find it stunning.
I bet MB would have sold a bunch more GTs if they offered Green Hell in metallic. Your car looks fantastic triblk6spd!! Not a fan of any of the primer-look paints.
... Personally, I am so tired of matte finishes and feel MB overdid it on so many GTRs ...
I'm an Ol' Fart and the matte/flat paints leave me cold ... likely because, as teenagers, we purchased "fixer uppers" (OK, often "sh*t-wrecks" would be more accurate) and, as we did repairs, often ran around with various panels covered in flat primer (sometimes, due to lack of funds, staying that way for long periods). So, to me, a flat/matte paint says "awww, it's so unfortunate that person can't afford to paint their nice car!" $;-))
Is this XPEL a precut? I ask because a precut don’t cover all paint around edges and badges.
I am considering doing the same on my matt Magno Grey.
No, for this the templates have to be customized to wrap around the edges and cover parts that are left uncovered otherwise. I was considering doing the opposite with my C63S. It's Obsidian black and I was considering wrapping it with XPEL Stealth to get the matte effect. It's pretty expensive, because of all the extra customizing etc., and at the end of the day like some poster above said, I realized that I'm not really keen on these matte paints and I much prefer the light reflections in gloss paint. Nothing beats a clean, polished gloss black metallic car, IMO.
No, for this the templates have to be customized to wrap around the edges and cover parts that are left uncovered otherwise. I was considering doing the opposite with my C63S. It's Obsidian black and I was considering wrapping it with XPEL Stealth to get the matte effect. It's pretty expensive, because of all the extra customizing etc., and at the end of the day like some poster above said, I realized that I'm not really keen on these matte paints and I much prefer the light reflections in gloss paint. Nothing beats a clean, polished gloss black metallic car, IMO.
Thanks a lot for answer. I have been testing both XPEL Ultimate and Stealth on my matt paint. I like the gloss look better than matt look for sure. Only thing I don’t like so much with is the Ultimate is the “appelsin” peel close up. With the Stealth the PPF is all smooth and the surface I actually smoother. Tough choice…..
Thanks a lot for answer. I have been testing both XPEL Ultimate and Stealth on my matt paint. I like the gloss look better than matt look for sure. Only thing I don’t like so much with is the Ultimate is the “appelsin” peel close up. With the Stealth the PPF is all smooth and the surface I actually smoother. Tough choice…..
Hmmh...don't know about that. Might be a side effect of the matte paint. I now have Ultimate on the full front with customized wrapped edges and if I didn't know I couldn't tell which panels have PPF. I just moved my finger over the PPF into an adjacent panel w/o PPF and there is no difference in smoothness or surface texture. The only way I can tell there's PPF is if I look really hard for the edges of the film. For example they cut out around the V8 biturbo badge instead of removing the badge and applying it on top the film. I didn't even notice for the longest time until one day the sun hit it just right revealing the edge of the film. Otherwise it completely blends in. Obviously this wouldn't work when going from matte to gloss or gloss to matte. All the badges would have to be removed and reapplied over the film.
Looks terrific. Can anyone give me an idea of the cost to PPF the entire car?
Very much depends on location, but you’re probably looking at $6,000 at the low end. Find the best installer you can and do not except a template design as the absolute best way to cover the car in PPF is to have all edges ‘wrapped’ and hidden.
I agree with thebishman - $6k might even be light. Authentic Details in TX did the wrap and would most likely tell you what it cost > https://www.authenticdetails.com/?fb...xU_x5USIxJwEa0 They also show this GTR on their FB page.
I chatted with them when I first saw the post and found them very easygoing. Their feedback to me since I was not local was exactly what thebishman stated - finding a competent shop is crucially important.
Here are some pictures showing the orange peel with XPEL Ultimate. Also se how the light in roof reflects in the PPF. That said, there is a lot of orange peel I original paint, so I can’t blame the Ultimate. Also notice how the Stealth hides thee orange peel.
Here are some pictures showing the orange peel with XPEL Ultimate. Also se how the light in roof reflects in the PPF. That said, there is a lot of orange peel I original paint, so I can’t blame the Ultimate. Also notice how the Stealth hides thee orange peel.
Ultimate vs Stealth
Stealth
Ultimate vs Stealth
Oh yeah, that's the paint. MB paint has distinct orange peel. The paint is actually the same between Gloss and Magno. They just have different clear coats. With a glossy coat, which is what Ultimate adds, you get the light reflections, so you see the orange peel. You get that with factory gloss as well. The film doesn't change that. It's just the difference between having a matte coating that doesn't reflect the light and a glossy coating that does.
Oh yeah, that's the paint. MB paint has distinct orange peel. The paint is actually the same between Gloss and Magno. They just have different clear coats. With a glossy coat, which is what Ultimate adds, you get the light reflections, so you see the orange peel. You get that with factory gloss as well. The film doesn't change that. It's just the difference between having a matte coating that doesn't reflect the light and a glossy coating that does.
Yes the OEM gloss clear coat has a lot of orange peel also. Since the Stealth hides this, I most probably will do that, even though I like gloss best. I will decide after meeting with the installer.
05-07-2021, 02:59 PM
