Question for PPF Installers
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Question for PPF Installers
What is the work associated with the paint correction before applying PPF? Bought my car to have PPF applied and was told they do paint correction and wondering what this means in the industry.
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Steve
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Steve
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It's mostly minor paint correction they do. The car gets detailed and the surface gets prepped, so that the PPF will adhere. At most, they'll buff out minor blemishes. Fixing paint chips is not part of it. I had put PPF on one car that had a couple of paint chips and the installer actually recommended to touch them up over the film instead of before. I ended up just leaving them.
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It's mostly minor paint correction they do. The car gets detailed and the surface gets prepped, so that the PPF will adhere. At most, they'll buff out minor blemishes. Fixing paint chips is not part of it. I had put PPF on one car that had a couple of paint chips and the installer actually recommended to touch them up over the film instead of before. I ended up just leaving them.
fender that I complained the most about. I guess if he filled it he would have to sand it and sanding it even with the rest of the fender without effecting the surrounding area would be tough if not impossible. Still think a dab of black marker would have gone a long way in hiding it.
Appreciate the answer. At least I now know he didn't get lazy in not correcting it. Told him they should call it Paint Prep instead of Paint Correction to set expectation. Rest of the car looks great but of course the imperfection stands out... at least it does to me. :-)
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Thank you. My guy said if he touched up the chips it would leave a raised surface and the PPF would stand off the vehicle around it and look much worse. I told him using a black permanent marker (black) would have be nice to hide the white spots. There is one decent chip right on top of the right
fender that I complained the most about. I guess if he filled it he would have to sand it and sanding it even with the rest of the fender without effecting the surrounding area would be tough if not impossible. Still think a dab of black marker would have gone a long way in hiding it.
Appreciate the answer. At least I now know he didn't get lazy in not correcting it. Told him they should call it Paint Prep instead of Paint Correction to set expectation. Rest of the car looks great but of course the imperfection stands out... at least it does to me. :-)
fender that I complained the most about. I guess if he filled it he would have to sand it and sanding it even with the rest of the fender without effecting the surrounding area would be tough if not impossible. Still think a dab of black marker would have gone a long way in hiding it.
Appreciate the answer. At least I now know he didn't get lazy in not correcting it. Told him they should call it Paint Prep instead of Paint Correction to set expectation. Rest of the car looks great but of course the imperfection stands out... at least it does to me. :-)
