opherhenry

Gotic4u

E634Me

Major bummer.

I have a small chip in my paint that I need to get fixed that a wrap would have helped prevent.

Still, don't know if I'm going to go that route.

Saw a lady the other day fling her door open all the way and let if bounce off the stops with total disregard to the vehicle next to her. It was a nice new pickup, that thankfully was about 1 inch far enough away so that she missed hitting it. As I passed by her 10+ year old faded compact sedan I noticed she'd made sure to install her Club lock on the wheel. Also noted a her big knitting bag, but didn't see any cats roaming the back seat. I probably shouldn't note that she needed every inch of door opening, but I will. As the Stradman would say, Girth Nation . . .

HarambeMB

Fame Douglas

Adding Xpel stealth to magno paint doesn’t make it look different. Maybe if you look very closely you’d see a slight difference. Definitely get it done, you’ll enjoy it.

NL007

I'm looking at Xpel Stealth for my Mango Selenite as well, leaning towards the critical parts rather than the whole. Took a look at a sample of that vs Llumar/Suntek and the Xpel was much more naked to my eyes. However, dealers in Toronto are apparently out of stock for a few weeks, which was a warning to me by one dealer as Xpel seems to have supply issues. However, I don't know of another product that looks virtually naked to the eye - and like you, do not want to sacrifice the Magno look with a completely diff wrap look.

bobblehead

^ how many ppf shops have you talked to in Toronto ? Some may have plenty of ppf stock in hands to be ready for the busy season.

NL007

Didn't talk to everyone but a few reputable and referred ones - both had similar comments and one having contacts others to gauge availability as well, same issue.

tonecas

doesn't Xpel Stealth add a matte finish? why not a clear coat/standard PPF?

gearboxtrouble

I got suntek's matte film on the front, side rockers and lower trim bits. I can't really notice its there and it does the job on protection. I will say that the magno paint its actually a very durable and tough finish. It doesn't need to be babied as much as people think.

amgcb

Just out of curiosity, what are you all getting quoted for a full wrap?

My normal installer has told me $7995 for a full wrap in Xpel stealth. Judging by bits and pieces I've seen on the forum, it seems higher than others.

As a side note, I know this is a thread on the Magno color, but he did send pictures of 2 18 E63 wagon's he did which were selenite metallic and when they were done wrapping in Xpel, and I was pretty suprised on how well the matte look comes off.

E634Me

Also, just out of curiosity, for comparison purposes, how much would a paint correction and full respray of the magno clear coat cost?

Seems like it couldn't cost that much more than a full wrap at the $8 k price . . .

rorywquin

Do you mind telling us what you paid?

dav461

tonecas

yeah, stupid question. i was thinking on grey selenite metallic

i am really curious and interested in knowing how would standard black behave with Xpel Stealth.
another guy on the forum has taken his obsidian metallic black and wrap it in Xpel Stealth and the results are amazing. It gets close to the matte black of ED1. so I am now considering if i should change my order from obsidian black to standard black since I am thinking on wrapping also in Xpel Stealth and thus changing the finish from glossy to matte, and if the results are the same then I will be sparing about $1k on the paint...

fabbrisd1

If you plan to wrap - of course change to "standard" classic black - in the event of minor damage in any event - classic black is much easier to address than metallic Obsidian - that said metallic Obsidian has a "extra" top/clear coat for CQ or other "ceramic" polish.

On the "wrap's" - in our non-major-metro area a full wrap done by a top notch team is like $4K range

dav461

tonecas

but the thing is, i really never saw side by side the same car in standard black and obsidian black in outdoors space so i cannot tell the difference. well, i know that the obsidian black is more grayish and glossy according to the incidence of light and probably because of the metallic particles added but i don't know how that will affect the final result when applied a matte PPF over it.

how far in changing the paint's color tone and brightness goes a matte PPF? the images i saw from using obsidian black were astonishing, but disregarding the fact that the images were taken with rather low outside light...

tonecas

in my case i'm not in the US and there are few guys doing detailing since this is not that common in my country. at least, few that i can have confidence in leaving my car....the major one is precisely an expert on Xpel brand.
the reviews seem to say good about 3M Scotchgard Pro also, and Suntek/Llumar as being the most hydrophobic. i am expecting this will cost me some good money but i prefer to have more peace of mind and at the same have the option to get a matte car of my choice having the possibility of just reversing the thing later if needed (matte colors are not sought after in my country and can even lower the residual value of the car)

Meeru

here’s how it looks on my wife’s car. Just like the paint itself

tonecas

that's a very nice color and nicely specd.
that was my initial set-up but decided for the black.

jkob5

Thanks for info I'll be using xpel stealth on the hood ,front bumper and fenders. Good to know it won't be noticeable against the rest of the car.

dav461

tonecas

I'm in Portugal, Europe

NOTTAYO

Hey,
Can you provide pictures of the suntek matte ppf. I'm looking to get mine done