Paint protection film?

[NicBowman]

Hi

Anyone used PPF successfully on their TVR?

I got a quote for front end on my Griff, seems a couple of grand, or nose cone for a few hundred.

Sounds a nice idea? Should stop the chips?

Nic

[Classic Chim]

I have a job driving cars around tracks and often on airport runways.
The cars that are protected by either a wrap or indeed clear film over paint have far less stone chip damage. Others look peppered.
Windscreens often crack and all have stone chips from following/ overtaking slower cars except the ones with a film on them.

If I had a front end respray I’d definitely look to protect it with such a product.
My car was repainted over 12 years ago and suffers from stone chip damage. Needs re doing?

[glow worm]

I had paintshield put on my Tuscan after an S&D front end respray , it was OK for 5 years then started to look opaque and it didn't stop larger stones, so I took it off. It came off OK without damaging the paint. I had a "spare" front end sprayed at the same time without paintshield which is on the car now . I think I would save my money for another respray next time.

[swisstoni]

Also, fixing paint chips is pretty straightforward if you look into how it’s done.

[DVR V8]

Had this dilemma many years ago after front end repaint. I got a trimmer friend to help me make this about 15 years ago. On and off in a minute. It also protects the fairings and indicators.

[swisstoni]

DVR V8 said:

Had this dilemma many years ago after front end repaint. I got a trimmer friend to help me make this about 15 years ago. On and off in a minute. It also protects the fairings and indicators.

Yanks call them a bra.

[Johno]

NicBowman said:

Hi

Anyone used PPF successfully on their TVR?

I got a quote for front end on my Griff, seems a couple of grand, or nose cone for a few hundred.

Sounds a nice idea? Should stop the chips?

Nic

Historically it had to finish as a line across the top of the arch, which was a bit obvious. Things have moved on a lot, so are they able to now put a single piece from door front to door front all the way round the front? Single piece for bonnet as well?