Will PPF get harder to remove

[LemonTart]

Hi Folks

I bought my 2010 911 coming up 6 years ago, when I bought it it had PPF to front bumper, bonnet, front and rear wings, fills and roof edges. It’s a templated type of install so one that finishes about 2mm short of the panel so you can see the edge of it which now has a line of dirt along it that I can clean out.It’s also started to go a little off colour if you look carefully you can see a yellowish hue on the PPF.

I don’t know what the product is or how long it’s been fitted so I am wondering what to do, I think my options are.

1 Leave it on, it’s adding protection and it probably won’t get any harder to remove than it is now.
2 Have a go at removing it myself then get the car machine polished and add a ceramic coating by someone who knows what they are doing.
3 Try and find an expert to remove it and machine polish and add ceramic coating.

I have up to now opted for leave it on but I have no idea if it’s just going to make its eventual removal more difficult.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Quinten]

I removed (suspected) 12 year old PPF from my imported RS4 which started to peel at some corners. Watched a few youtube vids and used boiling hot water on a microfiber towel to heat up sections of the PPF and then pull it off towards myself. Hardly any glue stayed onto the bodywork so all it took was a good wash afterwards.

[LemonTart]

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[LemonTart]

Quinten said:

I removed (suspected) 12 year old PPF from my imported RS4 which started to peel at some corners. Watched a few youtube vids and used boiling hot water on a microfiber towel to heat up sections of the PPF and then pull it off towards myself. Hardly any glue stayed onto the bodywork so all it took was a good wash afterwards.

Thanks, I am tempted to have a go at removing it, is there a reason you went for boiling water rather than a hot air gun? Youtubers seem to use both methods.

Thanks

[Quinten]

Hot air gun is focussed on a much smaller area than a large hot towel. It's also very easy to burn through the PPF with a hot air gun than it would be with a hot towel.

[LemonTart]

Quinten said:

Hot air gun is focussed on a much smaller area than a large hot towel. It's also very easy to burn through the PPF with a hot air gun than it would be with a hot towel.

That makes sense, thanks

[zsdom]

Get a steam cleaner as your heat source if you’re looking to remove it yourself

[LemonTart]

Thanks chaps.

Do you think it will get any harder to remove the longer I leave it?

I am tempted to leave it on as it adds protection but don't want its eventual removal to get even harder or more destructive.

Thanks in advance

[255SNK]

If it's been on the car longer than a week after initial application it won't make any difference to removal how long it's been on the car for thereafter.

Cheers,

Chris

[LemonTart]

255SNK said:

If it's been on the car longer than a week after initial application it won't make any difference to removal how long it's been on the car for thereafter.

Cheers,

Chris

Thanks Chris, in that case I will leave it on and just enjoy driving it when the opportunities arise.