Removing PPF on a 2 year old McLaren...........
Removing PPF on a 2 year old McLaren...........
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8Tech

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2,212 posts

228 months

Thursday 24th September
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Make your own assessment. Bad paint on a £200k McLaren or poor PPF that was done at a pro shop? We assumed the owner of a McLaren didnt go to any back street shop for his PPF.

thebraketester

15,781 posts

168 months

Thursday 24th September
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IMO PPF is a bit like VPN...

nn7man

158 posts

108 months

Thursday 24th September
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That's a 12C!

More like 13-14 years old, well at least the car is.

keo

2,984 posts

200 months

Thursday 24th September
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Where is the two year old McLaren?

davek_964

11,299 posts

205 months

Thursday 24th September
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I think I would have stopped after the first panel.......

Dynamic Space Wizard

964 posts

134 months

Thursday 24th September
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If I was the owner I'd tell you to stick it all back on laugh

Chris_i8

2,453 posts

223 months

Thursday 24th September
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Paint issue, not PPF.
Paint wasn't brilliant from the factory on 12C and who knows how many 'blow overs' it's had in its life, I'm going to say 2+.

One of the inherent risks of removing PPF, regardless of age of car or PPF.

Chris

MDL111

8,906 posts

207 months

Thursday 24th September
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little chair matches the trash ....

Emilio Largo

768 posts

141 months

Thursday 24th September
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Perhaps I should reconsider having my 17MY V8 Vantage S PPF´ed?

I would really like to know how many years the PPF had been on that car? More than ten - as has been suggested - seems a good guess to me.

After how many years does - even modern - PPF have to be removed lest it bonds terminally with the paintwork? Any experiences?

Zorbathegreek

221 posts

14 months

Thursday 24th September
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Did you use nitromors?

650S

211 posts

200 months

Thursday 24th September
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davek_964 said:
I think I would have stopped after the first panel.......
Superb biggrin

andrew

10,357 posts

222 months

Thursday 24th September
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paint protection film

love the ironic name

Deviation

223 posts

34 months

Thursday 24th September
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Could just be a poor job removing it.


PPF is very difficult to remove but when done right, it’s not impossible.


Have removed PPF from a GT40, which was almost glued on. Takes a lot of time and patience.

Mikebentley

8,625 posts

170 months

Thursday 24th September
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andrew said:
paint protection film

love the ironic name
It’s doing its job still clinging onto the paint even when it’s all come off the panel.

andrew

10,357 posts

222 months

Thursday 24th September
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Mikebentley said:
andrew said:
paint protection film

love the ironic name
It s doing its job still clinging onto the paint even when it s all come off the panel.
thumbup

Zorbathegreek

221 posts

14 months

Thursday 24th September
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Deviation said:
Could just be a poor job removing it.


PPF is very difficult to remove but when done right, it s not impossible.


Have removed PPF from a GT40, which was almost glued on. Takes a lot of time and patience.
Steam is the way to go.