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      02-07-2023, 12:34 PM   #111
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Frozen in the sun looks delish. That frozen Portimao really pops when the sun hits it. Looks fantastic.
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My Frozen Pure Grey II Metallic G80 is currently in the shop for a full stealth PPF wrap and window tint. Will post before and after pics when complete...
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Frozen Pure Grey II Metallic with Stek matte PPF.

Looks great - can't tell it's wrapped at all, and feel a lot better getting the Frozen paint protected!
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your car seemed to be with some nice company...
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My Frozen Pure Grey II Metallic G80 is currently in the shop for a full stealth PPF wrap and window tint. Will post before and after pics when complete...
Got the car back, looks awesome! Full matte PPF wrap, and 22% ceramic tint.
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Got the car back, looks awesome! Full matte PPF wrap, and 22% ceramic tint.
Looks amazing! I read in another thread that you had a few scratches on the bumper prior to PPF. Did the PPF by chance cover them up?
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your car seemed to be with some nice company...
Yeah, it was a bit humbling!
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Looks amazing! I read in another thread that you had a few scratches on the bumper prior to PPF. Did the PPF by chance cover them up?
I’m glad you asked, yes it made the scratches go away completely!! So happy with how it turned out. Also, it was snowing and raining this morning when I picked it up, and it was so cool all the water just beaded off the car and dried up quickly.
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Went to my local shop and was thinking about doing stealth ppf on BSM. They advised me to really think about it before spending the 9k, Honest shop! They told me people who got the stealth look done on bsm got tired of it quick. Went ahead and got the front end/impact areas ppf with ceramic pro gold and I am in love with the outcome. People who has BSM that went stealth for awhile now how is the feeling?
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I’m glad you asked, yes it made the scratches go away completely!! So happy with how it turned out. Also, it was snowing and raining this morning when I picked it up, and it was so cool all the water just beaded off the car and dried up quickly.
Very good to hear! What film did you go with?
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Very good to hear! What film did you go with?
It was SunTek Matte film.
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Got the car back, looks awesome! Full matte PPF wrap, and 22% ceramic tint.
Who makes the 22% ceramic tint?
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It was SunTek Matte film.
Good stuff. I love my Frozen paint, but read to many horror stories of scratches and inability to fix them. My wife knew I would complain and moan if I ever get a scratch so she was all for the full PPF
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Who makes the 22% ceramic tint?
Pretty sure that is SunTek as well.
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Went to my local shop and was thinking about doing stealth ppf on BSM. They advised me to really think about it before spending the 9k, Honest shop! They told me people who got the stealth look done on bsm got tired of it quick. Went ahead and got the front end/impact areas ppf with ceramic pro gold and I am in love with the outcome. People who has BSM that went stealth for awhile now how is the feeling?
My F82 was BSM with Ceramic Pro Gold and it looked AMAZING. My G82 is BSM with Xpel Stealth (see my previous post in this thread) and it looks AMAZING. I do miss the awesome "10 layers of glass" gloss of my F82, but every time I look at my G82 it makes me smile. It's been nine months and I don't regret it and I have zero plans to remove it.

Edit: I do have one regret... that I didn't go with a frozen paint in the first place. Next time it'll be a frozen paint with Xpel Stealth.
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My F82 was BSM with Ceramic Pro Gold and it looked AMAZING. My G82 is BSM with Xpel Stealth (see my previous post in this thread) and it looks AMAZING. I do miss the awesome "10 layers of glass" gloss of my F82, but every time I look at my G82 it makes me smile. It's been nine months and I don't regret it and I have zero plans to remove it.

Edit: I do have one regret... that I didn't go with a frozen paint in the first place. Next time it'll be a frozen paint with Xpel Stealth.
Thanks for the feedback! I was so close to going the stealth ppf route until they showed me a black Carrera S they just did Ceramic pro on and my jaw dropped and it changed my mind instantly.
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Thanks for the feedback! I was so close to going the stealth ppf route until they showed me a black Carrera S they just did Ceramic pro on and my jaw dropped and it changed my mind instantly.
I'm sure I wouldn't have been disappointed if I went with Ceramic Pro Gold again. And if I ever do have the PPF removed, I'll like go with it again.

This was my F82 the day I picked it up from having the Ceramic Pro Gold done.
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My Alpine White G80 is scheduled for a full PPF treatment when it arrives because this will be a daily driver. Probably 12-15K miles a year.

I’ve been toying with the idea of Stealth.

I’ve seen a few pics of Alpine White Steaths in this thread, but my questions are:

- Is there anyone who regret going stealth and not keeping it glossy?

- Is the quality of the Stealth vs Gloss any different? (I think they’re the same, but was curious if anyone had horror stories of peeling, etc.)
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