[RF100]

Just picked up a new frozen black M3. Absolutely love the car and the color so far. I am getting a full body stealth STEK PPF next week. Hoping it doesn't change the look of the frozen paint!

[vbb]

Very nice! Question- why would you put stealth STEK on as your PPF instead of clear? I thought the stealth look was specifically to give the car that matte finish, which you already have.

[RF100]

Originally Posted by vbb

Very nice! Question- why would you put stealth STEK on as your PPF instead of clear? I thought the stealth look was specifically to give the car that matte finish, which you already have.

This video should help explain that. The matte PPF was specifically made for matte/frozen cars so it can give the protection but keep a matte finish. A glossy ppf would make it look glossy.

[iviegatron]

Originally Posted by RF100

Just picked up a new frozen black M3. Absolutely love the car and the color so far. I am getting a full body stealth STEK PPF next week. Hoping it doesn't change the look of the frozen paint!

Curious...why not get BSM and have full stealth PPF done to it? Should give you the same look and you save money on the individual paint.

[Patagus007]

Congrats!! Looks amazing! Enjoy 🙌🏽

[RF100]

Originally Posted by iviegatron

Curious...why not get BSM and have full stealth PPF done to it? Should give you the same look and you save money on the individual paint.

This one became available at a dealer not too far from me, and I was able to get it at MSRP with no BS add ons and bmw base rate (it was also a 23 so $1700 cheaper than a 24). I fell in the love with the color and spec once I saw it so decided to not think twice and jumped on it. I also wanted to avoid the wait for a custom ordered one.

I've done some research and yes it seems like you could easily get BSM and do a stealth ppf and achieve nearly the same look. Would it look exactly as good as the frozen paint / frozen paint with stealth ppf? I'm not sure about that, the only way to tell would be to get the 2 side by side I guess or ask someone who has seen both in person.

I contemplated not even doing any PPF and just enjoying the color and take care of it best I could, but with this paint I think it's probably just too risky. I'd be interested to see someone with frozen black paint who didn't do PPF and what the car look likes after some significant miles.

[iviegatron]

Originally Posted by RF100

This one became available at a dealer not too far from me, and I was able to get it at MSRP with no BS add ons and bmw base rate (it was also a 23 so $1700 cheaper than a 24). I fell in the love with the color and spec once I saw it so decided to not think twice and jumped on it. I also wanted to avoid the wait for a custom ordered one.

I've done some research and yes it seems like you could easily get BSM and do a stealth ppf and achieve nearly the same look. Would it look exactly as good as the frozen paint / frozen paint with stealth ppf? I'm not sure about that, the only way to tell would be to get the 2 side by side I guess or ask someone who has seen both in person.

I contemplated not even doing any PPF and just enjoying the color and take care of it best I could, but with this paint I think it's probably just too risky. I'd be interested to see someone with frozen black paint who didn't do PPF and what the car look likes after some significant miles.

Makes sense.

I have a BSM on its way and plan to do a full stealth wrap. I'll share some pics once it's completed so we can compare.

I have a buddy with a frozen Portimao blue and has done only full frontal PPF. He has had the car for about 6 months now and still looks brand new. Granted he takes care of his car really well.

[RF100]

Originally Posted by iviegatron

Makes sense.

I have a BSM on its way and plan to do a full stealth wrap. I'll share some pics once it's completed so we can compare.

I have a buddy with a frozen Portimao blue and has done only full frontal PPF. He has had the car for about 6 months now and still looks brand new. Granted he takes care of his car really well.

Nice yeah I'd definitely like to compare to see if there's any noticeable difference. I was originally going to order BSM and not do any PPF, now that I have seen the frozen black I would definitely recommend doing the stealth PPF on BSM. The matte finish really shows off the body lines of the car so well. Normally, I disliked matte black wrapped cars as I thought it looked cheap but this frozen black is different: looks amazing on the g80 and I've gotten tons of compliments.

For your buddy's frozen portimao blue, can you tell any difference between the parts that have PPF and the parts that don't?

[RF100]

Originally Posted by Patagus007

Congrats!! Looks amazing! Enjoy 🙌🏽

Thanks! How has it been with your frozen dark grey? I saw you have frontal PPF, has that provided you enough protection? And do you see any difference in the panels?

[iviegatron]

Originally Posted by RF100

Nice yeah I'd definitely like to compare to see if there's any noticeable difference. I was originally going to order BSM and not do any PPF, now that I have seen the frozen black I would definitely recommend doing the stealth PPF on BSM. The matte finish really shows off the body lines of the car so well. Normally, I disliked matte black wrapped cars as I thought it looked cheap but this frozen black is different: looks amazing on the g80 and I've gotten tons of compliments.

For your buddy's frozen portimao blue, can you tell any difference between the parts that have PPF and the parts that don't?

No difference at all. Can't even tell if PPF is on there. He has XPEL stealth wrap though.

[RF100]

Originally Posted by iviegatron

No difference at all. Can't even tell if PPF is on there. He has XPEL stealth wrap though.

Good to know. If the PPF was going to change the frozen black color I wouldn't even do it. I'm going with Stek stealth wrap. I've heard good things about both XPEL and stek.

[holmar888]

Stek on BSM - looks amazing. It is thick PPF so expect it will look much the same as Stek on FB.

[M4nication]

Originally Posted by iviegatron

Makes sense.

I have a BSM on its way and plan to do a full stealth wrap. I'll share some pics once it's completed so we can compare.

I have a buddy with a frozen Portimao blue and has done only full frontal PPF. He has had the car for about 6 months now and still looks brand new. Granted he takes care of his car really well.

That's exactly what I'm doing. BSM with stealth wrap. It looks extremely close to Frozen Black, with the added benefit of it being protected. Now if the ship it's on would hurry up... Lol

[MJBO]

BSM with stealth PPF is the spitting image of Frozen Black, without the hassles and worry.

Looking at a Frozen Black G80 and G81 in a showroom today while my car was getting its break in service, they look the same.

[M4nication]

That's good to know. I haven't seen either in person, so knowing it's the same in person makes me feel better. Gonna look great all the carbon fiber and yellow DRLs...

[Patagus007]

Originally Posted by RF100

Thanks! How has it been with your frozen dark grey? I saw you have frontal PPF, has that provided you enough protection? And do you see any difference in the panels?

The eye and camera can’t see a difference. I might have liked to have the full car done but I think just the front is enough.

[cfm56d7b]

Fantastic build. Thanks for sharing!

What are those gold plated exhaust tips? Haven't seen these before. Looks great, by the way.

[///minh]

Maybe a little off topic but for a full body ppf. Do you guys experience any stretch marks? Is it avoidable?

[RF100]

Frozen black before / after full PPF. Same place, lighting and camera. It does effect the sheen/color a bit, i'd say it looks a little less sharp and more shiny. Overall, happy with how it came out.

[althepal]

Originally Posted by holmar888

Stek on BSM - looks amazing. It is thick PPF so expect it will look much the same as Stek on FB.

Hi, I have a G82 BSM on the way and now thinking of a STEK matte full PPF. Thanks for posting those pics.

Question - did you add some small fender flares? I actually like the way they look and would add more protection.

Thanks!

[BSMG82M4]

Here is my Black Sapphire Metallic with Stealth PPF, but I must say the frozen is fire. Can’t go wrong either way.

[BSMG82M4]

Also gloss PPF’s all of the carbon fiber.