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Originally Posted by NYCG82

Hi all, considering a full wrap (Avery Dennison Carmine Red) at a high end shop in the NYC area.

Does anyone have real-world pics of what to expect after one year or so, especially if we do a layer of PPF over the high impact areas of the vinyl, and then ceramic coating on top of that?

Especially interested in front bumper and hood!

Installer is honest and says to expect 2 years, but I’m wondering what it looks like even before getting to end of that period. Car is BSM so anything under the red will be clearly black.

Most people do PPF under the vinyl. Vinyl on horizontal areas (roof,hood,trunk) only last about 3 years (shorter if you park outside in the sun often). There is also colored PPF which lasts longer than Vinyl as an alternative like Stek DynoBlack or Xpel Ultimate Black.

Here is some of STEK's colors.

https://www.stek-usa.com/fashion-film/

You can apply ceramic coating on top of the PPF or Vinyl but PPF usually has a top coat already.