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Off topic: I still do not understand why you guys pay 7, 8 or even up 12 grands for any kind of paint protection. For this amount of money I could repaint the entire car in any individual color two times over here. For much less would be hood and front bumper maybe after a few years if really necessary.
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Plus full STek DynoFlex on the outer windshield. Im a rock chip magnet, so I need to get that done. It'll look like its been painted. Have you ever tried to trade in a $100K car, thats been repainted? Anyone thats going to give you all the money, for the car, on a trade, is going to check the paint with a paint depth gauge. If its been repainted, (and cars that are hand painted with a paintgun, lay down paint about twice as thick as the factory robots,) how are you going to prove to a dealer, whether the car has been repaired, or not? OEM paint is getting thinner and thinner. Factory paint jobs, today, are about 100-140 microns. Laying down an ultra thin layer of paint and clear, with a paintgun, applied by hand, is probably going to be laid down at 200-300 microns. If a dealer checks the paint, with a thickness gauge, and it doesnt make sense, to them, a repaint may be covering up a car being damaged, because why else would you repaint anything on a car? Full PPF, keeps the paint from oxidizing, keeps it from fading, and keeps it clear from any environmental fallout, bird bombs, getting keyed, etc. I brought my car to a paint shop to have a mark on the front bumper looked at, and the owner, whom Ive worked with, on other projects, said he hopes he never has to repaint Dravit Gray, or any 3 stage paint, like it, because you'd either have to repaint the entire car, to get it to match, or at a minumum, one whole side, just to fix a door ding.
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Well, it is like some kind of insurance for something that may happen or not. Or as you said it will happen (rock chips) but not sure to what extent. I am just not willing to pay such amount upfront. Again I could even switch the hood and the front bumper, which I consider most vulnerable for such damage, with entire new factory painted ones for less I guess. In any case, everybody taking different risks. I would never park my car on a public road overnight.
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You and those darn Twilight pictures! I am so eagerly awaiting pics of your car. Luckily I have at least 6 months before I have to make a final decision. Haha!
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BeemerBoomer, Blowing Dust/Dirt/rocks/and Santa Ana Winds in California..is a good reason for PPF. In fact, I'm taking my G82 M4 Comp back to get "ClearPlex" for the windshield. My Windshield is taking a beating on the freeways. |
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Oh and I might get a painted engine cover but I’ll wait to see what CF options come out down the line.
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Just got mine in from IND. Fantastic.
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No orders for Dravit yet. Dravit is so understated in photos, it does pop in sunlight or under lights though. Would love to see one painted in that color.
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Received my painted engine cover yesterday from IND. I LOVE IT and the color!
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Just saw you guys post it and received notification yesterday it shipped out. Can't wait to get it
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