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When PPF is applied there are always little pockets of air and moisture that get trapped between the paint and PPF. They eventually evaporate. What makes you think the water and solvents in the paint can't evaporate the same way? That's what "curing" is. I've also wondered why manufacturers don't provide this as a factory install option. I'd really like to see it become one in the future. Applying the PFF while the car is mid-assembly would reduce labor as well. For how well PPF works it really surprises me that manufacturers haven't offered an equivalent. |
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Don't hate me for asking but what issues are there with the frozen colors?
Also if you do regular ppf will it give it the gloss look back? |
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Just picked up my frozen gray. Got quoted full front $2200 ppf. Thing of doing that and ceramic the rest of the car.
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I have a g87 in production in frozen portimao. It’ll be my first time with a frozen finish. I’ll be leasing it. Should I plan to ppf? After reading a lot of the posts that seems to be the overwhelming consensus but does it make sense if it’s a lease or will scratches be considered “wear & tear” when the lease ends? Don’t want to be destroyed when the lease is up.
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03-02-2024, 09:42 AM | #73 | |
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I'm buying my frozen portimao and still considering whether I want to bother with PPF, might do the front bumper but rock chips aren't a issue where I live as long as you don't make a habit of tailgating gravel/dump trucks on the highway, been inspecting friends/family's 4-5 yr old cars 40k miles+ that don't have PPF to confirm what I remember about my old cars and it's hard to find any chips on them. You should just put Dr. Beaselys matte ceramic coat on it so bird dropping/tree sap/road tar/water marks etc don't etch the paint and leave it at that. https://www.drbeasleys.com/matte-paint-coating.html |
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Placing an order for Frozen Pure Grey...looks sick. I want the real thing for $2300, not a matte wrap for $7k.
Sure, I'll run the risk of having more difficult paint repair owning the car. Sure, I'll have to wash the car myself and take care of it the right way. Bring it on. Sure, I'll probably also spend around $7k on full PPF and ceramic coating too...but in the end, I'll have the real thing, not just a wrap over a normal base or metallic color that everyone else has. If I bought a base color off the lot, then I might be going the matte wrap route, but I'm ordering a car new...so I'm getting what I want. Here are more frozen grey pics I found online. Wow, it looks even better in the sun IMO.
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On order...can't wait. Going to be a while, so I have time to prepare the wife...and my soon to be alternative sleeping arrangements.
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Can't wait to see more photos of this.
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Here's my Frozen Gray picked up last Saturday
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No joke - that thing is beautiful.
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Picked up mine a few days ago.
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Congrats! Car looks awesome.
Mine should be delivered next week, can’t wait. Don’t pay too much attention to the negativity in this post about frozen paints. I for one never liked a repaint on regular gloss paint, it never matches 100%. The best paint shops can get close but a trained eye will spot a repaint. Is color matching a frozen color more difficult? Sure but it’s not impossible. One positive you want have clear coat orange peal to deal with. Frozen paints are inherently harder and don’t chip as easily. Enjoy!
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