Journal
What we have learned putting film on cars
Notes from a film brand: how the material is measured, how to spec it for a given car, what installers get wrong, and what a warranty is actually worth.
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The questions we get asked most, answered in full elsewhere on the site.
Paint protection film, explained
What it is, how thick it should be, what self-healing actually means, and how much of the car to cover.
Read →Color PPF vs a vinyl wrap
Why one protects the paint and the other only covers it, and what that costs you at resale.
Read →How to look after your film
The seven-day rule, the two-bucket wash, and the six things that genuinely damage a topcoat.
Read →What the warranty covers
The four failure modes we cover for ten years, where the line sits, and how a claim actually runs.
Read →Choosing a film: Master or Master Plus
7.7 mil versus 8.3 mil, and the driving that makes the difference worth paying for.
Read →Cutting patterns without the sign-shop software
What a film shop actually needs from pattern software, and what 1.6 GB of sign-shop tooling costs you daily.
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